In Part 1 of this video series about traveling the waterways of France on a tug boat, Richard Goodwin starts his voyage of discovery through France by river and canal from the Seine in Paris. He starts by showing us a haberdashery with thousands of different coloured ribbons and fringes. Then we visit the extraordinary Marie Yvonne Herzog whose profession is making women feel really beautiful in her special lingerie. Shoemaker Mr. Massarro shows us some of the incredibly expensive shoes that he has made. Amongst some of his clients were Pope John II and Marlene Dietrich. Then on to Goyard Trunks which is probably the most exclusive and expensive luggage manufacturer in the world. They have on show the trunk they made for Conan Doyle complete with typewriter and travelling desk (the modern equivalent would be the laptop). Then on to the woman who supplies a good part of the feather boas to the Oh La La business. In the Place des Vosges, there is a man who was a butcher working with his father. The day his father died he chucked out all the butcher's equipment and hung his collection of ancient musical instruments on the meat hooks. He can play them all. We finish with Mistinguette singing her magnificent song about Paris.

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