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JOYCEAN
PICS 2012
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Paris: miscellanea
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Paris-Gare de Lyon
Hotel Jules Cesar, Paris
Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines)
Cafe Le Petit Pont
L'Europeen ("a magnificent brasserie in the true Parisian style")
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Paris: miscellanea
Wednesday 20 - Saturday 23 June 2012
Ignatius Gallaher laughed.
`The Isle of Man!' he said. `Go to London or Paris: Paris, for choice. That'd do you good.'
`Have you seen Paris?'
`I should think I have! I've knocked about there a little.'
`And is it really so beautiful as they say?' asked Little Chandler.
He sipped a little of his drink while Ignatius Gallaher finished his boldly.
`Beautiful?' said Ignatius Gallaher, pausing on the word and on the flavour of his drink. `It's not so beautiful, you know. Of course it is beautiful... But it's the life of Paris; that's the thing. Ah, there's no city like Paris for gaiety, movement, excitement... '
Little Chandler finished his whisky and, after some trouble, succeeded in catching the barman's eye. He ordered the same again.
`I've been to the Moulin Rouge,' Ignatius Gallaher continued when the barman had removed their glasses, `and I've been to all the Bohemian cafés. Hot stuff! Not for a pious chap like you, Tommy.'
Little Chandler said nothing until the barman returned with two glasses: then he touched his friend's glass lightly and reciprocated the former toast. He was beginning to feel somewhat disillusioned. Gallaher's accent and way of expressing himself did not please him. There was something vulgar in his friend which lie had not observed before. But perhaps it was only the result of living in London amid the bustle and competition of the Press. The old personal charm was still there under this new gaudy manner. And, after all, Gallaher had lived, he had seen the world. Little Chandler looked at his friend enviously.
`Everything in Paris is gay,' said Ignatius Gallaher. `They believe in enjoying life - and don't you think they're right? If you want to enjoy yourself properly you must go to Paris. And, mind you, they've a great feeling for the Irish there. When they heard I was from Ireland they were ready to eat me, man.'
Little Chandler took four or five sips from his glass.
`Tell me,' he said, `is it true that Paris is so... immoral as they say?'
Ignatius Gallaher made a catholic gesture with his right arm.
`Every place is immoral,' he said. `Of course you do find spicy bits in Paris. Go to one of the students' balls, for instance. That's lively, if you like, when the cocottes begin to let themselves loose. You know what they are, I suppose?'
`I've heard of them,' said Little Chandler.
Ignatius Gallaher drank off his whisky and shook his head.
`Ah,' he said, `you may say what you like. There's no woman like the Parisienne - for style, for go.'
`Then it is an immoral city,' said Little Chandler, with timid insistence - `I mean, compared with London or Dublin?'
`London!' said Ignatius Gallaher. `It's six of one and half a dozen of the other. You ask Hogan, my boy. I showed him a bit about London when he was over there. He'd open your eye... I say, Tommy, don't make punch of that whisky: liquor up.' (Quoted from "A Little Cloud," Dubliners)
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Paris-Gare de Lyon is one of the six large mainline railway terminals in Paris, France. It handles about 90,000,000 passengers every year, making it the third busiest station of France and one of the busiest of Europe. It is the northern terminus of the Paris-Marseille railway. It is named after the city of Lyon, a stop for many long-distance trains departing here, most en route to the south of France. In general the station's SNCF services run to the south and east of France. The station also hosts regional trains and the RER. It is served by the Gare de Lyon metro station. The station is located in the XIIe arrondissement, on the north bank of the river Seine, in the east of Paris.
The station was built for the World Exposition of 1900. On multiple levels, it is considered a classic example of the architecture of its time. Most notable is the large clock tower atop one corner of the station, similar in style to the clock tower of the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament, home to Big Ben. The station houses the Le Train Bleu restaurant, which has served drinks and meals to travellers and other guests since 1901 in an ornately-decorated setting.
On 27 June 1988, a runaway train crashed into a stationary rush-hour train, killing 56 people and injuring a further 55. The station was featured in the British comic film Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), starring Rowan Atkinson.(Extracted from the site of "Wikipedia") |
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(Thursday 20 June) Paris-Gare de Lyon |
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(Thursday 20 June) Paris-Gare de Lyon |
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(Thursday 20 June) Paris-Gare de Lyon |
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(Thursday 20 June) Paris-Gare de Lyon |
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(Thursday 20 June) Paris-Gare de Lyon |
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Hotel Jules Cesar, Paris
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Hotel Jules Cesar Bastille - 52, avenue Ledru-Rollin 75012 Paris where I stayed for three noghts between Wednesday 20 - Saturday 23 June 2012. |
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(Thursday 20 June) Hotel Jules Cesar Bastille - 52, avenue Ledru-Rollin 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) Hotel Jules Cesar Bastille - 52, avenue Ledru-Rollin 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) Hotel Jules Cesar Bastille - 52, avenue Ledru-Rollin 75012 Paris |
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| Chez Leon |
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Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines), 25 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris. It is located within 5 minutes' walk from Paris-Gare de Lyon. |
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(Thursday 20 June) Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines), 25 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines), 25 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines), 25 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines), 25 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines), 25 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at Chez Leon (Tunisian Cuisines), 25 Rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris |
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| Cafe Le Petit Pont |
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Cafe Le Petit Pont, 1 rue du Petit Pont
75005 Paris. It is located along La Seine within 7 minutes' walk from Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris. |
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(Thursday 20 June) Cafe Le Petit Pont, 1 rue du Petit Pont 75005 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) Cafe Le Petit Pont, 1 rue du Petit Pont 75005 Paris |
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| L'Europeen |
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L'Europeen ("a magnificent brasserie in the true Parisian style"), 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris. It is located just in front of Paris-Gare de Lyon. |
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(Thursday 20 June) L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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(Thursday 20 June) My dinner at L'Europeen, 21 bis, boulevard Diderot 75012 Paris |
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