great tips -i'll be there on a Sunday too although I didn't think it would be any different than any other day - was looking forward to lots of parks/ppl watching and getting lost in those wonderful streets. :)

tho out of curiousity why can't ppl just answer instead of being rude, sarcastic, bitchy blah blah I wonder. Is it someone's personality that they can't help it or....after it's a place to post questions to which answers are not as obvious as they are to some others. i find it so .....childish when ppl respond so badly. maybe they get a kick out of it. oh well. to each his own.

Travel 04 It's due to all of the above that you listed...

travel04, It's called a sense of humor. I thought Larry's post was funny.

Besides everyone's probably just jealous, wishing they had such a problem as figuring out what to do in Paris on a Sunday.

Thanks to Tinling for asking this question. According to the guidebooks I've read, most of the "tourist attractions" are open o Sun. But, judging again from the guidebooks, many of the stores and restaurants are closed. Is that an accurate assessment?

Howard and Suze;

I am so glad that someone, anyone still has blood flowing through their veins. We must all be somewhere on Sunday and if the greatest city on the planet is the wrong place to be on said Sunday what does that say for the rest of the world?

(Sorry I was all out of smiley faces)

Larry J

Regarding Larry:

Might not his e-mail address give you a clue: A lone traveller, soaring above it all ???
1-2-3 !!!! Ready fire!!!

Parfym,

Be nice to me; I know where you live.

Larry J

(Disclaimer: The above is a joke and nothing more than that should be read into it) message J23-49837

Over the years I've spent 3 Sundays in Paris.

One year (early April) we went to the Musee d'Orsay, lunched on Bvd St Germain, wandered in the Jardins de Luxembourg, and later had the best meal of our stay somewhere in the Madeleine area.

Another time (February) I went to the Musee de Carnavalet in the Marais, drank wine in the Place des Vosges, met some friends who had been to the Louvre that morning, and we had a very good lunch at a restaurant recommended to one of us (I have the card somewhere, but it was tucked away near la Bourse). Later we got the eurostar back to London.

The other year it was Easter Sunday, and I can't remember what we did in particular, Pantheon and Arc de Triomphe I think, but I certainly wasn't bored. We were staying in the 5th, so we probably ate somewhere around Bvd St Michel that evening.

You are lucky to be in Paris on a Sunday, so enjoy it. I don't know if the Bike and Segway tours run on a Sunday, but that is another option for you, that would occupy a few hours while you get to see the sights from a different perspective. www.fattirebiketoursparis.com

Hi Larry,

Your e-mail address is very clever and it gave me an idea(impression) of you, wrongly or otherwise. And now I find out that you are cute too :)
Keep soaring.
Best regards,
Parfym

Besides all of the above, just wander around. I guarantee you will come upon really nice sights that way.

Hi Moudan
>....judging again from the guidebooks, many of the stores and restaurants are closed. Is that an accurate assessment?<

Yes. Almost all shops will be closed. Many restaurants are closed on Sunday, but Paris has so many restaurants that you can always find a place to eat.

((I))

Hi Moudan
>....judging again from the guidebooks, many of the stores and restaurants are closed. Is that an accurate assessment?<

Yes. Almost all shops will be closed. Many restaurants are closed on Sunday, but Paris has so many restaurants that you can always find a place to eat.

((I))

No, not all restaurants are closed on Sundays. In fact, you can find some nice ones that are open. They're just not listed in guidebooks.

Stores in the Marais are open on Sundays. Buy a take-away lunch and sit in the Place des Vosages for a nice picnic.

You've got some great suggestions here. Sunday is known as "the day of rest"...so relaaaaaax and enjoy it with your friends.
I went to mass at Notre Dame, strolled around the area, and had tea at the Ritz.
Whatever you decide, indoors or outdoors, I'm sure you'll have a great time.

Larry, I cracked up at your post . I agree, there's a lot worse places to be on a Sunday.....like Honolulu. :D

If you want something a little different, I've been in Paris on Easter Sunday and went to Chinatown at Place d'Italie. It was quite interesting for me and we managed to buy quite a few cool things for cheap!

Merci to everyone for their advice, especially "ira" and "julia t"

Every Sunday, on the Ile de la Cite, there is the most fascinating bird and pet market -- canaries, cockatoos, all kinds of birds plus all the stuff that goes with being a pet owner. Great for people watching, photos, meeting people.

This is living proof y'all need to quit reading so many guidebooks!

Seriously, Europe generally speaking does honor Sunday so some things may not be open. It would be a good day to plan a LONG walk and see things you don't need to go inside of to enjoy. Start at the Eiffle Tower, over to the Arc de Triomphe, down the Champs Elysees, thru the Tuileries, along the Seine, back to Notre Dame, something like that. With a couple cafe stops along the way, that should take care of most of a Sunday in Paris.

NEWS FLASH ... PARIS

On any given Sunday, hoardes of tourists have been found in critical condition on the streets of Paris, due to both starvation and pockets bulging with unspent Euros.

FYI - The Parisian Eat, Drink, and Shop Tourist Board recommends that you eat non-stop for 24 hours prior to Sunday, and spend, spend, spend.

Or do as the Parisians do, lock yourself inside your home or hotel, fortified with provisions, and do not emerge until after Midnight.

Fortunately, I have followed the above instructions to the letter, and have survived numerous Sundays in Paris - though never a Sunday With George.

Nina