booking marking! only just now hearing about promenade plantee...

Any thoughts on Giverny

Giverny was amazing in May when we went there...easy to get to by train (Saint-Lazare) and short bus ride.

Can't speak for other times of year, but the gardens are IMHO a necessary thing.

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Just FYI, the Palais de Tokyo is directly across from the Musee Galieri so if you go there, you can always hit up the Palais de Tokyo as well. It's also open until midnight every day but Tuesday so it's a nice after dinner activity.

I second the Musee Jacquemart-Andre. It's a gorgeous building.

Also second riding around the Bois de Vincennes or renting a boat and going out on the water. I rode around it once and it was so beautiful and fun, just beware the bikes don't leave permanent stains on your jeans.

If you've never been to the Parthenon, definitely go. It's my favourite sight in Paris and it's just up the street from the Luxembourg Gardens.

Greeters looks interesting, cynthia. How/how much do we donate?

Hi everyone! I just wanted to thank everyone again for their ideas and update you on the planned itinerary so far!

Four days with mom:

Museums & Sights—
Musee l’Orangerie
Musee Galleria
Concert at Saint Chapelle
Les Colonnes de Buren at Palais Royale courtyard
Galerie Vivienne
Bazaar Hotel de Ville/Hotel de Ville
Village St Paul
Walk through marais to Place des Vosges
Day trip to Auvers-sur-Oise (probably just until early afternoon)
Jardin du Luxembourg/walk around St. Sulpice area
Evening walk through Montmartre (starting around Lamarck Coulaincourt down to Abbesses)
Les Bouquinistes
Shakespeare & Co
Ile Saint-Louis (for Berthillon)
Canal St Martin
Rue Cremieux
Wine and dessert on Champs de Mars for last night
Musee des Arts Decoratif in the Louvre (she really wants to do the Louvre area one day, otherwise we would do Musee Jacquemart Andre)
Ballet at Opera Garnier


Food & Drink— (mostly via yelp/instagram/personal experience)
Mariage Freres
A Priori The in Galerie Vivienne
Carette
Les P’tites Indecises
Le Mesturet
Laudree
La Maison Rose
Drinks on terrace of Printemps


2.5 day by myself:

Museums & Sights—
Promenade Plantee
Bois des Vincennes
Bercy
Musee Pompidou
Parc Monceau
Covered passages—Passage des panoramas, jouffroy, verdeau
Belleville/Menilmontant walk
Musee Carnavalet
Walk around NoMa (Square du Temple, etc.)

Food & Drink— (excited to check out the new coffee shops)
Lunch at Lac Daumesnil
L’Oisive The
Telescope café
La mere de la famille
Cream café
La Cafeotheque
Fondation Cafe


With friend:

Museums & Sights—
Rue Mouffetard
Musee Marmottan
Palais de Tokyo/Modern Art Museum
Musee d’Orsay
Walk around St Germain des Pres area
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
La Mouzaia
Reims, Champagne day trip
Giverny day trip
Jardin des Plantes
Grand Mosque de Paris
Merci concept shop
Moulin Rouge (her BF surprised us with tickets)
Pere LaChaise
Rue Montogueil
Le grand Rex
St Ouen Flea market
Canal St Martin
Champs de Mars on last night
Passage du Grand Cerf

Food & Drink—
Le Papillon
Café de Flore
Le Pavillon des Caneaux
Odette
Marche des Rouges Enfants
Du Pain et des Idees
Boot Café
13-A baker’s dozen

A few things that were previously on the list were removed either due to $$ or because they weren't open. Also, I'm writing down lots of the food suggestions from this thread to take with us during the day. It's a busy itinerary, but we are all very type A who like goals for each day, even if they aren't all achieved. Finally, we'll be getting up early several days to go take sunrise/pre-tourist/pre-pedestrian filled photos :)

ttt

I recommend adding a Paris by Mouth tour. They're great especially if you're a bit foodie! Probably a fun thing to try with your mother as well!