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Paris' Monumental Discoveries
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Dear Parler Paris Reader, We started off at the far eastern end of rue de Grenelle in the 7th arrondissement and slowly "licked the windows" (léché les vitrines, or window-shopped) from one beautiful boutique to another until arriving at that stretch of the street that is lined with embassies and foreign residences. This is where many doors were open during "Les Journées du Patrimoine" -- "Heritage Days" -- enough all in one small area to make it easy to wander from one to the other and visit as many as possible in one afternoon. It was a smart move as a way to cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time. With the rain coming down in spurts, one could time the visits so as to avoid the wet weather while marveling at the interiors of the buildings one never sees. Rue de Grenelle is one of those long narrow gray stone streets with nary a tree or much of anything except these mansions hidden behind tall walls, and an occasional restaurant or shop. The large double doors to these edifices are rarely open to catch a glimpse of what lies beyond them, until these two days every year when the public is invited in. This is when you realize how much is missed by not having entry to the courtyards, the buildings and their luscious gardens. If you Google the district's streets "Grenelle," "Varenne" and "Babylone" in Google Maps, then switch to a satellite view, you will see the large green spaces behind the buildings that rival city parks. These beautiful spaces are enjoyed by only a privileged few who know a different Paris than we do. Our walk took us to the following buildings which had no queues to enter, unlike the Assemblée Nationale on the Quai d'Orsay and the Prime Minister's residence in the Hôtel de Matignon on rue de Varenne, which both seemed to indicate at least a one-hour wait to enter. We opted out of that and instead, visited: * Institut Culturel Italien de Paris in the Hôtel de Galliffetat number 73 Of all the monuments we visited, I'd have to report that the Russian Ambassador's residence was by far the most beautiful and most elaborate, absolutely gilded from top to bottom for ultimate opulence. Others had been somewhat sadly renovated and detracted from their elegant beginnings, but all in all, it was a small entrée into a world worth knowing more about. Some of the monuments offered up four-color brochures with which we could walk away and add to our bookshelves of Paris information. In 2002, the Centre des Monuments Nationaux printed up "Le Guide du Patrimoine en France" highlighting 2500 monuments around France which traditionally opens their doors to the public. I was fortunate to obtain a copy at that time, but it's still available by clicking here: editions.monuments-nationaux.fr/ -- it's a reference guide worth having on your shelf, even if you're fortunate to be here to experience many of them for yourself. A la prochaine...
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Sex, Patrimony, Genius Having just arrived in Paris two days ago with only my iPad with which to communicate, with friends and family at home, imagine my surprise to discover that I had inadvertently hit something and locked my computer. Speaking no French I went to the Apple store in the underground of the Louvre and was stunned that when I showed the iPad to a facilitator and asked for the Genius Bar in the store, he sweetly took the iPad and in less than five minutes resolved the issue, and then handed it back to me wishing me Bon Séjour! Like you, I have been a PC user until a year ago and while I love my Apple laptop and iPad, I have had to schedule help spots a week in advance and never had such great service in L.A. as I experienced yesterday in Paris. Paris is indeed magical in so many ways! We love to get your comments on our Nouvellettre® so from now on in each issue, we'll publish one featured comment of note about the past Parler Paris Nouvellettre®! To make your voice heard (and we do read them all!), please send your comments to info@adrianleeds.com To read past issues, visit readpastissues.html
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P.S. The Musée d'Orsay is also one of the great monuments of the 7th arrondissement. On Saturday, November 12th, the founders are inviting the American friends of the museum to a Gala at the Nouvel Orsay -- an unveiling of the new galleries, which will reopen this Fall following a year of renovation. For more information and to purchase your tickets to this special event, visit 
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