We Visit Petit Paris

@JudyEv (342125)
Rockingham, Australia
July 16, 2017 6:14am CST
One of the sites we visited in France recently was Petit Paris which is situated just out of Negrepellisse. The owner didn’t speak much English but I gather some of the display was once in Marseilles but had been abandoned for ten years before he bought it and moved the whole thing to its present site. He has also added a lot more models both of particular buildings and of other French landmarks and heritage sites. I liked all the little ‘trees’ pruned into square shapes.
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• United States
16 Jul 17
So - that is all miniature? Cool.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
Yes, it's all miniature and very interesting to see.
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• United States
17 Jul 17
@JudyEv My husband would love it, he's into that min. stuff!
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
@AbbyGreenhill I'd love to set up a miniature something too.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jul 17
That is a fabulously detailed scale model far better than a similar (not Paris) scale model I saw in the Netherlands.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
I don't think this is to scale either. And the boats aren't to scale either but it was still interesting.
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• China
16 Jul 17
It is a really wonderful miniature Paris! I think it was hard to miniaturize those buildings in a certain proportion .
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
And this guy said he'd never been to Paris so it might have been quite difficult for him.
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
16 Jul 17
I hadn't heard of this before, so interesting to read. No doubt even more interesting for you to read. You are having such a great trip! You'll e able to write a travel book on your return
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
17 Jul 17
@JudyEv I'm in the midst of reading Bill Bryson's 'Down Under'. Have you ever read it. He visits so many obscure places that most Australians would never visit!
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
I suppose I could write a book but I'd have nothing to put about all the 'big' towns and cities.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jul 17
@valmnz I've never read any of his books but I really should as I know he has a great reputation.
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@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
16 Jul 17
What other places have you visited?
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
We have been through a great number of small villages but haven't bothered about visiting the larger cities. It is too difficult to find somewhere to park with the motor-home.
@Miria44 (100)
16 Jul 17
Wow, it is petite
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
Yes, it is small and you have to be careful where you put your feet.
@snowy22315 (182198)
• United States
16 Jul 17
This sounds like a very interesting place indeed!
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
It was interesting to walk around it and try to spot the various landmarks.
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
16 Jul 17
That looks really cleverly done.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
It must have taken hours and hours of work.
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@RasmaSandra (80784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jul 17
WOW that looks like a nice model must have taken him a long time to make that. It is interesting.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
He also had a 'Lourdes' museum with copies of some of the famous paintings that he had done himself. You had to give him credit for all the effort he'd put in.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 17
that looks just awesome - I had no idea something like that existed.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 17
There are various model towns around but I've only ever seen a couple.
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@franxav (13849)
• India
16 Jul 17
It is beautiful indeed!
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
As we were leaving a busload of children arrived and they were very excited by it all.
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jul 17
Wow, that's really cool. I had no idea that even exists.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
We've seen miniature villages in several countries that we've been to. Some are more 'to scale' than others but they all must take many hours of painstaking work.
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@Kandae11 (55161)
16 Jul 17
I would really love to see that.
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@JudyEv (342125)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 17
It was interesting to see Paris all laid out in front of you.