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this is such a nice thread...
some of my favs/suggestions:
160. window shop in le marais, enjoy
the beautiful, unique details of french display.
161. visit the palais de tokyo and other alternative galleries like le plateau, Mains d'ouevre, Air de Paris, and Squart Rivoli. accept work outside of monet, challenge your ideas on art and aesthetics. make a note to spend less time watching tv like friends and who wants to marry a millionare, to spend more time learning and understanding contemporary art and artists.
162. Gaze at the view of Paris from the Centre Pompidou, top floor. Think about how lucky you are to have extra cash for things like travel. I know i feel fortunate.
163. Check your email at an internet cafe, surrounded by 100 teenage french boys (and a few girls) playing video games.
Send you friends terribly romantic emails about your stay in Paris...remember to save a copy of each in your 'saved' folder to read sometime later when you want to relive your experiences.
164. If your with your husband, wife or lover, go back to your hotel in the middle of the day and make love like you did when you first got together. Think about why you love that person...and tell them. Leave hotel flushed and happy, make out in the street,
eat crepes, drink wine...repeat daily.
165. Shop for inexpensive, trendy fashion at H&M and Zara. Buy a couple little things for your friends back home. enjoy telling them that the beautiful ring you brought them was only 2 euro.
166. Drop into the pop-in, shake your booty, drink cheap pitchers, flirt with indy rock french boys that are much too young for a woman your age! naughty girl.

What a nice thread. I live in Israel and am off to Paris in just 5 days. I can't believe I'll be spending 11 days over there. Been there before 8 and 9 years ago, and so happy to be going again.

Listen to a string quartet play --- in the Metro!

topping

Taking advice from one of the earlier posters about this, my hubby and I kissed everywhere we possibly could - on bridges, in cafes, on the seine, on top of the double-decker bus, in the parks, it was terrific! Haven't kissed that much in the previous 40 years. The great part was, we continued kissing our way through Switzerland and Italy! What a trip!

Sit at an outdoor cafe and nurse a citron presse' for as long as you want.

(It's a do-it-yourself lemonade: a glass of fresh-squeeezed lemon juice, a pitcher of water, and lots of sugar.)

Anybody know how to get a real accented "e" on this site?

Like this?

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If this actually works once I post it, you type

<ALT>130 (with the 130 being on the numeric keypad).

Yés!

Thanks for bringing this one back up. I'm printing it out to take with me next week. I'll only have four days in Paris but am sure I can get through a few things on this list.

WillTravel: é- it works-do you know how to do the other French accents?

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http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/i...ge/french.html

167. Sit in a little corner table at the Closerie de Lilas and write a short story with a stub of a pencil. Celebrate a good day's work with a brandy. Always leave with a little more left unwritten, to prime the pump for tomorrow. Then go find her and choose a place for dinner. It doesn't much matter where.

I love this thread and thought I might top it to see if anyone has anything to add. I suppose it's not possible to add anything more wonderful about this great city, but who knows?

Go to the Sunday afternoon free organ recital at Notre Dame. Get there early or you won't get a seat!

Have hot chocolate at any of the Chez Paul's in Paris with any of their pasteries and fresh squeezed orange juice.

Buy chocolates at a supermarché and take it home for your friends. It's cheap and elegant!

I have to say what I love about this thread is the lack of criticism posted. On a lot of threads, people spend time belittling others' interests. Well done, Paris-lovers!

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Meet your best friend in Paris and find the most beautiful wedding dress... then surprise her by paying for it. After the tears of joy , spend five entire days with no agenda. Just walk, eat, drink wine, shop and enjoy!!!!

Time your visit to the beautiful, gothic chapel of Sainte Chapelle so that your are standing facing the south wall as the sunlight from behind the stained glass travels across and creates a kaleidoscope of light and color. It's glorious. On our honeymoon my husband and I saw the chapel on a cloudy day. The next morning was sunny and, during breakfast, we on a whim decided to visit again, just to see the sunlight through the windows. It was one of the most memorable sights of our trip.

Also, choose one absolutely favorite food and have it every day for lunch at different restaurants, pastisseries, boulangeries, or charcuteries. I love chestnuts, and I had the most amazing pastries made with chestnuts every day for lunch -- not with lunch, FOR lunch!