I was really impressed to see the meticulous urban planning and vision of French Rulers of past 500 years & felt how indians had the misfortune of being slaves of Mogul& British invaders for nearly 500 years and wrecked them forever too!
I had not realized that two days of exploration of exhibits of Louvre Museum may be sufficient only to view 5% of the exhibits of this mammoth Museum Complex
Michael, the italan friend was so captivated by the Mahabharat Epic that I was compelled to spend many more minutes explaining excerpts from that great epic to my Italian friend in Egyptian section of Louvre Museum more than I had bargained for!
I was really impressed to see that my Italian friend Michael had so much liking & interest to hear more MahaBaharat Stories that he wanted me if possible to narrate many more stories from that epic if time permits!
Fearful that I might not have enough time to explore most of the important items of Egyptian section of the Louvre Museum, i , rather hesitantly obliged to the demands of the Italian friend to detail more of the Mahabharat Dice Game!
It was amazing that even museum pieces can tell hundreds of stories for the discerning on-lookers!
The egyptian section of the Louvre Museum can enthrall any history lover and art-over and make one wonder how rich, talented & cultured the Egyptians were more than 3500 years & more ago!
The visit to Egyptian section of the Louvre Museum was a real eye opener and the collections therein appeared to be worth the weight in gold!
Taking a help from my long term friend, Bhaskar Rao , Curator of Salar Jung Museum, I collected all the required background information on Louvre Museum History&List of must see items therein & set out for a 2 Day Discovery Mission!
I felt that I would have done a big mistake if I had gone to tour Tuleries Palace without taking the help of a professional guide and had chosen to save some pennies instead and made the trip like a goat taking a stroll in the market place instead!
As I was getting educated about Tuileries Garden&Tuileries palace , I realized why Professor Panigel had placed this place as one of the must see items of Paris Discovery Mission
Francois, my guide was not only a good story-teller but seemed to be an expert in his profession as a travel guide and offering his services for a cheap price too!
Francois, the bi-lingual tour guide was adept in his profession and his story telling was much to my liking too!
Thankfully I was able to use the affordable services of a French Guide named Francois who was adept in both French&English Language to explore the Tuilery Garden & seemed to have a good grasp of French History too
Mohallal, my Egyptian Friend proved during the journey to place de la Concorde that he was a student of Egyptian Hitsory too
The explorative discovery mission on place de la concorde or concord Square evoked memories of "Law of Karma" that humen beings, however mighty or great may have to endure in their life or lives!
Visit of Place de La Concorde or famous Concord Square of Paris was deeply emotional experience & felt that French Revolution was a learning experience for the world as a whole, to fight anti-people rulers and dictators all over the world too
Arc de Triomphe and surroundings are awesome and testimony of the Grand Vision of the previous rulers, notably Napoleon Bonaparte and certificate of his Farsight & Vision Too
Visit to Marine Museum in particular was a cathartic experience and made me feel how might & powerful have trampled the helpless & powerless millions for the past 2000 Years!
The Musee de L'Homme or Humanity Museum, Musee Guimet or Guimet Museum & Swan's island have added glamour to Eiffel Tower& Trocadero as a whole
Tour of Eiffel Tower & surroundings was a memorable experience indeed though I felt that there was a well planned and designed tourism industry revolving around this iconic tower!
Perusal of history of France & Paris is an educative experience for any explorer venturing to discover Paris & France
Though discovery of this wonderful metropolis was delayed by me to wait for accomplishment of the Prestigious Doctorate Degree from University of Paris VI, I was really awe-struck to get to know the City Delights and was having the mind of a glutton having the luxury of being able to taste an amazing array of tasty food items all of a sudden!
Mrs Challier was eloquent in detailing the various measures that her consumer protection association and movement was offering to the aggrieved consumers and providing a safety shield for public from potential deficiency of services in daily life.
While discussing about the active consumer movemet in France as explained by Madam Challier, I felt why indians had not initiated such a strong consumer movement to prevent getting cheated and looted by unscrupulous traders and service providers
After hearing how majority educated voters selectively and religiously kick out bad or corrupt politicians in elections in France , I wished too that my country manages to have a fool-proof democracy and not a half cooked or farcial democracy sooner than later!
In addition to the copious wonderful lunch feast, I was lucky to get educated about the French Political environment prevailing then too
Items such as creamy cheesy bi-valve & paella & accompaniments of white wine, red wine etc prepared by Mrs Challier were simply awesome & out of the world & I felt that I was getting the treatment fit for a King!
It was a pleasant surprise to see that my research supervisor Dr Challier had taken special care to prepare a lunch taking care of my personal likes& dislikes!
I had never dreamed that I can have such a royal welcome to a French Family and to have a glimpse, albeit of short duration, of the life style of a high class or higher middle class way of life in Paris
