nola77382

You were luckier with the weather than us. We arrived on 10/13 and left 10/18. It was too cold for me! We had 40's and low 50's with sporadic rain and winds. Dreary skies, almost no sun. But it was still wonderful to be in Paris! Next time we'll go in mid-September or in late Spring.

We stayed on Ile de la Cite in a small 4th floor walk-up (husband wanted to kill me, lol) with a killer view. We enjoyed the location but think we'll be back in the 7th next time. One of our best experiences was also the Vivaldi Four Seasons concert at Sainte Chappelle. Magical.

We did get a tour of the Hotel de Ville, did you?

I'm looking forward to reading more about your trip!

Royal

I am enjoying reading your report. My husband & I stayed in this apartment a couple of years ago. We chose it mainly for the location and great view and we spent many late afternoons enjoying a drink on the little balcony.

We loved everything about this comfortable apartment and especially the great shops and restaurants on the Ile.

Enjoy the rest of your trip.

kerouac

<i>Dreary skies, almost no sun. But it was still wonderful to be in Paris! Next time we'll go in mid-September or in late Spring.</i>

That is not a guarantee of anything. The meteorologists keep repeating that current temperatures are 5-6° below normal. When means that next year there is just as good a chance of temperatures being "normal" or 5-6° above normal.

The same goes for other months...

TPAYT

nola------yes, we were lucky with the weather, so sorry you were not. 2 yrs. ago we trained up from The Dordogne at the end of Sept. for 4 days. It rained all 4 days & nights so I feel your pain. Other Sept.'s the weather was beautiful. You just can't tell.
No, we didn't get to Hotel de Ville. We had planned to call on Thurs. for Fri. tour but just didn't think of it in time.
Are you writing a TR?

kerouac-----thanks for clearing that up. We wondered what would happen.

yestravel-----we ordered the concert tickets at classictic.com for 34 Euro each.
You can buy them at St. Chapelle or at the tabac across the street for less but as we had missed out once before, we wanted to make sure we got in.

Another day was D'Orsay. We hadn't been there in 10 yrs. or so. We spent about 3 hrs. there. The impressionists are always a joy along with sculptures, furrniture, etc. It was nice to not be in a hurry to get elswhere. We could just take our time and enjoy.

Late lunch @ Les Flore en Ile near our apt. Overpriced omelettes but good. We should have remembered that.

Dinner....."La Rotisserie" on left bank across from ND. It's part of "La Tour D'Argent" (the extra expensive restaurant across the street.) Small menu of rotisserie meats and also a veal head. I saw that served and was not tempted in the least. We had chicken & ff's. It was good but we like the other Ck. place Guy Savoy's "Atelier Matre Albert", a few blocks away, better. Should have gone there.

Baguette, pastry, coffee----walk and look----eat lunch----walk, look, shop a bit-----wine & dinner! Yikes! I love Paris!

fuzzbucket

I can appreciate a great view, but I always thought that the most charming aspect of visiting Paris was sitting at a cafe terrace with other people. I don't understand why people want to go sit by themselves on a private terrace or stick around their apartments or hotels when there are so many fascinating people and things to see outside. Why leave home at all?

kerouac

Oh, you can do both.

TPAYT

kerouac-----I meant clearing up the key/grate thing not the weather.

kerouac

I was replying to fuzzbucket about "great view vs café terrace."

yestravel

fuzzbucket -- what stops one from having both? i love sitting in cafes people watching and passing the time and I equally love sitting on a nice balcony with a view sipping coffee or having a drink with my travel partner. Both fabulous!

TPAYT-thanks for info on St. Chapell.

nola77382

@kerouac, weather is the most uncertain thing about travel! We'll try Paris in September and may get lucky with the weather. But if not, we'll still be in Paris--and that's all that really matters to me. I cried when I left because I know it will be at least a couple of years before I'm back.

@TPAYT, I'll be doing a trip report in the next few days/weeks. It was a busy but wonderful and varied two weeks in France. The Dordogne was beyond amazing.

@yestravel, I bought our tickets on billereduc.com and paid E25 (instead of E30) per person. We were in the middle section, open seating. It wasn't sold out when we were there.

pariswat

Pffff.

I wanted to read this.
Really.

Then I started to find abbreviations. DH - ok a lot of people use it here.
Then MDH, BR, LR, BDR, ND (ok this one is easy), GD, BD, LDM, PF and TR.

TR is what I feel about it ... Toucher rectal...

We should have a section 'FUSPO' For US Posters Only.

Ok rant over.
CQFD.
RAB.
A+

socialworker

TPAYT, wasn't it you who recommended Le Parc aux Cerfs to us? Did you eat there on this trip? Also I am still grateful for the LLBean (stylish) fleece you recommended!

denisea

TPAYT-- I am totally transported back to my time before Fodors and not an experienced traveler at all. My first meal in Paris was lunch at LDM and I was so afraid to even try to order French. I had the most wonderful waiter who said with a smile., "Try". I did and he kindly said, "Parfait".

It was not perfect and still isn't but a fond memory for me. Maybe that's where I got hooked. And even though my French skills are still terrible, that bit of encouragement has never left me, so I still try.

Proof that you never know what you will get....Atelier Maitre Albert was one of the worst meals we have ever had in Paris and we really wanted to like it. Maybe we hit it an off night. Glad you enjoyed it.

yestravel

We also had a not so good meal at Atelier Maitre Albert. I was so looking forwrd to their chicken that I had read about. Good others have enjoyed it.

Judy

I think the site for the St Chapelle tickets is billetreduc.com The link above is missing a t

kerouac

I'd have to agree with Pariswat on that remark. Either you have the time to type complete words or you don't. I guess it's almost time to say Merry Xmas.

TPAYT

nola----one of our best trips was to the Dordogne. I can't wait to hear about your time there.

socialworker----yes, we did like Le Parc aux Cerf and always said we return. It's near Montparnasse and Raspail and we just didn't get to that area this time. Maybe next trip.

denisea----ooops! You typed LDM and I guess that isn't the way the Fodorites like it!

denisea

So, as not to abbreviate, Oh My God, I so enjoyed my lunch back in the day at Les Deux Magots.

You can't win for losing on Fodors sometimes!

nola77382

Judy, thanks for posting the correct link. Typing while jet lagged is dangerous!

pariswat

TPAYT

Not everybody here has been raised in US.
And we don't use so many abbreviations in Europe.
So you alienate some people by not extending the courtesy of writing in a way that foreigners could nuderstand.
Foreigners who spent a lot of efforts to communicate in your language.

You ever tried to learn another language ? And then you find tourself among people who don't do the minimum to be understood ? How do you feel about that ?

Well, I feel that I'm wasting my time with such people.

Imho. Fwiw.