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Yes, that’s right folks. One of Paris’s top
tourist attractions are the sewers but please don’t get any funny
ideas now. The French look at their sewers differently than
usmainly due to their historical influence on the city of Paris to
this very day.
I find it a bit hard to believe but Paris has
opened their sewers to the public as part of their tourism
attraction ever since 1867! It was so popular by the end of
the 19th century that small mechanical locomotives were
outfitted to cater for the growing number of tourists. It was later
replaced by boats and trolleys. It was believed that the Paris sewer
trolleys gave way to the idea of the subway system now common
everywhere in the world.
Nowadays of course, all the past trolleys and
boats are all gone and Paris has organized an even better attraction
to showcase their historical sewers. The Musée des égouts de
Paris or the Paris Sewers Museum! It is located in the
sewers (where else!) right under the Quai d’Orsay (refer to our
interactive map).
In a sense, I can understand why Paris is so
proud of their sewers. It is their personal testimony of success in
providing comfort and public health safety to the community. Then
again, a sewer would always be a sewer. Don’t expect Paris sewers to
be any different than yours back home. They stink! So, enjoy their
exotic aromatic heritage while you’re down there.
Saidul A Shaari
is the principal and founder of Sahabatul
Ventures, specializing in helping aspiring home based entrepreneurs
establish and setup their online businesses cost effectively.
An enterprising business individual who turn half ideas into real
money making opportunities.
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