European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Exploring Paris past ilm if a it is amps photos. By Peter Jaeger top Nifte turreted fortifications of the concierge Rie. Above de la cite sits like a the River Seine. By Susan Sobin staff writer you already know Paris has hot night life elegant shops and gourmet cuisine so what s new try its. Past Paris is More than 2,000 years old. Here you can trek  to the French revolution through the Middle Ages and on to before the time of Christ. Your feet do not have to walk far but your mind travels centuries. Paris oldest sections Are the lie de la cite the Large Island in the Seine River and the latin que Tor flu drier hot Injo originally a roman settlement on the Seine s left Hank. A a a _. Today the lie de la cite is one of the City s most Scenic spots. The nutshell Island with its medieval towers and notre Dame Cathedral is connected to the riverbanks by a web of antique Stone Hedges. At dusk the flow of tourists ebbs Stivender Huei appear in the sky and the turrets and Spires along the Seine slowly. Become shrouded in its cold Mist there has been a settlement Here since two centuries before Christ. Those  the Paris ii burned it around 50 b.c., rather than surrender to Julius Caesar s army the romans held this part of the City for about four centuries followed by a procession of conquerors including Clovis and. Charlemagne even Attila the Hun threatened Paris it has been capital for Over a thousand years and has occasionally shaken with turmoil. Quot from the pontau change you can see the concierge Rie turreted fortifications of a medieval Palace a continued on Page 12. The lie ship in feb diary 7, 1991 Struges Magazine t 7