Sunday, December 14, 2014

Paris giant has left...

Browsing through my old photos, I just came across this one! I originally posted a photo of him in January 2008 and went back recently there to see if he was still hanging, but he had left (he left in June 2010, in fact)! Why did they hang this guy on this school? Because of a legend: a giant called Isoire (or Isoré, or even Issoire which is now the name of the street) used to rob people there in the old times. Someone (Guillaume d'Orange) is said to have chopped his head off, and buried the rest of the body on site! I wish I knew the real story behind this one!

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  1. That story should be told at night at that same spot.

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  2. Looks a bit like our seasonal Elf on the Shelf character wearing a less seasonal outfit! Very amusing.

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  3. Bonjour Eric,

    Voici l'histoire de la sculpture de ce géant :
    http://www.aly-abbara.com/voyages_personnels/france/paris/flash/geant_isore.html

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  4. I thought about the Elf on the Shelf too. I wonder what the kids at this school thought the first time they saw him!

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  5. I thought maybe you were speaking of yourself Eric! You are a giant to me in terms of your warm personality, how you shared this beautiful city with others like myself, who have never even been there. You've done for 10 years, every single day! You are a giant to me with a gigantic heart and love for this beautiful city! xx Valorie

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