Everything (Or Almost Everything) About Paris
A Petite Encyclopedia Of Indispensable And Superfluous Information
- Format: Innbundet
- Antall sider: 192
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- EAN: 9781681371023
- Utgivelsesår: 2016
- Bidragsyter: Napias, Jean-Christophe; Beaver, Simon
229,-
The almost 200 entries in the addictive Everything (or Almost Everything) About Paris are 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: "métro, 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 a 1922 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 appearing&
• An explanation of the Parisian chant of disillusionment: "métro, 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 a 1922 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 appearing&