tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post181936653212052750..comments2023-11-22T15:04:13.888+01:00Comments on Just Another American in Paris: The Flood of 1910Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09601542052605334407noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post-43741066272817706342009-12-15T05:15:12.287+01:002009-12-15T05:15:12.287+01:00For more on the history of the 1910 flood, see the...For more on the history of the 1910 flood, see the new book "Paris Under Water" and the website http://www.parisunderwater.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post-42531154895123374162009-11-25T18:33:36.259+01:002009-11-25T18:33:36.259+01:00Preppyplayer, don't worry, floods are not like...Preppyplayer, don't worry, floods are not like earthquakes, you see them coming. When a French river like the Seine overflows, it takes several days. And museums are prepared for those kinds of incidents.<br /><br />I recently found a book with tons of pictures from the flood. It was pretty amazing, I kinda regret not buying it.<br /><br />When I was a kid, my hometown (at least the parts next to the river, that's the Garonne river if you wonder) would get flooded once in a while. That was pretty... interesting (I lived far from the river, I'm not sure the people involved would call it the same way), but in the 80's they did lots of construction (dams, "river walls" etc) to canalize it, it hasn't overflown since.<br /><br />And to tell the truth, I'd love to see Paris under water, that would be an interesting experience (saying that, I think the water reached my street in 1910)David in Setouchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895289419248698831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post-38316017872496998572009-11-25T01:29:49.391+01:002009-11-25T01:29:49.391+01:00All I can think of when you say that this might ha...All I can think of when you say that this might happen again?<br />Is my favorite museum on earth with ruined artwork... I can't remember what is on the ground floor... sculpture hopefully?preppyplayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488992569447830584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post-64953302302405554812009-11-24T21:05:29.827+01:002009-11-24T21:05:29.827+01:00Imagine the flooding problems in Venice.
They were...Imagine the flooding problems in Venice.<br />They were expecting a similar flood in 2002. There was flooding, but it never got that bad.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post-66685102353627328462009-11-24T16:28:47.319+01:002009-11-24T16:28:47.319+01:00that's what I figured..good don't want to ...that's what I figured..good don't want to sound like a "newb" next time I'm there....merci beaucoup.debbie in torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606750113188414437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post-6246017130276490622009-11-24T14:35:19.435+01:002009-11-24T14:35:19.435+01:00Debbie: Hooray! A French question I can answer. ...Debbie: Hooray! A French question I can answer. It's pronounced kay as in okay.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601542052605334407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011647259561000207.post-6897649079705268162009-11-24T14:23:46.021+01:002009-11-24T14:23:46.021+01:00as always thanks for the history lesson....can you...as always thanks for the history lesson....can you clear something up for me..how do you pronounce quai?...is it "Key" like we pronounce Quay here or is it something else...debbie in torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606750113188414437noreply@blogger.com