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2024 Summer Olympics
Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade
(the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad)
Paris Olympic Games
Friday, July 26 to Sunday, August 11
Longest Lines in Paris
6 Most Crowded Places in Paris (and Hacks on How to Avoid the Lines!) – 2020 Update
Paris has some long lines
and the concept of a “line” there is very casual
If you are not vigilant, the person that was once behind you – is now in front of you
Monster Lines
Might take an hour
Maybe this problem with lines is something that I should work on
There are definitely some things worth waiting in line for
We avoid lines by arriving (more than 20 minutes) before the museum opens
And more frequently are forced to buy advance tickets for a specific time
We prefer to enter a museum at the very beginning of the day, when it is practically empty
(and we have been told that the one night that certain museums are open in the evening is another good time to visit museums)
Henry IV of France
King of France
Henri le Grand
le bon roi Henri
le vert galant
Henry of Navarre
Department of Paintings, Richelieu, 2nd floor, room 10
Married to Marie de’ Medici https://www.saburchill.com/history/biblio/020.html
Ordered the château built by Catherine de Médicis (in the Tuileries) to be linked to the Louvre palace by a “Grand Gallery” bordering the Seine
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
“No, I do not regret anything”
French song composed by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. It was written in 1956 (wiki)
best known through Édith Piaf’s 1960 recording
Édith Piaf (Édith Giovanna Gassion)
French Heads of State
Monarchs
Monarchs ruled the Kingdom of France from the establishment of Francia in 509 to 1870, except for certain periods from 1792 to 1852.
Emperors of the First and Second Empire
Leaders of the five Republics
Since 1870, the head of state has been the President of France.
Paris for the Holidays 