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 Join Us in France, episode 181.

Join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France, it's many quirks, its history, its language,

and of course destinations in France you want to learn about because hopefully you'll be visiting soon. the way. Bon-Thou, I'm Annie Sergeant, and on today's episode I'm going to tell you about the

hunchback of Notre Dame, the novel by Victor Hugo.

Whenever I am at Notre Dame, I like to imagine Quasimodo climbing the facade of the cathedral,

Esmeralda dancing on the Esplanade,

the gargoyle singing and frollo being evil. But of course that's not quite

the story Victor Hugo told. The story has been re-told many times, most notably in a Disney movie in 1996.

If you remember the story at all, that's probably the one that's stuck in your mind.

And it wasn't particularly faithful to the Victor Hugo story

It's still a good movie of its own right. It's stunning, the music is great.

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