I just stayed in Ouchy this weekend at Hotel du Port. We had a single room at the back of the hotel for 184/room/night. The bed was a French bed but both of us had enough room to sleep. Breakfast was typical with bread, meat and cheese but nothing to write home about. I would stay there again.

See my previous Rolling Stones Concert in Lausanne thread.

hi waggis!
wow you are the worlds best personal assistant! i am going to print out your itinerary and do exactly what you reccomend. and i know i will want that recipe for tarte aux prunes...i can feel it in my bones!(and tastebuds.)
you and schuler both reccomend ouchy and for sure we are going to find that disco and burn off the tarte aux prunes we ate earlier by dancing the night away. so exciting!
i just wish you make my itinerary for paris and barcelona too! you deserve a raise! :)
i thank you from the depths of mon coeur!

maltesa - Your tastebuds can rejoice, I'll send you my recipe as soon as they feature Italian plums in our market. I need to measure what I use in my concoction....you know, a pinch here and a dash there.... :-)
After all, I've got to make sure I'll live up to the promised raise.

I can't help you with Barcelona but there's a lot of information available on this forum as well as on Paris. If I come across some off the beaten path Barcelona suggestion, I'll pass it along to you. How long will you be in Paris and is this your first trip to "La Ville-Lumière" (The City of Light)? Boy, does it ever live up to its nickname....

very excited about that recipe...and i am sure other readers are as well.
i have been to paris once...just for two days and spent the whole time in the louvre and musee' d'orsay...with an occasional break for a nutella crepe.
i will be there six days total, broken up into two segments and four days in barcelona. thanks for the tip, i will research here on this site!
vive les tartes aux prunes!

Hi maltesa!
Have you been to Giverny & Versailles? I saw Monet's gardens in early October; it was a beautiful season, flower beds overflowing with late summer bloomers and the traditional fall flowers.

If you love cathedrals, you might even take a train ride to Chartres....

I love the intimate small museums; they often have a café attached, where you can take a brake and enjoy a meal.

And while we're on the subject of food, DON'T miss "les macarons Ladurée" which come in many delicious flavors. www.laduree.fr/macarons
They have several locations, e.g. 16, Rue Royale (if you go there, go upstairs); 75, Ave. Champs Elysées; 64, Blvd. Haussmann and 21, Bonaparte in the Saint Germain neighborhood.

Angelina's on Rue de Rivoli for hot chocolate.
Cacao et Chocolat on the Isle St. Louis.
Berthillion for chocolate ice cream, also on the Isle St. Louis
La Maison du Chocolat, 52 Rue Pierre Charron.

Last time I was there, we stayed in the Marais, where there are lots of shops and small restaurants; for instance near the Centre Pompidou at 12,imp Berthaud, "Le Hangar", a tiny place with good food and reasonable prices.

I like to take the métro, but if you decide to try some bus routes, go to www.ratp.fr. You can print the schedule if you have certain destinations in mind.

Boat rides on the Seine are very enjoyable and relaxing after all the walking you will be doing :-)