Escape to Paris

"Paris," wrote author Henry James (1843-1916), "is the greatest temple ever built to material joys and the lust of the eyes." People arrive in Paris from all around the world. They come here for many reasons. The city is not merely a repository of museums. It is more than a pretty postcard city. It offers its visitors more than fine food and world-famous dining. Paris is historic. There are the Champs-Élysées, the Louvre, the Tour Eiffel, the Sorbonne, and the Jardin des Tuileries. There are museums and various architectural remnants of the royal and revolutionary past. The city is a cultural display inside and outside, its many buildings and memorial structures. Paris is a busy city with a vibrant life ¿ day and night. There are the tourist hot spots of the Moulin Rouge and the Folies-Bergère. There are jazz clubs like the celebrated Caveau de la Huchette, dance clubs, bars, pubs and wine bars, busy shopping malls, and cultural concerts. The Opéra Comique and the Opéra Garnier provide ballet and opera in historic structures. Churches and street corners alike can provide you with lively entertainment.