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Travel with Rick Steves

276 Midnight In Paris; Hidden Gardens of Paris; Richard Wiese: Born to Explore

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

4.32.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2012

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Rick speaks with Parisians who inspire travelers to explore their city, from its relaxing parks and public spaces to late night strolls and memorable dinners. Also, Richard Wiese, one of today's most adventurous scientist-explorers, shares how his passion for exploring the natural world has taken him on research projects to the North Pole and the hottest place on earth.

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From tagging Jaguars in the Yucatan to unearthing new species in the far north of Canada,

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or even in New York Central Park, Richard Weese seems to have been born to explore.

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Whilst people think that everything has been discovered, there is so much just at our feet that people haven't looked at.

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The host of TV's Born to Explore shares his passion for scientific discovery with us in the hour ahead on travel with Rick

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steves. Hi I'm Rick steves. Another place you just can't miss when it comes to

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passions of a romantic nature is Paris. Coming up friends from Paris share tips for finding just the right place to steal a kiss.

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It's the coolest place. It's the coolest secret garden in Paris.

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And Paris is perfect for strolling with your favorite travel partner as you recapture the magic and the atmosphere of midnight in Paris.

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Paris after dark is very exciting because you can go everywhere, you feel safe, you can walk.

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It's fair romantic, it's true.

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We're romancing the world in the hour ahead.

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It's Travel with Rick Steves.

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The world

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today on travel with Rick Steve's Elaine Schillino shares her favorite hidden gardens in Paris and later Richard Weist describes how his scientific adventures have taught him to love the world.

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Let's start with a look at Paris by night.

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We're at 877 333 Rick.

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Paris is the city of light, but what about after dark? You know, we all go to Paris and we have a long list of great museums and palaces to see and so on,

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but save some energy for after dinner. It's a magnificent city after dark and we're going to talk about that with a friend and fellow tour guide who works in Paris Arno Servinia.

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Arno, thanks for being here.

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Thank you for inviting me. Hello.

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As a resident of Paris, how do you enjoy Paris after dark? I mean as famous as the city of light, but it's also a very romantic city.

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Well, Paris is a city of light, and actually it's when it gets dark, it becomes the city of light.

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