Hi Jetsetj -
St. Chapelle entrance: The Line-up may look long but it moves fairly quickly considering: They ask you to leave largish bags behind at security. They do put you and your bags through some type of scanner.
I am very grateful they are not allowing ( or trying very hard not to allow) dangerous explosives or such like inside such a magnificent building.

I disagree with Blakejared - St.Capelle may be tiny but it does take quite a long time to see - lets say at least 1 hour if you know what you are actually looking at when inside. Do read up on it - take a small pair of binocs if possible - take your time, I repeat, take your time!

I'm working on your croque monsieur question!

Here are some suggestions for the ultimate CROQUE MONSIEUR from old posts but not all in the 5th:

elizabeth on May 7, 01 at 11:32 AM
For me it's the Cafe Musee on the corner just down from the Rodin Museum. Delicious!

elvira on May 7, 01 at 01:45 PM
Le Celtic bar in the 20eme

Austin on May 7, 01 at 07:59 PM

LBrasserie Arc d Triumphe
(Arch of Triumph)

rizzuto on Sep 29, 04 at 12:32 PM
THE place for a Croque Monsieur in Paris is the Ferme St-Hubert on the rue Vignon, roughly in the middle of a triangle formed by the Madeleine, the Opera, and the Gare St Lazare.

This is both a cheese shop and a restaurant, with virtually all of the restaurant offerings cheese-based. The Croque Monsieur fills a plate and is covered with delicious cheese that has melted exactly to the right point -- all you need is a glass of red wine, a knife and fork, and maybe a cardiologist.

Tables can be hard to get at lunchtime (especially one of the tables on the sidewalk), so be prepared to "patienter."

oakglen on Sep 29, 04 at 11:05 AM
Hi Degas, my vote would be for Flottes, on rue Cambon; the Croque Royale is my favorite, while my wife prefers the Croque Provencal, an all veggie version. Their Aligot is also quite good. JP
Michel_Paris on Sep 29, 04 at 09:46 AM
Hi,
One place that I remember as having a quite nice Croque Monsieur is Cafe Bonaparte in the square of St Germain des Pres church..down from Cafe de Flore. Nice cafe creme there also...at one time one of the places Paris intellectuals (Sartre, de Beauvoir)used to go.
Mike
starrsville on Feb 21, 06 at 06:38 PM
I like Cafe Bonaparte just steps away from the Deux Magots. Maybe it was the best because it was the first meal I had in Paris. The onion soup there was fabulous too!

Beatchick on Feb 21, 06 at 07:16 PM
I had a lovely one at Dame Tartine on rue Brisemiche in the 4th (facing the Igor Stravinsky fountain outside Centre Pompidou).

Scarlett on Feb 21, 06 at 07:46 PM
The cafe on the corner of rue Dominic and rue de Grenelle.
With a glass of red wine, perfection.

laclaire on Feb 21, 06 at 08:11 PM
L'ombre de Notre Dame: facing the front of the cathedral, take the street that goes along it on the left. It is, as its name says, in the shadow of the cathedral, and I love love love it!!!!!

Claire

luveurop on Feb 22, 06 at 12:43 AM
The best I've had, no contest, is at the Café Marly.

Thank you for everyones replies.

d'Orsay and St. Chappelle advise must needed.
We will definately go to these 2 places.

We have shortened our itinerary.
It was too much for only 3 days.
We wont be going to Pere Lachaise or Sacre Couer.

We will go on Paris Vision night boat/tour.
We will go early morning to d'Orsay.
We will buy 3 day carnet tickets.

Tod,
On St Chappelle..
I am glad they are screening people at certain sites.
We can never put our treasures at risk.
..So I take it that binoculars and cameras are allowed.

For croque monsieur, do recommend this place?

http://www.tripfilms.com/Travel_Vide...ank-Video.html
croque monsieurs

Can someone recommend shuttle/van service from train station to apt. in the 5th.?

I was typing when you were..
thanks for all the recommendations..
whice one do I choose!!!

Has anybody mentioned that the Orsay is closed on Mondays?

Oh yes, I see that frenchwow mentioned it.

http://tastewiththeeyes.blogspot.com...ouffetard.html

http://www.paris-eiffel-tower-news.c...ouffetard.html

as someone mentioned above..
thankfully DH is in touch with his feminine side and will happily go into any shop and look at anything.
It looks like food will be high on our list of things to buy.
THAT, we are really looking forward to.

Jetsetj - Yes, cameras, binocs, or anything that fits into a reasonably sized bag & things that are recognisable at a glance.
Have you got yourself a guide book? There are so many good ones out there now and I would not leave home without some sort of reference - you will miss out terribly not knowing what the heck you are looking at - or more importantly...missing!

i have several guide books from the library that have educated me on many sights.

can anyone please recommend a shuttle from train to apt. in the 5th??
or is a cab the best way??

Can anyone tell me of perhaps an English Pub in the 5th where they would have CNN news in English playing on TV?

One of our traveling companions needs his daily fix of news and their apt. doesnt have English channels...

Also I still need Shuttle from Train Staion info..

thanks

Personally, I would just take a taxi.

I would skip the bus tour takes to much time and you sit and wait alot.Take the bus .

Venezia, you said dont take the bus, then you said take the bus ??

Do others recommend just taking taxi from train to apt. in 5th?

Does 91 euros sound like a good price for 2nd class RT AmS to Paris on high speed train in Sept?

Believe Venezia suggested you skip the bus tour to see city sights, but taking a bus from the station to your apartment.

I know some English/Irish pubs in Paris, but they don't play CNN news on TV in the pub. The places I know that have TV in them that are pubs are sports bars and show sports in TV, not news. I could be wrong, but I think you'd more likely find such a thing in a 4* business hotel that caters to English-speaking businessmen on travel. If he just wants to know the news, he can always buy a newspaper (IHT is in English) or just go online to read newspapers (or even view CNN online). There is one Canadian pub in St Germain near Odeon metro (the Moosehead) that has a several screens, so maybe you could get them to show CNN if no sports were on, or maybe they do. It's on rue Quatre Vents, I think.

thanks for replies...
We dont want to take bus with luggage..

Christina,
Update.. our friends did end up with apt. with CNN news.
They got the confirmation this morning...Now he can get his daily fix

Jetsetj,

If you are carrying alot of luggage I would suggest taking a taxi to the 5th. Be sure to have your address written down to show the driver.

Or if you don't mind carrying your luggage around, you could ride the RER B line into Paris to 'St Michel-Notre Dame' or 'Luxembourg' stations which are in the 5th. Where are you staying in the 5th?

We have really trimmed down our itinerary.
DH wants it to be a 2nd honeymoon.
We will only be with traveling companions on Sunday.
Here is what we have.

Sat.
Rue Mouffetard Market
Luxumborg Gardens

Sun. With friends
d'Orsay
Eiffel Tower

Mon.
Notre Dame
St.Chappelle
Marais

How does this sound??

TTT