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With nearly 600,000 visitors every year, Moulin Rouge is in the top ten must-see items on the tourist’s list. Located at the bottom of a hill in the Montmartre neighborhood—then a sem…
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08/01/2018 at 11:37
Peter Wells aka Countingducks
Glad you are better. A very happy new year to you. I do remember going there and enjoying, but then Paris is full of wonderful delights 🙂
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07/01/2018 at 20:08
Widdershins
What a hard life they both had … but the wonders they saw would’ve taken the breath away. 🙂
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07/01/2018 at 14:17
First Night Design
Thank you, Iva, for your article, and I thank the rest of you for your comments. You have the advantage of me as I’ve never even been to Paris so I’m living vicariously!
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07/01/2018 at 17:26
Iva P.
🙂 Glad you are back in circulation, Sarah.
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06/01/2018 at 22:47
Silver Screenings
Truly interesting history there. This essay placed the cancan in context for me. It seems tame and commonplace now, but it was eye-opening to read Mark Twain’s description of it (via link provided in essay). Thanks for sharing this!
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06/01/2018 at 19:56
sydspix
Hi Sarah – glad to see your are blogging again! Went to the Moulin Rouge many years ago and it was definitely interesting! I remember it pretty clearly!
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06/01/2018 at 18:18
Teagan R. Geneviene
This is lovely, Sarah. Happy New Year.
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06/01/2018 at 16:17
hitandrun1964
Beautiful. I’ve been past it but never went in. It’s an interesting area, that’s for sure. By the way, Midnight in Paris is my favorite film about Paris. I recognize so many things in it and the whole story is wonderful…time travel, writers, artists. Dali is soooo funny. Wonderful casting and acting.
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06/01/2018 at 15:34
Lynz Real Cooking
Very cool
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06/01/2018 at 13:48
Sue Vincent
I never ventured inside the MoulinRouge when I lived in Paris… but I knew Montmartre better than anywhere else. There is still a ghost of La Belle Époque in the backstreets.
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06/01/2018 at 12:18
Mary Smith
Wonderful article, Sarah. Thanks for sharing it.
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06/01/2018 at 12:14
beetleypete
I lapped this up. I love to read about that time of bawdiness and carefree living in Paris, chronicled so well by Toulouse-Lautrec’s paintings. Sad to read the tragic end of La Gouloue, and the hard life of the young Jane.
The 1914 photo of the Moulin Rouge is a joy, and the Jose Ferrer film by far the best.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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06/01/2018 at 17:11
Iva P.
Dear Pete and the rest of you, I’m glad that you liked my article on the Victorian Paris website. Do come and visit again.
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06/01/2018 at 17:53
beetleypete
It was great! 🙂
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07/01/2018 at 01:22
Iva P.
Well, I wish for comments like this, or even a good rating, on my own website instead of reading it here. We all need encouragement if it is deserved. 🙂
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06/01/2018 at 09:12
olganm
Merci, Sarah. Have a great weekend.
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