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Paris, the “enLITEnd” city

13 Tuesday Dec 2016

Posted by Trailblazer Travel Books in French holidays, Paris photos, Paris travel, Paris Wandering

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It’s December and the City of Light is showing off what it is known for now that the holiday season is in full swing. Taken from the International Space Station (merci NASA), the photo above shows off the brightest boulevard, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, historical axis of the city. The Arc de Triomphe, meeting place of eleven major boulevards, appears as a star at one end. The many forested parks stand out as black polygons.

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How did it get it’s nickname? Reason number one:  “La Ville-Lumière” as it was called in the 18th century, was the birthplace of the Age of Enlightenment, famous as a center of education, philosophy and learning  throughout Europe. Reason number two: Paris was one of the first cities to start using street lights during the Great Exhibition of 1889. Having street lights meant people could now do activities after dark that they could not do before. The streets suddenly grew safer. Fast forward to 2016……the tango:

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A little advice. Sleep in so you can stay up at night, at least until midnight. A whole new sparkly city will emerge, the illuminated monuments almost toylike, cafes: full, flashing taillights wake up the boulevards, and a steady stream of tourist bateaux snake along the Seine. It’s ALIVE!

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You might find yourself falling in love again. With your partner or if going solo, with this vibrant amazing city.

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When night falls on Paris

27 Saturday Sep 2014

Posted by Trailblazer Travel Books in Paris Wanderings

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the city takes on a new personality, it’s transformed. It’s startling to see so many people on the streets and groups sitting on the darkened grass along the Tuileries. Cafes are jammed spilling people out to tables on the sidewalk, temp is in the 70’s.

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Monuments, statues take on a new meaning, bicycle night tours have command of the pathways and it is terribly romantic.  Wedding portraits are being shot along the reflective pools. It doesn’t get pitch black until after 9 so the wait is ON for tonight’s Eiffel Tower portrait.

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