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45 Things To Do In Paris, France
What
to do in Paris?
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(15) The Musée Grévin
Like Madame Tussauds in London, the Musée Grévin waxes
over scenes of historical importance. You can be there to witness
the first step on the moon or the fall of the Berlin Wall but perhaps
the most impressive are the realistic scenes from the dramatic 1789
French revolution.
Over 300 wax figures of the world’s most famous people compete
for your attention including Louis XIV, Gandhi, Albert Einstein
to Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix and most importantly,
Spiderman.
Free
entry with a Paris
Pass
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Musée
Grévin
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(28) Parisian Sewers (La Stench :))
Get down to
the nasty and the smelly. This is pretty (if I can use that word)
off beat.
Why would you?
Why not? Sewers underpin our civilization and this is your chance
to see how, if not why.
Obviously if
you like the clean and sterile this isn't for you but if you have
an open mind, closed nose and like to do something a little different
then come on down.
Gift shop
for some interesting presents (now you are interested!) and the
sewers are covered by the Museum Pass. Worth a sniff.
43 Musée
Bourdelle
The Musée
Bourdelle is set in the home of The French sculptor Antoine Bourdelle
who past away in 1929. The museum includes ‘Hercules the Archer’
and Bourdelle’s 21 studies of Beethoven. The garden is wonderful
place to be with many engaging sculptures (and probably an artist
or two) to admire and enjoy.
44 The Galeries
Nightmare in
Paris. Galeries Monster’s include bird’s of menace and
nasty bugs with intent to intimidate and make you clutch involuntarily
at any soft flesh that comes to hand (beware boyfriend) . The emphasis
is on ‘comparative’ anatomy with specimens separated
by millions of years of evolution presented in close proximity.
The mammoth and blue whale are great chums.
45 (63) Pont
Neuf
Pont Neuf or
new Bridge isn't particularly new anymore. In fact it is the the
oldest bridge in Paris. The Pont Neuf competes with Pont Alexandre
III for the beautiful Paris bridge competition.
Pont Neuf was
opened and named by King Henry IV in 1607. An equestrian bronze
statue of the Henry was erected at the center of the bridge after
his death. The statue was melted down during the French Revolution
but it was replaced by an exact replica in 1818.
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