Paris – I love it now, I loved seeing the 1900 Version

I visited Paris in 1900 via the Second Life Virtual World.  I went up to Notre Dame. The doors were just as large and the statues of the Apostles were just as I remember. I didn’t go inside.  I went inside one of the galleries. It had pictures from the time period on the walls. That was fascinating.  I flew above the Galleries Lafayette to make sure that the Tiffany dome was there. It was.

I took a leisurely stroll around the city. I saw the Moulin Rogue Windmill and the Eiffel Tower. I walked underneath the Tower, just as I have in real life.

I saw man women walking around with their long fancy dresses and umbrellas. A few gentlemen wore top hats and very long dress coats. I saw a few photographers. Perhaps they were taking pictures to be made into post cards.

I didn’t see if I could drive any of the cars. I did see a streetcar go down the street. I made sure I didn’t walk down the tracks since I didn’t know the schedule.

It was nice to walk the streets with very few people around.

The buildings pretty much look as they do today – at least from the outside. That’s the magic of Paris. If I visit Paris in 1900 again, I would like to see if I could go down the stairs to get on the Metro.  I would visit one of the beautiful gardens. There’s so much to do and see in Paris, now and then.

The city is realistic.  The scale is a bit too close. But that’s fine. I wouldn’t to walk all the way from Notre Dame to the Eiffel Tower.

One of the nicest things on my visit was the music. It was very soothing and of course French.