Nice report. I saw The Stein Collection: Matisse, Picasso and the Parisian Avant-Garde exhibit at SFMOMA this past summer and really enjoyed it. I wonder if it's the same? I found it quite interesting, especially the audiotour.

Thank you for such a lovely report. I am really enjoying reading it. I stay in the Marais on my annual visits and will look for that shop next spring. Thanks for the info on Les Musiciens De Lviv. I have seen them and did not know their background.
How much fun it must be to visit your daughter in Paris and hear her progress in learning French.
I enjoyed your critiques of the restaurants, most of which I have not tried but are on my 'TO TRY' list.
Again many thanks.

Thanks for a great report. You sound like a proud Mom and rightly so.

One thing that surprised me (in a good way) at the Marmottan was the mediaeval book illuminations:

http://www.marmottan.com/english/col...uminations.asp

Thanks for the very interesting report. Loved that you were forced to stay an extra day and your apartment was already rented, sounds like fate.

Annhig, when in March? I will be there March 10-23.

You guys are so kind. Thank you for all the compliments. I so appreciate all the help you guys have given me over the years and I am very happy that I may have given back in some small way.

Patrick--You are absolutely right! I should have mentioned the illuminations--I have certainly given the Marmotton short shrift there. As my excuse, we had just spent the previous day looking at Fra Angelico era illuminations at the Jacquemart (the special exhibit), so we didn't give the illuminations at the Marmotton the time they deserved.

Also should add that we used the <b>63 bus</b> from Invalides to Port de la Muette (end of the line) to get to Marmotton. Nice to ride past Trocadero and look at the Eiffel Tower from the other side of the river.

Treesa--It's probably safe to say that most people who participate in this forum hope and pray their children will take on the world with a sense of adventure. When they do, what joy! what joy!

Nikki - 9 - 13th. DH's birthday is on the 8th, and his surprise birthday present [don't tell him, will you?] is tickets for the France v england rugby match on sunday 11th.

What about a GTG on monday 12th?

talking about mondays, I see that the Orangerie is open Mondays, and we haven't yet managed to get there, so I'm going to add that to our itinerary. What else to do on a Monday in Paris - perhaps we should start a thread?

BTW, anyone know what's on in the way of exhibitions in Paris in March? I've looked on various websites, but can't find any info yet on what's happening next year.

Alessandra, thank you so much for the location of that shop in the Marais. I'm of a like mind that I wouldn't buy new fur, but, I wouldn't feel so guilty if it were second hand. I was actually on that street the first week of November while wandering the Marais but didn't go the length between that Metro stop & the Bastille. Can't wait for my November trip next year to check out the shops! Thank you!

Call me shallow but I loved your reference to Voltaren!!! Being allergic to asprin and NSAIDs..the idea of a topical patch is promising and exciting!!! Will pick some up this summer. Great trip report.

"When they do, what joy! what joy!"

Amen.

Annhig, it's a date. Send me a note. NKermish at hotmail dot com.

oobmaine: Voltaren IS an NSAID...used to be oral only and now available as a gel. Just want you to know if you are allergic!!!

Oral Voltaren was always considered a "big gun", so I wouldn't advise the gel for you unless you OK it with your doctor. It is Rx only here in the states.

oobmaine -- I'm on both sides of the fence regarding Voltaren. As Denisea as indicated, it IS an NSAID, and there is a caution about using it if you have reactions to other stuff. Here's a link about it:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000882/

The big "however" is that systemic asbsorption using the diclofenac gel or patch is much smaller than taking an oral med. Pain relief is directed to the exact target.

It is an over-the-counter med in a ton of countries, including Canada. And as we all know, being OTC in the US is no guarantee of safety. I drink beer; therefore, I am ultra cautious about taking any "combo" med that could contain acetaminophen, the stuff in Tylenol. Horrific liver damage possibilities, but people just assume Tylenol is "safer" than aspirin or ibuprofen.

Supposedly, the diclofenac gel has worked wonders for people with severe arthritis of the hands. As anyone with arthritis knows, you MUST use a joint or lose the joint (or throw your body off kilter because you start walking or standing differently).

If your doctor is not familiar with the stuff, it's certainly worth a chit-chat with a French pharmacist because they have been dealing with this drug for quite some time now. I know the French pharmacist with whom I dealt was very upfront with cautions.

Good luck.

bookmarking. Great info. thanks

Nikki - we are looking at late March too

Regarding eating duck - try it 'rose' Better than a point.

TTT

Piccolina--How wonderful that you brought this thread up again because we are going back THIS Thanksgiving 2012, and now I have my own trips notes with other's suggestions right in front of me.

Carlux--I have to tell you that I never thought of ordering the duck "rosé" and that word makes perfect sense to me, so I think it tranlates perfectly, too. Given that American and French concepts of rare, etc are a tad apart, rosé is a completely descriptive way for me to order. Thanks.