Paris in July 2023 - wrap up

Paris in July is nearing its end. It has been a very active month from so many participants. Thank you Emma @ Word and Peace for taking over after Tamara @ Thyme for Tea and hosting this year. Thank you also to Deb Nance @ Readerbuzz for collecting all the links to the many posts. I still have to catch up on reading some of them. It has been a busy month with a lot of activities from Emma's side. Here a wrap-up of what I did this month.

Reading

• Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) by Victor Hugo (read in June)

• Axel von Fersen and Queen Marie Antoinette (The Greatest Love Story of the 18th Century) by Margareta Beckman

• The Elusive Pimpernel by Baroness Orzcy

• Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

• Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar by Jules Verne

• Napoleon, A Concise Biography by David A. Bell (audio)

I did not write a post about the Hugo and Verne novels. Both classics and as such still vital today. I was much impressed by Jules Verne's story, which can be considered as historical fiction. Showed a good knowledge of a far away country, customs and politics.

Other activites

• Chateau life - through three YouTubers renovating French castles

• Brigitte Bardot - a tv-series about her life

Bingo

With a little bit of goodwill, I have possibly four in a vertical row.

First row - 1, 3 and 4 (1. Notre-Dame de Paris, 3. Arsène Lupin, 4. Brigitte Bardot (tv-series, but still ...)

Second row - none

Third row - 1, 2, 3 and 4 - BINGO (1. Napoleon, 2. The Courier of the Czar, 3. A play, could I choose The Hunchback of Notre Dame as a film? 4. Other: Chateau life.

Fourth row - none

My month in Paris came out more productive than I thought it would. I got to read some French classics and lingered in the modern world with Castles and Brigitte Bardot. A varied month.

I am already longing for next year and hope to see you back in Paris. I have discovered new bloggers which is always very nice. I have enjoyed your takes on anything French, being inspired to visit places, cafés, restaurants and museums next time I am in Paris.

Au revoir! À bientôt.