I will be in Paris for 5 days next month - I have poured over guide books, websites, and countless threads on this form - What I would like to know are your top ten favorites in Paris.<BR>I have much too much information and need to sort the 'good stuff' from everything else!<BR><BR>Any help would be much appreciated (and most probably ease some of my headaches...)<BR><BR>Thank you!

Hi<BR>Ste Chapelle<BR>Musee Marmottan<BR>Musee d'Orsay<BR>Louvre<BR>Place des Vosges<BR>Ile St Louis<BR>Place de la Concorde<BR>Tuileries<BR>Rodin Museum<BR>Notre Dame<BR><BR>Each visit doesn't feel complete if I don't go back to all or most of those places<BR>

You might want to do a search on here because I know this has been answered before recently. However, I never have answered it, so I will now. Most of my answers are like Elaine's...<BR><BR>Musee d'Orsay<BR>Musee Marmottan<BR>Rodin Museum<BR>Ste. Chapelle<BR>Notre Dame<BR>Opera House (with Chagalle ceiling)<BR>Pere Lachaise Cemetary (a beautiful walk on a nice day!)<BR>Berthillon ice cream (Ile St. Louis)<BR>Champs Elysees (fun to walk and window shop)<BR>Anywhere with good creme brulee!<BR><BR>Enjoy, let us know how you make out.<BR>

How about:<BR><BR>Eiffel Tower<BR>Arc de Triomphe<BR>Place de Concorde, Tuilleries<BR>Opera Garnier<BR>Musee Jacquemart Andre<BR>Luxenbourg Gardens<BR>View from the roof of Samartaine<BR>Place des Vosges<BR>Musee d'Orsay<BR>Ste Chapelle

Eiffel Tower<BR>Ste. Chapelle<BR>Notre Dame <BR>Musee d'Orsay<BR>Picasso Museum<BR>Louvre<BR>Luxembourg Gardens<BR>Boat ride on the Seine<BR>Sacre Coeur<BR>Versailles (OK, not in Paris, but close)<BR>And a bonus pick: the pastries at Gerard Mulot!

Add a trip to the salon de the, Angelina,across from Louvre, on rue de Rivoli, for their famous hot chocolate or wonderful, signature dessert, Mont Blanc.

Some must sees for me are:<BR><BR>The menu and wine list at Taillevent.<BR>The free Saturday tasting selection at Cave Taillevent, the wine shop affiliated with the restaurant.<BR>The Boulevard St. Germain while sitting in the Cafe De Flore or Cafe De Deux Magots monring, noon or night.<BR>The Musee d'Armie and the WWII exhibit at Les Invalides.<BR>Berthillon.<BR>The Luxembourg Gardens.<BR>A glass of Pastis before dinner.

Notre Dame/Deportation Memorial<BR>Louvre<BR>Picasso Museum<BR>Galeries Lafayette Food Paradise<BR>Vanves flea market<BR>Pere Lachaise cemetery<BR>At least one meal of magret<BR>Dehillerin<BR>Marche d'Aligre<BR>BHV

Topping for Julie

MUSEUMS/MONUMENTS<BR>musee d'Orsay<BR>musee Rodin<BR>Eiffel Tower<BR>musee du Louvre<BR><BR>SIGHTS/SAVORING THE CITY<BR>the view from Montmartre<BR>boat ride on the Seine<BR>drinking wine in the outdoor cafes<BR><BR>FOOD<BR>Greek kabobs in Quartier Latin<BR>lunch at Angelina's--my husband had sweetbreads, his favorite; he has also had them at the French Laundry in Napa Valley(a major foodie temple), and liked these as well; also, lunch at Angelina's can be simple and casual(good croque madame), or very elegant, and is far less expensive than many comparable meals <BR>a separate visit to Angelina's for hot chocolate and pastry after a long day in the Louvre<BR><BR>SHOPPING<BR>Catherine's for perfume<BR>the shops along rue de Rivoli for silk scarves<BR>shopping for cookware and kitchen items at the restaurant supply stores clustered near Montmartre

1)Musee d'Orsay<BR>2)Louvre<BR>3)Versailles (Just a little outside of the city)<BR>4)Montmarte Hill and Sacre Coeur<BR>5)Have a nice view from Arche De Triomph, come down and window shop or just walk on Champs-Elysees and have an inexpensive dinner at a restaurant on the side walk there (may be at Bistro-Romain, we liked it a lot).<BR>6)Go for lunch at restaurant Toupary at Samartaine on the bank of Siene river near Pont Nuef. Good food and an excellant view of Siene river, Eifel Tower, Notre Dam and Ste Chapelle. Then walk across the river and visit Notre Dam and/or Ste Chapelle to burn the calorie.<BR>7)Eifel Tower<BR>8)Luxembourg Garden<BR>9)Siene river boat ride<BR>10)A show a Moulin Rouge.<BR>

ttt!

THE MOST IMPORTANT MUST-SEE FOR ANY AMERICAN WHO IS IN PARIS ON JULY 4TH IS THE SPECIAL CEREMONY AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE TOMB OF FRANCE'S UNKNOWN SOLDIER UNDER THE ARCH OF TRIUMPH. THE CEREMONY HONORS OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY AND HAS A FRENCH MILITARY BAND PLAYING THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER. MEMBERS OF THE PARIS POST #1 OF THE AMERICAN LEGION MARCH UP THE CHAMPS ELYSEES AND PRESENT FLOWERS AT THE TOMB. IT IS A VERY MOVING CEREMONY AND EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD TRY TO GO THERE --- ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR!!!

Wathcing Paris 'wake up' from the top of Samaritaine with a cup of coffee<BR><BR>Walking along the boat locks/canals on a sunny Sunday afternoon, playing petanque (bocci) there with friends<BR><BR>A late afternoon picnic on the Pont des Arts, of bread, wine, cheese, and olives<BR><BR>Shopping for the picnic on the Rue Cler (fruits, Alleosse (cheese), Bon Marche and the Derniere Goutte (rare wines)<BR><BR>Enjoying fantastic wines at Jacques Melac, with roosters, pigs, and white doves (seriously)<BR><BR>A market visit and cooking class<BR><BR>Michelin-starred meal on the Don Juan yacht for an evening on the Seine<BR><BR>After dinner drinks at Bilboquet jazz club<BR><BR>Oysters and champagne at the Bars des Huites<BR><BR>Driving around Paris at night just to see the monumnets illuminated<BR><BR><BR>~Wendy~<BR>

Wathcing Paris 'wake up' from the top of Samaritaine with a cup of coffee<BR><BR>Walking along the boat locks/canals on a sunny Sunday afternoon, playing petanque (bocci) there with friends<BR><BR>A late afternoon picnic on the Pont des Arts, of bread, wine, cheese, and olives<BR><BR>Shopping for the picnic on the Rue Cler (fruits, Alleosse (cheese), Bon Marche and the Derniere Goutte (rare wines)<BR><BR>Enjoying fantastic wines at Jacques Melac, with roosters, pigs, and white doves (seriously)<BR><BR>A market visit and cooking class<BR><BR>Michelin-starred meal on the Don Juan yacht for an evening on the Seine<BR><BR>After dinner drinks at Bilboquet jazz club<BR><BR>Oysters and champagne at the Bars des Huites<BR><BR>Driving around Paris at night just to see the monuments illuminated<BR><BR><BR>~Wendy~<BR>

I particularly liked the Rue Cler neighborhood. It has a wonderful market. There are some really great little cafes along the street. You feel like you are in a small town but you are not very far from the Eiffel. All of the other must sees are much like everyone listed. Have fun!

!!!<BR><BR>There must be more top tens out there!?!

Ste. Chapelle<BR>Eiffel Tower at night<BR>Pere Lachaise Cemetery<BR>Gardens at Rodin Museum<BR>The Louvre<BR>Musee d'Orsay<BR>Deportation Museum<BR>Seine River cruise<BR>Luxembourg Gardens<BR>Walking just about anywhere!

Dorling Kindersley puts out several Top Ten books. I picked one up at the airport on my way to Paris in March. It's pretty good, even if you've been there several times. <BR><BR>It highlights top tens of every category. (restaurants by area, hotels by area, sights, museums, cafe terraces, shops by area, novels set in Paris, etc etc etc). The inside covers are laminated fold out maps - the Plan de Paris and the Metro. very compact and easy to carry around all day.<BR><BR>they put this out for London, Las Vegas, Venice, Tuscany, among others. good value.

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