sunday in paris
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anything except most shopping, and even so there are some shops that are open, just not all. <BR> <BR>church service <BR>museums <BR>stroll <BR>long lunch <BR>bateau mouche <BR>Eiffel Tower <BR>Ste Chapelle <BR>flea markets <BR>Bird market near Ste Chapelle and Notre Dame <BR>etc <BR> <BR>
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Louvre is either half price or free <BR> <BR>5:00 organ recital at Notre Dame (it's catch as catch can; sometimes it's on, sometimes it's not) <BR> <BR>check the calendar for events: <BR>http://www.paris.org/Calendar/ <BR> <BR>elaine's list has got it all... <BR> <BR>
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For me, a no-brainer. <BR> <BR>Last weekend the Grand-Eaux started at Versailles. Each Saturday and Sunday from 3:30 to 5:00 in the afternoon the fountains are turned on in the gardens accompanied by music from French baroque masters like Lully, Lalonde, Charpentier, and Rameau as well as works by Bach, Haendel, Vivaldi and Mozart......a nice way to spend an afternoon. The cost is 30 Francs. <BR> <BR>Then take a long walk around the Grand Canal if you get a chance. <BR> <BR>In the morning I would browse the Louvre where Sunday prices are cheaper than the rest of the week (with some Sundays free if you enter via the Richelieu entrance).
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The Sunday before last, we had brunch, went to the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris on the right bank, then at about 5 pm, we walked to the left bank, had crepes from a crepe stand and pastries from a boulanger on rue Cler (only things open besides a grocery), and walked to the Parc du Champs de Mars, in front of the Eiffel Tower. There were no tourists around at all, only French families with kids out playing in the Park (probably more people/tourists in high season!). Gradually they all left, and we and a few other people hung out as the sun set and the Eiffel Tower slowly lit up. Hung around for the first Eiffel light show at 9. Took some fabulous photos. Then back to the hotel to turn in early, for a change.... a beautiful day.