RJD, we ate at the Terminus cafe (on Rue de Bac) several times last month. My vote is for the Croque Monsieurs. Very good. I really liked the staff there. Late night crepes were good as well. I found Rue de Bac and it's antique shops, hair salons and small restaurants a good Paris neighborhood environment.

For me the quintessential Paris experience would be to walk along the banks of the Seine in the summer under weeping willow trees. It's like living in an impresionist painting.

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My ideal day would comprise...<BR>Waking up in a small, elegant hotel and having cafe au lait and pain au chocolat in our room... No hurry, no stress, we have all day to explore...<BR>A leisurely stroll along the Champs Elysses or Boulevard St. Germain...<BR>Stopping in to buy an accessory, perfume -- something luxurious to remind me of Paris, and I put it on immediately...<BR>A visit to St. Chapelle or Notre Dame...<BR>A late lunch, maybe croque monsieur, a small salad, and a beaujolais...<BR>A visit to the Musee d'Orsay to see the Impressionists..<BR>Later, it's raining, and we stop in at a cafe, order coffee, sit by the window, and watch the passersby... <BR>A siesta back in the room...<BR>We dress up and go to dinner fashionably late... foie gras, magret de canard, hazlenut souffle, cheese course...<BR><BR>Oh well, I'm sitting here in Marlborough, MA, with no immediate prospects of travel anywhere, much less Paris! At least I have my dreams.

Bless all of you - made reservations this a.m. for end of April--now I don't need to worry about going hungry!!

Just one question: the name of the place that serves Ch. Margaux by the glass ... that I gotta see. Otherwise, terrific thread. My experience? Purchasing cheese to sneak back into the US, but gladly leaving it in the room after enduring it for the night. Ah, Paris!! Ciao

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Waking up really early and going out for a walk -as Paris wakes up..The store keepers are washing their sidewalks, people are buying coffee, funny-the air on the Left Bank always smells like food to me~<BR>Going to the Musee D'Orsay and spending all the time I want, I really want to memorize everything.Lunch at Cafe Marly while I watch the people posing for photos at the Pyramid.Shopping along the Faubourg St Honore,buying some wicked French lingerie,stopping for a pick me up at Laduree.Back to the hotel to model the lingerie for my husband.<BR>Dinner at Jules Verne because my husband ate there in the 60's on his first trip to Paris..a long leisurely walk after dinner.Back to the hotel to dream about living in Paris.....

Good day Leone<BR><BR>"Margeaux" is an appellation in the Bordeaux region. There would be many other crus other than the Ch.Margeaux to which you refer from which the wine bar could make their selection.

It depends on the Paris. I believe there are twenty Parises - one per &quot;arrondissement.&quot;

That said, here are some -

1. Going to Rue Buci, buying a takeout chicken, and having a picnic by the Seine.

2. Eating at Le Basilic, Montmartre's least touristy restaurant.

3. Park outdoor lunch in either the crepe place in the Luxembourg or the other outdoor cafe in the Tuileries.

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