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Dated on: Friday, December 6,2013
Event: UFC Fight Night 33: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
Where: Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Television: FOX Sports 1
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Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva
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Pat Barry vs. Soa Palelei
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Dylan Andrews vs. Clint Hester
Ryan Bader vs. Anthony Perosh
Mark Hunt vs 4 Antonio Silva
"Super Samoan" vs "Bigfoot"
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There are a million variables that go into attempting to pick the correct outcome of a prizefight, but you really can't argue with cold, hard facts, and UFC heavyweight contender Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva has one for you leading up to his UFC Fight Night main event against knockout artist Mark Hunt tomorrow night.
"Since I started my career I never lost to a striker," said Silva. "But statistics and numbers don't matter to me. I just believe in my training and myself."
It is an interesting number though, because none of the five defeats the Brazilian has suffered over the course of his 23 fight career have come against someone you would classify as a pure striker. And on the flip side, several of his victims – Alistair Overeem, Travis Browne, Mike Kyle, Andrei Arlovski, Cabbage Correira – would fit that description of having a striking-based style. That kind of success could make a fighter not just confident, but overconfident, but Silva appears to have found the right mix of confidence and respect for his opponent.
"He is an excellent striker with a lot of experience," said Silva of Hunt. "He deserves respect, but I am ready and I have confidence in myself."
Silva and Hunt are no strangers to each other either, as the two had trained together in the past at the American Top Team gym in south Florida. Neither fighter is willing to put too much, if any, stock in those training sessions, choosing instead to focus on the task at hand and where they stand today in the heavyweight division. For Hunt, the fight is an opportunity to get back on the winning track after a Fight of the Night loss to Junior Dos Santos in May. On that same UFC 160 card, Silva lost a rematch to Cain Velasquez in a heavyweight title bout. It's a defeat that still stings Bigfoot.
"In my eyes, (referee Mario) Yamasaki stopped the fight too early," he said. "I was conscious and he stopped the fight."
It's the fighter's mentality in vivid view. If you want to beat me, knock me out. And that's not just talk from the 34-year-old Brasilia native, as he hasn't been to a judges' decision since his May 2010 win over Arlovski. That's seven straight fights where, win or lose, someone got finished. It's precisely why, despite his loss to Velasquez, Silva is back in a main event this week.
"The UFC knows I fight hard and I go there to finish my fights by knocking people out or submitting them," he said. "I don't want to win my fights by decision."
And even though this one is scheduled for five rounds, the odds of it going 25 full minutes are probably slim and none.
"I am ready to fight five rounds on the feet," he said. "But you can't always predict a fight. I will try to knock him out but don't be surprised if you see a submission."
At this point in Silva's career, the only surprising thing would be if he and Hunt hear a judges' decision at the end of the night. So for now, Bigfoot firmly believes that this fight is the start of a 2014 campaign that will put him back in line for another shot at championship gold, and he can't wait.
"Mark Hunt is a tremendous athlete, and by beating him I will close the year very well," said Silva. "2013 was a great year and I learned a lot with my fights, and in 2014 I will train hard and reach my goal to be a UFC heavyweight world champion."
Mark Hunt, who fights Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva this Friday night (Saturday in Australia) in the main event of UFC Fight Night, was expecting a holiday after his loss to Junior Dos Santos. Instead, he was struck down with a nasty leg infection, spending several weeks in and out of the hospital. If you were following the "Super Samoan" on Twitter or Facebook, you'll know just how bad it was, as he shared photos and videos of the gaping hole in his leg. If you're curious, those images are still floating around the internet, but they aren't for the squeamish.
Hunt says the gruesome infection is behind him though and he is back in top condition.
"It's (recovery) been long but training's really good now, I'm in good shape, and I'm looking forward to the fight. Recovery's been good, training's been really hard and I'm just looking forward to getting to work."
Changing Gears
Hunt was valiant in defeat against Dos Santos in May at UFC 160. Despite being dropped in round one by a huge right hand from "Cigano," Hunt still looked dangerous early, putting together some good combinations. However, former champion JDS began to dominate as the fight wore on, eventually finishing Hunt with a spinning hook kick in the last minute of the third round.
After the fight, Hunt revealed that he suffered a broken toe in the first round. However, he downplays the role that had in the fight's outcome. > Watch: Mark Hunt – The Art of Fighting
"I lost the fight because I lost the fight. It felt like he changed gears in the second round and I couldn't keep up. I just couldn't change gears with him. So I was still in first gear and I sat in first gear trying to catch up, trying to play catch up footy but I just couldn't do it so I fell behind and got chopped up."
Perennial underdog Hunt is once again facing one of the heavyweight division's top fighters in #4 ranked "Bigfoot" Silva. It's not a fight Hunt particularly wanted as both Hunt and Silva are members of Florida-based fight camp American Top Team (though Hunt has opted to prepare in New Zealand for his last few fights). Nevertheless, he's grateful for the opportunity.
"We're not close friends but he's still one of the American Top Team guys. It's a fight I didn't want but that's not my job to make calls on who I'm fighting. It's a pretty good opportunity for myself. I'm thankful to have this opportunity, Bigfoot's number four in the world so people are always going to say it's a step down for him to fight me, but I feel great to have this opportunity."
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Former K-1 kickboxing World Grand Prix Champion Hunt holds Silva in high esteem.
"We worked together but there was no animosity; he's a respectful guy and so am I, so I have a lot of respect for Antonio, he just does his work and so do I."
Both men are powerful strikers, though on paper Bigfoot has the superior ground game. In response, the New Zealand-born Sydneysider Hunt is working all aspects of fighting in preparation for his Brazilian opponent.
"Just the same thing, working on the ground defenses, ground skills, wrestling, striking – just working on the whole lot."
While the two have sparred together, Hunt will not be relying on anything learned in those sessions.
"I'm not gonna bank on that; it's a fight and anyone can win the fight, that's the way I look at it. It's one of those things, who would've thought JDS would've done a spinning hook kick to fix me up (laughs). You can't work a game plan for something that might not even work like that."
Forever a Fighter
Hunt's career turnaround has been inspirational. After lengthy periods of inactivity and failing to win a fight in almost five years, the Super Samoan strung together four wins and has re-established himself as a dangerous contender.
Fighting can be an unforgiving sport though. Hunt recently encountered one of his heroes: heavyweight boxer David Tua, a fellow Samoan from New Zealand. Tua, an elite boxer with a turbulent career, recently tried a comeback of his own. Hunt empathizes with Tua because he knows all too well what it's like to be burned by the fight game. > Watch: Rhythm of Hunt
"David Tua's one of the pioneers of fighting; we all looked to David Tua as one of the pioneers for the Samoan community here in New Zealand. He's had a lot of things happen to him like I did, being cheated by management and everything, and it's a hard thing to watch someone (go through that) as a fighter, knowing what goes on. For him to go through that, where he's been, because you've been there already."
David Tua's comeback effort, though brave, was not as successful as Hunt's. After a decision loss to Alexander Ustinov on November 16, Tua announced his retirement. At 39 years old, Hunt finds retirement hard to imagine.
"Well I don't know (when I will retire); it's hard for a fighter to give up fighting, I've spent my whole life fighting, I love fighting. For me to give it up, it's gonna be hard for me to walk away and say I can't do it anymore. But when God says it's time for me to move on, that's when I'll move on. It could be the next fight, who knows." Hunt is a fighter to his core, and as he once put it, fighters aren't normal.
"I'm not a 9-5 person, I don't want to go get a job (laughs). I just don't think I'm a normal person to be doing all this. To put yourself through so much stress mentally, physically, it's like a drug for me, and when you come down from the whole scenario (it's hard)."
Whatever comes next, however, Hunt's focus right now is on beating Bigfoot.
In the fight game, you take any advantage you can get: physical, psychological, whatever it takes. Sydney's Richie Vaculik basically went in the other direction when trying out for the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes series in 2012, giving up any advantage he had to get a shot at a UFC contract by signing up as a lightweight competitor on the reality series.
Vaculik is a career-long bantamweight.
"It was too good of an opportunity not to take on," he explains. "It's always been a dream of mine to compete in the UFC, and I didn't want to leave any stone unturned, so I applied for it, selected lightweight, went through the audition process, and got lucky and was chosen."
Only a real fighter will call himself lucky while knowing that he had six weeks of training and fighting with monsters ahead of him, separated from family, friends, and the outside world as part of the deal. And as his custom, Vaculik tried to look at the bright side.
"I was one of the lucky ones that didn't have to cut weight in the house, which was a bit of a bonus," he laughs. "But then of course when you step into the cage and the guy has 15 to 25 pounds on you, it's a little tough. But that's no excuse because I still think I could have beat both my opponents; I just made a few mistakes and they capitalized."
Representing his native Australia against Team UK, Vaculik lost his first bout in the competition to eventual winner Norman Parke. An injury to Team UK's Mike Wilkinson brought him back to the semifinals, but his second stab at glory came up short when he was submitted by Colin Fletcher.
"It was extremely tough," said Vaculik of the TUF experience. "I didn't realize how tough it would be, being away from my loved ones and my family and living in a house with your opponents and having no escape. All you saw was the gym and the house for six weeks. I love to surf and spend time on the beach. It's a great escape from fighting and a great way to come back to the gym refreshed and excited about fighting, and that was all taken away from me. So it was a massive learning experience as a fighter and as a person and something I was really grateful for. I'm very proud to have been there and done it, and I feel like I left the place a better person for it. I knew it was a gamble going in there as a lightweight and giving that weight away, but I still believe I could have won it. I was a little disappointed in my performances."
Vaculik, 9-1 entering the house, did impress with his heart and tenacity, but once the show was over, a UFC contract wasn't on his doorstep.
"After I left I was hoping to get signed back down at my weight by the UFC, but the roster was so stacked at that moment that it was just best to go out and get some fights at bantamweight or flyweight and try to stick with it," said Vaculik, who stayed busy in a bit of an unconventional manner, fighting at home for the Combat 8 promotion that uses modified rules of three minute rounds and only 30 seconds of groundfighting allowed per round. Vaculik won the organization's championship at bantamweight, competed in jiu-jitsu tournaments, took part in another reality series, The Crew, and even though he was fielding offers from other MMA promotions, he still had his heart set on getting a call from the UFC.
"I've tried to stay busy and I did that, fighting in a promotion that had modified rules," he said. "I won the bantamweight title in that promotion and then I was in talks with promotions throughout Asia, and I just wanted to stay active. That was the main thing, but it was getting quite hard to stay active here in Australia. A few promotions went under. But then I got a call from the UFC so I was over the moon."
So what is it about those three letters – UFC – that meant so much to the 30-year-old Vaculik?
"It's the biggest and best promotion of mixed martial arts in the world," he said. "If you're a serious MMA fighter and you want to prove yourself and test yourself with the world's best, the UFC is the only place to do it. They're head and shoulders above any other promotion. I had a taste of it being in the Smashes, and I did wonder what it would be like to fight in the UFC, so I never lost sight of it."
On Friday (Saturday in Australia), Vaculik gets his shot at 125 pounds against fellow newcomer Justin Scoggins.
"He's a really exciting fighter," said Vaculik. "He's a very creative striker, he loves to move and he's pretty evasive. He brings a whole different bunch of skills that are unique in mixed martial arts, and I've been working with particular guys to replicate what he's really good at. I'm just really excited to get in there and mix it up with someone as exciting as Justin. These are the kind of fights that I really chomp at the bit for."
Then again, you get the idea that Vaculik would be amped up for any fight in the Octagon, especially since being in the UFC was as far-fetched a notion as an Aussie fighter could have back when he turned pro in 2006.
"In the early days when I started, the UFC was just a dream because they didn't have my weight class and it wasn't active in this part of the world," he said. "Then things changed and all of a sudden they added the weight classes and they started to do shows in Oz, and the possibilities started to become reality, and that's when that excitement just grew."
Now it's reached a fever pitch for "Vas," who gets that rarest of opportunities shortly: to fulfill one dream and start another.
"It's like a new beginning."
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JOHANNESBURG South Africas Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday postponed ruling on an appeal by the government against an earlier court order that it compensates a South African farmer for farms lost in Zimbabwe.
The farmer, Crawford von Abo, lost his 14 farms in Zimbabwe when they were expropriated under President Robert Mugabes controversial land reform programme.
The High Court ruled last year that Pretoria should have provided diplomatic protection for Von Abos properties and that because it had not done so it should compensate the farmer for his loses.
Mugabe has over the past eight years seized white-owned farms for re-distribution to landless blacks in a programme he says was meant to correct a colonial and unjust land tenure system that reserved the best arable land for whites while blacks were crowded on poor soils.
But veteran leaders chaotic and often violent land reform programme also saw several farms owned by foreigners and protected under bilateral trade agreements between Zimbabwe and other countries seized without compensation.
However South Africa And Zimbabwe only signed an investment protection agreement in November 2009, well after Von Abo had lost his properties.
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I wish they all would make up their minds... first they chase all the farmers away and leave them with nothing then at the same time other African countries Governments such as Nigeria , DRC , Mozam just to name a few are encouraging white farmers to come live in their country and give them free land or a 100 year + land lease to farm for them and to develop agriculture to boost their economy etc... anyway good luck to those farmers in court !
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A persons life is full of the good and the bad-triumph and tragedy, black and white.
GK I'm sure will stress the positive and his negative pages will be in the minority-but all lives have a negative side as long as..... those negatives are not made to sound like thats all there was.
Most welcome Georgia
We all have opinions but people tend to believe those with M.D. behind their name.
I think Elvis loved his daughter very much, his life was not a normal 9-5 job.
I wish the truth could be told by the man himself, and all our "Opinions" would no doubt be staggering, untrue or shocking? At least it would be FACT.
Personally, I hate it when people do this to Elvis.:doh:
Unfortunately some of these ppeople are ready to ignore friendship just for getting money !!!http://www.animationplayhouse.com/smiley_tongue.gif
Lisa Marie gets very angry at her dads "best friends." Though how much she can legally do, evidently not much. An interview with Lisa:
PLAYBOY: There's another song, Nobody Noticed It, that seems like it might be about your dad.
PRESLEY: I wrote that to relieve myself of something I saw on TV about him, on the E! True Hollywood Story.
It actually did me in, emotionally, for days.
What made me angry was the interviews with the mother****ers who hung around him.
These *****s were so disgusting--they helped him go down and were actually worse than he was.
It infuriated me.
They were trying to take away his dignity, the one thing that was most important to him.
And I needed to strike back at that.
I happened to be going to the studio, and I got the melody in my head and started to cry.
Are not the 'good things' we know about him also private? If the people who knew about them had not told them we would have not known they happened either. We never complain about this and accept them as facts...
oh please give me a break, like Lisa or her mother was/has been worried about his dignity. what a load of garbage. Lisa is ok with all the things her mother has said but the friends of elvis are bad. what a holier than thou line of bull.
to really admire a person you must admire all of them and that is what his friends did. they took the good and not so good and stayed his friend. Elvis was not the perfect friend either. he had his faults. many in relationships, but over all he was more good than not.
people are expected to extend the good graces to Elvis in abundance and yet the friends are rung through a wringer.
Elvis's love seemed long standing and unconditional, I don't believe for one second that what Red and all wrote stopped him from loving them. he prob. was real sad and ticked off, but Elvis seemed to love people better than a lot of people do w/o mean hateful judgement.
as far as this jo goes, this is nothing that she has not said before, and it is one thing. can we compare the wonderful things she has said about Elvis and the love she has shown in interview. personally I would cut her some slack because at least she and her husband stayed and loved Elvis when the holier than thou one ditched him and right away told how much happiers she was with her live w/o Elvis.
oh and who are they (Pris and Lisa) to ever get mad about people making a buck off of saying things about Elvis when they are filthy rich in doing so. and Pris began the minute she walked out the doors of Graceland.
I used to have a lot to say about Lisa & Priscilla . None of it good.
Until I went back & waded through the complete history of Elvis, Graceland etc. Lisa was not happy with her mother either .
Elvis was not perfect ,by any means. I wouldn't have put up with him either !
IMO, we all fall short of what we should & could be.
However, I tend to not judge most people ,except someone that calls themselves "my friend", who was right there following me every step of the way. I also do not tell things about "my friends" when they're not able to tell their own side. Especially the old rule.." do not speak ill of the dead."
That seems to be the point of much talk about Elvis. So, I leave that to the ones that enjoy that sort of thing...plus get paid for it ! :blink:
Infact,unfortunatelly,only for the money:'(:'(:'(:'(!Elvis is NOT deserve that!


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Paris: Regal and Intimate
In Paris, amidst all of its grandeur, the little joys of life are still embraced. In this first of two episodes on Paris, we'll cruise the Seine River, visit Napoleon's tomb, and take in the Louvre. Then we'll feel the pulse of Paris — shopping in village-like neighborhoods, attending church in a grand pipe organ loft, and celebrating the mother of all revolutions with a big, patriotic Bastille Day bang.
Travel Details
Rue Cler
Jewish Art and History Museum
This fine museum, located in a beautifully restored Marais mansion, tells the story of Judaism throughout Europe, from the Roman destruction of Jerusalem to the theft of famous artworks during World War II. Displays illustrate the cultural unity maintained by this continually dispersed population. You'll learn about the history of Jewish traditions from bar mitzvahs to menorahs, and see the exquisite traditional costumes and objects central to daily life. Don't miss the explanation of "the Dreyfus affair," a major event in early 1900s French politics. You'll also see photographs of and paintings by famous Jewish artists, including Marc Chagall, Amedeo Modigliani, and Chaim Soutine. A small but moving section is devoted to the deportation of Jews from Paris during World War II (71 rue du Temple, Mo: Rambuteau or Hôtel de Ville a few blocks farther away, tel. 01 53 01 86 60).
The Louvre
Europe's oldest, biggest, greatest, and second-most-crowded museum (after the Vatican). Housed in a U-shaped, 16th-century palace (accentuated by a 20th-century glass pyramid), the Louvre is Paris' top museum and one of its key landmarks. It's home to Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and hall after hall of Greek and Roman masterpieces, medieval jewels, Michelangelo statues, and paintings by the greatest artists from the Renaissance to the Romantics (at Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre Métro stop — the old Louvre Métro stop, called "Louvre-Rivoli," is farther from the entrance; tel. 01 40 20 51 51, recorded info tel. 01 40 20 53 17).
St. Sulpice
Since it was featured in The Da Vinci Code, this grand church has become a trendy stop for the book and movies' many fans. But the real reason to visit is to see and hear its intimately accessible organ. For pipe-organ enthusiasts, this is one of Europe's great musical treats. The Grand Orgue at St. Sulpice Church has a rich history, with a succession of 12 world-class organists — including Charles-Marie Widor and Marcel Dupré — that goes back 300 years. Widor started the tradition of opening the loft to visitors after the 10:30 service on Sundays. Daniel Roth (or his understudy) continues to welcome guests in three languages while playing five keyboards. (See www.danielrothsaintsulpice.org for his exact dates and concert plans.) The 10:30–11:30 Sunday Mass (come appropriately dressed) is followed by a high-powered 25-minute recital. Then, just after noon, the small, unmarked door is opened (left of entry as you face the rear). Visitors scamper like sixteenth notes up spiral stairs, past the 19th-century Stairmasters that five men once pumped to fill the bellows, into a world of 7,000 pipes. You can see the organ and visit with Daniel (or his substitute, who might not speak English). Space is tight; only a few can gather around him at a time, and you need to be quick to allow others a chance to meet him. You'll generally have 20–30 minutes to kill (church views are great and there's a small lounge) before watching the master play during the next Mass; you can leave at any time. If you're late or rushed, show up around 12:30 and wait at the little door. As someone leaves, you can slip in, climb up, and catch the rest of the performance (Mo: St. Sulpice or Mabillon).
[1,] Hi, I'm Rick Steves, back with more of the best of Europe. And this one of about a million reasons that this place is called the city of lights. You got it... we're in Paris. Thanks for joining us.
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[3] As we return for another visit to Paris, we're enjoying an intimate look at Europe's grandest city. One of the great things about Paris is how, amidst all its grandeur, the little joys of life are still embraced.
[4] We'll feel the pulse of Paris... from village-like neighborhoods to a magnificent pipe organ loft. We'll visit a megalomaniac's tomb, tour the world's biggest art gallery, and celebrate the mother of all revolutions with a big patriotic Bastille Day bang.
[5] Paris was born — over 2000 years ago — on this island in the River Seine. And many of its highlights can be seen from popular sightseeing boats. There's the Notre Dame...and the Louvre museum. And of course the Eiffel Tower, built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. Paris glitters with history. Even the bridges — bestowed on the city by kings and emperors — tell a story.
[6] Beyond its glorious monuments and buildings, Paris is a city simply in love with life. Delightful parks let commoners luxuriate like aristocrats. Here in Luxembourg Gardens there's a tranquility, and refined orderliness — enjoyed by young and old. The gardens are impeccably tended. And for generations, children have launched dreams on this pond.
[7] To establish a foothold in Paris, I like to choose a neighborhood and make it home. Strolling market streets like this, Paris has a small town charm. For those learning the fine art of living Parisian-style, market streets like rue Cler are ideal.
[8] With the help of my local friend Delphine Prigent, each shop provides an insight into Parisian life. Delphine's planning a dinner party and she's taking us along.
Rick: Shopping on a street like this is just a delight, isn't it?
Delphine Prigent: It's very nice. We are very lucky to be able to walk on the street and have all this very different shops which are very good for shopping.
Rick: Because in America there's one-stop shopping, We go to one big place.
Delphine Prigent: We have one street shopping here.
Rick: One street shopping, it's like a market street.
Delphine Prigent: It's a market street, it is...I think for the first course it would be nice to put some shrimps and mayonnaise. And so you see you have different types of shrimps. You have like different colors, different sizes as well. So I think we'll go for the moyenne, for the medium ones, which is very flavorful.
Rick: It looks very fresh.
Delphine Prigent: So we'll have some meat tonight, as a main course. And we knew the neighborhood butcher. You know my mom used to come here.
Rick: So you can trust the quality.
Delphine Prigent: You can trust the quality. You know that they give you advice as well. So I'm going to have roti beuf and I'm going to ask the man for tips. [Conversation in French with butcher]
Rick: So what did he say?
Delphine Prigent: He said like 25 minutes and for six people 1,200 grams.
Rick: 1,200 grams. For six. Big people!
Delphine Prigent: The dinner without the cheese course is not complete. So we have to go and pick some cheese. Before dessert, after main course and we'll have some, an assortment of different cheeses.
Rick: So you create a variety.
Delphine Prigent: Yes. I create a small plate with different cheese. So we'll have some, this one looks good, some good cheese and some bleu, some camembert and some hard cheese.
Rick: Good socialy, I think.
Delphine Prigent: It is very good because you have more wine.
Rick: More wine, more cheese, more wine, more cheese.
Delphine Prigent: So once we know what we are eating we are going to choose the wine.
Rick: Beautiful shop.
Delphine Prigent: Yes, it's really nice. Bonjour, bonjour. We are going to talk with the expert and we are going to tell him what I'm going to have for dinner and he's going to pick the wines for us.
[13] In France with so many wines to choose from expert advice is welcome. He recommends a white for the shrimp, a full bodied red from the Rhone valley for the beef and another white, this time from the Loire Valley, for the cheese plate.
[14] In France any good meal comes with fresh bread. And that requires a visit to the local boulangerie.
Delphine Prigent: So we'll have some bread for dinner. No meal without today's bread.
Rick: Today's bread. No bread, no party!
Delphine Prigent: No fresh, no party! So we'll have some baguettes and we will have some special bread as well, for the cheese.
Rick: Oh, so a variety of bread with the cheese course. Okay.
[14] And the final touch? Flowers for the table
Delphine Prigent: It's very bright. And they're going to be beautiful on my table. It's great.
[16] We're hopping the metro to visit another neighborhood. Paris has the most extensive subway system on the Continent and it's clearly the fastest and most economic way to get around town. Trains come frequently and the system is easy to use.
[17,] The Marais is another distinct Parisian neighborhood. I'm always impressed by how you can just sit and savor Parisian street scenes like this. Once a mucky slum...Marais means swamp... it was gentrified in the 17th century by King Henry IV.
[18] With Henry's vision, Place des Vosges became the centerpiece of the finest neighborhood in town. Stroll along its elegant, gallery lined arcade. The park-like square is a reminder that Paris is not just a collection of world class museums. For millions of people, it's home — a place to meet a lover, enjoy a relaxed retirement, or raise a family.
[19] In the 18th century as Paris' high society moved elsewhere, immigrating Jews gradually settled in the Marias. In the historic heart of this neighborhood you'll find Paris' Jewish Quarter — with kosher eateries and falafel joints that draw an enthusiastic crowd.
[19] Strolling its characteristic lanes, pause and observe. It's a celebration of cultural diversity.
[20] The Marais is also the city's gay district — much enjoyed for its lively cafes and clubs. And — straight or gay — trendy Marais boutiques make for fun window shopping.
[21] Paris' original neighborhood, the Ille de la Cite is well worth exploring. A church has stood on this island since ancient times. But, the iconic Gothic cathedral we see today — dedicated to Notre Dame or our lady — is "only" 700 years old.
[22] You can brave the line for a look at its interior and climb to the top of its belltower. But the church I like to visit in Paris, especially on Sunday mornings is St. Sulpice — to enjoy its magnificent pipe organ — arguably the greatest in Europe.
[26] For organ lovers, a visit here is a pilgrimage. After Mass, enthusiasts from around the world scamper like 16th notes up the spiral stairs into a world of 7000 pipes.
[27] Before electricity, it took three men, working out on these 18th century stairmasters, to fill the bellows, which powered the organ. The current organist, Daniel Roth, carries on the tradition of welcoming guests into the loft to see the organ in action.
[28] As his apprentices pull and push the many stops that engage the symphony of pipes, a commotion of music lovers crowd around a tower of keyboards and watch the master at work.
[29] St. Sulpice has a rich history with a line of 12 world-class organists going back over 300 years. Like kings or presidents, the lineage is charted on the wall. And overseeing all this: Johann Sebastian Bach.
[30] This sacred music continues to fill the spiritual sails of St. Sulpice as it has for centuries.
[31] The good life in Paris — music, culture, an appreciation of its rich heritage and fine architecture — is easy to take for granted. But today's freedoms and a government that seems passionate about its people's needs didn't come to France without a struggle. And the pinnacle of that struggle — an epic event that reverberates in the spirit of its people to this day — was the French Revolution.
[32] The symbolic launch pad of the French Revolution was a notorious prison called the Bastille which stood on this square. In 1789 angry Parisians stormed it, released its prisoners, and tore it down. It's one of Europe's great non-sights. There's nothing left to see.
[33] While Parisian back lanes feel peaceful and content today, during times of revolution they hid hotbeds of discontent. Before French political leaders learned the wisdom of subsidizing the cost of baguettes, hungry peasant mobs would set up barricades in narrow lanes like these.
[34] Generals, like Napoleon, were fond of quieting the streets by loading chains and nails into cannon and giving the malcontents what they called "a whiff of grapeshot."
[35] Later, the government commissioned Baron Haussmann to modernize the city. He ripped up most of medieval Paris and created the city's grand boulevards.
[36] Great city planning... but really it was great military planning. Heavy artillery and grand armies work better with long broad streets as battlefields. Paris was made easier to rule...and more elegant.
[37] Today, like a citywide game of "connect the dots," wide Parisian boulevards lead to famous landmarks: like the Pantheon...the old opera...the Arc de Triomphe... and the Hotel des Invalides.
[38] Built by Louis XIV in the 1600s as a veterans' hospital, this massive building now houses Europe's greatest military museum. And, at its center, under a grand dome — which glitters with 26 pounds of thinly pounded gold leaf — lies the tomb of Napoleon.
[39] It's hard to imagine a building dedicated to a mortal that's more impressive. Gazing at Napoleon's tomb, I love to ponder the story of the carismatic leader who took France from revolutionary chaos to near total dominance of Europe and then, catastrophically, to near ruins.
[40] Just a humble kid from Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte went to military school here in Paris. He rose quickly through the ranks during the tumultuous years of the Revolution. By 1799 he was the ruler of France. Within five short years, France had conquered most of Europe and Napoleon declared himself emperor of it all.
[41] As the head of France's grand million-man army, he blitzed Europe. His personal charisma on the battlefield was said to be worth 10,000 additional men.
[42] Imagine Napoleon the emperor — all of Europe at his feet. The laurel wreath, the robes, and the Roman eagles proclaim him equal to Caesar.
[43] As Emperor he worked feaverishly to impliment the ideals of the revolution into a well-designed and modern society. Probably no single individual destroyed so much and yet built so much. To this day, the French remember Napoleon for his legacy: infrastructure, education system, and legal code.
[44] But, ultimately, his megalomania got the best of him. Napoleon invaded Russia with the greatest army ever assembled and returned to Paris with a frostbitten fraction of what he started with. Two years later, the Russians marched into Paris, and Napoleon was deposed.
[45] After a brief exile on the isle of Elba, Napoleon skipped parole, sailed to France, bared his breast, and declared, "Strike me down or follow me!" For 100 days, the French people followed him, finally into Belgium, where Napoleon was defeated once and for all by the British at Waterloo. Exiled again, he spent his last years on a remote island in the South Atlantic until he died in 1821.
[46] The Arch de Triomphe was finished just in time for the funeral procession that welcomed Napoleon's body home from exile in 1840. The arch is a memorial to France's many military campaigns, and is particularly stirring on national holidays when it flies the French flag.
[47] It crowns the city's main drag. Europe's grandest boulevard is the Champs-Elysees. Built for the queen in the 1600s, it originated as a carriageway leading away from the palace gardens
[49,] The population of France is becoming increasingly diverse and this is particularly true here in its cosmopolitan capital. The largest immigrant group is from its former colonies in Africa, especially Muslims from North Africa.
[50] Paris' mosque is a reminder that, even though its colonial empire is long gone, cultural connections remain strong. The challenge for both France and its immigrants is to assimilate comfortably into an ever more multi-ethnic society. Welcoming visitors, the mosque's tranquil courtyard provides a calm and meditative oasis in the midst of the hubub of Paris.
[51] The adjacent Cafe de la Mosque provides an alternative to French cuisine. Parisians and North Africans alike enjoy couscous, tagine, and a characteristic glass of sweet mint chai with the ambiance of a Moroccan teahouse.
[52] Nearby, stands the home of the Arab World Institute, a partnership between France and 22 Arab countries. With a museum, art galleries, and library, its mission is to build understanding between the Arab world and France. And from its rooftop terrace, the rest of the city beckons.
[53] The Palais du Louvre was once the palace of the ultimate king and the biggest building in the entire world. Today the vast horseshoe-shaped palace, built in stages over eight centuries with its striking 20th century Pyramid entry, houses the world's grandest collection of art treasures.
[54] These people are waiting not to get into the Louvre, but to buy a ticket to get into the Louvre. With a city museum pass, I save money and, more importantly, lots of time. Anyone with this pass can walk right in.
[55]Once inside, take a moment to enjoy the modern pyramid entry — a work of art in itself. It leads to three wings. We'll limit our visit to the Denon wing. The huge Louvre collection covers art history from ancient times to about 1850. It can be overwhelming. A key to enjoying your visit: don't even try to cover it all. Enjoy an excuse to return.
[56] Remember to look up for a sense of how, long before it was a museum, this was Europe's ultimate palace and home of its mightiest kings. In fact, the collection includes royal French regalia — such as the crown of Louis XV and the crown Napoleon wore on his coronation.
[57] This museum is one of the world's oldest — opened to the public during the French Revolution in 1793. I guess it just makes sense. You behead the king, inherit his palace and a vast royal collection of art, open the doors, and Voilà — a people's museum.
[58] The statue of Winged Victory seems to declare that the Louvre's ancient collection is Europe's finest. Two centuries before Christ, this wind-whipped masterpiece of Hellenistic Greek art stood on a bluff celebrating a great naval victory.
[] And just past her, stands an entourage of twisting and striding statues, each modeling the ideal human form. Venus de Milo has struck her pose — like a reigning beauty queen — for 2500 years now.
[59] There must be more famous paintings here than in any other museum. The crowded Grand Gallery — while a quarter mile long — displays only a small part of the Louvre's collection.
[60] We'll feature a few paintings representative of three styles: Renaissance, Neoclassical, and Romantic.
[61,] Francois the First, who ruled through the early 1500s, was France's Renaissance king. His private paintings became the core of the Louvre's collection.
[62] It was trendy for kings to have a Renaissance genius in their court. And one of Europe's greatest kings, François I, got Europe's top genius: Leonardo da Vinci.
[63] Leonardo's work epitomized the esthetics of the Renaissance and the Louvre's collection of his paintings demonstrates his lasting influence.
[64] His Virgin of the Rocks, illustrates his trademark sfumato technique — the subtle modeling of his faces, and, in landscapes, how he shows distance by making it hazier and hazier.
[65] And this portrait, Mona Lisa — believed to be of the wife of a Florentine merchant — is Leonardo's most crowd pleasing masterpiece. With her enigmatic smile, she seems to enjoy all the attention. Her body is solid and statue-like, a perfectly balanced pyramid angled back so we can appreciate its mass. Her arm — level with the frame — adds stability and realism. And again, Leonardo creates depth in Mona's dreamy backyard.
[66] For me, this painting sums up the Renaissance: balance, confidence and humanism — the age when the common individual — Mona Lisa — becomes art-worthy.
[67] Like the museum, Napoleon was a product of the Revolution. One of the Louvre's largest canvases shows Europe's grandest coronation: Napoleon's. The pope traveled from Rome to Paris to crown Napoleon. But Europe's most famous megalomaniac, crown confidently in hand, pretty much ran the coronation show himself. The pope looks a little neglected.
[68] The French Revolution was all about ending kings...so Napoleon crowned himself emperor. The politically correct art style of the time was Neoclassical.
[69] Napoleon would approve of everything in this room. Greek, Roman, heroic, or patriotic themes; clean, simple and logical — it's pure Neoclassical. This Parisian woman, wearing ancient garb and a Pompeii hairdo, reclines on a Roman-style couch — perfectly in vogue.
[70] Neoclassicism was an intellectual movement. After all, during the Revolution, everything was subjected to the "test of reason." Nothing was sacred. If it wasn't logical, it was rejected. The reaction to Neoclassicism? A Romantic Movement: Romanticism.
[71] Romanticism meant putting feeling over intellect, passion over restrained judgment. Logic and reason were replaced by a spirit that encouraged artists to be emotional and create not merely what the eyes saw but also what the heart felt.
[72] What better setting for an emotional work than the story of an actual shipwreck? In Gericault's Raft of the Medusa, we see a human pyramid ranging from death and despair at its base to a pinnacle of hope as one of the survivors spots a ship — which ultimately comes to their rescue. If art controls your heartbeat...this is a masterpiece.
[73] The Romantic Movement championed nationalistic causes of the 19th century. Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People shows the citizens in 1830, once again asserting their power and raising the French flag at a barricade in those troublesome back streets of Paris. This painting and that struggle reverberate with the French people to this day
[74] France's national holiday is July 14... Bastille Day. That's today and that means a big party as all of France indulges in a patriotic bash. In Paris that means lots of flags and lots of parties. Everyone's welcome to join in.
[75] Like towns and villages all over the country, each neighborhood here hosts parties until late into the night. The local fire department's putting on this party...so I guess it doesn't matter if the fire marshal drops by.
[76] Traditionally, crowds pack the bridges and line the river for a grand fireworks display over the Eiffel Tower.
[77] Traveling here I realize I could come back to this city for the rest of my life and never get enough of what to me, is the cultural capital of Europe — Paris. I'm Rick Steves. Until next time, keep on traveling. Au revoir!


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IVE POSTED MY WEEK 10 PICS ON MY PROFILE, (2 weeks to go) and im already looking at 2nd challenge to get my 6pack abs (and i will get them) lol
WAY TO GO FOR HANGING IN THERE. !!! just think how much better you'll feel out at the beach this year and how much more energy you'll have this summer to enjoy life.
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