Paris (GUIDES BLEUS)

By Les Guides Bleus, Guides Bleus Editors, Guides Bleus

Moving beyond the postcard views of Paris that typically define the city of lights , this volume offers a contemporary photographic tour that captures the spirit of today s Paris. There are the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0136501443
• ISBN13: 9780136501442
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Prentice Hall General
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.3" x 5.0" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Travel to Paris

The photography proves Paris is Europe's jewel. From the cities historical landmarks, fashion to the Moulin Rouge and a photo of the Picasso Museum this book has it all. I recommend it to all readers who love to dream.

Primo daydream material!

Just got this book and have only been through it once. I'll go back again and again, because I'll probably never get to actually visit Paris. The aforementioned out-of-focus photos do exist but for my purposes they are not troubling. A couple of two-page spreads annoyingly place the center of attention right on the crease. But it still gets 5 stars from me. I love the writings, too.

Welcome to Paris!

This is a thoroughly enjoyable book full of insight, witticisms, and full-page photos of the City of Lights. The author speaks candidly and casually of the city as one would of a dear friend, including charming anecdotes of his days there. Mentions are made of the usual tourist spots: the Eiffel Tower, the Moulin Rouge, et cetera, but also little known spots and out of the way places. The myriad of pictures throughout the book only serves to heighten the sense of being there: you can almost feel the well-worn cobblestone beneath your feet as you stroll the streets, hear tourists and natives alike conversing en francais at corner cafes, smell the freshly baked bread from the boulangerie patisseries, and see the sunlight glinting off the Seine. A must-read for anyone who has been or simply dreams of visiting Paris.