The proposed location is the Carrousel de Louvre..A mall in the Louvre museum underneath the glass pyramid that hosts mostly tourism-related stores..souveniers, books, a Starbucks and the like...Blech!!
When I learnt of this blasphemy last night (thanks Sandy), I started thinking of places in Paris that would be worthy of hosting an Apple Store..especially in the light of me drooling over their store at Fifth Avenue..more on that later..
So here are my top 4 recommendations for possible Apple Retail locations in Paris and why...
1. Place Vendome - Apple is all about exclusivity and pricey-ness. What better place to highlight then to have a store at the gorgeous Place Vendome, home to the Ritz hotel, Cartier and in the past has been home to Chopin and Coco Chanel. It is a gorgeous square that has at its centre a huge pillar topped by Napolean on his Le Cheval.
2. Grand Arche, La Defense - Right, so This massive arch (in white) is the beginning of an axis that has the Arc De Triomphe, Champs Elysses, the Concorde and ending at the Louvre pyramid..Just think of the view!
3. Invalides - This houses Napolean's tomb..has the Pont de Alexandre on one end(the prettiest bridge in Paris me thinks), a view of theEiffel and 200m of manicured lawns..On Bastille day, they hold awesome army/navy/air force exhibitions here...
4. Champs Elysses - An amazing avenue but as already stated, they could not get retail space here. An alternative would be Rue Du faberge St. Honoure, the Bond Street of Paris which is not too bad and houses the Elyssee palace at one end...not a bad neighbourbood for Apple royalty eh?
There...all above ground options for Apple to come up with a brilliant standalone store design instead of being holed up in an underground mall..I am disappointed to say the least!
Right sooo that! An imminent quarter life-crisis looms with the impending 25th around the corner, so I am indulging in an iPod Touch 2G..anyone who reads this and can think of a suitable reason for not buying this...please do tell!
I am also thinking of which would be my Halloween costume if I were to attend one of those parties (brought on by an episode of How I Met Your Mother which is God's own gift to cynical, singles everywhere..Whatssa!)
