Tips 1 - 3 of 3 Paris Off The Beaten Path
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Musée de l'Erotisme (Museum of Erotic Art - 72 Boulevard de Clichy, 75009 Paris) is not for the faint of heart or the prudish of mind. You will need to leave all conventional judgment behind before even approaching the ticket window. Seven floors of every imaginable and some unimaginable devices, pictures, sculptures, paintings, etc. are displayed here. Some will make you burst out laughing and others will make you raise your eyebrows. Most of the exhibition articles are one of a kind and have arrived from around the world. Quite a few sculptures are for sale, with price tags in the thousands.
Relax and enjoy.
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Cimetière de Montmartre is a place unlike any other in Paris. First, in order to like this place, you have to like cemeteries (duh!). Second, you must adore the sight of goose bumps on your skin and the feel of chills along your spine. Third, you are definitely crazy about black cats with furtive looks about them.
If you happen to possess all the requirements and you have some free time on your hand, then, my friend: Let me take you down. 'Cause I'm going to cemetery fields. Nothing is real. And plenty to get hung about. Cemetery fields forever! (I am sorry for being a clown and stealing your beautiful words, John.)
Just a block off Boulevard de Clichy, the cemetery first opened up like a small park, green and peaceful. Zola's resting place was lovely, thank you. After Berlioz' grave, though, we were lost and the place started to become a bit leery. Vegetation growing out from and clinging to the tombstones did not help to ease our feeling; the wild branches looked strangely like tentacles. All of a sudden, the temperature dropped. Perhaps it was just the typical Paris' unpredictable weather, but there was something in the air that made me think otherwise.
While looking for Fragonard's final resting place, we became disoriented. The hair in my back stood up when the cats (all of them black) appeared and disappeared between the rows of tombstones. Charles had never met a cat he did not love, so he called out to them and followed them deeper and deeper into the jungle of homes for the departed, while I was trying desperately to find a way out. Then, just as suddenly as when we got lost, we turned around a corner and found ourselves walking toward the guard. He blew a whistle, indicating the cemetery was about to close.
The last street that led us out to the gate was as pleasant as a walk in the park, lined with weathered statues and well-kept graves. The sky was clear, the air was calm, visiting hour was over, and we found ourselves back to Pigalle in the thick of the adult entertainment world!
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Other Contact: Métro: Place de Clichy
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Off The Beaten Path: Life In A Museum
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When you’re at the Louvre, don't just admire the sculptures, paintings and artifacts, but spend some time watching the people as well.
Inside the museum, you’ll run into many groups with tour guides. I try every way to avoid being in the same room with them. However, I always drift toward the students with their history teachers. The students don’t look at things as most tourists do: they don’t go from one piece to another, snap a picture, check off their list and then move on. They’re there only to learn about one certain aspect of history, and they do it well. They all sit on the floor; the teacher is on the same level with the pupils. Teacher teaches and students learn, but now and then, the roles are reversed when a discussion becomes a new lesson for all.
These history lessons are like a scene out of Raphael's School of Athens. This is the same method of learning and teaching that gave us Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Euclid, Epicurus, Diogenes, etc. That is what I love the most, the serious but inspirational lessons without the tour guide add-on commentaries to amuse the crowd.
Walk around the museum and into rooms where the art students sketch the same sculpture. Discreetly peer over their shoulders, you’ll find that in fact, people don't share the same view or see the same thing.
Walk outside to the courtyard and see young children learn to draw the first time. Once, I was fortunate to witness a young artist at work. She must have been about 7 years old; her model was her grandmother. Both artist and model were serious at their work. The young artist drew, then erased, then drew again. An hour passed and not much was done. The model suggested it was time for a snack. The artist did not think the flow of her inspiration should be interrupted. The connection between the two was so beautiful, touching and mesmerizing.
You can find similar scenes often in the courtyard. It's especially evocative when children's crayon works show their innocent interpretation of the immortalized works of masters.
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Website: http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
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TravellerMel Thu Sep 4, 2008 19:12 UTC
Your Pere Lachaise Cemetery tip was beautiful - I "felt" with you! Personally, I love that place - very peaceful. I always have to stop and say "Hello, I love you" to Jim Morrison... | mvtouring Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:07 UTC
Brilliant tips ;-) | parismumsie Fri Mar 21, 2008 14:15 UTC
Your photos of la Tour Eiffel are stunning. Would love to know what settings you used to get the beautiful "sparkly" one! | clementine31129 Fri Feb 1, 2008 21:09 UTC
From the center of the city, how long did it take for you to walk here? |
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