Hallucinations in Paris by parisouailleurs

Hallucinations in Paris

No, you do not have hallucinations! There is a boat, a sailor, a lighthouse, a train, buildings and trees. No editing in this picture but I wanted to show you a Paris that I'm sure few of you know, it's my vision of "urban-decay"
Now Helen that one doesn't look as bad as some I have seen. but I guess there is decay wherever you look.
August 5th, 2010  
A very whimsical picture, and you're right, I haven't seen this in any of the travel brochures on Paris
August 5th, 2010  
Nice picture Helene. Thank you for sharing the "other" side of Paris.
August 5th, 2010  
I am slightly at a loss on this one Helene. Why is there a lighthouse, a boat and a sailor in Paris? How did that combination end up there? I find it quite funny.
August 5th, 2010  
haha Trevor! That's the privilege of being a girl from Paris. I do have the answer but won't give it already. Let's see if people enter the game and try to find out...
August 5th, 2010  
Ha! Ok, my turn, its the left overs from a film set?
August 5th, 2010  
Not at all Trevor, next...
August 5th, 2010  
Its in the garden of a mad, eccentric Frenchman who made his money sailing the world.....?
August 5th, 2010  
nope
August 5th, 2010  
Its Sarcozy's getaway vehicle when the shit hits the fan!
August 5th, 2010  
do you know what is "postillonner sur son écran d'ordinateur"? That's me... still a no, sorry :)
August 5th, 2010  
Stop spluttering! I give up...tell me NOW!!!! :)
August 5th, 2010  
after dinner my dear...
August 5th, 2010  
I read about a very tall skyscraper called The Lighthouse being designed for Paris, but it sure didn't look like this one!
August 5th, 2010  
No Allison :) I have to search on the web what bulding you're talking about but sure it's not this one!
August 5th, 2010  
It's a monument to Monet or someone else famous.
August 5th, 2010  
lost my dear Laura
August 5th, 2010  
boo ... ok, ok ... since you gave us the statue of liberty this is what france was left with - the petit phare de liberté ...
August 5th, 2010  
believe me the neighbours don't call it like that...
August 5th, 2010  
Have you had your dinner yet? :)
August 5th, 2010  
Is it two pictures in one somehow????
August 5th, 2010  
It's "The Strip" like in Las Vegas!
August 5th, 2010  
interesting....
August 5th, 2010  
No Bruni, just one simple shot, nothing special. It's in the middle of a street, with the train station behind and buldings around...
Berend, that's a nice way to see it!
August 5th, 2010  
I WANT TO KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 5th, 2010  
Disneyland Paris??? A fish & chips restaurant??
August 5th, 2010  
the French naval headquarters???
August 5th, 2010  
the Criée du Phare!!!!!!!!!!
August 5th, 2010  
ok, ok pfff I won't laugh anymore! This is in the XV arrondissement, in a street wich follows the railroad tracks. This is a big shop (shed) of fish merchant. It’s a one way street, so when you arrive by car you see the lighthouse and the boat and then you see the shop. Few months ago he added a cow now replaced by the sign “danger, slow down oysters’ hall”. You can only see the buildings and the train when you are walking in the perpendicular street. The owner always put crazy things with the lighthouse and the boat that are not removable . I have a friend who used to live almost in front of it and who didn’t find it funny at all!
Thanks all for your participation, you make me improve my English (… or not!) and my Harrap’s dictionary becomes my new best friend… and sorry it was very long to pick up the words :)
August 5th, 2010  
Laura, you've been the closest with the fish & ship restaurant... yeah sister!
August 5th, 2010  
thank you ... you had us going!! i've been searching like crazy. is it La Criée du Phare? i might actually learn some French even if I have no idea how to pronounce it! ;-)
August 5th, 2010  
how do you know that?!!!!!!!!!! I had to check on the intenret and yes this is it. Found a blog with pictures http://pollyvousfrancais.blogspot.com/2008/06/ahoy.html
August 5th, 2010  
heehee ... research is my one skill in life. it's the history background. lol
August 5th, 2010  
gosh Laura! It's took so much time to prepare my answer that I didn't see that you found the answer, just saw the restaurant! You're officially the winner of my Paris' game!
August 5th, 2010  
Certainly a 'different' Paris! You've all been having a wonderful game while we in the southern hemisphere have been soundly sleeping. Great fun to read the posts about this!
August 5th, 2010  
Wow, this is a great photo and quite interesting.
August 5th, 2010  
Thanks again, Helene. I admire your ability to write so well in a second language. You are the best!
August 5th, 2010  
great shot!
August 6th, 2010  
What a great shot! I joined the game a bit late to add my own ideas of what might be going on in the picture but I thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone else's guesses and then finally the true answer. How fun, Helene! Thanks for sharing this bit of quirkiness in Paris. :)
August 6th, 2010  
Thank you all, I really had a lot a fun and I'm thinking of other unusual pictures of Paris I could upload here... wait and see!
August 6th, 2010  
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