Of course you've heard about the legendary Moulin Rouge in Paris. You just don't know if anyone actually goes there. They do, it turns out. Every night. Before you make your way to the red light district for yourself, here's what you need to know.
As a lover of musicals and of all things Parisian, I could not turn down the opportunity to visit the Montmartre location of Satine and Christian's epic love story as seen in what I consider to be one of the greatest movies of all time, Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge. And when I'm on vacation, I have a hard time saying no to anything โ a fabulous pair of shoes, a mountain of frites, or staying up until 1 a.
I'm game! And so were my girlfriends, which made for an eye-opening, late-night experience of spectacular proportions. Since loooong before the movie , the iconic Moulin Rouge has been putting on performances that have left visitors' jaws gaping and bellies full of bubbles.
The two nightly shows at 9 and 11 p. The cabaret serves , bottles of Champagne a year. The pops became part of the experience, because all night you hear corks popping throughout the theater. Such beautiful musicโฆ But those are only a few things you need to know before you make your way to the Moulin Rouge.
Leave your modesty at the door. I have lots of experience with this. If you're uncomfortable with breasts bared in every direction and perky nips of all shapes and sizes jingle-jangling, this show is not for you. Notice the shoes. There are more than pair of shoes in the show, all handmade by Maison Clairvoy , a small Parisian workshop that has been making shoes since Great shoes are so vital to the performances that the Moulin Rouge actually purchased the shoe company a few years ago.
