Pomme Frites and American Sauce in Paris, France LbNA #5806 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Riversol  |
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| Plant date: | Sep 14, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Paris, France |
| County: | Other International |
| State: | Other International |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | JB Castle Hunters |
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| Last found: | Nov 20, 2004 |
| Status: | Faam |
| Last edited: | Sep 14, 2003 |
Reported missing.
Last verified find: Nov 2004
Difficulty: Intermediate
Replaced in June 2004, thanks to Tiger Moses.
The Clue Unfolds
Bon jour Letterboxers,
I made a wonderful trip to Paris and the surrounding French countryside in the Summer of 2003 with my castle-obsessed companion. (Make sure you see Chenonceau Castle). With all the tensions between the American and French governments, I thought it would be fun and possibly cathartic for an American to place a letterbox in France.
Step 1. Find a little bit of America in Paris.
Yes indeedy, if you recall high school history, Lady Liberty was a gift to America from France. And somewhere in Paris along the Seine a smaller version of the New York monument stands. The full size lady was unveiled on October 28, 1886.
http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/sl/history/liberty.html has some history on the Statue of Liberty if you're interested.
Step 2. Find a towering piece of France in Paris.
Not far from the Little Lady Liberty you'll see the a tall tower built for the International Exhibition of 1889. Boy were those French busy building things back then.
More info at http://www.paris.org/Monuments/Eiffel/
Step 3. Find a letterbox placed by an American in Paris.
Now for the fun part. Time to channel positive energy between the nations of France and the US of America.
Simply stand upon the 8th (9th if you're really short)concrete step leading up from Lady Liberty. (this may take two tries, but you'll figure it out!)
Extend your left hand toward Lady Liberty's torch and extend your right hand toward the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Now, initiate a positive thought: maybe how the citizens of both countries want the planet to be a peaceful place to live in, or maybe that Americans call Pomme Frites "French Fries" and the French (so I've heard) call ketchup "American sauce."
Sure enough, a letterbox will appear 22 paces in front of you beneath a rock and gravel. (I don't recommend that you jump down from the stairs.)
Be as secretive as possible to increase the longevity of this box and hide a well as you can by burying the box beneath a layer of gravel and using a rock as a marker!
Peace and Au revoir!
Last verified find: Nov 2004
Difficulty: Intermediate
Replaced in June 2004, thanks to Tiger Moses.
The Clue Unfolds
Bon jour Letterboxers,
I made a wonderful trip to Paris and the surrounding French countryside in the Summer of 2003 with my castle-obsessed companion. (Make sure you see Chenonceau Castle). With all the tensions between the American and French governments, I thought it would be fun and possibly cathartic for an American to place a letterbox in France.
Step 1. Find a little bit of America in Paris.
Yes indeedy, if you recall high school history, Lady Liberty was a gift to America from France. And somewhere in Paris along the Seine a smaller version of the New York monument stands. The full size lady was unveiled on October 28, 1886.
http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/sl/history/liberty.html has some history on the Statue of Liberty if you're interested.
Step 2. Find a towering piece of France in Paris.
Not far from the Little Lady Liberty you'll see the a tall tower built for the International Exhibition of 1889. Boy were those French busy building things back then.
More info at http://www.paris.org/Monuments/Eiffel/
Step 3. Find a letterbox placed by an American in Paris.
Now for the fun part. Time to channel positive energy between the nations of France and the US of America.
Simply stand upon the 8th (9th if you're really short)concrete step leading up from Lady Liberty. (this may take two tries, but you'll figure it out!)
Extend your left hand toward Lady Liberty's torch and extend your right hand toward the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Now, initiate a positive thought: maybe how the citizens of both countries want the planet to be a peaceful place to live in, or maybe that Americans call Pomme Frites "French Fries" and the French (so I've heard) call ketchup "American sauce."
Sure enough, a letterbox will appear 22 paces in front of you beneath a rock and gravel. (I don't recommend that you jump down from the stairs.)
Be as secretive as possible to increase the longevity of this box and hide a well as you can by burying the box beneath a layer of gravel and using a rock as a marker!
Peace and Au revoir!