MAVERICK ROVER WORLD
 Blog Post #80
PARIS, France

Time now to practice your French

Je t' Aime = I Love You
So, we say Je t' Amie, Paris
I Love You, Paris


SPOILER ALERT:
Being RUDE is NOT a French thing,
and here's why we contest that statement: 


When Ron is walking with his sticks, getting on a subway, passing through a doorway or just trekking down the street, Parisians offer Ron their seat and/or move to the side so Ron has easy access.  On one subway ride, I literally saw 3 people simultaneously get up from to offer Ron a seat; by the way, one of those was a  women at least as old as us. 
And get this, others have often offered me their seat as well.
Is it my white beard or just that I am traveling with Ron? 

We have observed a local person walk across the street to assist a tourist, who was struggling with Google maps. We also hear a lot of Bon Jour and Merci Beaucoup.
So, yes Je t' Aime, Paris



The Eiffel Tower
Tour Eiffel
is like a magnet every time we visit Paris, 
it's just so beautiful and iconic. 

Built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, Worlds Fair, 
which marked the 100th Anniversary 
since the end of 1789 French Revolution.

We know it as 'Les Misérables', as depicted 
in a movie and stage play about the French Revolution, 




As the 2024 Olympics (XXXIII Olympiad) approaches, here in Paris, the city is taking on a new look. There are venues (some newly built) all around Paris for such events as Aquatics, Track and Field, Surfing, Tennis, Cycling from Versailles Palace, Rowing on the Seine and many more. 

Notice this poster:
Paris 1924 Olympics
and now The Games have returned to  
Paris for the 2024 Olympics.




We just visited Versailles Palace this week. 
This palace was the summer residence of Louis XIV and later Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, who ran France into despair with lavish spending and gambling. History shows that Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were beheaded in Paris at the height of the French Revolution. 

Versailles exterior


Versailles Chapel


Versailles Hall of Mirrors


Versailles Garden Fountain



Sacré-Coeur Basilica
in the 18th Arrondissement 
is just up the street from our lodging on 
Rue Rodier, which is in the 9th Arrondissement. 




SIDE NOTE:
After all of our visits to Paris, this is the first time we have noticed that on each street sign, in addition to the name of the street, the corresponding Arrondissement is shown. 




Notre Dame
looks as one would expect from a front view,


however from the side and back of the cathedral,
it remains under reconstruction 
following the fire of April 15, 2019.




My almost Black & White sign-off photo 
from our first week in Paris
is of a fashionable couple 
walking up the steps of Sacre Coeur.



“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends… 

The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy


Until next time, 
Roger and Ron


























Comments

  1. Lloyd BurtonApril 30, 2024 at 8:13 AM

    Beautiful pictures. So glad you two are having a fantastic trip!

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