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Paris’s wandering artists

09 Saturday Feb 2013

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Place: Montmartre Service: Portraits Fee: 50-60 euros with room to haggle. Experience: Unique souvenir of your trip to Paris.

From No Worries Paris, page 134: “The tourist action peaks at Place du Tertre, a fairly large square made intimate by open-air restaurants and an artist’s bazaar that share its center. Some 140 licensed artists hawk portraits, kitsch landscapes, and silhouettes. Village shops and restaurants surround the place, which hums into the night. Chez la Mere Catherine, dates from 1793.”

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Detour: Neighborhood St. Denis

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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“Aside from the hubbub of normal commerce, the procession of street workers on Rue St. Denis are of two types: men in overalls with hand-trucks transporting bolts of fabric, and “ladies of the night,” who are spaced evenly in broad daylight along the sidewalk and tarted-up like Christmas trees. Parisians seem to take little note of either (no photos without permission). You might want to continue down Rue St. Denis a little before doubling back to slightly shabby Passage du Caire. Crowds of nude mannequins and all sorts of shelving and racks are behind the windows of this long passage, which supplies retail stores.” – from the pages of the No Worries Paris walking guide.

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A visit to Paris’s “Sinister Way”

21 Monday Jan 2013

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From the pages of the No Worries Paris guidebook: “The restaurants and bistros amplify on Rue de la Roquette. But in the 17C, Roquette was but a rural road leading to the large domain of a convent of the same name—which derives from a pale yellow flower, “the rocket,” that thrived in the rubble beside the road. At the time of the Revolution and for a century thereafter, Roquette was known as the “Sinister Way,” or “Sorrowful Road.” It connected the prison at Bastille to the new cemetery at Pere Lachaise, passing two other prisons, both a men’s and women’s. Funerals and bawdy public executions by guillotine were frequent. To your right as you reach the Roquette, at #76, is Theatre de La Bastille, where the quarter’s new vibe is apparent in dance and drama performances that warp and create trends.”

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Paris photos du jour: seen on the street

18 Friday Jan 2013

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Shopping is a sport, shopping is an art. Make sure your luggage is empty when flying to Paris. Trusting La Poste with your precious couture purchases is not advisable and the cost will empty your wallet fast.

Storming the Bastille

23 Sunday Dec 2012

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A lively sidewalk scene is guaranteed at Place de la Bastille, but the only reminder of the infamous prison is a 160-foot bronze column, the Colonne de Juilliet. The spire was erected 31 years after the Revolution, to commemorate the Revolution of 1830—when the reign of Charles X ended and the advent of France’s “citizen-king” Louis-Philippe began. Names of the some 500 people who died in the revolution are etched in the bronze. Atop the column is a 16-foot gilded figure, “The Spirit of Freedom,” looking sprite, balanced on one foot, winged, and holding a torch. Hundreds of people are buried beneath the column, from the 1830 revolution and from yet another uprising in 1848. Mostly traffic storms it now. Watch it crossing on bicycle or on foot.

Paris holiday concerts: ’tis the season

20 Thursday Dec 2012

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Fifteen good reasons to spend the holidays in Paris: church concerts. Tickets: http://www.classictic.com/en/

Christmas Concerts at La Sainte Chapelle
Fri, December 21 2012 18:00
Fri, Dec 21 2012, 20:00
Sat, Dec 22 2012, 18:00

Christmas Concert at St. Germain des Près
Fri, December 21 2012 20:30

La Madeleine: Christmas Concert
Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”
Sat, December 22 2012 20:30
Wed, Dec 26 2012, 20:30
Fri, Dec 28 2012, 20:00

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St. Ephrem Church: Concerts
Sun, December 23 2012 15:30
Mon, Dec 24 2012, 21:30
Tue, Dec 25 2012, 18:00 – Chopin, Liszt, and Mozart
Sat, Dec 29 2012, 19:00 – Bach Suites for Violoncello Solo
Mon, Dec 31 2012, 17:00 – Bach Suites for Violoncello Solo

Gospel Christmas Concert at Eglise des Billettes
Tue, December 25 2012 18:00

Eglise de la Madeleine
Vivaldi, Schubert, Albinoni: Eglise de La Madeleine
Thu, December 27 2012 20:30

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Puer Natus Est: Christmas Concert in Notre-Dame de Paris
This performance of Medieval music evokes Christmas night.
Fri, December 28 2012 20:30

Sainte Chapelle: The Four Seasons
Sat, December 29 2012 18:00
Sun, Dec 30 2012, 20:00

Concerts at La Madeleine Church: Mozart Requiem
The Amadeus Choir and Jean Louis Petit Orchestra perform Mozart’s final composition, the Requiem.
Sat, December 29 2012 21:00
Sat, Jan 12 2013, 21:00
Sat, Feb 09 2013, 21:00

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Holiday Concert: St. Eustache Church
Celebrate with Vivaldi’s beloved “Four Seasons”
Mon, December 31 2012 20:30

New Year’s Eve Concert at Saint Severin Church
Mon, December 31 2012 20:30

New Year’s Eve Concert : Eglise de la Madeleine
Händel’s Messiah
Mon, December 31 2012 20:30

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Mozart Requiem: New Year’s Eve
Mon, December 31 2012 20:45

Eglise Saint-Eustache
Trumpet & Organ: New Year’s Concert
Tue, January 01 2013 16:00

Eglise St. Germain des Prés
Vivaldi, Schubert, Albinoni: Eglise St. Germain-des-Prés
Tue, January 01 2013 16:00

John the Paranoid and the oldest latrine in Paris

13 Thursday Dec 2012

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Tour Jean Sans Peur, paris

Tour Jean Sans Peur (John the Fearless) is the ironic name for the Duke of Burgundy, who in 1409 built this defensive tower at his compound along the old city wall. As part of the Hundred Years War, he had killed the brother of the king, an act that earned him his own assassination. The stairs that spiral upward through several floors of the tour reveal interesting details of the times (the latrine for instance – the oldest in Paris). Unlike those of previous periods, they did not lead to the outside but had a duct in the wall thickness resulting in a pit below ground. They were heated by the other side of the fireplace in the room. Don’t expect a view from the top of this historic fortification. An admission is charged. Complete walking directions in your No Worries Paris guidebook.

20 rue Étienne Marcel, 75002 Paris
Métro : ligne 4, station Étienne Marcel
Bus : ligne 29, arrêt Turbigo / Étienne Marcel
http://www.tourjeansanspeur.com

Paris: weather

11 Tuesday Dec 2012

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High 30’s today with possible snow on Thursday. Cold but crisp. A good site to check the ten day Paris forecast: Weather.com.

December birthdays to celebrate

10 Monday Dec 2012

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Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel celebrates his 179th birthday on December 15, seems so long ago and yet the mighty tower symbolically stands there so fresh. Louis Pasteur turns 180 on Decembert 27. And Americans Emily Dickinson, 181 today and Ada Lovelace, 197, the enchantress of numbers, are to be included in this Monday blog-of-the day.

Vieux Paris

07 Friday Dec 2012

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All of Paris is well trod. If a single footprint could be allotted one-quarter inch in height, then all the individual footprints trod at Tour Eiffel or Notre Dame for just one year, if stacked, would create a pinnacle nearly forty miles high. And yet, given the intricacy of the city, no two wanderings ever are likely to be the same. Paris delivers the grand sense of place that is dreamily anticipated, and yet also manages to yield a surprisingly personal experience. A seven-story height limit on buildings and plenty of wide-open spaces make the famous attractions visible from afar, sticking out like cartoon drawings.

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