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Does anyone wonder what else will I tell here? Now, I will tell you the reasons why I "falling in love" with a city that famous for its beauty and romantic, the city of Paris.
Actually, I have never seen Paris directly, but I know some things about Paris so that if I can go there, I already know what I would do there.
Paris is the capital of the France state. It located in the northern part of France. This city got the name "Paris" since the Roman times and used as a residential area around 4200 B.C. Paris increasingly became famous since the French Revolution in 1789 and the Industrial Revolution that occurred between 1750 to 1850 was also brought this city in the best development in the history. In this city, about two millions inhabitants, which is 20% of French people live. But unfortunately the society of Paris or people called "Parisien" including a very individualistic and chauvinistic, can be seen from their attitude that rarely want to mingle with each other and their reluctance to speak other languages than French.
Until now, Paris is the most popular tourist destinations in the world, reaching up to about 30 million foreign visitors a year. Because so many things in Paris such as museums, architectures, arts, fashion brands, even food. And I still hope, someday I belong to the 30 million people who visit this city.
1. Fashion City
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Paris has been commonly called the "City of Fashion". Although there are many changes in the fashion world, the most important Fashion Show is still in Paris, and it gives the designers to study and exhibiting their work there rather than have to go to London, New York, or Milan. This city is famous for fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermes, to L'Oreal. The original stuff of Paris has been widely spread in various countries in the world, including Indonesia. No wonder many people are becoming fans of those brands, because it has a very good quality although the price has been ascertained can drain the wallet.
2. City of Love
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Paris is also famous for romance. Many couples are already familiar to be seen. In fact, many people who propose to his girlfriend in this city just because Paris is known as the "City of Love" and until now, has been about one million men who propose his girlfriends here. And even there is a tradition that occurred over the years, the lovers from around the world come to Pont des Arts, a bridge which stands on the Seine river. They write their name on a padlock of love, put it on the bridge and throwing the key into the Seine. The tradition began in 2008, but in 2015 the government of Paris cleaned the padlocks from bridge because of the weight that has reached about 45 tons and it is feared could destroy the Pont des Arts.
3. Architecture and Street
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Mostly, buildings and houses in Paris are half wood. A mixture of classic and modern are not uncommon here. This is what make it unique, where the other cities are competing to build the most modern buildings, Paris still retains the classic elements in its architecture. The height of buildings here are also set by the government according to the width of the road. The government of Paris also divides the city core into sections designated as "protected areas". Each protected areas have different degrees of protection (expressed in classes I, II, III, etc.) based on the historical and architectural content. So that Paris still looks beautiful and orderly although there are many buildings.
In terms of the environment, Paris shows a busy atmosphere and more "alive". Many people passing by, the busy traffic, and many boutiques, cafes, up to street vendors along the way. However, it still looks disorganized and absence of waste dumped carelessly by pedestrians.
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Paris has a very famous street. Not only well-known in Europe, but also famous around the world. The street name is Champs-Elysees. Champs-Elysees is known as "La plus belle avenue du monde" (The most beautiful road in the world). No wonder this road becomes the second most expensive strip of real estate in the world (first in Europe) after the Fifth Avenue in New York city. Champs-Elysees is a long way, terminated by Arc de Triomphe monument on the north side and the south side is the Museum de Louvre. This street was made using natural stone that is hundreds of years old. The width of this street about 40 meters for two way of vehicle and pedestrian lane on each side around 15 meters. Pedestrian lane here is very convenient for walking, and provided seats to sit unwind while enjoying the passing pedestrians. In some point, also provided places to take pictures with the background of the monument Arc de Triomphe.
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This street is filled by boutiques with expensive brand. In front of the boutiques are a lot of cafe with serves European cuisine, some also have Oriental nuances. Cafe in this city is very famous with outdoor space for visitors, and much imitated by the cafe across the world. Although the temperature to below 0⁰C, but outdoor space lovers remains a lot, especially at night.
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On this road, there are also street lamps that have a unique shape. Streetlight that have a shape resembling a tree is named Clover lamp. Clover has a pole made of wood carved or scluptured surface digitally using the machine. In addition to the unique shape, these lights are also environmentally friendly. At the top, there are some "dome" aluminum with LED lights. One of them, face up and equipped with solar panels that function to produce energy to power the lights. Meanwhile, Clover also provides a "hole", so that pedestrians can charge the battery of theirs smartphones.
4. Tourism, Museums, and Monuments
Paris is famous for its many tourist attractions, museums and monuments that have unique and historical value is very much in demand of people (including me). Now, I'll tell you some of the most famous and interesting in Paris.
Tour Eiffel
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Who doesn't know about this tower? Tour Eiffel or people often say "Eiffel Tower" is an iron tower that was built on January 27, 1887 and was completed in 1889 on the edge of the Seine river in Paris. This tower become a global icon of France and the most recognizable structures in the world, whereas initially this tower only used for radio transmission. There are three levels in this tower. All levels of this tower is accessible by stairs and elevator. On the first level, there is a restaurant that from the reservation up to food is very expensive. The second and third levels, opened to visitors who want to see the sights of Paris seen from above. A booth at the southern part of Eiffel sells tickets to visitors who want to rise upwards. To get to the second level, the ticket can be divided into two lanes, namely stairs and lift. According to http://www.toureiffel.paris , this year the price of the ticket via stairs is €7,00. While the price via the elevator is €11,00. Meanwhile, if you want to go up to the third level there is only one lane, namely the elevator. The price to go up to the third level is €17,00.
Arc de Triomphe
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Arc de Triomphe or the Gate of Victory is a monument in the middle of the Place de l'Étoile, aims to celebrate the French victory and honor all those who died in battle. In addition, the arch was built to commemorate the victory of Napoleon. It is one of the most popular monuments in Paris and is one of the largest gate in the history with a size of 45 x 22 x 50 m. This gate is located in the middle of the roundabout Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of the Champs-Elysees, Paris, France. Arc de Triomphe was built on the orders of Napoleon in its heyday in 1806, after he won in the war against Austria Austerliz. Arc de Triomphe decorated by numerous statues and reliefs depicting the Napoleonic wars. There are many carvings on the walls of this monument, and the most famous sculpture is "Departure of the Volunteers of 1792" or so-called La Marseillase. In addition there are many more that can be seen if we went to the Arch de Triomphe, such as the tomb of an unidentified soldier, go inside to the museum at the Arch de Triomphe, and going up to the top and looking over the streets of Paris centered on the Arch de Triomphe. Monument visiting hours are from 10:00 to 17:30 in the summer and close on national holidays.
Louvre
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Louvre Museum or in French called "Musée du Louvre", was a former French royal palace that is now one of the largest museums in the world and also the most famous museum in Paris. Louvre Museum is located in the Rive Droite Seine, in the first arrondissement of Paris, France. More than 380 thousand exhibits objects and displaying more than 35 thousand works of art from prehistory to the 19th century in an area of 60,600 square meters. The museum was opened on August 10, 1793 with 537 exhibiting paintings. The museum collection grew with donations and gifts continues to increase since the days of the Third French Republic. In 2008, the museum's collection is divided into eight parts: collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities from the Near East, Greece, Etruscans, Romans, Islamic Art, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, Painting, Prints and Art Pictures.
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This museum became the most visited museum in the world, with a visit of more than 8 million people a year. In the museum, there is a very famous painting and certainly everyone in the world knows this painting, the Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1503-1506. This painting is never empty viewed by visitors every day. Another appeal of the Louvre is contained Louvre pyramid, which is a large glass and steel pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids, in the garden of the Louvre Museum. The main pyramid serves as the main entrance to the museum. Completed in 1989, this building became landmarks for the city of Paris. Louvre Museum visiting hours are 09 am to 6 pm, except for Wednesdays and Fridays, when the hours are extended until 10 pm. It is open every day of the year, except for New Year, May Day, and Christmas. This year, the price of admission into the Louvre Museum is €15.
Notre Dame Cathedral
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Notre Dame located east of the Île de la Cité, which is a small island in the middle of the river Seine, Paris, France, with the main entrance on the west. In addition to tourist destinations, this church is still used for a place of worship for Catholics. This church represents not only the most famous church in France, but across the France. The construction of this cathedral took 200 years, started from 1163 to 1345. Because of the uniqueness of the building, Notre Dame de Paris is regarded as one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.
This cathedral is open daily from 8 am to 18:45 pm and until 19:15 on Saturday and Sunday. There is no entrance fee to visit, including if we want to rise to towers. But, it is not easy to go up to the towers. We had to climb about 387 stairs because there is no elevator.
Place de la Concorde is the town square octagonal located between the Tuileries Gardens and the Champs Elysées, Paris, France. It is the main square and the largest in the city of Paris. As the main square located in the city center, Place de la Concorde is surrounded by important buildings and near other tourist attractions in Paris. In addition, this square also has many features and embellishments. one being a feature in this square is an Egyptian Obelisk which has a height of 23 meters and a weight of approximately 250 tonnes contained in the middle of the square. Obelisk was established in Place de la Concorde in 1836 and is one of two obelisks were awarded by the viceroy of Egypt in 1829. Besides obelisk, there are two fountains that adorn the Place de la Concorde, La Fontaine Des Mers and the Elevation of the Maritime. There are two fountains on the north and south sides of the obelisk, and form a straight line with the Rue Royale. Fountain La Fontaine Des Mers dedicated to the river, while the fountain Elevation of the Maritime dedicated to the sea. the square octagonal 8 is also marked by a statue on every corner. These statues represent 8 cities in France, namely Bordeaux, Brest, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Rouen and Strasbourg.
5. Food
Ratatouille is a food consisting of a variety of vegetables and herbs such as thyme, bay leave, or can also be replaced other herbs. Usually Parisien eat it with rice, potatoes or bread. but now it can be combined as an appetizer, as a sauce for pasta, mixed omelette and many others. Actually, this meal was typical cuisine of Nice, a city in southern France. However, Ratatouille become one of the favorite cuisine of Parisien now.
Coq au Vin
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Coq au Vin is a French cuisine which has a mild flavor but has a meager portion. Coq au Vin is made from chicken legs are cooked together with red wine in a long time. Ripening process long enough to make this dish has a very soft texture and taste very good. Not only that, Coq au Vin is also equipped with sliced mushrooms and French additional distinctive flavor that make it more palatable. No wonder the cuisine is one of the favorite people of Paris.
Crème Brulee
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One more French cuisine is equally delicious with other French cuisines. The cuisine is the Crème Brulee. This cuisine is a typical French dessert that has a sweet taste. Crème Brulee is made from a mixture of vanilla, milk, and fruit are cooked together in the oven. Crème Brulee has a very soft texture, has a flavor that is so sweet and fresh because the fruits are used as basic materials.
Every morning, average of Parisien always eat the bread and drink the coffee as breakfast menu. Many kinds of bread that are in French, but the one bread is a favorite and famous is a croissant. Many people who call this bread "bread of crescent moon" because its shape resembles a crescent moon. In the past, this bread is made in a long period of time, up to days to get the right softness and crispy. But now, this bread has been a lot made using the machine. In Paris, the croissants are generally sold without any content and eaten without the extra butter. But elsewhere, there are also containing chocolate croissants, meat, and so on.
Another bread that became the pride Parisien and surroundings are Baguette bread. Baguette bread is another form of other bread that is long and large size, and very crisp. This bread is made only of flour, water, yeast and salt. Without the egg, milk and oil. Baguette standard diameter of about 5 or 6 cm, but can reach 1 meter in length. This bread has an average weight of 250 grams. Outer texture is very hard. Where inside is white and soft. And when pressed, he will return to its original shape. Usually, people eat it using cheese, jam and even dipped into coffee or chocolate.
One of these snacks are well known not only in France, but also in the whole world because it tastes sweet and cute shape. Macaroon is derived from the word ammaccare, which is to destroy or defeat, which is associated with the main ingredient macaroon makers are almond powder. Macaroon has a taste slightly crispy on the outside, but has a very soft on the inside. Macaroon has a flavor that varies from strawberries, blueberries, chocolate, orange, honey, to taste peppercorn. Macaroon also have a variety of colors, depending on the taste of the macaroon. Price of macaroon in Paris around € 5 apiece.
6. Festival
Every autumn in Paris, there is one festival which started from 1994. Held at the end of October to early November, this festival is called the Salon du Chocolat. From the name, you can surely guess that this festival is a festival of chocolate.
Held at Porte de Versailles, the festival is prepared to scale internationally. Here the expert chocolate makers from all over Europe, which is usually called Chocolatier will gather and show their prowess. They will show a unique and refined processed-all made of chocolate. Site measuring 20,000 square meters that will be filled with various types of processed chocolate, such as Praline, Liquor chocolate, eclair, opera cake, and a variety of other types will definitely be presented to the sweetness.
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The most interesting of these festivals, namely the Chocolate Fashion Show. Paris has been known as one of the world's largest fashion mecca, home to many world-class designers. The results of their work in the form of clothes that can be eaten as made from chocolate. Wow!
In addition to Salon Du Chocolat festival, there is one more festival in Paris in the autumn, namely the Festival d'Automne à Paris. Festival d'Automne à Paris is a celebration of contemporary art held in places famous all over the French capital. This festival has been around since 1972. The festival provides an opportunity for visitors to enjoy modern dance, music, theater, film and visual arts in this French capital.
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Program consisting of more than 350 performances take place from late September to December. Historical places such as the Louvre museum, The National Opera House and the Orsay Museum helped organize events and provide an opportunity for visitors to enjoy modern art and culture combined with classic background typical of Paris.
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