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Paris, the city of love, art, small dogs, and shoes. Paris has more
interesting things per square foot (meter) than anywhere else in the
world. They even have a sewer museum, where you can see how the bowels of
the city evolved over the years. (Visit my manhole covers
page and see my collection of this weird art form.) Most people in
Paris speak impeccable French, mostly because they are taught to do
so at a very young age. This, unlike the United States, where most people
don't even sign up for French classes in school. I did in college, but it
didn't get me far. (See and read about my experiences with this on my
Provence page.
The Parisian's zest for life fuels their passions, which usually causes
them to smooch quite a bit in public. In fact, their passion for love
runs almost as deep as their enthusiasm for food, which is considered a
basic human right. During the french revolution in the 1700s, those
condemned to death were honored with the tradition of enjoying a
multi-course gourmet dinner as their last meal. (They even get a
mint!) A dying man's last request is usually whether to have whipped
cream on top of his éclaire for dessert. This all took place in
the Conciergerie, the old prison on the left bank of the Seine river.
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