welltraveledbrit

Hi,
We spent four months in Paris last year and I wrote an ongoing trip report. There are so many things I would recommend
The Canal St Martin on a sunny day, walking from Bercy across the Seine to admire the modern architecture along the river, an afternoon at the cathedral in St Denis, Chantilly which is easy to reach by train, a walk along the elevated walkway the Promenades des Plantes and so much more… I blogged about all of the things we did including lots on smaller museums or lesser known parts of the Louvre which someone else suggested. Rather than repeating it all here's the link….

http://somuchmoretosee.blogspot.com/search/label/Paris

amwosu

welltraveledbrit, I have sent your "Top Ten" to an artist friend visiting Paris for the first time. Love all of those suggestions. Will delve farther into your report. Thanks.
Ann Marie

FrenchMystiqueTours

If you're going to be near rue Crémieux then very nearby is the Promenade Plantée and there's a great boulangerie at the intersection of rue de Charenton and rue Traversière that still has its original art nouveau decor. This area was traditionally where furniture was manufactured and there are some interesting little passages off rue de Charenton where they still do so as you walk towards the Place de la Bastille. On market day you can check out the Place d'Aligre

A bit further east of Gare de Lyon are the Parc de Bercy and just after the Cour Saint-Emilion, which was the old wine district that has been converted to a pedestrian shopping area. Also here is the Musée des Arts Forains but I think you need to be a group to reserve:

http://www.arts-forains.com/

If you get lost in the Bois de Boulogne the ladyboys will gladly point you in the right direction. They're very friendly and quite helpful.

FrenchMystiqueTours

Wanted to add I'm glad you looked further into the Paris Tourist Office website. No one ever thinks of doing that but there is endless amounts of in-depth and detailed info on that site about ways to explore Paris, both on and off the beaten path, and so much more.

amwosu

FMT, the Paris Tourist Office website has definitely got my wheels spinning. The pdf of the covered passage walk is incredibly detailed. http://www.paris.fr/english/visit/pa...829_port_25281

The video of the new quai-side "park" in front of Musee D'Orsay is very cool. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11...-de-seine_news

There is a heritage stroll that suggests seeing Paris from the heights of buildings that my DH will love. I've visited many of the sites mentioned but never climbed for the views. http://www.paris.fr/english/visit/pa...619_port_25281

The Bell Tower Stroll pdf is also very detailed and would take me to new areas. I might have to stop for drinks along the way. http://www.paris.fr/loisirs/se-prome...46_sheet_16971

I've not seen the "helpful" boys at the Bois de Boulogne but I have seen gentlemen with their "granddaughters" in the 16th near the park.

I walked the length of the Promenade Plantee in September 2012 with some of my friends from this message board and loved it.
Ann Marie

MaineGG

On the Paris TO site, there's a good page with information on all the municipal museums. For visitors who don't read French, there are downloadable guides in English for some museums.

http://www.paris.fr/english/museums/...-museums/p8229

iris1745

Just five miles outside of Paris on a metro line. www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/su.php

FrenchMystiqueTours

I like the way you're thinking amwosu.

MaineGG

Have you ever been out to the Château de Vincennes? It's an interesting site. We took bus 46 to its terminus there and enjoyed the ride through areas of Paris we hadn't been in before. The château is truly impressive. We did not visit the interiors of the buildings, but just walked around to see the various parts of the complex including the chapel which was modeled after the Sainte-Chapelle. Returning, we took the 56 bus that took us on a different route back to our home neighborhood.

http://en.chateau-vincennes.fr/

https://www.google.com/search?q=chat...w=1280&bih=685

amwosu

MaineGG, the Chateau de Vincennes is on my list for another trip. We are riding bikes from chateau to chateau in the Loire for the entire week prior to our four days in Paris. I think I will be chateau-ed out by the time I get to Paris.
Ann Marie

Seamus

If you find yourself ambling in the 6th, maybe you could persuade him to visit the Musée Dupuytren http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum...%A9e-Dupuytren (who knows, you might come across a kidney surreptitiously harvested at a past GTG) or the Museum of the History of Medicine http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/m...ry-of-medicine. Might even qualify for CME tax deduction

Lexma90

Bookmarking - I now have a bucketful of great ideas for the next visit to Paris!

amwosu

FrenchMystiqueTours on Jan 24, 14 at 9:40am
If you head out to La Campagne à Paris in the 20th or La Mouzaïa in the 19th you can see complete neighborhoods like rue Crémieux, not just single streets.
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I google "La Campagne a Paris" and found another pictorial tour of the area that, combined with Kerouac's photo tour has compelled me to add Belleville and the 20th arr. to my plans. Thanks for the suggestion.

http://www.absolutely-paris.com/port...rrondissement/

Ann Marie

FrenchMystiqueTours

I love helping people who want to see the less well known sites and neighborhoods in Paris.

nukesafe

Bookmarking.

FrenchMystiqueTours

BTW, I just looked at that link and I know all those places and they're all great visits. If you're in La Campagne à Paris and don't mind the 10-15 minute walk you can see rue Saint-Blaise and the Eglise Saint-Germain (shown in the link above) that I mentioned in my first post. Be sure to stop at Le Papillon for a nice glass of wine or eat dinner there if you're there in the evening. Any of the restos I mentioned are good.

amwosu

FMT, I'm going to sit down with my good friend "Google Maps" and mash three separate walking tours together for the Belleville area. Thanks!
Ann Marie

sunny101

Have you ever done one of the Open Studio events? In September, the ateliers in Menilmontant are open: http://ateliersdemenilmontant.org/index.php. In the spring, the ateliers in Belleville are open. I've done both -- it is amazing. Many artists enthusiastically explain their goals and techniques -- frequently in English, since many have studied art in the US.

nukesafe

I cannot tell from the website when the spring open house in Belleville will be, Sunny101. Do you happen to know when that will happen? We will be in Paris between 12 & 25 may, 2014, and would like to attend.

Judy

Thanks for posting, sunny101. The Menilmontant dates work for our September trip.