![]() ![]() Like me, I don’t think she would have enjoyed the “tour groups by Segway” gumming up the city’s busy streets, but unlike me, I know she would have loved the love locks! This one says, “I’m tired of this job”…Īnd this one says, “put your arms in the air!”Īmelie definitely would have approved of our cute and colorful apartment! Every table was covered with a different oilcloth in bold patterns and colors I imagine that Amelie would have picked out. When we were exploring Monmartre, we watched a young guy pasting these funny thought bubbles on the heads of these cast iron fountains. I think Amelie also would have enjoyed this quirky art project. I think Amelie would have enjoyed these delicate paste-up works by artist, Fred le Chevalier…Īnd this work by an unknown (by me) artist in the Belleville neighborhood. ![]() In 2013, there was a lot more street art in Paris than I remember a decade ago. In addition to scenes where the movie was filmed, there were many things we saw in Paris that I thought the whimsical, beauty-seeking Amelie would enjoy. (While we didn’t run into Amelie at the canal, we did meet our friend, Agathe, there right before sunset) Martin is where one of the most beautifully-filmed scenes in the movie takes place - with Amelie skipping stones as the camera pans out and around her. Several Paris subway stations are important places in the film and in the movie, while I don’t think these two stations (Menilmontant and Oberkampf) were used, they are equally romantic. ![]() ![]() On our visit, there was no sign of the public phone booth Amelie used to call him. The carousel in the park below the Sacré-Cœur Basilica is where Amelie returned Nino’s scrapbook. This is the station where Amelie catches the train to visit her father and offers money to a homeless man, who declines it saying he doesn’t “work on Sundays.” Most all trips to Paris involve a pass through the city’s main, intercity train station (and busiest in Europe), Gare du Nord. The front entrance of the Notre-Dame Cathedral is where Amelie’s mother met her untimely death… Rue Lepic is a very busy street so I felt a little awkward posing with an umbrella under clear skies. Next we went by the cafe where Amelie worked as a waitress, the Cafe des Deux Moulins (15 Rue Lepic, Metro: Blanche). The building looked exactly as it did back in 2003, except for the old lady in front… Metro: Abysses) where Amelie used her red umbrella while talking to the shopkeeper’s assistant Lucien in the rain. Our first order of business was to revisit Collignon’s Market (Au Marche de la Butte , 56, rue des Trois Frères. Seriously… watch it this weekend!) Scenes from the Film: ( If you’ve never seen the movie, its on Netflix streaming or you can rent it or buy it here. Some things had stayed exactly the same, many others had changed, but in most cases, I think Amelie would have approved of how her beloved city had changed. So here it is, some photos Kevin and I took of Amelie Poulain’s Paris last spring. In case you missed it, early last year I published a post sharing my love for the French movie Amélie…Īnd telling the story of how this film (and a red polka dot umbrella), inspired me to travel to Paris back in 2003:Īt the time, I promised to revisit this post and share photos of the red umbrella on its second visit to Paris, ten years later. ![]()
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