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News & ArtsThursday, October 29, 2009
At Large Postcard from Europe, Part VII
Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 2:02 AM
(For Brendan Kiley.)
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Please stop. Looking at pictures is that ritual for AFTER you come home, and you want to torture your friends for an hour because they're too polite to tell you that they're bored and your photography is yawn-inducing.
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ph my good look -- housing units WITHOUT PARKING SPACES that must be why Paris is so ugly. Thank GOD we require parking in all multifamily here!
And dammit when are they going to build their underground freeway under their downtown, you know, Paris is a failure without an underground thruway.
And dammit when are they going to build their underground freeway under their downtown, you know, Paris is a failure without an underground thruway.
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@7, they already have their underground freeway. It's out at La Defense -- you know, the business district where all the skyscrapers are, Europe's largest business center, where all the real business of France is conducted. Boring cities like Puteaux and Corbevoie -- the real France.
Paris itself is a charming museum, it doesn't need freeways.
Paris itself is a charming museum, it doesn't need freeways.
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@7, they already have their underground freeway. It's out at La Defense -- you know, the business district where all the skyscrapers are, Europe's largest business center, where all the real business of France is conducted. Boring cities like Puteaux and Corbevoie -- the real France.
Paris itself is a charming museum, it doesn't need freeways.
Paris itself is a charming museum, it doesn't need freeways.
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@7, they already have their underground freeway. It's out at La Defense -- you know, the business district where all the skyscrapers are, Europe's largest business center, where all the real business of France is conducted. Boring cities like Puteaux and Corbevoie -- the real France.
The main tunnel is 2.8 km and was built in 1996.
Then there's the Peripherique. 1.2 million cars a day.
Paris itself is a charming museum, it doesn't need freeways.
The main tunnel is 2.8 km and was built in 1996.
Then there's the Peripherique. 1.2 million cars a day.
Paris itself is a charming museum, it doesn't need freeways.
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there was a fascinating story on This American Life about the ortolan - Mitterand's last meal included an ortolan course, and this guy recreates the dinner and describes it. Pretty interesting stuff.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Ep…
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Ep…
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...and now you've made all of the birdwatchers angry. But any meal you must eat with a napkin over your head - not because you're hiding anything, but because the napkin prevents the butter and juices from squirting all over the place - is a good thing. Hope he had a Gauloise afterward with a flute of Chateau d'Yquem.
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