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QUEER MTL THINGS TO DO: August 2023

August doesn’t mean the end of the summer in Montréal. Here, the streets are full of queer joy as Pride (or Fierté as we call it here) takes over the city! This month, Montréal is stuffed to the brim with events, parties and unique experiences painted in all the colours of the LGBTQ+ rainbow. From drag to community, circuit to underground, here’s some of our picks for the best LGBTQ+ things to do in the city. For further announcements, follow QueerMTL on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr! Got an event coming up? DM it our way!

EVENT OF THE MONTH:

🏳️‍🌈 This month, there’s so much to do we couldn’t narrow it down to just one! Montréal’s biggest annual celebration Fierté Montréal / Montréal Pride returns August 3 to 13, 2023, with a packed schedule of events, exhibitions and parties that’s sure to be one for the record books. We’ve pulled out some of our top tips throughout the guide below, but the full schedule can be found on Fierté’s website here. Running later in the month, the volunteer-driven Pervers/cité brings the Underside of Pride into the light with community-driven activities ranging from back alley parties to workshops focusing on BIPOC, trans, non-gender conforming and queer experiences. Keep tabs on their social media platforms for their evolving schedule.

EVENTS

✊The Archives gaies du Québec hosts The Aesthetic Activism of ACT UP Montréal: a history in photos and posters from June 13-August 13, 2023, spotlighting an important piece of both HIV/AIDS and Montréal’s activist history. The co-curators will be in attendance on Community Day, Saturday, August 12, 2023 to discuss the items on display in both French and English.

✨ Bijuriya and Emmötional Damage host Slaysians on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Cabaret Mado, featuring performances from Lia Jasmine, Joy Rider, Suri Racha, CC Channel, Komodo, Manny, Kajol and Rico Love.

✍️ HommeHomo brings Drink & Draw back to Bar Le Cocktail on Wednesday, August 2, Wednesday, August 16, and Wednesday, August 30, 2023, featuring live models and drink specials.

✨ The official Opening Ceremony of Pride Montréal held at Jardins Gamelin on Thursday, August 3, 2023 features Cercle Indigiqueer, Kaniehke’haka elder Tealey Ka’senni:saks Normandin, Nina Segalowitz & Sierra Segalowitz-Clabaux, Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo & Marshall Kahente Diabo, Moe Clark & Weather Beings and a DJ set from LaFHomme.

🎥 Drag king extraordinaire Charli Deville presents A Night at the Movies: Fantasy Edition at the Wiggle Room on Thursday, August 3, 2023 with Lulu les Belles Mirettes, Enshantay, Charli Deville, Gigi Marx and Just Horny.

🍑 Blending burlesque, comedy, gogo and pole dancing, Peach Club kicks off Pride at Café Cléopatra on Thursday, August 3, 2023 with appearances from Tranna Wintour, Zach Poitras, Lucy Gervais and Rachelle Elie.

📚 The Violet Hour presents In translation, a special edition of their monthly queer literary series at Stock Bar on Thursday, August 3, 2023 featuring readings in English and French from books available in both languages, featuring Jonathan Bécotte, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, D.M. Bradford, Nicholas Dawson, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and more.

😆 Hosted by Chiquita Mére and Sami Landri, ME JOKE-TU? brings a batch of queer comedians to the stage of Le National for a night of fun and laughs on Thursday, August 3, 2023.

🇮🇹 The Violet Hour co-presents the exhibition Unveiling the Queer Italian-Canadian Experience, a collaboration between photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo and poet Liana Cusmano at Casa d’Italia from August 3 to 20, 2023.

🎥 The Image+Nation LGBTQ2SQUEER Film Festival presents a special program of shorts entitled 11 Revendications=11 Court-Métrages for Pride online from August 3 to 13, 2023.

🏳️‍⚧️ The Trans+Archive presents Our existence in South America through the decades online throughout Pride, August 3 to 13, 2023.

🏳️‍⚧️ The TransFormative Day of Justice brings a line-up of panels and workshops to the Centre communautaire LGBTQ+ de Montréal on Friday, August 4, 2023, creating space for trans/feminist discourses and reflections. Find further information here.

🏳️‍⚧️ The Them Fatale cabaret shines a spotlight on gender non-conforming trans and non-binary cabaret artists including Gay Jesus, Jake DuPree and Nox Falls under the guidance of Rosie Bourgeoisie on Friday, August 4, 2023 at Le National.

🐶 Montréal’s puppy community comes together for the Pup Montréal 2023 Contest, taking place from August 4 to 7, 2023 at Bar Le Stud, aiming to crown the genderless title of Pup Montréal 2023.

🎤 XOXO presents a roster of some of Montréal’s top up and coming talent including Chivengi, Kinkead, hadaxxah, SCARY and G.Mako takes the stage at Jardins Gamelin on Friday, August 4, 2023.

🏳️‍🌈 Support 2sLGBTQ+ artists and artisans at PRIDE Market hosted by MFF and L’Euguélionne at L’Euguélionne bookstore on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

✊ Feeling alternapride? Check out Slag Pride at Bar Le Ritz PDB on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

🏳️‍⚧️ The Trans March is one of August’s most important events, starting from Dorchester Square on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 2:30 PM. March in solidarity with under this year’s theme Because Our Joy is Priceless and don’t miss the Trans Community Party gathering in Jardins Gamelin which follows.

🏳️‍🌈 To be a Lesbian and …: Inclusive Perspectives on Lesbianism at the Hyatt Place Montréal offers an open and respectful place to discuss lesbian experiences and diversity on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

🏳️‍🌈 Stella hosts The Criminalization of Sex Work and the Daily Life of 2SLGBTQIA+ Sex Workers at the Hyatt Place Montréal aims for exchange and solidarity between community and sex workers on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Running concurrently, the Photo/Voice Project: Sex Work presented by RÉZO and Julie Deslandes Leduc compiles local sex work experiences.

🏳️‍🌈 Labour Pride: Past, Present and Future. What Our Unions Have Done For Us explores labour unions’ role in working for recognition and advancement of LGBTQ+ people’s rights. At Hyatt Place Montréal on Saturday, August 5, 2023.

👠 Montréal’s ballroom community comes together for A Family Affair Kiki Ball at Le Club Soda on Saturday, August 5, 2023, inspired by family representations in movies and television shows.

🎤 If you’ve ever asked what could possibly make karaoke even better, the popular Bareoke: Strip Karaoke at Café Cléopatra on Saturday, August 5 and Saturday, August 19, 2023 is your answer!

👑 Misty Waterfalls pulls double duty on Sunday, August 6, 2023 with Le Brunch aux Folles at 13h00 and Le Souper aux Folles at 17:00, both featuring Petula Claque and Lana Dalida at Bar Social Verdun.

😆 A Very Pretentious Comedy Show #7 features Tranna Wintour, Clara Olshansky, Estelle Davis, Walter Lyng and others at Café La ligne verte on Sunday, August 6, 2023.

📚 Literary Pride presents War of 2SLGBTQ+ Words at Théâtre La Comédie de Montréal on Monday, August 7, 2023 in which four panelists defend a literary work written by a 2SLGBTQIA author in front of a live audience, with one work eliminated every 20 minutes until only one book remains. The following evening, Glitter-ati! hosted by Barbada will present four emerging authors and their work on-stage. On Wednesday, August 9, 2023 they’ll host Diversity Spelled Out, Transpoetry / An Evening of Poetry on Thursday, August 10, 2023, and an Outdoor Book Fair on Friday, August 11, 2023. Before each event, the Safer Literary Space creates room for authors and writers who cannot or do not want to be public about their sexual orientation or gender identity.

😆 Very Pretentious Comedy presents a Queer Comedy Night at The Diving Bell Social Club on Monday, August 7, 2023 featuring Clara Olshansky, Eve Parker Finley and more!

💜 The Transmasc Choir of Montréal hosts the Chosen Family Conference at Hyatt Place Montréal on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 including live Q&A and resources.

🎶 Discover a world of new talents at ImmiX, presented by ICI Musique on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Esplanade du Parc olympique featuring Blxck Cxsper, Cassa, Coco Belleveau, Edith Butler, Jade Above, Joe Bocan, Kanen, Klô Pelgag, Lumière, Naomi, River and Samuele.

✍️ Join Queer Bodies for Life Drawing Community featuring live models at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Wednesday, August 9 and Friday, August 11, 2023.

🎶 The 14-piece chamber pop ensemble the Queer Songbook Orchestra brings their heartbreakingly gorgeous selves to the Esplanade du Parc olympique featuring Safia Nolin and Martha Wainwright on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

🕹 Gaymers gather at Brouillon café-buvette for Remous vol. 2: Pride x Pixel for a night of gaming, music and dancing on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

🧺 The Québec Lesbian Network hosts the 3rd edition of the Lesbian BBQ on the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Thursday, August 10, 2023, featuring the DJs and artists of FeminiX (including JU!CE, Narcisse, Barbara Butch and BLK PRL) and the KING POUR A DAY: Drag King Performing Art Workshops.

🐶 Hosted by Pet Play Québec, Meet the Kink Collective promotes visibility and education of the fetish world on Thursday, August 10 to 11, 2023 at the Esplanade du Parc olympique.

✨ Celebrating Our Spirits marks a day of presentations around Two-Spirit, Indigenous LGBTQ+ and Indigiqueer identities, featuring Tealey Ka’senni:saks Normandin, Scott Wabano, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Jo-Marie Einish and John Sylliboy at Hyatt Place Montréal on Friday, August 11, 2023.

🏳️‍🌈 Embrace Community Days on Friday, August 11 and Saturday, August 12, 2023 in Montréal’s Village neighbourhood, when organizations and businesses active in the LGBTQ+ community take to the streets with booths and activities down Sainte Catherine Street.

🎶 DistinXion brings together a varied group of artists sure to leave an indelible impression including Idman, Vivek Shraya, Time Simone, Nakhane and Mýa at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Friday, August 11, 2023.

🎶 Celebrate BIPOC 2SLGBTQIA+ performers at Xcellence, featuring DJs, musicians and unmissable performers including TEYKIRSI, Honeydrip, pony, A$H BANKS and San Farafina at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Friday, August 11, 2023.

🎶 Fugues magazine presents SuXession at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023 with a full lineup of rising stars of Montréal’s queer underground scene including Chris Cool, Artin Avaznia, Miss Chris Marlot, Mossy Mugler, Ms. Boogie, Myst Milano, sam blake, Sisi Superstar and Syana.

👠 Mama Cuarta Mulan curates QUILT-ED, a Kiki Ball—A celebration of ACCM’s 35th anniversary inspired by the iconic AIDS quilt at Cabaret Lion d’Or on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

🎤 Miss Meow Productions presents the Lana Del Rey Burlesque featuring Roxy Torpedo, Avecti Cutthroat, Honey Lustre, Little Galaxia, Rosie Bourgeoisie and Zyra Lee Vanity at Café Cléopatra on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

🥞 Native Montréal is hosting a Native Montréal Pride Brunch for all Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA+ community members before the Pride Parade on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

🏳️‍🌈 The Pride Parade winds down Boulevard René-Lévesque on Sunday, August 13, 2023. You won’t want to miss the moment of silence in acknowledgment at 2:30 PM of those lost to AIDS, lesbophobia, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, as well as a time to commemorate the lives of missing or murdered Indigenous women, girls, children and Two-Spirit or LGBTQIA+ people, during which you can hear a pin drop in downtown Montréal.

🎥 REEL GAY hosts a screening of Hedwig and the Angry Inch with host Mary Fagdalene at The Diving Bell Social Club on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

👠 Twice a month on every second Tuesday, Bring It! hosts an OTA night of ballroom and vogue with commentator and DJ. Follow their Instagram for dates and details.

🤔 Every Wednesday, Bar Champs hosts Wednesday Trivia Night at Champs with Quiz Master Brian.

🎾 Throughout the month, Tennis Lambda hosts LIGUE DE DIMANCHE outdoor tennis on the courts at Parc Louis-Riel. Check Eventbrite for full dates and details.

🚲 Montréal Queer Bike Polo meets on Thursdays! Find details and directions on their Instagram.

🏐 Les Ratons-Chasseurs (Montréal’s LGBTA dodgeball group) holds regular events. Keep an eye on their Facebook for upcoming opportunities to join in and play.

🤠 The long-running Club Bolo offers open country music dance classes every Friday evening at the Association sportive et communautaire du Centre-Sud. Find more details at their website.

🕹Montréal Gaymers hosts regular gatherings including board game nights and gaming gatherings. Check their Facebook for what’s next!

🎤 Most Tuesdays, check out Stand Up St. Henri Open Mic at Impro Montréal, focusing on women, non-binary, queer and allied comedians.

🏃🏾Join the Out-Run run and workout club for people relating to the queer / sapphic experience. Details on their Instagram!

💃 Tango/Salsa Queer’s continue, with Salsa Queer on Saturdays from 13:30-14:30 and Tango (beginners/intermediate) on Saturdays at 12:00-13:30. Contact [email protected] or call +1 (438) 930-8529 for prices and signup information.

🐦 Bird lovers should keep their eye on Queer Birders' regularly scheduled birdwatching events and excursions. Join the Facebook group and get those binoculars at the ready.

PARTIES 🥳 Queer-pop party extraordinaire Glitterbomb takes to Jardins Gamelin on Thursday, August 3, 2023 for their special Pride edition, featuring DJ sets from Awwful and DJ Jeffany and live performances from Big Sissy, Maryze & Sam Blake, Aizysse Baga, Jaqq Strapp and others!

🥳 Ellelui presents HEATED, a not-to-be-missed evening for lesbian, queer and trans partiers at Le Club Soda on Friday, August 4, 2023, featuring performances from Pu$$yrap, Zepkin$, Ms. Baby, A$h Banks and Litney Worldwide.

🥳 The DJs behind Balls Deep Disco and West End Gays join forces at Pleasure Dome at the Société des arts technologiques’ La Satosphère on Friday, August 4, 2023 with a night of classic queer anthems.

🥳 Jhalak Montréal and the South Asian Pride Collective present CHUTNEY: A South Asian Cabaret & Pride Party on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Cabaret Lion d’Or. Post-showcase, the night transforms into a dance party with food and henna artists!

🥳 Promising the ultimate 360 club kid experience, Unikorn’s Pride edition on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at the SAT Satosphere brings DJs Sonikku and That Kid together for a night of projections, rave and guaranteed euphoria.

🥳 Blush celebrates their fourth anniversary at Jardins Gamelin on Sunday, August 6, 2023 with a night of dance and union for queer women and gender-nonconforming people featuring DJs Grapes, G L O W S I, La Niña Kiwi and Pituca Putica.

🥳 Barbada will get the crowds dancing with a DJ set at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

🥳 LuvHaus presents LuvHaus Édition Fierté on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at Blockhaus in Hochelaga.

🥳 Spend the day partying by the poolside at La Piscine on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Club LaCité.

🥳 Studio ZX shows off some of Montréal’s most creative nightclub figures with Club Kids on Wednesday, August 9 and again on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at the Esplanade du Parc olympique.

🥳 Be plastic and fantastic, pink and proud at The Pink Airline with DJ Kev J on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at Newspeak. First 50 costumes get a free drink!

🥳 The party continues at After-Xcellence in SAT’s Dôme with dance party sets from DJ Karaba, Pierre Kwenders and Kid Crayola on Friday, August 11, 2023.

🥳 MPU: Loud & Proud turns up the queer at Le Belmont on Friday, August 11, 2023, featuring appearances from Barbada, Kimmy Couture, Lady Boom Boom, Denim and DJ Pøptrt alongside DJs Fantastik and Jeffany.

🥳 The circuit takes over Bain Mathieu on Friday, August 11, 2023 when Locker Room kicks off featuring DJs Danny Verde, Leo Blanco and adult film performer Drew Dixon.

🥳 Majlisna presents Mubaadarat, a gathering of LGBTQ+ people from Arabic-speaking regions. Bring outfits and make-up and meet in the QTBIPOC Safer Space at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

🥳 Highlighting Montréal’s lesbian / sapphic and BIPOC talent communities, Sweet Like Honey hosts its Edition Fierté at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023 with special appearances from Marlyne, MS. BABY and DJ Lax.

🥳 Queen&Queer presents their dance party for queer women at SAT’s La Satosphère on Saturday, August 12, 2023 with DJs Ticky Ty, DJ Sam and DJ AQ.

🥳 Discoõ returns on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the SAT featuring DJ sets from Argentina’s Ms Nina, Litney, Luisa, Empress, Jerico and Jashim.

🥳 Distrct events presents Inferno featuring Henrique Viana, Sagi Kariv, Alain Jackinsky, Adriana the Bombshell, Paskal Daze and Cindel at Telus on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am!

🥳 Following the parade, the Esplanade du Parc olympique morphs into the world’s biggest dance floor for the closing T-Dance, featuring DJ K.Nox, DJ TDon and Kampire on Sunday, August 13, 2023. Up-and-coming Montréaler RÊVE will cap the festivities with a closing performance.

🥳 THIRSTY brings its closing party to Bain Mathieu on Sunday, August 13, 2023, with DJs Andrei Stan, Diskommander, K.Nox and D’Jimi.

🥳 The Afropride AfterParty fills Club Sky with afrobeats and Caribbean music from DJ Buhbuhlo, Maddy Phillips, DJ Jayson, DJ Blaster and DJ Kid on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

DRAG

👑 Rainbow presents Le Bingo Show, dedicated to everyone’s favourite numbers and luck game, at Cabaret Mado on Thursday, August 3, 2023.

👑 The Pride Party with Barbara and friends takes over Le National on Saturday, August 5, 2023, including musical, drag and dance performances. Attendees are requested to wear their most colourful costumes for a surprise group activity to close the night.

👑 Michel Dorion hosts the night of comedy Les succès oubliés at Bar Le Cocktail on Sunday, August 6, 2023, featuring Jean-Marc Reid, Chibouki and Érica.

👑 Rawxy & cie brings local favourites Kiara, Kelly Torielli and Jessie Précieuse to the stage of Cabaret Mado on Monday, August 7, 2023.

👑 A popular annual favourite, The High Heels Obstacle Race (on Sainte Catherine Street East, between Alexandre DeSève and de Champlain streets) sees Village businesses and community organizations competing in an obstacle course in the highest of heels on Monday, August 7, 2023.

👑 A match made in queer heaven, Drag’Opéra brings together three opera singers and three drag artists presenting new renditions of opera and musical theatre at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.

👑 Drag goes well with dinner, and the Drag’N’Burger Show featuring Milady Nicole, Eva Moist, Mister Boogie and Lady Boom Boom at Notre-Bœuf-de-Grâce on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 is a sure match in heaven.

👑 Master of diva impersonation Jimmy Moore brings a special pride edition of Jimmy Moore personnifie Madonna: The Blond Ambition Tour to Cabaret Mado on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 and again on Saturday, August 19, 2023.

👑 One of the biggest nights of the Pride calendar, Drag Superstars at Esplanade du Parc olympique on Thursday, August 10, 2023 includes performances from Rita Baga, Alexis Mateo, Aquaria, Drag Couenne, Envy Peru, Gisèle Lullaby, Heaven Genderfck, Heidi N Closet, Icesis Couture, Jimbo, Johnny Jones, Kerri Colby, Lady Boom Boom, Landon Cider, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Océane Aqua-Black, Vanessa van Cartier, Vanity Milan, Will Charmer and Yvie Oddly.

👑 Cabaret Mado hosts the Cabaret Queer on Thursday, August 10, 2023, featuring performances from Tracy Trash,Frigid, Scott Fordham, Miami Minx, Fabien L’amour, Bobépine and others.

�� Like breakfast? Into drag? You’ll love the Pride Anthem Drag Brunch with Lady Boom Boom, Kiara and Kimmy Couture on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Resto du Village. And there’s three seatings to meet demand!

👑 Celebrate local drag with MajestiX at the Esplanade du Parc olympique on Saturday, August 12, 2023 hosted by Rock Bière and RV Metal and featuring Bambi Dextrous, BiG SiSSY, Bijuriya, Bobépine, Clay Thorris, Elle Dare, Fabien L’Amour, Foxy Lexxi Brown, HercuSleaze & The Mythos Ensemble, Jessie Précieuse, Johnny Jones, Kitty Glitter, Little Star & Mike Oxlong, Manny, Marla Deer, Miss Dupré Latour, Moxxi Hollow, Peggy Sue, Pétula Claque, Rainbow, Tracy Trash and Walter Ego.

👑 Jimmy Moore pays on-point tribute to Taylor Swift with two Gay Pride editions of his Jimmy Moore personnifie Taylor Swift on Saturday, August 12, 2023 and Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Cabaret Mado.

👑 Montréal’s premiere drag king night ManSpread returns for its Pride Edition on Saturday, August 19 at Bar le Cocktail on Saturday, August 19, 2023, featuring Slick Hardwood, Yikes Macaroni, Zyra Lee Vanity, Mr./Mrs. Sauga and Charli Deville.

👑 Our favourite evil divas come to life on Saturday, August 26, 2023 when Disney Villains takes over the stage at Bar Le Cocktail.

👑 A night of drag and striptease, Les Folies Draglesques hosted by Miami Minx brings Cervena Fox, Gigi Georgette, Heaven Genderfck and others to Cabaret Mado on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

👑 Celebrate two of Montréal’s hardest working queens at the Barbada & Kitana Birthday Bash at Cabaret Mado on Thursday, August 24, 2023. Happy birthday, ladies!

👑 Jimmy Moore continues to work, work, work, work, work it with Jimmy Moore personnifie Rihanna at Cabaret Mado on Saturday, August 26, 2023.

👑 On Friday and Saturday nights, the legendary Mado Lamotte hosts Mado Reçoit at her namesake club, Cabaret Mado. Each week, she shares the stage with a hand-picked roster of queens.

👑 Every Tuesday, Canada’s Drag Race season 3 winner Gisèle Lullaby hosts Full Gisèle at Cabaret Mado. Tickets and schedule at Cabaret Mado’s website.

👑 Bar Le Cocktail’s regular weekly events include Butterfly de nuit with Miss Butterfly every Thursday, Vendredi Fou with Michel Dorion on Fridays, Drôles de Drags with a rotating cast of queens on Saturdays and Dimanche Show with Michel Dorion on Sundays.

👑 Every Monday at the Diving Bell Social Club, Bambi Dextrous hosts Trivia Night! Be sure to book your team table in advance.

👑 Every Thursday at Complexe Sky, check out the Jimmy Moore Drag Show at 10 PM, sure to feature eye-popping costume changes and dance moves that don’t quit. Free with club admission.

👑 Sunday nights brings the amazingly hilarious Tracy Trash’s Le Tracy Show to Cabaret Mado.

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Also this could be a request but do you have any thoughts about maybe like… we’ve talked a lot about Jerott’s nostalgia music with his dad, does he have anything with his mom? Generally Jerott + French (language/artist/etc) music would be fun :)

Yesssssssssssssssss

"You and I are not even Knights of the Order - we are renegade French, liable to lead the Sultan personally into the Grand Master's room." [Disorderly Knights]

nous sommes des renégats

1) Georges Brassens - Les philistins 2) Warda - El Baghbaghan 3) Jean Ferrat - Camarade 4) Jacques Dutronc - Le responsable 5) Dahmane El Harrachi - Ya Rayah 6) Johnny Hallyday - Dans un jardin d'amour 7) El Hachemi Guerouabi - El bareh 8) Leonard Cohen - The Partisan 9) Umm Kulthum - Al Atlaal 10) Nick Drake - Three Hours 11) Fadhéla Dziria - Mal h'bibi malou 12) Django Reinhardt & Quintette du Hot Club - Nature Boy 13) Renaud - Marche à l'ombre 14) TRUST - Antisocial 15) Cheikha Rimitti - Charak gataa 16) Sapho - Marrakech 17) Renaud - Si t'es mon pote 18) Bérurier Noir - Porcherie 19) Rachid Taha - Voilà voilà 20) Cheikha Rimitti - NOUAR

Usual deal: background information below the cut. Faceclaims: Viveik Kalra for Jerott, and Aure Atika for his mum, Kahina.

Bonus feelings about canon: Jerott Blyth is French, he’s born in Nantes, though his father’s Scottish, which is why they’re both at Solway. The quote I took the playlist title from induced unexpected Feels about his specific ‘pledged to a dead girl as opposed to pledged to the Order’ situation, where it’s implied that even inside this community he’s made himself part of, he’s always treated with suspicion by some for where he was born.

Georges Brassens - Les philistins I honestly had no idea how foul-mouthed Georges Brassens was! He was anti-establishment, anti-organised religion, generally anarchic and critical of French society. What a legend. Anyway, this is quite innocent by his standards and Kahina, having discovered him on her arrival in Paris, is smitten and probably sings it as a lullaby to baby Jerott. Get him listening to those guitar heroes early! <Philistines, grocers, while you were caressing your wives,

dreaming of litte ones that your uncouth appetites engender,

you thought "They'll be clean shaven, round bellied lawyers."

But to punish you as you deserve one day you'll seeing coming into the world

some unwanted children who will become long-haired poets.> Warda - El Baghbaghan Warda Al-Jazairia was one of Algeria's biggest stars. She started off singing at her father's cabaret - which was busted in the early days of the war for concealing weapons for the FLN. After living in Lebanon for a while with her mother's family, she returned to marry in Algeria in the 1960s and her husband forbade her from making music. Ten years later, following a request by the president of Algeria that she perform again, she and her husband divorced (she actually remarried and divorced a second time, too). Are you sensing Kahina might see her as an important role model? :') Unfortunately I had to rely on Google translate for the gist of this one, but I can again see Kahina liking to sing this one to Jerott, particularly once he starts showing an aptitude for music: <He memorizes what you say and studies it all night long You get to see him and he says it again by himself too Like a smart student who doesn't study for the exam He gets upset when I say a word that angers him in particular And he rejoices when you fix it with plant sugar He gets upset when I say a word that angers him in particular And he rejoices when you fix it with plant sugar He sings all the songs and imitates the melodies He sings all the songs and imitates the melodies I hide it and it is sweet and I will save any song Nor has he ever been rebellious, nor has he been confused in the tones Like a smart student who doesn't study for the exam> Jean Ferrat - Camarade Ferrat was a vocal Communist, but the Warsaw Pact invasion in 1969 led him to write this out of disillusionment and frustration. Kahina knows the feeling all too well. <It's a terrible name Comrade It's a terrible name to say At a time such as a masquerade It can only shudder What have you come to do Comrade What have you come to do here It was at five o'clock in Prague That the month of August was obscured Comrade Comrade

It's a cute name Comrade It's a cute name you know My heart beats like a drum roll To make it live forever The cherry and the grenade are united With a hundred May flowers> Jacques Dutronc - Le responsable Inescapable French rock #1! And it is absolutely a bop. Probably gives off vibes of how Kahina views Jawad, the responsible provider who wants to fix everything for her and Jerott: <The more worries I have, the happier I am I whip them up like cream What I like most is being sick with worry I feed on the worries every which way

But I also like catastrophes Which put my life in relief When things are going well, I am unhappy When things are going poorly, I am very happy> Dahmane El Harrachi - Ya Rayah Like some of the other Algerian singers on this playlist, he's not from a similar background to Kahina, but he ended up living in France and playing French cafés, giving Kahina a chance to introduce Jerott to châabi music, in particularly his own compositions which, like this one, tended to focus on immigrant life and a longing for the homeland. This is one of his biggest hits. If Jerott ever stops to work on his Arabic properly, these lyrics are going to be a gut punch for him: <Oh Traveler, where are you going? You'll leave, get tired and eventually come back Haven't you realised how many unwise people regretted this decision before you and I did?

How many overpopulated countries and deserted areas have you seen? How much time have you wasted and how much more are you planning on wasting? Oh stranger, you never cease to run in foreign lands Destiny and time will follow their course, yet you turn a blind eye> Johnny Hallyday - Dans un jardin d'amour Inescapable French rock #2! Come on. There has to be a bit of Johnny Hallyday in baby Jerott's life. Kahina probably has a video recording of him dancing to this from just before the divorce is finalised and kind of loves tormenting him with it later. By then he can play along with the guitar, too. El Hachemi Guerouabi - El bareh Another châabi player - maybe Kahina wanted Jerott to take up the mandole, but guitar was a good enough compromise. Notable because, out of fear of foreign influence on Algerian music, he ended up revolutionising the genre himself to keep up with the times. Another song where I had to rely on Google translate, but it seems to be about a kind of melancholic yearning for youth and possibility. Leonard Cohen - The Partisan Not as specific about who the enemy is as the original French language version, and probably all the more appealing to Kahina and Jerott for that. Umm Kulthum - Al Atlaal This is a tiny, tiny instrumental sample of the song, which is often over an hour long when performed live [Sapho, see below, recorded a version in the 2000s]. Umm Kulthum was probably inescapable for Kahina, even though she's Egyptian not Algerian, as she was the biggest Arabic-language musician around. As with many of her songs, Al Atlaal is based on poetry, in this case the poetry of Ibrahim Nagi, a writer and medical doctor. Even aside from Ibrahim's successful combination of art and career (looking at you, Jawad!) Kahina would identify with the lyrics: <Give me my freedom, let go of my hands, I gave (everything) and left nothing (to be given) Ah, your chain is bleeding my wrist, why do I keep it when it's kept nothing of me What's my keeping of promises you didn't protect, and what's the imprisonment when I have all of life> Nick Drake - Three Hours An incredible guitarist, and the drums in this track are a little reminiscent of raï drumming I think. Nick Drake barely sold in the UK, so I doubt Jerott got hold of his albums in Paris, but Kahina's music primes him to really love this when he discovers it - probably only after reading Drake's obituaries in the music press in 1975 (CW suicide references, depression, schizophrenia, drug use), when he's living in Glasgow. Drake studied in France before university and worked with Françoise Hardy, another connection that would intrigue Jerott - though not entirely for good reasons, to be honest. Inside teenage Jerott are two wolves, one of which objectively finds Hardy hot, the other of which sees her talking about 'anti-French racism' and is thoroughly grossed out. There's a reason she was never on Kahina's record player! Anyway it's a Nick Drake song Jerott drunkenly seduces Peder the OC with in Más é an ceol bia an ghrá. And of all the records he buys in Glasgow, this is one he can take to Paris and play Kahina and know she’ll like too. Fadhéla Dziria - Mal h'bibi malou Another important female singer in Algerian musical history, this time representing the Andalusian style/hawzi music. She and her sister were involved in fund-raising for the FLN (and apprently she was 'married for a short time at age 13'(!) so another example of a separated, successful woman for Kahina?). This is a big old heart-broken folk song, and it's not like Kahina stops loving Jawad when she sends him away: <Oh beloved, have some mercy You abandoned me with no reason You forgot all our sweet memories And you hurt me You wasted my time You lost me And ran after another I don't regret loving Allah knows what I feel inside He's the only one who could help me forget you And heal my wounds> Django Reinhardt & Quintette du Hot Club - Nature Boy The song is originally about the 'Wandervogel' proto-hippy movement, and was picked up and made big by Nat King Cole and covered by loads of people. It anticipates Jerott’s sannyasin calling somewhat. This is an instrumental interpretation by one of the best guitarists of the twentieth century, a Franco-Romani musician who made guitar the centre of a jazz band for the first time. BIG influence for both Jerott and Francis. This is probably one of the last albums Jerott gets for himself before moving to Glasgow. Renaud - Marche à l'ombre Outspoken leftwing rocker - he features on the Francis/Philippa pining playlist, but this is from an earlier album. It lists the kind of people a conservative barfly would hate, and touches on nearly every aspect of Jerott's personality/his family, so he's probably a fan of ironically singing along to it and showing off with the twiddly guitar part: <When this dirty hippie Got out of his Volkswagen Kombi That he parked like a rag In front of my pub I told to Bob who was playing pinball << Look at this scatterbrained that is coming You see his look ? What a pity ... >> Patchouli, Pataugas shoes A guide book in the pocket Are Krishna down to the grave Henna in the hairs Pierced ears I am sure, I can make a bet That he will beg for a hundred bucks To go to Kathmandu Or elsewhere in Nepal Before he could say a single word I took the guy by the overcoat

And I told him You, you're getting me on my nerves And you shouldn't be in my world Get outta here, you're not from my gang Get out, you stink And walk in the shade> TRUST - Antisocial Jerott's angry and lost when he moves back in with Kahina in 1980. He's probably quite happy to listen to unsophisticated angry rock music, and this song is a bit of an inheritor to Le responsable - it's about people just getting on with things for themselves and trampling others as they do, viewing people like that as cut-off from others (in an unhealthy way, not an enlightened way), wasting their lives and encouraging the contempt of others. So not really how Jerott wants to think of himself 'giving up' and getting a professional career, but. The thought is there, and he doesn't really like himself for it. (Lucky that nice Swami Geetesh is there to give him another option) Cheikha Rimitti - Charak gataa Apparently this is a song encouraging girls to get out there and lose their virginity, take ownership of their sexuality, and, to be reductive, it's basically the Algerian equivalent of rock and roll from the 1950s. It's radical and it's badass. Cheikha Rimitti was on the streets as a teenager and joined a group of travelling musicians, singing 'songs of the street' about sex, alcohol, dancing and getting on with living life. She obviously didn't go down well with Islamist revolutionaries, nor with moralising colonial powers - she was banned from performing in Algeria in the '60s and lived in France for a while, performing to ex-pats. She's from an exceedingly different background to Kahina, who, worldly as she tries to appear, is probably knocked for six by some of the lyrics when she first hears them. But the sense of being rejected by both sides in the War of Independence and Rimitti's sheer grit and passion for her art is going to make her a huge favourite of Kahina's. And Jerott appreciates rock and roll, wherever it's coming from. Sapho - Marrakech Moroccan-French singer who embraced her Arabic language heritage in the '80s on this album (Passions, passons - it's so good, really, go and listen to the whole thing!). She's very inspired by Umm Kulthum, but this track is such a great blend of New Romantic '80s pop and Arabic styles, I don't think Jerott and Kahina would be able to resist it. Renaud - Si t'es mon pote Another Renaud track, this one is here because the lyrics are just *the most* Jerott in Checkmate it is possible for a song to be. Here's a sample (all translations from lyricstranslate): <Well okay, it's late and you're a bit tired of drinking You do drink like a Polish man But you just can't get drunk You are not lucky But don't leave me there I'm blasted like a rat, turned on Okay, I don't care, get the hell outta here I'll pay for the round of drinks You fucker

But if you're my pal, you don't lemme drink alone And you don't complain if you see me crazy I pay you a drink at Ali's Café, the last one I swear If you are my pal, you're following me

Well okay, indeed she's fuckable but I don't know What she can give to you that I can't It's been weeks since you left me for this ass I just can't believe you Be careful, don't let our friendship buried by that slut Who is jealousy from the head to the feet That doesn't know me at all and hate me

But if you're my pal, admit that it's a bit shameful She's not really a nun, she's not Christine Okrent And she got a mental level rather close to the ground If you are my pal, throw her out> Bérurier Noir - Porcherie France's very own anti-fascist anthem from the late '80s! Rachid Taha - Voilà voilà It sounds very '90s because it is, but I needed to put Rachid on here. Rachid lived in Lyon and ran a club in the late 1970s where as a DJ he played a totally wild mix of Algerian and Western music. He's often called a rai artist, but his stuff went way beyond that really. Teen Jerott on a summer holiday before his final year at school would LOVE it. Allegedly Rachid's band's early music might have inspired The Clash's Rock the Casbah (which I should probably have put on this playlist too, but forgot about until I was practically done), so jot that one down. Here's a little excerpt from Rachid's Wiki page that should show why he's important to/an influence on Jerott, even though tbh their careers are happening in parallel: 'These were difficult years since record stores often refused to stock their records "because they didn't want Arabs coming into their shops". There was little money; the band performed in suburbs of Lyon. Taha took a standard patriotic French song entitled "Sweet France" (in French: Douce France) which had originally been recorded by Charles Trenet in the 1940s, kept the lyrics, but sang it with "furious irony" which irritated many French listeners, particularly coming from a "scruffy, bohemian-looking Arabic singer", to the point where Taha's version was banned from French radio.' <The lesson was not learned Remember they chose to forget Everywhere I hear what they say Foreigners you are the cause of our problems Me I thought it was all over But in fact, it was only a pause Voilà, voilà, it starts again Everywhere and in la douce France Voilà, voilà, it starts again> Cheikha Rimitti - NOUAR More Cheikha Rimitti because she was amazing, and this shows the kind of collaborations she ended up doing more recently. Plus, yes, the lyrics seem to be addressed to one 'Danny'. يا داني و داني دان داني دايني يالالة – Hey, Danny, Danny, Dan, Danny, Denny, what a machine. أﻧﺎ وﻏﺰاﻟﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﺒﻞ نلقط ﻓﻲ اﻟﻨﻮار – Me and my deer in the mountain, catching in the light. أﻧﺎ وﻏﺰاﻟﻲ ﻫﺎ لالة – Me and my deer are a machine.

#character: jerott blyth #character: kahina bensaïd #band au: background #band au: prequel #character meta #playlists: period-appropriate #ask me and I will play #ficspiration: lyrics

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Walked past this interesting sculpture dedicated to the author Victor Hugo. It is a piece called "The Vision of the Poet." Created in 1902, by the artist Georges Bareau. It is a high relief in marble. This homage to Hugo sits in such an odd space at the back corner of the Jardin du Ranelagh in the 16th arrondissement in Paris. This seems to be the only work in Paris this artist is known for creating (except for figures on the facade of the Grand Palais). The jardin du Ranelagh is a green triangular area located the 16e arrondissement named after Lord Ranelagh, a noble, politician and English diplomat. It is designed by the engineer Jean-Charles Alphand, the main designed in the Haussmann era. It also sits on the western edge of the Marmottan Monet Museum. The streets immediately adjoining the garden are also known to include the largest concentration of embassies and international institutions in Paris. . . . #paris #victorhugo #parisjetaime #parislife #parisart #parismonamour #parismaville #parislove #pariscity #villedeparis #iloveparis #parisfind (at Jardin du Ranelagh) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChHlzkpLFED/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#paris #victorhugo #parisjetaime #parislife #parisart #parismonamour #parismaville #parislove #pariscity #villedeparis #iloveparis #parisfind

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Мадонна в пламенных объятиях младенца Сияет светом первозданной красоты И падший Ангел в небеса возносится на крыльях Их волшебной переданной любви. На звездной Лире гимн любви Вселенской Играет сердце воплощаясь в райский сад И вторят птицы эхом нежной трели, И смело бабочки порхают невпопад. Цветы благоухая сладострастной негой Раскрыли легкие стыдливо лепестки И звёздный танец незаконченного детства Танцуют Нимфы для Мадонны и дитя. Струится жемчуг пеной горного ручья Спускаясь из купели колыбели И солнца зарево, и возрождение завтрашнего дня Сливаются в букет стихов волшебницы-поэта. Княжна Татьяна Романова Madonna in the fiery arms of the child Shines with the light of primordial beauty And the fallen angel ascends to heaven on the wings Of their magical devoted love. On the starry Lyra, the hymn of universal love Plays the heart embodied in the Garden of Eden And the birds echo with the echo of a gentle trill, And boldly butterflies flutter at random. The fragrant flowers with voluptuous bliss Opened light bashfully petals And the star dance of unfinished childhood Nymphs dance for the Madonna and child. Pearls are flowing with the foam of a mountain stream Coming down from the font of the cradle And the sun's glow, and the revival of tomorrow Merge into a bouquet of poems of an enchantress-poet. Princess Tatiana Romanova Madone dans les bras ardents de l'enfant Brille de la lumière de la beauté primordiale Et l'ange déchu monte au ciel sur des ailes De leur amour magique dévoué. Sur la Lyre étoilée, l'hymne de l'amour universel Joue le cœur incarné dans le jardin d'Eden Et les oiseaux résonnent de l'écho d'un doux trille, Et hardiment les papillons voltigent au hasard. Les fleurs parfumées de bonheur voluptueux Ouvrent ses pétales légers timidement Et la danse des étoiles de l'enfance inachevée Les nymphes dansent pour la Vierge et l'enfant. Les perles coulent avec l'écume d'un ruisseau de montagne En descendant de la fontaine du berceau Et la lueur du soleil, et la renaissance de demain Fusionnent dans un bouquet de poèmes d'une enchanteresse-poétesse. Princesse Tatiana Romanova (à Cap D'ail - Cote D'azur - France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmms0WiojyG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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bipolaire-de-rien · 2 years

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Cultive ton jardin secret et le mystère de ton verger avec l'engrais du savoir et le terreau de la connaissance.

#citationphilosophique #citationdujour #citationsurlavie #citation #vers #poeme #poesie #poete #ecrits #ecrivain #ecriture #proverbe #aphorisme #philosophie

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travern · 2 years

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Pablo Picasso - Inspector Spacetime

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish Modernist artist and friend of the Fourth Inspector. He was played by Swedish actor Gösta Ekman in Season 17.

Pablo struck up a friendship with the Inspector around the turn of the 20th century, bonding over a shared interest in avant-garde art. The Infinity Knight would return occasionally to see how his artistic career was progressing over the years. Visiting Paris's cafes and salons with him, the Inspector introduced the artists there to the idea of combining temporal and spatial dimensions, which became the Cubist principle of "simultaneity".

When the Fourth Inspector takes Lunda on a holiday to Paris in 1911 in the Season 17 serial "The Mona Lisa Caper", they discover that Pablo has been arrested for stealing the galaxy-famous La Giaconda. The two must find the real thieves in the demi-monde of the Left Bank. After interrogating such notable figures as Marcel Duchamp, Henri Matisse, and Gertrude Stein, they close in on poet Guillaume Apollinaire, who had been arrested by the local police and had then tried to set up their mutual friend. With further inquiry, the Inspector uncovers the alien masterminds behind the whole scheme—the larcenous but highly cultured Vulturi. After a chase through the Jardin du Luxembourg, he and Lunda apprehend them and clear their friend's name.

"When I said that good artists copy, but great artists steal," the exonorated Pablo protests, "I didn't mean it literally!"

#Inspector Spacetime #Pablo Picasso #Mona Lisa

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Just out from Ab irato, Un carnet d'excursion presents two collaborations between its three poet-artists: Jaques Abeille, and Anne-Marie and Jean-Pierre Guillon. The book opens with Abeille’s prose poem “Un carnet d’excursion” (“a travel notebook”) from the early 1970s accompanied by ink drawings by Anne-Marie Guillon from the same period. In the "Manuel de vitrier" (glazier's manual), Jacques Abeille and Jean-Pierre Guillon play a kind of telephone game in which one sends a drawing to the other to which the recipient replies with a drawing in turn and so on until they completed a suite of 14 pieces, a dialogue in images. [text in French]

Since little is available in English on the authors, below are a few notes:

Jacques Abeille introduced himself to the surrealist group in Paris through a response to the 1964 survey on erotic representations in La Brèche #7. In 1966, after meeting André and Georges Mimiague, he joined the brothers in founding the group Parapluycha in 1966 in Bourdeaux. He remained active after the dissolution of the Paris group, responding to Vincent Bounoure's 1969 enquête "Rien ou quoi?" and subsequently appearing in Gradiva, the Bulletin de Liaison Surréaliste (BLS), Surréalisme, Brumes Blondes, and Ce Qui Sera. His major work le Cycle des Contrées, a series of labyrinthine novels exploring imaginary lands, began with Le Jardin statuaire in 1982 and continued through seven more titles over the next 30 years. As Abeille notes, writing for him is a state of alienation that leads him by the thread of the pen. Alongside these works, Abeille published a number of erotic tales as Leo Berthe (who also appears as a character in the Cycle) and prior to that deployed Meville’s Bartleby as pseudonym for his poetic story La Crépusculaire (1971).

Anne-Marie Guillon created surrealist compositions in oils, ink, lace, and patterned seashells, appearing in the Bulletin de Liaison Surréaliste and elsewhere (four of which may be seen at the end of this post). Noting that while she admired the works of Toyen and Mimi Parent, Jean-Pierre wrote in BLS #9 that nothing was more pressing for her than to create A NEW POINT. She died in 1992.

In the early 1960s Jean-Pierre Guillon along with his friends Annie Le Brun and Hervé Delabarre contacted André Breton and the Paris group. Curiously like Abeille, he first published in La Brèche #7—a poem inspired by a phrase heard in a dream: “the men in the dream lived a hundred million years, each 20 years old: it was the wished-for age of Avalcanti during his 1629 voyage.” He continued to document his dream-life as poetic evidence, in 1996 gathering a selection in Les nuits du veilleur du nuit (“The nights of the night watchman”). After the dissolution of the Paris group, he aligned with Vincent Bounoure’s position, participating in BLS, Surréalisme, Phases, and later was regularly involved in S.U.R.R. At the same time he worked to save Maurice Fourré’s novels from oblivion (whose La nuit du Rose-Hôtel is a hermetic masterpiece) and with others founded L’Association des amis de Maurice Fourré. He also prized the paintings of Yves Tanguy to the point of translating Gordon Onslow Ford's essay "Yves Tanguy and Automatism" for publication in 2002 éditions de la Digitale. In 2011, a year before his death, Le Grognard gathered his biting, satirical polemics against public abuses of D.A.F. de Sade, André Breton, Benjamin Péret, and others in a convulsive issue well worth reading.

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Jacques Abeille's le Cycle des Contrees and other novels on fr.wikipedia.

Selected works by Jean-Pierre Guillon:

Château d’Os with collages by Albert Marencin (éditions Même et Autre, 1979)

Le Bourgeon-Corail, (chez l'auteur, 1981)

L’État second, (éditions du Fourneau, 1987)

Les nuits du veilleur de nuit, (La Maison de verre, 1996)

Le Grognard, #18, La Main dan le sac, (Éditions du Petit Pavé, 2011)

Anne-Marie Guillon's paintings and other works as published Bulletin de Liaison Surréaliste #9:

#Jacques Abeille #Jean-PIerre Guillon #Anne-Marie Guillon #Vincent Bounoure #Parapluycha #annie le brun

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Top 5 Cities to Visit in 2021 for Bookworms

There are no places in the world that bookworms have not travelled to. Starting from the streets of London to the villages of India, we have been everywhere. The descriptions of places in every book that we read have been our little bubbles of peace. And, we have all enjoyed the solo tours through the pages that take us to places. Sometimes, some places become a part of us. Some places, although imaginary, become so real to us. Some places, we add to our bucket list because they are worth a real visit.

It is the third type that I am going to talk about in this article. A list of best cities around the world for all the bookworms to visit in 2021!

Sit back and read till the end to know more about the literary destinations in your bucket list. Look out for the quizzes that come in between!

First off, we’ll start with the centre of Literature;

London!

London is the heart of many best-selling novels of all time. An inspiration for many of our favourite authors, like William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, JK Rowling, Jane Austen, and many others.

I know most of you already know this, so let’s talk about what more London has for you as one of the best cities to visit in Europe. Of course, for the bookworms!

Get on the Hogwarts Express & Head to the WB Studio Tour!

We grew up in the streets of London as children every time we read Harry Potter. Besides wanting to visit Hogwarts, we have all wanted to visit the Platform 9¾ at least once in a lifetime.

This opportunity for you is open at the King’s Cross Station, London! Although the platform is not as J.K. Rowling describes it as in the book, you can still take a picture to treasure.

Photo tips include: A picture with the cart, wearing a scarf and holding a magic wand in your hand. Or, get someone to shoot a video of you trying to run through the secret wall.

In addition to all this literary fun, you will also find the official Harry Potter Platform 9 ¾ Shop!

London does not have only one place to visit for the Harry Potter fans. I know how much this makes you happy! So, the next best thing for you to do in London is to,

Take a ride on the Hogwarts Express and Go shopping in the Diagon Alley

These are the two best things to do in London that’ll make you feel like a real wizard/witch. The train heads to Scotland (pretend like its Hogwarts), cutting through the lush countryside. This two-hour ride to Scotland would be enough for you to fill your gallery with many iconic images to recreate.

If that isn’t enough, then you still have an option to select a two-day train journey around the highlands.

Won’t say ‘to wind up’, but maybe if you haven’t seen enough, then the Diagon Alley is the best place for you to go next.

It is a cobblestoned wizarding alley allocated for shopping in London. The alley, just like the one described in the book, is an assortment of shops and restaurants. Besides London’s Leadenhall Market and Borough Market, this is the ideal place for you to do your muggle shopping!

As much as these places in London excites the Potterheads, the next literary spot is going to satisfy the wannabe Sherlock Holmes! Because, next, you are going to,

Embed your footprints in 221B Baker Street!

Being London’s iconic places to visit in 2021, 221B Baker Street is the Home to the famous (fictional) consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes! What is so special about Baker Street is that it covers Sherlock Holmes art and memorabilia.

For those who want to get a full-on detective experience, the Sherlock Holmes Museum at 221B located between 237 and 241 is fantastic! Why? Because it recreates the rooms from the series, including Holmes’ laboratory (I know you wouldn’t want to miss this).

Besides this, you can also check out the Sherlock Holmes Public House and Restaurant located nearby.

Apart from the signature drink, thrills at the Platform 9 ¾ and Baker Street, you can also, visit the famous museum of Charles Dickens, to find a lock of his hair (a little weird, I know) and his lemon squeezer! The die-hard fans can also encounter personal letters and manuscripts of Dickens.

Next,

Try out Jame's Bond's signature drink!

“Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”

If you remember this, then you sure know what signature drink we are recommending you try.

The Duke’s Hotel in London serves this signature drink of 007 in its most original form. Inspired by James Bond’s way of ordering, the golden rule to this martini is for it to be “shaken, not stirred”!

Once you had tried the Vesper Martini, here’s

A list of other things to do in London;

Visit the garden squares of Bloomsbury, where lots of great writers, artists and intellectuals have met in the 1920s and 30s.

Explore the British Library, famous for Jane Austen’s writing desk!

Enjoy drama at the Shakespeare’s Globe

Take a look at the Keats House

Encounter the famous Elephant House

Pay a visit to the Eagle and Child

Check out the Greenway House

Be a part of the Poet’s Corner

Experience the wild Ashdown Forest

Take a look at the Hilltop House

Visit the Brontë Parsonage

Walk into the George Inn

It’s just mind-blowing how London counts as one of the best cities to visit in 2021 for the bookworms. The city constitutes innumerable literary things-to-do that I could write a whole other article on! (You can let me know down in the comment if you want one!)

I know I have told you way too much about London here. But, this is not the end. We have more best cities around the world for you to visit!

In that list, let’s see what the city of Love has for the bookworms;

Paris

While for the rest of the world, Paris means love, for the bookworms, Paris means Les Misérables! The city was the heart of Victor Hugo, who based his novel ‘Les Misérables’ in the 19th-century Paris. Paris has always been in the romantic bucket lists but here’s why it could now be in your literary bucket list;

You can take a literary tour in Paris by foot or a metro

It’s as simple as that! Just save more Euros to visit Disneyland Paris and take the literary tour on foot. Metro sounds excellent too. But walking around the streets would give you an experience that’s more than just a literary tour.

However, you get to choose your convenient mode of transport. Meanwhile, here are some of the best literary spots in Paris that we don’t want you missing out!

First, visit the park that Hugo highlights in Les Misérables,

Jardin du Luxembourg!

It is where the first meeting between Marius Pontmercy and Cosette happened!

Besides Les Misérables, Henry James also had featured Luxembourg park in The Ambassadors.

It also has been a favourite spot for American writer Gertrude Stein and her partner, Alice B. Toklas.

Fun fact: Many famous writers are said to have spent time wandering in the park for inspiration.

Next,

A trip to the Home of famed French writer Victor Hugo

I know we talk a lot about Hugo as we stroll through the literary streets of Paris. It is because there was perhaps no other significant writer who wrote about the enchantment of Paris the way Victor Hugo did. His Home has now become a museum dedicated to his life and his works.

So, if you are a fan of his writing, you should not miss this out. Not a fan? Then this visit is still worth it! Because you are sure to become a fan overnight!

After a visit to two of the memorable Les Miserable spots, you should,

Experience the authentic literature spot, La Closerie des Lilas

Fun fact: Legend has it that F. Scott Fitzgerald showed Ernest Hemingway the manuscript to The Great Gatsby at this place!

It has been a significant meeting point for literary geniuses, where they had recited and shared their work during the days. At night, the spot had been a place for debate and literary discussion for many American novelists as they enjoyed the chilly nights of Paris.

Paris, like London, is one of the best cities to visit in 2021 to quench your thirst for literary destinations. Besides these literary activities, you also have a whole range of places to visit, like; the American Library in Paris, Maison de Balzac, Harry’s New York Bar, Musée de la Vie Romantique, Café de Flore, Shakespeare & Company and much more!

Next in the list of best cities to visit in 2021 for bookworms is,

Cairo

One of the best cities around the world for bookworms to visit! Why? Because it is the birthplace for many famous novels like Fates’ Mockery by Naguib Mahfouz, Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie and The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming!

You can start your literary tour in Cairo from the Egyptian Museum. Here you can discover more about the origins of the hieroglyphics and ancient papyrus.

You can also check out the Cairo Marriott palace where Agatha Christie, the English writer, stayed for three months.

Noisy neighbourhoods can be a little daunting. If you can cope with that, then the Miami Metro Hostel in the Garden City area is a great place to stay. It lets you spend the night in the apartment block that inspired Alaa Al-Aswany’s international bestselling The Yacoubian Building.

For, James Bond fans, you can head to Darb al-Ahmar where Ian Fleming set the ground for Bond to walk around the 2,000-year-old Mosque of Ibn Tulun.

In addition to these, the Great Pyramids are also a must-visit. Not just because that is what Egypt is famous for, but also became it evokes memories from the opening of Christie’s famous mystery novel, Death on the Nile.

The next city is vibrant out of the best cities around the world to visit for bookworms;

Tokyo

There’s no best novel than Murakami’s Norweigan Wood that can describe Tokyo in its most extraordinary form. So, for those who have read Norweigan Wood, Tokyo is one of the best cities to visit in 2021!

Some of you avid readers may already have noted the highlighted places in the book. But, for those who haven’t, these are what you must do in Tokyo to get the full experience of Murakami’s novel.

Walk the roads where Watanabe followed Naoka for most of the afternoon.

Start from JR train, where the duo had their first encounter. Get off at the Yotuya station. Walk to Ichigaya, the ultimate one-stop-shop for a hardcore Murakami fan, where you’ll feel every bit of the book come alive. After the long walk, you can dine at “Komatsuan”, the place the two of them dined at.

Next,

Multiple train ride from Kichijoji and Shinjuku

The first trip you should take is to Shinjuku, where Watanabe used to work part-time. Then, the jazz bar Dug where he goes to with Midori. These multiple train rides from his residence to his workplace and the chilling spot will give you a complete experience of the book.

Once you have encountered the second half of the book, next,

Wakeijuku-Watanabe's dorm!

Wasade Daigaku is the real place in Tokyo that inspired Murakami to create Watanabe’s dorm. It is a university campus, gorgeously covered in green. You can walk from the university to Watanabe’s dorm in the book- Wakeijuku. The place is no different from what Murakami has described it as in the book.

Besides Norweigan Wood, other famous novels are also in Tokyo. Some of them are; Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima, Who Is Mr Satoshi by Jonathan Le, Flesh and the Mirror from Fireworks.

After Tokyo, in our top 5 cities in 2021 for bookworms, we have the city of Russian writers!

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St. Petersburg

The residents consider this city as “a stone book whose pages were created by great Russian poets and writers.”

St. Petersburg is one of the best cities to visit in 2021 for bookworms, considering the reflection of Roman Literature in the city. Not just that, the city also has many shrines dedicated to writers and literary characters. These buildings also have plaques marked to commemorate writers and poets.

It’s always a cultural visit if you loved Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment because you get to explore the literary past and present of St. Petersburg. There is no insufficiency in Literature in this city. It widely includes a collection of the best museums, workplaces and memorials to Russian writers!

These top 5 cities to visit in 2021 for bookworms do not limit the countless other places available for literary visits. So, if you want to read more and add more such best cities around the world to your bucket list, let us know in comments.

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