Don,Which hotel are you staying at?<BR>Have you looked into any ballet/opera performances at the Garnier?<BR>If that is not to your liking, or you are unable to get reservations,do stop in and walk around, it is worth just standing there and looking at that staircase!<BR>And Galleries Lafayette is nearby for shopping!<BR>At the end of the evening,when you are ready to go back to the hotel, walk over to the Seine and just gaze across at the other side, the lights on the water, the Eiffel Tower, it is a wonderful sight.Happy Anniversary!

My last response was a genuine attempt to get more info from the original poster so as to provide better suggestions, nothing more, nothing less!.....'Twas hardly a petty little squabble or whatever!

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howard-you are doing it again!stop it now or go to your room!contribute to the question asked or shut up.

To: stopthisstupid<BR>And, pray tell, what have you contributed to this post except your stupid anonymous drivel?<BR>Is that you again, Rex?

dear duh,it isn't anonymous drivel.it is anonymous reprimands.<BR>i am trying to get people to stick to the subject, instead of sidetracking a nice thread --you just did it too.and i have contributed to this thread.you just didn't recognize mebut i would know you anywhere.

GOING TO PARIS-<BR>I would like to get back to the subject, and suggest some restuarants if I may:<BR>Le Bookinistes-rue quai des Grandes Augustines<BR>L'Epi Dupin-rue Dupin <BR>Bistro Beaubourg-Place des Vosges<BR>Bofinger-rue de la Batille<BR>Cafe Marly-Louvre/rue de Rivoli<BR>Romantic:<BR>Pile ou Face-rue de Notre Dame des Victoires<BR>Le Grand Vefour-rue Beaujolais<BR>Le Jules Verne-Eiffel Tower<BR>Sweets:<BR>Angelinas<BR>Laduree<BR>galler y at the Plaza Athenee<BR>Ice Cream:<BR>Berthillon<BR>

&lt;&lt;i have contributed to this thread.you just didn't recognize me&gt;&gt;<BR><BR>i recognize you, c<BR><BR>but i am not "duh". who is?<BR><BR>

First, I want to thank all of you for some great ideas! My wife and I went to a book store a purchased a few books on Paris, and some French lessons on cassettes. The books, and the information you all have offered, have helped us with some fantastic plans.<BR><BR>We have planned a day trip to Versailles and Giverny, another day trip to the Chateau Country; a Bateaux-Parisiens dinner cruise on the Seine; visits to the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame; a walk to Ille St. Louis for a Berthillon ice cream; an evening concert at Saint Chapelle; a visit to the Louvre and Printemps Department Store.<BR><BR>We will be staying a week Howard, and I'm beginning to wonder if that's enough time. As far as the budget goes, well, there is no cap, but one must be reasonable.<BR><BR>We are still looking through the books and taking more notes. To see the childlike excitement in my wife brightens my day. We are going to have a GREAT TIME!<BR><BR>Again thanks to all of you; Howard, Rex, Alice, Ruth, C, Lisa, Enio, Bob, and everyone else.<BR><BR>

Don, thanks for responding to my questions. Here's my response to you comment about whether a week was enough time.<BR>We're planning a two-week trip to Paris in May. When I raised the question on this board about whether we could include 3 or 4 day trips over the 14 days and still have time for Paris, the "Paris experts" all said we can easily do it over the two-week period. The same cannot be said about a one-week trip.<BR>During my research for the trip, I quickly learned one of the joys of going to Paris for two weeks: You don't have to plan each day in detail. Heck, if you don't do it one day, you can do it the next!<BR>Yes, we plan to do a lot of the same things as you--and a lot more, of course--but we don't feel any pressure to schedule each day. And, that feels great!<BR>Don, you and your wife sound as excited about your impending trip, as my wife and I do. Heck, the strongest advice I can give: Stay longer!

Don, this is sooo great~you will have such a good time!<BR>Regarding how much time is enough-Never Enough Time! We go every year for 10 days-2 weeks, and I always want to stay longer! Perhaps after a year or two I would be ready to go home.So one the plane on the way back home,start planning the next trip.<BR>Also before you go, it helps if you go through your lists and put the must see/do's in order so you won't leave feeling that you really missed something important to you.<BR>Happy 25th~