Before we start this episode about Paris, let me take a second to tell you that I now offer

audio tours of different Paris neighborhoods via a smartphone app called Voicemap.

I wish I could show all of my listeners around in person but unfortunately

there is not enough of me to go around so I hope you'll find taking me

around in your phone to be an acceptable compromise.

If you'd like to try a self-guided tour where I show you Paris and tell you some amazing

stories exactly where they happened, download the Voicemap app on your phone and look for

tours in Paris by Annie Sergeant. You can order tours through the app on your

phone but if you'd like to enjoy a special discount for

podcast listeners visit join us in France.com forward slash audio tours to order your

tour activation codes and I'll see you in Paris. This is joining in France episode 53.

Hello, I'm Annie and today I'm delighted to introduce Jessica Terrier,

a lovely young lady who works as a tour guide in Paris and who has a passion for dance Louis the 14th and

the lavish parties French kings used to throw in Paris called carousel.

You've probably heard of the word Carusel,

and maybe you remember that the entrance to the Louvre Museum

is called the Carusel du Louvre.

Well, there is a reason for that,

and Jessica will explain.

In French, a carousel is also a beautiful merry-go-round,

just like in English, I think.

Well, it turns out that the word has another meaning,

...