Top 45 Things To Do In Paris, France
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41 (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
More Musée
Grévin
42 (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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