Paris by Night

[Jody]

Just read this article on another site and it really says a great deal on the charms of Paris walks at night. Loved the article and wanted to share.

travel.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/travel/01parisnite.html?pagewanted=print

[Happygoin]

Wow. What a great article. I especially love the part about Paris having the world eternally riveted. It's so true. The author would be a great member of OPF! Thanks, demarais, for posting it.

[luckyluc]

Merci, good article. There as been a new edition of Mercier's Tableau de Paris in 1990, not a completed as the 1800 in 3 vols edition but it is published with Restif de la Bretonne's Les nuits de Paris, which make is very interesting.

I know there is also an electronic book version in English of Mercier 's Tableau it is part of the Eighteen Century Collections Online, check your local library for access.

[annettecinca]

Thanks for posting this, Demarias--it was such an enjoyable read this morning.

[luvparee]

Thanks for the great article -- have printed out to add to the growing mounds of information.

[cigalechanta]

It's too bad Scolino is no longer assigned in Paris But i still question if she's right abut the bridge in Somethings gotta Give. It sure looked like Tournelle.

[GitteK]

I missed this thread, it seems. Demarais, what a wonderful, passionate article. And yes, this is indeed how the glow of Paris feels at night and how it grips your heart in a totally different way than during daytime.

Last summer I walked along Rue Saint Antoine in the dark and it was a truly poetic adventure to look up the façades and get at chance to peep into the lit-up apartments: the heavy ancient oakbeams exposed in the ceilings, the chandeliers etc.

I know my friend Shoesy will whinny with terror at the prospect of roaming the streets, quais and bridges in the dark, but I for one never felt scared - and the author of the article apparently didn't either.

[Jody]

We'll have to get together with SHoesy and show her the pleasures of night time and Paris at dawn!

[Shoesy]

Well, if my fearless OPF friends are there to accompany me on a night-walk, then that should be fine by me.

[Laidback]

Jun 5, 2008 10:54:17 GMT -5 cigalechanta said:

It's too bad Scolino is no longer assigned in Paris But i still question if she's right abut the bridge in Somethings gotta Give. It sure looked like Tournelle.

Mimi; I will try to remember and take a few photos of Pont d'Arcole in Sept., then you can compare them to the movie and decide for yourself

Do you know what became of Beatchick and her book on Parisian movie sites?

[denise]

:)What a lovely evocative article.....As Michael is a senior citizen and needs 10 hours sleep a night! we have always missed Paris by night because we go to bed early. Not to mention that we are so knackered from walking round all day.
So this October I will show him this and we will make a point of having a night time stroll.
Thanks for posting this Demarais.
Denise
love from England

[laurel]

Demarais - now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about. This was so interesting and beautifully written; this is the perfect post for a newcomer to the forum like me who's planning her first trip to Paris for over 30 years. Wow.

[cigalechanta]

LB, Mary hasn't done anything with the book yet. She called me a few weeks ago but no mention of it.

[Ellen]

Oh Demarais , merci, merci for that wonderful read. My tummy just goes all gooey inside when I read articles like this . It only helps to reinforce my reasons for being so in love with Paris.