Paris: Need something for hubby to do on his own ...
Oct 7th, 2008, 09:13 AM
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Oct 7th, 2008, 09:16 AM
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The porn museum's crap. Well that's what my friend told. My friend. Yes that's it.
The sewers are suprisingly entertaining and interesting (and not somewhere you'd drag a bird)
http://www.paris.org/Musees/Egouts/info.html
The sewers are suprisingly entertaining and interesting (and not somewhere you'd drag a bird)
http://www.paris.org/Musees/Egouts/info.html
Oct 7th, 2008, 09:23 AM
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I think the air and space museum will be right up his alley, he's an engineer and I could only imagine he could amuse himself in there for at least a few hours! 
Is it far from the Ile St. Louis? That's where our home base is.
Is it far from the Ile St. Louis? That's where our home base is.
Oct 7th, 2008, 09:26 AM
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It's at Le Bourget airport. It's a short (about 30 mins from memory) overground train ride on the RER.
It's near the station.
It really is terrific.
http://www.pilotfriend.com/articles/Lebourget.htm
It's near the station.
It really is terrific.
http://www.pilotfriend.com/articles/Lebourget.htm
Oct 7th, 2008, 09:33 AM
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the museum in Les Invalides is the National Army Museum. I don't think the frogs have a "war museum" as such as all their caption cards would have to read "Battu par les Allemands" or "Battu par des Anglais", and it would probably get a bit much for them after a while.
Oct 10th, 2008, 11:48 AM
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1 - Find him a cafe with plenty of "traffic".
2 - Ask him to bring along a good book.
3 - Buy him a bottle of his favorite wine.
4 - Buy him a good Cuban cigar or two.
5 - Give him a kiss and tell him you will see him in a couple of hours.
2 - Ask him to bring along a good book.
3 - Buy him a bottle of his favorite wine.
4 - Buy him a good Cuban cigar or two.
5 - Give him a kiss and tell him you will see him in a couple of hours.
Oct 10th, 2008, 01:22 PM
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He might enjoy a walking tour. I took one of the Marais last year through Paris Walks (www.paris-walks.com).
Or he might relax and while away the afternoon on a cruise of the St. Martin Canal (http://tinyurl.com/3njlgj) and spend the rest of his "free" day exploring the Parc de la Villette.
Or he might relax and while away the afternoon on a cruise of the St. Martin Canal (http://tinyurl.com/3njlgj) and spend the rest of his "free" day exploring the Parc de la Villette.
Oct 10th, 2008, 09:40 PM
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Uhhhh....yeah....that wasn't exactly what I meant by "guy" activities. You're kidding right? Would you actually suggest that someones husband go to a red light district? Or the other poster that suggested a brothel? Please tell me you are joking and that I just missed the joke, I've been known to do that, you know, miss the joke, as in I find something so blatantly not funny but it was meant to be funny. I'm sure that was the case here, as bizzare of a response as it was. Or maybe if it's not a joke, then we just have different opinions on what it means to be in a good marriage? Yes, that could be it. I'm guessing it was just a joke.....
Oct 11th, 2008, 08:05 AM
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If you want to have a long shopping day to yourself, he could take a tour of the Caen Peace Museum (Memorial de Caen) and the Normandy Beaches.
He would need to take the train to Caen at about 7 am to join up with tours offered by the museum, which include the museum and the beaches. You're dropped back at the station.
To check for what's available at the time you'll be in France, go to their web site, www.memorial-caen.fr
They offer I think two or three packages, depending on the time of year. The package we looked at was around 65 euros, not including train.
Probably about 12 hours door to door.
He would need to take the train to Caen at about 7 am to join up with tours offered by the museum, which include the museum and the beaches. You're dropped back at the station.
To check for what's available at the time you'll be in France, go to their web site, www.memorial-caen.fr
They offer I think two or three packages, depending on the time of year. The package we looked at was around 65 euros, not including train.
Probably about 12 hours door to door.
Oct 11th, 2008, 08:21 AM
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I second (or third) the suggestion on the Arts et Metiers museum for your husband. I found it fascinating; my wife less so. She was fighting off a cold the day we went, so when her eyes glazed over she sat herself in the very nice and modern research library with a good book.
The mix of the modern with the old, and the incredible display of machinery kept me enthralled for hours, until guilt at neglecting DW drove me out. Other than that, you would have needed a stout stick to drive me out of the place.
BTW, if you believe the signage, the French invented EVERYTHING!
The mix of the modern with the old, and the incredible display of machinery kept me enthralled for hours, until guilt at neglecting DW drove me out. Other than that, you would have needed a stout stick to drive me out of the place.
BTW, if you believe the signage, the French invented EVERYTHING!
Oct 11th, 2008, 09:36 AM
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<i>He loves art, but the problem is that I would want to go see them too, so that would be a bummer if he went without me!</i>
With all due respect Guilia, if you are spending a day shopping shouldn't he be allowed to go to the museum of his choice?
If he sees something really cool (what are the odds of that?!) he can take you back there.
BTW, if my wife were spending a day shopping I could easily spend the day wandering the streets taking pictures.
With all due respect Guilia, if you are spending a day shopping shouldn't he be allowed to go to the museum of his choice?
If he sees something really cool (what are the odds of that?!) he can take you back there.
BTW, if my wife were spending a day shopping I could easily spend the day wandering the streets taking pictures.
Oct 13th, 2008, 08:38 AM
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Of course it was a joke! When we go to a place with a casino, I always post a report about my husband playing "slut machines" with this deliberate typo.
I don't see anything wrong with jokes. I don't see anything wrong with people missing jokes. Pre-travel stress gets the best of us.
I don't see anything wrong with jokes. I don't see anything wrong with people missing jokes. Pre-travel stress gets the best of us.
Oct 14th, 2008, 08:17 AM
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We're thinking that he might go back to the Louvre on one of my days about town. We figured that you could spend days in there and we had only planned to make our own "must see" list for the Louvre. This way, he can go back and enjoy any of the hundreds of exhibits that we wont see together. On the 2nd day, if I manage to have one, he's going to choose from some of the other suggestions above. Thanks so much, I'm so excited to get out of here for the elections! It's much more fun to see the coverage overseas! Only 13 more days then Bon Voyage!
FainaAgain; No worries, I often miss the joke, it's mental defect, LOL
FainaAgain; No worries, I often miss the joke, it's mental defect, LOL
