Paris: Looking Back

So we started with introducing to you what this blog would be all about. We shared a bit of what’s about to come and what you could expect reading from here.

To start with, maybe we could go and backtrack about Paris. No, no. Not the history of Paris. It’s too long, I would just bore you with what I’ll talk to you about. Maybe just a bit or a part of its history.

How about on how Paris got its name? Yep. That would be a good and possible idea. Let’s start from there.

Paris, according to a history 101 on Answers.com, got its name from way back its 250 B.C. history. The place was once called Lutetia Parisiorum (Lutetia in short) and people in the place were called the Parisii people.

Julius Ceasar inhabited the city making Lutetia under the Roman Empire. The city, that was back then a fishing village, extended and spread out making the city an important place for future emperors’ reigns. The name of the city was later on changed to Lutece. The city was able to keep the name Paris as a constant reference to the people who live there even up until the end of the Roman Empire.

During King Clovis I’s rule, he was able to make the city famous and would want to make it his capital of the year 508. It was then that the name of the city, now called Paris, was nailed. The city also have various nicknames including The Light City, The City of Lights or The City of Light.

Up to this time, Paris remained as one of the key cities not only in France, and not only in Europe, but throughout the world. The city still continues to amaze people with its beauty and even a strong force to be reckoned with when it comes to commerce and business.

What makes this city really wonderful is that it’s one whole culture in there; basing on its rich history, the city still lives up to its reputation of being a center of industry and commerce and of course, as a tourist destination.

More than it has been, Paris have grown and many establishments have risen, including museums, restaurants, souvenir shops, and apartments in Paris.

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OTHER FUN TRIVIA ON PARIS (from Answers.com)

Paris' inhabitants are known in English as "Parisians" and in French as Parisiens. Parisians are often pejoratively called Parigots (term first used in 1900 by those living outside the Paris region, but now the term may be considered endearing by Parisians themselves).