{"id":12557,"date":"2015-05-06T01:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=12557"},"modified":"2015-05-06T14:08:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T21:08:06","slug":"inspired-by-paris-night-life-travel-inspiration-series-by-beth-barany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/06\/inspired-by-paris-night-life-travel-inspiration-series-by-beth-barany\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspired by Paris Night Life (Travel & Writing series) by Beth Barany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Travel<\/a>Last week I shared about Why Paris and how that city is such a rich, evocative place for me.<\/p>\n

This week, as the ninth in our Travel & Writing\u00a0series<\/a>, I’m focusing on how Paris night life is great place to soak up and participate in\u00a0a vibrant aspect of the city. Then pour that passion into your writing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been running this series for the last few\u00a0months in conjunction with fellow creativity coach, Paula Chafee Scardamalia. See Paula\u2019s\u00a0latest posts on travel and inspiration here.<\/a><\/p>\n

How does night life in a foreign city spice up your writing?<\/p>\n

What inspires you about a place’s night life?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m curious! Post your comments below.<\/p>\n

Here’s some of my favorite places in Paris and what I love about them?<\/p>\n

\"Paris,<\/a>

(Photo credit: http:\/\/www.aparisguide.com\/montmartre\/Paris-montmartre1.jpg)<\/p><\/div>\n

Montmartre<\/h2>\n

Hike up to this\u00a0white cathedral, Basilica de Sacre Coeur on the top of Montmartre<\/a> and get a whole view of the city. On the way there, not only do you get to really exercise your stair muscles, but you also get to ramble\u00a0through some of the most famous parts of the city. Picasso, Einstein, other famous thinkers and artists all spent time in this part of the city.<\/p>\n

The lovely French film, “Le fabuleux destin d’Am\u00e9lie Poulain”<\/span><\/a>\u00a0had wonderful scenes filmed on and around Montmartre.<\/p>\n

\"220px-Amelie_poster\"<\/a>

(Photo credit: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Am%C3%A9lie)<\/p><\/div>\n

One of my favorite things to do when I lived in Paris was to sit on the steps of the Basilica de Sacre Coeur and gaze out upon this city I love so much. My heart opened with joy and heartbreak to realize all those lives below me lived, died, loved, cried.<\/p>\n

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(Photo credit: http:\/\/cdn.rsvlts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Night-view-of-Paris-with-Eiffel-Tower-and-St.-Pierre-de-Montmartre-930×617.jpg)<\/p><\/div>\n

Maybe because I was sitting at the foot of a\u00a0cathedral devoted to salving the pain of the world, I was in synch with that too. I felt the compassion of a lovely heart pour through me and toward all of humanity, represented for me by the people of Paris.<\/p>\n

Montmartre is wonderful for this wide view, now let’s get nitty gritty.<\/p>\n

Irish Pubs<\/h2>\n

I pub hopped in Paris to the various Irish pubs when I lived there in my early 20s (1990-1992). Sorry, I don’t remember all their names. The ones I went to probably don’t exist anymore. \u00a0Here’s a list of recent pubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the time, my favorite drink was scotch. But I can’t drink any more. I still love the\u00a0spicy heady smell of scotch.<\/p>\n

\"scotch\"<\/a>

(Photo credit: http:\/\/hungrylobbyist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/scotch.jpg)<\/p><\/div>\n

What I loved about going to Irish pubs:<\/strong><\/p>\n