{"id":2004286,"date":"2010-06-20T23:10:04","date_gmt":"2010-06-20T21:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2010\/06\/20\/what-do-you-really-know-about-paris\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:57:44","slug":"what-do-you-really-know-about-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2010\/06\/20\/what-do-you-really-know-about-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you (really) know about Paris?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\/listen-4188437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">Fireflies &#8211; Owl City<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\/listen-3091013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Paris &#8211; Camille<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deezer.com\/listen-309258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Under the sky of Paris &#8211; Juliette Gr\u00e9co<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What do you (really) know about Paris?<br \/>\nDominique Lesbros<br \/>\nEditions Parigramme<br \/>\nMay 2010<br \/>\nPrice: \u20ac7.90<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Paris, Sunday 20 July 2010<\/span> (no, that&#8217;s my birthday)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Paris, Sunday, June 20, 2010<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Futura, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\">(in the evening: beautiful clearings<\/span>; <span style=\"font-family: Futura, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\">night: cloudy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">You live in Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">&lt;AND&gt;You want to shine in society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">&lt;SO&gt;This book is for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10744\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03759.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10744\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10744\" title=\"DSC03759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03759-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03759-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03759-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cr\u00e9dits photos : Elisa Palmer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1\/Paris is the capital of France, but what exactly is a capital?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">a) the place of residence of the sovereign or head of state<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">b) the city with the highest human density<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">c) the seat of administration, justice and government<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2\/Which trees line the avenue des Champs-Elys\u00e9es?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">a) chestnut trees<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">b) plane trees<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">c) paulownias<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">3\/Who was Jean-Paul Sartre for the owner of Le Flore?  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">a) his best friend and his son&#8217;s godfather<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">b) his worst client<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">c) a faithful and anonymous regular, in short, a customer like any other<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4\/Other than the five metro stations that are also national train stations, which station is the busiest?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">a) Bastille<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">b) La Motte-Picquet-Grenelle<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">c) Republic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">5\/Among these three writers, which one did not live around the gardens of the Palais-Royal?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">a) Colette<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">b) Jean Cocteau<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">c) Victor Hugo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Futura;\">PS: I offer the book to the first person who sends me the right answers: <a href=\"mailto:elisa@luxsure.fr\">elisa@luxsure.fr<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10751\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/3cx1xn27.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10751\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10751\" title=\"3cx1xn27\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/3cx1xn27-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/3cx1xn27-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/3cx1xn27.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Eiffel Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_10752\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/2572571828_804b387d861.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10752\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10752\" title=\"2572571828_804b387d86\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/2572571828_804b387d861-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/2572571828_804b387d861-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/2572571828_804b387d861.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plein Soleil \u00e0 La Motte-P-G<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10754\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/M_PAULOWNIA_TOMENTOSA2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10754\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10754\" title=\"M_PAULOWNIA_TOMENTOSA\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/M_PAULOWNIA_TOMENTOSA2-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/M_PAULOWNIA_TOMENTOSA2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/M_PAULOWNIA_TOMENTOSA2.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le paulownia tomenteux<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10755\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/modigliani_amedeo_1884-1920_-_ritratto_di_jean_cocteau_1889-1963_-_1916.12012206871.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10755\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10755\" title=\"modigliani_amedeo_1884-1920_-_ritratto_di_jean_cocteau_1889-1963_-_1916.1201220687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/modigliani_amedeo_1884-1920_-_ritratto_di_jean_cocteau_1889-1963_-_1916.12012206871-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/modigliani_amedeo_1884-1920_-_ritratto_di_jean_cocteau_1889-1963_-_1916.12012206871-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/modigliani_amedeo_1884-1920_-_ritratto_di_jean_cocteau_1889-1963_-_1916.12012206871.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean Cocteau par Modigliani, 1919<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10757\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/s640x4802.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10757\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10757 \" title=\"s640x480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/s640x4802-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/s640x4802-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/s640x4802.jpg 387w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Paul au caf\u00e9<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Elisa Palmer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fireflies &#8211; Owl City Paris &#8211; Camille Under the sky of Paris &#8211; Juliette Gr\u00e9co What do you (really) know about Paris? Dominique Lesbros Editions Parigramme May 2010 Price: \u20ac7.90&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30094],"tags":[55868,52869,55856,55853,55861,55869,30192,55858,55864,55866,55870,55871],"class_list":["post-2004286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture-en","tag-dominique-lesbros","tag-elisa-palmer","tag-jean-cocteau","tag-jean-paul-sartre","tag-la-motte-picquet-grenelle","tag-parigramme","tag-paris-en","tag-paulownia","tag-the-eiffel-tower","tag-what-do-you-really-know-about-paris","tag-you-live-in-paris","tag-you-want-to-shine-in-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004286\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}