Product Overview
The almost 200 entries in the addictive Everything (or Almost Everything) About Parisare a witty and sophisticated treasure trove of facts, histories, lists, records, quotations,and miscellaneous oddities that go well beyond trivia to include significant cultural information and an enlightening glimpse of Parisian life:
An explanation of the Parisian chant of disillusionment: mtro, boulot, dodo;
Addresses and descriptions of vineyards within the city limits;
Ten vintage aperitifs to order in bistros;
Imaginary Parisian streets that appear in novels;
The number of brothels, massage parlors, and places of pleasure listed in a1922 guidebook;
Famous poisonings that occurred in Paris;
Mottos of the five greatest educational institutions in Paris;
Fines charged for municipal infractions, from feeding pigeons (35)to appearingnude in a public place (35,000 and imprisonment);
Histories of the cobblestones, the rooftops, and the trashcans of Paris;
Names of the most famous can-can dancers of the mid-19th and early 20th century;
The odd and scandalous history of villa Flicien-Fabre in the 16th arrondissement;
Thirty significant paintings displayed in churches in Paris
...and much, much, much more.
