The Most Famous Avenue in the World
Improbable Walks
English - June 29, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel travel paris city of light walking armchair tour armchair travel france history storytelling parisian Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Today, we're walking along LES CHAMPS ELYSEES, the most famous avenue in the world. From an inclusive coffeeshop to the Guerlain perfume legacy... and most particularly, my favourite steampunk historical fact: in the early 1900s, inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont used to park his dirigible (yes, a flying machine) outside his apartment on the Champs. Visit my website for images. As always, Improbable Walks is grateful to the technical expertise of Bremner Fletcher and to David Symons, the wonderful New Orleans accordion player who performs the Improbable Walks theme music.