What to do in Paris on a Sunday
 

I've locked myself and friends into a Sunday in Paris. Any suggestions on what to do on a Sunday?

The museums are open. The Parc des Buttes Chaumont has a lot of French picnickers. You could join them.

Michael-I like the suggestion of the picnic. Where is this park?

You might find some useful info here on Buttes Chaumont..

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Hi Tin,

You could also visit the Parc Monceau, walk over the the Jacquemart-Andre Museum for Brunch, visit the museum, walk over to the Arc de Triomphe and stroll down the Champs Elysee as far as the Louvre.

See http://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.co...re/home_en.htm

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you can go to Parc Floral in the Bois de Vincennes (metro n.1). very nice and they have excellent free concerts during the summer.

The book and print sellers along the Seine are in business on Sunday morning. Browse along the quais, stop at a cafe, enjoy the scene. You'll know you found one of the joys of the place.

There is absolutely nothing to do in Paris on a Sunday. Paris is such a dull, uninteresting city with nothing of any interest for even the most imaginative person such as yourself to do. Not at all like Steubenville, or Mingo Junction, Ohio. I hope that somehow you can salvage something from such an unfortunate scheduling error.

Larry J

Good one, LarryJ!
To the OP: When you say, "I've locked myself and friends into a Sunday in Paris," you make it sound like it's cruel and inhumane punishment!
A stroll around the city being part of the street scene sounds awfully good to me! Or, as previous posters have noted, a picnic in the park....just about any park.
If you wisely choose to spend the day outdoors, you'll have plenty of company--thousands and thousands of Parisian families who'll be doing the same thing--no matter what you decide to do.

Many of the museums offer deals on Sundays as well as I recall & several of the Markets are also in full swing on Sunday.

Go to mass at Notre Dame. For tourists Sunday is just like any other day in Paris - everything tourist interest open save non-tourist oriented shops. A nice day to be in Paris as the traffic is way down - so is the smog so you can actually see something from the top of the Tour Eiffel.

On my last Sunday in Paris, I started the day with a pain au chocolat from Gerald Mulot on rue Seine. Then I went to Mass at St. Sulpice and heard the beautiful organ. From there, I had a cafe creme at the cafe (or one of the cafes) in the Luxembourg Gardens and watched the families at play in the park. Then I walked over to the Rue Mouffetard market and strolled around. (There are several different street markets open on Sunday). From there, I went on a walking tour of the Marais and wandered around the area for some shopping. I finished the day with a fallafel from L'As du Fallafel on rue des Rosiers which I ate at Place des Vosges amidst lots of Parisians (and probably tourists) enjoying the beautiful weather. It was a lovely day. (And can I just say that in about six weeks time, I'll be there again. Yippie!).

There's more than enough to do on any given day in Paris. Aside from the fact that some shops and restaurants are closed on Sunday, it's as fun as any other day there. It's a nice day to just relax, wander and people watch.

Have fun!

Kate

I would do what you would do any other day of the week, unless such plans include a business meeting.

the only limitations I can think of on Sundays, are that most churches hold services and are not open for all or most of the day for casual visits; some restaurants are closed for dinner; many shops will be closed. Other than that, do anything else you like.

The Marais is pretty lively on Sunday. Many shops are open. I think there is an open air market near the Bastille but that may depend on the time of year. If I recall the day correctly, there was an art fair behind Notre Dame. Lots of artists and their lovely wares - silk, paintings, drawings, pottery when I was there 2 years ago.

Thanks to all (except LarryJ) for the great tips. Markets, people watching, walking the Seine, picnics.

I suggest the Parc des Buttes Chaumont for two reasons:

1. It offers a different view of Paris.

2. The Place des Fêtes métro stop, within ten minutes of the top of the park, has a Sunday market where you can pick up lunch items.

We did go to St. Suplice for mass and the concert. Lovely. Then the Luxembourg gardens for lunch and peaceful beauty.

Another option not mentioned is the Pere LaChaise Cemetery. We spent 4 hours wandering there, discovering graves of such luminaries as Piaf, Chopin, Morrison, Modigliani, Moliere, Bernhardt, and Heloise and Abelard. The grounds are beautiful!

You got all sorts of good suggestions. But I am almost in LarryJ's camp -- maybe just a tad less sarcastic.

You will be in PARIS afterall. Did you think the city closes up on Sundays???

and here I was going to say "you could all go to church" but a number of people beat me to it!

seriously, as a tourist in Paris I did not notice Sunday one way or the other for the kinds of things we were doing... walking around the city, sitting in cafes drinking wine, etc.