I just came back from a trip to Paris. And maybe I'm just retarded, but I always thought that Moulin Rouge was a phenomenon from the past. At best a preserved museum.
But looking at old black and white postcards at a local news stand outside the hotel, I found one of the Moulin Rouge. What puzzled me was that there was a brand new Beemer parked in front of the entrance? The next day we walked up to the Pigalle area (which is red-light district in Paris) and there it was, celebrating its 120th anniversary, celling out three shows a night.
After some googeling I found out that Georges France, alias Jo France, the founder of Balajo, bought the Bal du Moulin Rouge back in 1951. He started a massive restoration in order to allow the famous establishment to, as they claim on their web site, hold the most wonderful nights in Paris, and regain its splendor from long-ago.
I don't know how, but after a lot of hustling we manage to get a table to the sold out midnight show the day after.
It was no understatement. It was indeed the most wonderful night we've ever had in Paris!
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