Le Musée des Art Forains

Of the thirty-plus locations that Woody Allen used in the film "Midnight in Paris," there wasone I didn't recognize, a part of Paris I had never seen. Do you remember in the film when Gil goes to the 1920s party and meets Adrianna in a room with a carousel? The whole idea was so enchanting, but where could it be? Going on-line, I discovered Le Musee des Arts Forains, the Museum of Fairground Arts. Quickly, I added it to a list of places to visit the next time I saw Paris. After all, if it was good enough for Woody, it was good enough for me.

Art in Paris, Paris WalksBarbara DonskyAugust 24, 2014Arrondissement, carousel animals, Desperately Seeking Paris, Film locations for Midnigth in Paris, Le Musee des Arts Forains, Les Pavillon de Bercy, Museum of Fairground Arts, Paris- Midnight in Paris, steeplechase, twelth arrondissement, Woody Allen, out and about in paris Comments

Midnight in New York, Morning in Paris

Somewhere around midnight in New York, as I'm watching "Midnight in Paris" on my iPad, it occurs to me that Woody Allen’s Paris and mine are mirror images on one another. That both of us are besotted with Paris! And mad about the historic monuments and magnificent squares -- the Eiffel Tower, the Arch of Triumph, the Place de la Concord -- that add so much to the beauty of the city. Indeed, would Paris be Paris without them? At that point, I climb out of bed to compare my photographs with the fleeting images in the film. Starting with that of the Eiffel Tower.

Paris WalksBarbara DonskyAugust 17, 2014Eiffel Tower, Finding Paris in New York, French writers, Grand Vefour, monuments, Notre Dame, Paris- Midnight in Paris, Seine Comments