two weeks in Paris-- looking for new ideas
Feb 9th, 2015, 06:44 AM
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two weeks in Paris-- looking for new ideas
Hello! I'm taking a two week trip to Paris in May, and I've come up with a lot of things to do, but I'm still looking for some others! This will be my sixth time in Paris, which includes a 4 month study abroad (I just can't stay away). The first 4 days, I will be with my mom, who has been there two times, but only for a couple of days each, so we will be doing some of the classics for her. Then I get three days to myself! Then one more week with a friend who has been there once before for 6 days, so we can branch out a bit.
Here's what I've got so far--
with mom-
musée l’orangerie
musée galerie (if it's open--I know it's not always...)
classical concert @ st chapelle
jardin du luxembourg
hotel de ville/BHV and walk around marais/village st paul, maybe have some falafel
walk around montmartre, maybe do the musee de montmartre
day trip to auvers-sur-oise
ballet @ opera garnier
notre dame area (shakespeare & co, rose garden, river vendors)
ile saint louis- berthillon ice cream
walk canal st martin
wine/cheese on champs de mars to watch the Eiffel Tower sparkle
by myself:
promenade plantee
lunch @ bois de vincennes (lac daumesnil)
bercy village
pompidou
passage des panoramas/passage jouffroy
belleville/menilemontant walk
edith piaf museum
mariage frères
musée carnavalet
place des vosges/maison victor hugo
with friend:
musée marmottan
musée d’orsay
le bon marche
jardin du luxembourg
parc des buttes chaumont
belleville parc view of paris
day trip to Reims, Champagne
musée des art forains
cheese tasting
montmartre cemetery
photography tour
day trip to giverny
pere lachaise
Additions or replacements? Thanks!!
Here's what I've got so far--
with mom-
musée l’orangerie
musée galerie (if it's open--I know it's not always...)
classical concert @ st chapelle
jardin du luxembourg
hotel de ville/BHV and walk around marais/village st paul, maybe have some falafel
walk around montmartre, maybe do the musee de montmartre
day trip to auvers-sur-oise
ballet @ opera garnier
notre dame area (shakespeare & co, rose garden, river vendors)
ile saint louis- berthillon ice cream
walk canal st martin
wine/cheese on champs de mars to watch the Eiffel Tower sparkle
by myself:
promenade plantee
lunch @ bois de vincennes (lac daumesnil)
bercy village
pompidou
passage des panoramas/passage jouffroy
belleville/menilemontant walk
edith piaf museum
mariage frères
musée carnavalet
place des vosges/maison victor hugo
with friend:
musée marmottan
musée d’orsay
le bon marche
jardin du luxembourg
parc des buttes chaumont
belleville parc view of paris
day trip to Reims, Champagne
musée des art forains
cheese tasting
montmartre cemetery
photography tour
day trip to giverny
pere lachaise
Additions or replacements? Thanks!!
Feb 9th, 2015, 07:18 AM
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http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memor...ry#.VNjUY05DmI
This WW1 American cemetery is just outside Paris, but on a metro line.
This WW1 American cemetery is just outside Paris, but on a metro line.
Feb 9th, 2015, 08:11 AM
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Hôtel National des Invalides, Avenue de Tourville is a "must see". A visit to the Musée de l'Armée is impressive and can take two days.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iberian...7634118072262/
Have lunch at Fish La Boissonnerie.
Go shopping at the Bon Marché.
Head down to Dijon for lunch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iberian...7634118072262/
Have lunch at Fish La Boissonnerie.
Go shopping at the Bon Marché.
Head down to Dijon for lunch.
Feb 9th, 2015, 08:20 AM
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I hadn't been in a Paris museum for many years but one of my favorite artists was the subject of a show at the Musée Jacquemart-André and I now look regularly to see what's on. In May it's a show of Italian painters:
http://musee-jacquemart-andre.com/en...tto-caravaggio
The museum is housed in a 19th c. mansion, the collection is that of the original owners and is a manageable size and beautiful to see itself.
http://musee-jacquemart-andre.com/en/discover
For the Caillebotte exhibition, the line was down the block so if it interests you, you might want to book ahead on the website.
http://musee-jacquemart-andre.com/en...tto-caravaggio
The museum is housed in a 19th c. mansion, the collection is that of the original owners and is a manageable size and beautiful to see itself.
http://musee-jacquemart-andre.com/en/discover
For the Caillebotte exhibition, the line was down the block so if it interests you, you might want to book ahead on the website.
Feb 9th, 2015, 09:45 AM
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Another very interesting museum is the Musee Nissim Camondo
- http://www.francetravelplanner.com/g...s/camondo.html
And, very close to the Musee Carnavalet is the Musee Cognacq-Jay (free entry)
http://parismusees.paris.fr/en/cogna...th-century-art
- http://www.francetravelplanner.com/g...s/camondo.html
And, very close to the Musee Carnavalet is the Musee Cognacq-Jay (free entry)
http://parismusees.paris.fr/en/cogna...th-century-art
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I agree with the suggestion for Vincennes - we enjoyed our visit. Also, Basilica of St. Denis was a fascinating destination. Both of these places are very easy to get to as both are the last stops on a metro line.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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You can take a nice cruise on the Seine and see the historical sights from another perspective (ship called Batobus)
Go to Gallerie Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann - for the views from the rooftop terrace! And for shopping, if you fancy
Check out Paris' biggest flea market: St. Ouen
Go for a nice stroll and lunch to Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges - it's a cool little covered market with awesome (street)food. Also, the area around it is fun.
Go to Gallerie Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann - for the views from the rooftop terrace! And for shopping, if you fancy
Check out Paris' biggest flea market: St. Ouen
Go for a nice stroll and lunch to Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges - it's a cool little covered market with awesome (street)food. Also, the area around it is fun.
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Have you been to the Cluny, Musée de Moyen Age? It's one of my favorites, would fit well with your Notre Dame day. The Lady and the unicorn tapestries have been re-hung in a new gallery.
http://www.musee-moyenage.fr
Place Fustenberg in the 6th and surrounding streets are fun, the Delacroix Museum on the place is interesting, includes his atelier.
http://www.musee-moyenage.fr
Place Fustenberg in the 6th and surrounding streets are fun, the Delacroix Museum on the place is interesting, includes his atelier.
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There are loads of great day trips that you can do outside of Paris (besides the ones you mentioned) and you can click on the link below to see a list of them:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic....html#55885554
Having lunch on the island in Lac Daumesnil sounds nice. You can rent bikes there (or use vélib) and go riding around the lake or in the forest nearby, which is loaded with bike trails. So you can ride over to the nearby Château de Vincennes and perhaps visit the Parc Floral:
https://www.vincennes.fr/Decouvrir-V...es/Parc-Floral
One neat thing about the Château de Vincennes is that they now give you something like Ipads/tablets that you can hold up and scan your surroundings and you'll see how the rooms were once decorated (since the walls are bare and rooms unfurnished).
If you want some ideas for walks in Belleville and Ménilmontant I've got some that I keep in w word doc so I'll post them below:
Here's a walk for the lower 20th arrondissement. Start with a visit to the art deco Eglise Saint-Jean Bosco on rue Alexandre Dumas. Head down rue Planchat and go left onto rue des Vignoles and note the old timey cobbled lanes off it (on your right). Across from them note the cool looking modern loft style buildings and then realize this is a recent social housing project designed by a famous architect. Some good restaurants here such as Café de l'Amitié, 20ème Art, La Petite Fabrique, O-Di-Vin-Resto, A la Vierge de la Réunion. Les Mondes Bohèmes has a beautiful terrace and ambiance but the food is just average. Go there for the terrace. I really like the couple that owns this place though. They'll explain the background of the resto and the neighborhood if you ask. Next door check out the little lane with the anarchist headquarters and the flamenco dance studio.
Head to Place de la Réunion and continue down rue Vitruve to rue Saint-Blaise. Along the way see the salamander on the wall at the corner of rue Courat (look at the oddball "artists" home across the street) then at 50 rue Vitruve lived the French singer Barbara. On rue Saint-Blaise itself is the old village of Charonne with 18th century buildings and a village feeling. Lots of cafés and restos here, such as Café Noir. Be sure to see the beautiful secret park/garden on rue Vitruve just east of the intersection with rue Saint-Blaise (on your left at around 57 rue Vitruve). It would make a nice place to have a picnic. See the old church (if renovation is complete yet) and the art nouveau boulangerie across from it. Go down rue de Bagnolet and there's a great bistro/wine bar (Le Papillon) at the corner of rue des Balkans. Across is the Jardin Debrousse, the remains of the châteaux grounds of the Duchess of Orléans. One building remains, the Pavillon de l'Ermitage. You can go in and see the rococo murals on the walls.
http://www.pavillondelermitage.com/P...e/accueil.html
Across from Jardin Debrousse walk up rue Pelleport. The many brick mid-rise buildings you see here are nice examples of public housing that was built in the 1920's and 1930's. Notice how nice public housing used to be prior to WWII as opposed to the ugly concrete stuff that came later in the 20th century. After a couple of blocks you'll arrive at rue Belgrand right at the Place Edith Piaf where you'll see the ugly statue in homage to her. The bar here (Bar Edith Piaf) looks like it hasn't had a decor update since the 1950's and the walls are covered in old black and white photos (no idea if she ever sang here). The regulars seem to be just as old as she would be, and just as rough around the edges. To the right of the bar walk up rue E.P. Casel to see the neighborhood known as La Campagne à Paris (rue Jules-Siegfried, rue Irénée-Blanc, rue Paul-Strauss) and the beautiful homes and small gardens. Hard to believe these were built for workers as part of a social housing project.
photos: https://www.google.com/search?q=la+c...w=1272&bih=629
Great old timey café nearby at Place Octave Chanute. Judging by the photos on the walls there must have been a lot of old time French celebrities that came here.
Here's a second walk:
Adjacent to the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (which is worth a visit) I highly recommend visiting the residential neighborhood known as La Mouzaïa. You can read about it and see photos here:
http://anyportinastorm.proboards.com...t-paris?page=1
Leaving that neighborhood take rue de la Villette to rue de Belleville. Some interesting little side streets as you approach rue de Belleville. Take a left on rue de Belleville and there is a great boulangerie and some other food stores. You'll notice them. Go down rue de Belleville towards Paris and take a left on rue Piat and shortly you'll arrive at the Maison de l'Air with a great view of the Paris skyline at the top of the Parc de Bellville. Explore the park if you'd like. Great little bar/café with a nice terrace and views across the street that you'll notice (I've forgotten the name).
From here head down rue des Envierges and take a right on rue des Cascades (charming old timey streets) to rue de Ménilmontant. At rue de Ménilmontant take a left going uphill and on your left is a slice of residential 19th century Paris in the Cité de l'Ermitage so take a peek in here. If you want you can go around the corner and see another such place in the Cité Leroy. Next, go down rue du Retrait and take a right on rue Laurence Savart, another quaint old timey street. Then take a right on rue Boyer and you'll pass by La Bellevilloise. Stop here for a drink or just take a peek inside:
http://www.labellevilloise.com/notre-histoire/
http://www.labellevilloise.com/le-ca...-aux-oliviers/
This brings you back to rue de Ménilmontant and you can head down the hill to Paris. As you go downhill you'll notice the church on your right and there is a nice plaza in front of the church with some cafés and such to get a drink or bite to eat.
To learn more about the 20th arrondissement you can go to its official website:
http://www.mairie20.paris.fr/mairie2....jsp?page_id=7
As you approach métro Ménilmontant you can take a left on rue Victor Latalle and there are some hip bistros and cafés on this street and the beginning portion of rue des Panoyaux. La Boulangerie is a nice place to eat and a couple good bars/cafés that I go to sometimes are La Cale Sèche (nice terrace out back), Le Saint-Sauveur and Lou Pascalou (nice front terrace). From here you might enjoy a walk down rue Oberkampf back to central Paris and then take it from there.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic....html#55885554
Having lunch on the island in Lac Daumesnil sounds nice. You can rent bikes there (or use vélib) and go riding around the lake or in the forest nearby, which is loaded with bike trails. So you can ride over to the nearby Château de Vincennes and perhaps visit the Parc Floral:
https://www.vincennes.fr/Decouvrir-V...es/Parc-Floral
One neat thing about the Château de Vincennes is that they now give you something like Ipads/tablets that you can hold up and scan your surroundings and you'll see how the rooms were once decorated (since the walls are bare and rooms unfurnished).
If you want some ideas for walks in Belleville and Ménilmontant I've got some that I keep in w word doc so I'll post them below:
Here's a walk for the lower 20th arrondissement. Start with a visit to the art deco Eglise Saint-Jean Bosco on rue Alexandre Dumas. Head down rue Planchat and go left onto rue des Vignoles and note the old timey cobbled lanes off it (on your right). Across from them note the cool looking modern loft style buildings and then realize this is a recent social housing project designed by a famous architect. Some good restaurants here such as Café de l'Amitié, 20ème Art, La Petite Fabrique, O-Di-Vin-Resto, A la Vierge de la Réunion. Les Mondes Bohèmes has a beautiful terrace and ambiance but the food is just average. Go there for the terrace. I really like the couple that owns this place though. They'll explain the background of the resto and the neighborhood if you ask. Next door check out the little lane with the anarchist headquarters and the flamenco dance studio.
Head to Place de la Réunion and continue down rue Vitruve to rue Saint-Blaise. Along the way see the salamander on the wall at the corner of rue Courat (look at the oddball "artists" home across the street) then at 50 rue Vitruve lived the French singer Barbara. On rue Saint-Blaise itself is the old village of Charonne with 18th century buildings and a village feeling. Lots of cafés and restos here, such as Café Noir. Be sure to see the beautiful secret park/garden on rue Vitruve just east of the intersection with rue Saint-Blaise (on your left at around 57 rue Vitruve). It would make a nice place to have a picnic. See the old church (if renovation is complete yet) and the art nouveau boulangerie across from it. Go down rue de Bagnolet and there's a great bistro/wine bar (Le Papillon) at the corner of rue des Balkans. Across is the Jardin Debrousse, the remains of the châteaux grounds of the Duchess of Orléans. One building remains, the Pavillon de l'Ermitage. You can go in and see the rococo murals on the walls.
http://www.pavillondelermitage.com/P...e/accueil.html
Across from Jardin Debrousse walk up rue Pelleport. The many brick mid-rise buildings you see here are nice examples of public housing that was built in the 1920's and 1930's. Notice how nice public housing used to be prior to WWII as opposed to the ugly concrete stuff that came later in the 20th century. After a couple of blocks you'll arrive at rue Belgrand right at the Place Edith Piaf where you'll see the ugly statue in homage to her. The bar here (Bar Edith Piaf) looks like it hasn't had a decor update since the 1950's and the walls are covered in old black and white photos (no idea if she ever sang here). The regulars seem to be just as old as she would be, and just as rough around the edges. To the right of the bar walk up rue E.P. Casel to see the neighborhood known as La Campagne à Paris (rue Jules-Siegfried, rue Irénée-Blanc, rue Paul-Strauss) and the beautiful homes and small gardens. Hard to believe these were built for workers as part of a social housing project.
photos: https://www.google.com/search?q=la+c...w=1272&bih=629
Great old timey café nearby at Place Octave Chanute. Judging by the photos on the walls there must have been a lot of old time French celebrities that came here.
Here's a second walk:
Adjacent to the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont (which is worth a visit) I highly recommend visiting the residential neighborhood known as La Mouzaïa. You can read about it and see photos here:
http://anyportinastorm.proboards.com...t-paris?page=1
Leaving that neighborhood take rue de la Villette to rue de Belleville. Some interesting little side streets as you approach rue de Belleville. Take a left on rue de Belleville and there is a great boulangerie and some other food stores. You'll notice them. Go down rue de Belleville towards Paris and take a left on rue Piat and shortly you'll arrive at the Maison de l'Air with a great view of the Paris skyline at the top of the Parc de Bellville. Explore the park if you'd like. Great little bar/café with a nice terrace and views across the street that you'll notice (I've forgotten the name).
From here head down rue des Envierges and take a right on rue des Cascades (charming old timey streets) to rue de Ménilmontant. At rue de Ménilmontant take a left going uphill and on your left is a slice of residential 19th century Paris in the Cité de l'Ermitage so take a peek in here. If you want you can go around the corner and see another such place in the Cité Leroy. Next, go down rue du Retrait and take a right on rue Laurence Savart, another quaint old timey street. Then take a right on rue Boyer and you'll pass by La Bellevilloise. Stop here for a drink or just take a peek inside:
http://www.labellevilloise.com/notre-histoire/
http://www.labellevilloise.com/le-ca...-aux-oliviers/
This brings you back to rue de Ménilmontant and you can head down the hill to Paris. As you go downhill you'll notice the church on your right and there is a nice plaza in front of the church with some cafés and such to get a drink or bite to eat.
To learn more about the 20th arrondissement you can go to its official website:
http://www.mairie20.paris.fr/mairie2....jsp?page_id=7
As you approach métro Ménilmontant you can take a left on rue Victor Latalle and there are some hip bistros and cafés on this street and the beginning portion of rue des Panoyaux. La Boulangerie is a nice place to eat and a couple good bars/cafés that I go to sometimes are La Cale Sèche (nice terrace out back), Le Saint-Sauveur and Lou Pascalou (nice front terrace). From here you might enjoy a walk down rue Oberkampf back to central Paris and then take it from there.
