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Degas' walk in St Germain:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34454443

Berthillon Glacier -
http://www.berthillon-glacier.fr/
Open hours: Wed-Sun 10am-8pm

Promenade Plantee - haven't been

Saturday is pretty full up - you might not make it to all of that. Need to prioritize. I'd probably leave out Parc Vincennes/Prom Plantee, and start off with the 2 churches in St Germain, Shakespeare&amp;Co, Jardin de Lux,Fish, then St Etienne, Cluny and Orangerie (or 1 of these if you are running short of time). *are you going to be able to enjoy both lunch (Fish) <b>and</b> a wine-tasting?

Sunday - three musuems in one day is a lot - at least 6 hours there + transit in between. Insert your walk around Invalides between d'Orsay and Eiffel, then Trocadero.

Thanks for the links and tips. I did think Promineade Plantee and Parc Vincennes would be good just b/c they are so close to my hotel, but they are a bit lower on my list. You are right, maybe I should do Fish another day. I know my schedule is quite ambitious, so re-organizing as you suggest could be helpful.

Is Arts Decoratifes part of the Louvre? I was thinking maybe 2-3 hours there and 1.5-2 in Quai Branly, so I think it is possible (although tight) to fit them in with Orsay, as I've been to Orsay a number of times before. Maybe 2-2.5 hours there, but 9:30 - 6:30 with some lunch should be okay? Or maybe I'm pushing it.

Before you stop at Hermes on the way to St. Sulpice, stop at Gerard Mulot for a pain chocolat. Then, head to Jardin du Luxembourg.

Sandy

Thanks, Sandy. No Hermes for me, though, I'm afraid.

Pierre Herme (no &quot;s&quot is the chocolatier-patissier on the rue Bonaparte.

Hermes is the very upscale shop where the famous scarves,leather goods, etc., are sold.

Thanks for the clarification. Any more comments?

If you are planning to be in the marais on sunday, the best time I think is in the early afternoon. The streets are full of strollers (baby and people) and shoppers. The Place des Vosges is busy with families and all sorts of people in the park area and under the arcades there are art galleries, restaurants, stores, and live music all around. The stores in the marais are open on sunday. The Falafel and Cheesecake on rue des rosiers should not be missed. There is also a great street market over on Blvd Richard Lenoir near the Bastille and not far from Place des Vosges. We do that in the morning and then head over to the Places des Vosges in the early p.m. We also always stay in the marais and love the area. Just walking all over and seeing where we end up is fun.

Thanks for that tip.

yes, the Arts Decoratifs is part of the Louvre, and right next to it (same building). I've been to it a couple times and it's nice. I'm real fond of decorative art museums, though. The fashion museum is right in that same location (and the publicite or ad museum, which I find some parts fun). The same ticket gets you into all 3 (8 euro) and you can't buy one separately, as I recall, so you might want to pop into the publicite museum if you are there anyway.

Not if you are going to the new one on Quai Branly, though. I try to focus on museums that are unique to a city, myself, so am not so interested in things you can find in a lot of cities unless there is something exceptional about their collection. I guess the Branly museum is about African and Asian arts, which we have a lot of where I live, but if you really like that stuff, it would be top priority rather than French publicite, of course. I like the fashion museums because I have a degree in fashion/textiles, so I always like them, but I know they would not be of interest to most guys.

I never found the shops in the Viaduct that interesting, but they are expensive designer and home shops, which aren't what I like to look at very much. I like the Marais late Sunday afternoon, actually, as it's a good place to have dinner when so many other restaurants may be closed.

oh, as for concerts, there are many that are free or very cheap in comparison to the AMPS organization. Those are expensive concerts aimed at tourists for just that one musical company, you don't have to go to them. In fact, there are often free ones late Sunday afternoon (in Notre Dame or the Madeleine or many other churches, like St Eustache or St Louis on the island).

Thanks as always. I'm going to try to go to the free Radio France concert Saturday night.