A Paris Traveling Veteran's Report of Recent Visit
Aug 5th, 2012, 12:26 PM
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Une Petit Pichet Vin Blanc(preferrably Sancerre)----you got me again. Take me away!
Maybe it's quite touristy, but one of our must-have, "You are in Paris" moments is always standing on the bridge behind Notre Dame after dark, watching the boats go by with Notre Dame lit up, the sparkling Eiffel Tower in the distance, and the street music wafting over the water. The photo is our screen saver and takes us back to our favorite place.
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/w...sSept08188.jpg
More please!
Maybe it's quite touristy, but one of our must-have, "You are in Paris" moments is always standing on the bridge behind Notre Dame after dark, watching the boats go by with Notre Dame lit up, the sparkling Eiffel Tower in the distance, and the street music wafting over the water. The photo is our screen saver and takes us back to our favorite place.
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/w...sSept08188.jpg
More please!
Aug 6th, 2012, 05:13 AM
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Chevre. Can you please provide more info on visiting L'Orangerie. I definitely want to go there. I will have a museum pass. You mention needing a reservation, Is this required if you are on a pass. I tried looking at the website, but it is in french and I do not know french. I could tell there were places to buy tickets, but not sure about a reservation without buying a ticket.
Aug 6th, 2012, 05:53 AM
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Their website has an English summary at
http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/docume...2012-01-03.pdf.
The French text is a bit ambiguous. It says groups have to reserve, but not that individual visitors must; but further down the page it offers online reservation and purchase at
www.fnacspectacles.com and in FNAC shops (they're a big chain of book/record/electronics stores with a ticket agency - branches in several places in Paris)
www.ticketnet.fr
www.digitick.com
It certainly looks as though things have changed since I visited a few years ago (no photography allowed now), so maybe they are using advance reservation as a way of staggering entry and preventing overcrowding. You could email [email protected] for advice.
http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/docume...2012-01-03.pdf.
The French text is a bit ambiguous. It says groups have to reserve, but not that individual visitors must; but further down the page it offers online reservation and purchase at
www.fnacspectacles.com and in FNAC shops (they're a big chain of book/record/electronics stores with a ticket agency - branches in several places in Paris)
www.ticketnet.fr
www.digitick.com
It certainly looks as though things have changed since I visited a few years ago (no photography allowed now), so maybe they are using advance reservation as a way of staggering entry and preventing overcrowding. You could email [email protected] for advice.
Aug 6th, 2012, 05:57 AM
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Hi Hpeabody,
When I went to the Orangerie in early June, the line was very small right after lunch. I did not have a reservation. Did use the MUSEUM PASS.
Loved the Walter - Guillaume Collection on the bottom floor. If you click on my name you might read my description of my visit to the Orangerie under THURSDAY, JUNE 7 - my report became a bit unwieldy. This collection was a delightful surprise to me. I started the day at the Orsay and strolled across the bridge to the Orangerie.
As I was leaving the museum, a large crowd was entering – to escape the showers no doubt.
Enjoy Paris….
When I went to the Orangerie in early June, the line was very small right after lunch. I did not have a reservation. Did use the MUSEUM PASS.
Loved the Walter - Guillaume Collection on the bottom floor. If you click on my name you might read my description of my visit to the Orangerie under THURSDAY, JUNE 7 - my report became a bit unwieldy. This collection was a delightful surprise to me. I started the day at the Orsay and strolled across the bridge to the Orangerie.
As I was leaving the museum, a large crowd was entering – to escape the showers no doubt.
Enjoy Paris….
Aug 7th, 2012, 05:01 PM
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Visited L'Orangerie last Fall, bought tickets on site. You don't need a reservation and there were no lines.
Peabody-
If you go onto the site, look at the upper right corner for English, click on that to get all the practical info in English. http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/
Email address:
[email protected]
Peabody-
If you go onto the site, look at the upper right corner for English, click on that to get all the practical info in English. http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/
Email address:
[email protected]
Aug 8th, 2012, 07:17 AM
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Visited L'Orangerie last Fall, bought tickets on site. You don't need a reservation and there were no lines. >>
you can get a combined ticket for the orangerie and the musee D'orsay which might be useful in avoiding lines at the latter.
you can get a combined ticket for the orangerie and the musee D'orsay which might be useful in avoiding lines at the latter.
Aug 8th, 2012, 10:05 AM
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Wow, that Opéra exit must make you really dizzy if you can see the obelisk of Place de la Concorde from there! When I look behind myself there (avenue de l'Opéra), I can see the Louvre, and if I look to the left I can look up rue de la Paix and see the colonne Vendôme. But you have x-ray vision! ;-)
Aug 11th, 2012, 04:56 PM
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Oh kerouac you caught me! I new I remembered an obilisk just couldn't remember which one. The point I wanted to make was from that spot a few Parisian icons can be spotted. I blame jet lag.
Aug 12th, 2012, 12:37 AM
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What a lovely report. Last time we were in Paris we stayed just near the Jardin du Luxembourg and like you would often stop there on those hot summer afternoons before heading back to our apartment.
I do love a 'loo with a view'! And will definitely take the Opera metro exit next time.
I do love a 'loo with a view'! And will definitely take the Opera metro exit next time.
