Just want to top this as I'm going to Paris first time since the movie came out. (Last time was just prior to its release in 2004).

Thanks <b>Beatchick</b> again for her description of the locations on this thread as well as the turn-by-turn post and photos she did on virtualtourist.com I found them by a simple Google search.

Also found ym_toronto's photos of Le Pure Cafe by Google search. We fodorites are <b>important</b>!

And for those who've not read this, Le Pure Cafe was also shown on an ER episode a year ago. fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&amp;tid=34618337

Btw, rkkwan, there are other Fodorites who have Virtual Tourist pages. You just don't know as they don't link them here.

rkkwan, I'm glad you enjoyed the <u>Before Sunset</u> photos &amp; info I posted. So what exactly did you Google? &quot;Before Sunset&quot;?

I saw the movie, too, not long after my 3rd trip to Paris and it was wonderful watching the walk unfold on the big screen. I kept saying, &quot;ooh, I've been there&quot;! This time I went back to some of those places just to take photos.

I love these movies! We made our decision to visit Vienna a few years ago partly on watching Before Sunrise. I own both movies and watch them all the time.

Tracy

Beatchick - I can't remember the exact search words I used to find your posts, but something like &quot;Before Sunrise Paris Location&quot;. I was mostly interested in the Promenade Plantee and the Le Pure Cafe.

One thing though, Jesse and Celine actually boarded the Canauxrama boat right across from the Notre Dame - basically just steps from Shakespeare &amp; CO - and not at the Port de l'Arsenal; and they did disembark at Quay Henry IV. [But the actual dialog scene in the movie is longer than the actual boat ride should be, as they seem to have gone under more than just 2 bridges, as there would be in real life.]

Thank you! I'll update that!!

Beatchick - Have you considered going to Vienna and find all the places in &quot;Before Sunrise&quot;?

Well, hopefully I'll have time to do that next year and I'll report how difficult it would be to cover all those places in one evening. Hahaha.

Came back from my trip to France last night. My &quot;Before Sunset&quot; visits include:

- Having coffee at Le Pure Cafe. It's a very short walk from the Charonne metro stop. It was a beautiful afternoon, and lots of Parisiens having coffees and drinks there. Me and my companions seem to be the only &quot;Before Sunset&quot; tourists. We were all sitting outside to enjoy the weather, and inside they've set the tables for dinner.

- We then walked to the Cour de l'Etoile d'Or. Unfortunately, the door was closed. [Later I saw a resident opened the door, got in, and quickly closed it.] We walked into the alley right to the west of it, and had to make do with that.

- Later in the evening, we did the Vedette de Paris cruise, so that kind of cover what Celine and Jesse did in the movie.

- Finally, after dinner at the Latin Quarter late at night, we stopped by Shakespeare &amp; CO. It was closed, of course, but we could still peek.

Anyways, I'm starting to plan my journey to Vienna now.

rkkwan! I'm so sad to hear that one cannot just stroll into the Cour de l'Etoile d'Or!

But I'm happy to know you had un caf&eacute; at Le Pure Caf&eacute;. I was just doing some research on it last week and it didn't pop up on Les Pages Jaunes so I was worried it had closed.

Have you written a trip report yet or posted any photos?

ciao,
Mary

Mary -

I was videotaping, and my friend who has the camera is still in Europe. (Lucky her), so I have some photos but not of Le Pure. But it is definitely open, and busy.

I didn't write a proper trip report, because I figured many people here have visited the places I went to. Not much new to report. However, I did post a thread about rental car and driving in France here:

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...p;tid=34866860

rkkwan, hopefully, you all can post some of your videos on youtube.com that way we can be there, too.

Will read your report. Thanks!

Mary - Just one tiny problem. My narration and conversation between me and my friends were all done in Cantonese. Well, I guess I can add English subtitles.

Or just edit out the audio! After all, we only want to seeeeeee Paris.

Beatchick and others -

I have posted a few photos of me and friends having drinks at Le Pure Cafe:

rkkwan.zenfolio.com/p299457843/?photo=858968057

Hey Raymond! I love those Le Pure Caf&eacute; photos. After seeing those I had to see those from the entire trip. Lovely ones at Giverny, but I love the ones from Mont St-Michel, especially the first one with the bird flying in low to the left. Your Rouen pics were amazing! What a beautiful day you had.