100 Great things to do in Paris
Jun 18th, 2007, 05:35 PM
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If you are overwhelmed with the city and would like to relax and recharge, head out to the Bibliotheque Nationale Francois-Mitterand and walk across the new passerelle Simone de Beauvoir over the Seine to the beautiful and peaceful parc de Bercy(If it's warm enough you could always stop for a swim in the Piscine Josephine Baker which floats on the seine next to the Bibliotheque Nationale).
The children of the world statues by Rachid Khimoune are interesting, as is the walk through the beautiful park to Bercy village at Cour St. Emilion(the site of the old wine storehouses, once the biggest wine market in the world, and now a restaurant,shopping and entertainment centre).
Jump on the metro and take the fully automated and driverless line 14 back in to the centre of Paris.
The children of the world statues by Rachid Khimoune are interesting, as is the walk through the beautiful park to Bercy village at Cour St. Emilion(the site of the old wine storehouses, once the biggest wine market in the world, and now a restaurant,shopping and entertainment centre).
Jump on the metro and take the fully automated and driverless line 14 back in to the centre of Paris.
Jun 21st, 2007, 09:08 AM
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Hope this has not been mentioned yet - the thread is so rich it's hard to tell! Walk the full length of the Promenade Plantee - a 3 mile long, 10 yard wide "garden" running along an old railroad right-of-way. We found it on our last trip there - a reminder that there are always new discoveries in this endlessly-fascinating city, however many times one has visited.
Jun 23rd, 2007, 08:46 AM
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I'm planning my first trip to France. After reading this, should we just spend the entire 10 days in Paris? If so and we do some day trips, where do you suggest? Normandy and Versailles for sure...what else?
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Jun 23rd, 2007, 11:12 AM
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Although many people choose (or are limited to) a shorter time in Paris, my wife (Claude E.A. Bear) and I have found even five weeks too short a time to do everything we wanted to do. If you plan to return to Paris or to France again, I would say spend the entire 10 days based in Paris and take a day trip or two to places like Versailles, Chartres, Giverny, etc. that are easily reached from Paris.
We are planning some overnight side trips the next time we visit (for about 4 weeks) but it is our fourth time in Paris, so we are more selective about what to do there and interested in trying out other cities. For a first-timer, I would recommend all the time you can possibly devote to Paris.
We are planning some overnight side trips the next time we visit (for about 4 weeks) but it is our fourth time in Paris, so we are more selective about what to do there and interested in trying out other cities. For a first-timer, I would recommend all the time you can possibly devote to Paris.
Jul 4th, 2007, 09:26 AM
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For those of us for whom shopping means food delicacies, I have two "can't miss" suggestions:
1. Buy some loose Pates de Fruits (square sugar candies in exquisite fruit flavors) from Hediard, at Place de la Madelaine and a few other locations, and get a few boxes of them to take home as hostess gifts. When you run out of them, try mail ordering them from the U.S. or wherever.
2. Stroll through Fouchons (not far from Hediard), Paris' answer to New York's Zabar. If you can't find it somewhere at Fouchons, it isn't really worth eating.
1. Buy some loose Pates de Fruits (square sugar candies in exquisite fruit flavors) from Hediard, at Place de la Madelaine and a few other locations, and get a few boxes of them to take home as hostess gifts. When you run out of them, try mail ordering them from the U.S. or wherever.
2. Stroll through Fouchons (not far from Hediard), Paris' answer to New York's Zabar. If you can't find it somewhere at Fouchons, it isn't really worth eating.
Jul 5th, 2007, 09:22 AM
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Every trip to Paris now I spend part of one evening with a bottle of wine on the Pont Des Arts with, it seems, everyone else in Paris. Some people spread out a regular picnic and others just stand and watch the lights and boats. Some play music but everyone is there.
This is the bridge from last April, but during the day...
http://pjk.smugmug.com/photos/145507375-L.jpg
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This is the bridge from last April, but during the day...
http://pjk.smugmug.com/photos/145507375-L.jpg
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Jul 8th, 2007, 11:01 AM
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Hopingtotravel,
This photo was taken at the Pont au Change on the Quai de la Megisserie side which shows you can still see it!
http://tinyurl.com/ytcm5l
This photo was taken at the Pont au Change on the Quai de la Megisserie side which shows you can still see it!
http://tinyurl.com/ytcm5l
Aug 2nd, 2007, 07:00 AM
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Walk through the tiny Place Furstemburg in the 6th. Years ago there used to be a bench there. I would get up very early, take my breakfast from the Hotel de Seine on rue de Seine... and eat it on that one lonely bench on Place Furstemburg. Very peaceful as I was always the only person there. Happy Travels!
Oct 27th, 2007, 02:50 AM
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Another -- Go to the Belleville Arts Festival (middle of May) and wander the streets and visit over 100 real French artists' studios open to the public.
http://www.ateliers-artistes-belleville.org/
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http://www.ateliers-artistes-belleville.org/
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