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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 29, 2020 6:53:36 GMT
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Post by bjd on Feb 29, 2020 7:28:14 GMT
That first little dog looks more like a sheep. Are you sure it was the dog show?
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 29, 2020 12:09:36 GMT
Perhaps the result of a breeding experiment. Or else, since terriers are sometimes used to look after flocks of sheep, who knows what they get up to at night?
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 29, 2020 14:59:39 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 29, 2020 17:13:47 GMT
That first little dog looks more like a sheep. It's a Bedlington terrier. Kerouac, you probably said at the beginning of the report, but is this event free? Also, was the parking lot packed with charter buses and other indications that people had come from afar to attend?
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Post by bjd on Feb 29, 2020 17:22:20 GMT
Bixa, there are basically no parking lots around there. A few small paying ones for participants. There are areas for trucks to deliver things or animals, but no place for private cars. A metro stop and tram stop right in front though.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 29, 2020 17:23:33 GMT
Thanks, Bjd ~ you can tell my national cultural bias, right?
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 29, 2020 17:37:02 GMT
It is not a free event, so it rakes in bundles of money. But all sorts of association distribute free tickets. The lack of parking at Porte de Versailles is one of the reasons for the creation of the other exhibition centre near the airport. However, there are bus parking areas in Paris, which means that any bus coming from afar would drop off its passengers at the Salon, go and park somewhere for the day, and then go back and pick up the people at the scheduled time.
Just for the record, the final day (tomorrow) of the Salon de l'Agriculture has been cancelled due to the coronavirus alert. Today would have been a great day to go, because I'm sure the exhibiting vendors are slashing the prices on everything.
I am nearing the end of this report -- just a few more things -- and then I will release you to your normal activities.
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Post by htmb on Feb 29, 2020 18:49:15 GMT
I remember going to an event at Porte de Versailles and it was really interesting (Home Show?), but this looks even better because of all the different animals. Too bad they’ve had to cut it short.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 29, 2020 19:07:10 GMT
On the evening news tonight, they are showing some of the baking stands who were baking all of the cakes and dough scheduled for tomorrow so that it won't go directly in the trash.
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Post by lugg on Feb 29, 2020 20:21:25 GMT
Those cats !!! Certainly ooze superiority.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 29, 2020 20:51:50 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 29, 2020 21:00:05 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 5, 2023 12:29:16 GMT
I hesitated, but in the end I did not attend the 2023 event, which will have apparently been the most attended in history when it closes tonight. The one in this old report had to close one day early back then, just as covid confinement began. This time they had to shut the door two hours early on Saturday (yesterday) due to the huge crowds. Poor animals!
My metro line has been as jam packed as it always is during the Salon, which luckily is at the other end, but two of the main train stations are also on the line (Saint Lazare and Montparnasse), both serving major agricultural areas. Coming to Paris is a really big deal, and for a lot of these people it is the first time while for others it is something they might do every 5 years or so. Since it is a scary city for farmers, they collect as much information beforehand so they won't get lost in the scary metro. Unfortunately, the information is often out of date, from 5 or more years ago. I no longer count the number of times I have jumped in to quell their panic. "They said to follow the signs to Porte de la Chapelle! Where is it?" I tell them that the new name of that direction is Aubervilliers. Some of them believe me. Others need to check official documents or find uniformed personnel because they have been warned about Parisians misleading them out of pure malice. It is the same for people looking for "Porte d'Orléans" which is now "Bagneux." Oh well.
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Post by bjd on Mar 5, 2023 16:39:43 GMT
I didn't know about the metro station name change and I haven't been to Paris since February 2020. And they don't give out those handy paper maps any more.
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 5, 2024 14:56:31 GMT
The 2023 Salon was indeed the most attended, because when this year's event closed on Sunday evening, they said that attendance was down 2% and there were "only" 603,652 visitors. It still remains the most visited event of the year. The huge Foire de Paris trade show only got 467,000 visitors. Anyway, I returned this year since I had not been since the one about which I originally made this report (2020), which closed early due to covid lockdown. All of our feathered friends (ducks, chickens, geese, pigeons, etc.) are no longer welcome due to the permanent risk of bird flu. I kind of miss them. However, I did get a few photos of the other farm animals. I didn't take too many pictures since I've seen them all before, but going there in person is really worth it.
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 5, 2024 15:01:53 GMT
And once again, I didn't see everything even though I made it to all of the buildings this time.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 5, 2024 17:13:05 GMT
I'm glad you revived this, since it's one of those events I that one wonders how it weathered the pandemic.
Great pictures and now, thanks to your report, I finally can see the difference between a male and a female mammal.
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