25. We’ll Always Have Paris – The Ritz Paris Bar
The Land of Desire: French History and Culture ›24:25 | May 25th, 2017
Bottoms up! We duck behind the counter to learn the antics, escapades and espionage of the Hotel Ritz Paris bar. Salut! SHOW NOTES: http://www.thelandofdesire.com/2017/05/25/episode-25-hotel-ritz-p...Show More
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epekilis recommended:Feb 26th, 2020
Home away from home for the international glitterati in Paris, the Ritz bar was also a center of a rather unsavoury mixture of collaborationist and resistance activity during WWII. Remembering that the Nazis lost the war, the episode focuses on resistance (apparently almost every staff member was a...Show More
mmFeb 27th, 2020
@epekilis Loved this episode and all the weird and wild stories. Hemingway seemed to have drank at every great bar.
mm recommended:Feb 27th, 2020
Delightful episode about the Hotel Ritz Paris and its famous bar frequented by the rich and famous. From the Nazis to the hotel staff who spied for the Allied forces, to dogs in petticoats, and boa necklaces and Hemingway’s 70-drink celebration of the liberation of Paris, this episode was just so fu...Show More
mmFeb 27th, 2020
@serena I think you’d enjoy this delightful episode about The Ritz bar in Paris.
kennethFeb 27th, 2020
@mm As a current resident in Austria, I found the historical highlights revolving around Frank Meier and Nazi occupation to be particularly fascinating. Fun stories for sure!
mmFeb 27th, 2020
@kenneth I feel Frank Meier should have his own film “Frank at The Ritz”. Loved their ingenuity on “ordering groceries” and how they hid all the “good stuff” from the bar from the Nazi’s 😂
mmFeb 27th, 2020
@kenneth Would also recommend this two part mini series about how Hitler got rejected from art school and his obsession with art which in part fuelled his “love” for Paris. “Episode #22: Hitler the (Failed) Artist (Season 2, Episode 2)" from ArtCurious Podcast: https://podyssey.fm/episode/id1717742
kennethFeb 27th, 2020
@mm I'd definitely go see it in theaters, haha. 😅 But seriously, that's brilliant. Someone needs to write the script NOW!
kennethFeb 27th, 2020
@mm As for the pod about Hitler the art student, you've piqued my curiosity... Queued, and thx for the rec!
mmFeb 27th, 2020
@kenneth Let me know what you think! I was thinking of so many “what if’s” during those episodes.
mmMar 2nd, 2020
@write2tg @danny This is episode about The Ritz.
write2tg recommended:Mar 12th, 2020
Delightful episode and makes you want to hit the bar! And there’s only one reason why you wouldn’t stay at the Ritz...because you can’t afford it!