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One day in Paris
We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are
looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. Thanks. Carole |
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"Dave Smith" wrote in message ... Carole wrote: We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. If you have never spent a few hours in the Pere LaChaisse cemetery you should consider that. if you have any interest in history and the military you might check out Les Invalides, which has an impressive collection of armour. Immedieatly to the south of that is the Church of the the Golden Dome which houses Napoleon's tomb. And nearby is the Rodin Museum, if you have any interest in European sculpture since the David.. |
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Carole wrote:
We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. If you have never spent a few hours in the Pere LaChaisse cemetery you should consider that. if you have any interest in history and the military you might check out Les Invalides, which has an impressive collection of armour. Immedieatly to the south of that is the Church of the the Golden Dome which houses Napoleon's tomb. |
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Carole wrote: We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. Many tourists seem unaware that you can go to the top of the Arc de Triomphe and enjoy some great views (and get some good pictures) from there -- toward La Defense and also down the length of the Champs Elysee. We had a three-day museum pass, which I believe covered the admission (it was several years ago and the details are becoming a little hazy), and we were able to take the elevator to the top, perhaps a concession to our advanced age (or maybe they just didn't want bodies cluttering up the stairs). There's a pedestrian subway from the Champs Elysee over to the base of the arch, under the 12 lanes or so of Parisian motorists circling the monument. -- Ron |
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Carole wrote:
We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. Take a day trip to Chartres. |
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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:40:34 GMT, Carole wrote:
We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and MuseŽ d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. Thanks. Carole A day trip to the chateau Vaux le Vicomte. It is claimed to have been the inspiration for the construction of Versailles. Nearest station is Melun; 40-50 mins from central Paris on the RER or Transilien, then a taxi to the chateau. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte |
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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:40:34 +0000, Carole wrote*:
We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. Thanks. Carole Visit medieval Paris, Chapelle Royale, Notre Dame de Paris, cross the bridge and go to the latin quarter, stroll in rue de la huchette, rue du chat qui peche, see the musee de cluny, Panthéon, Saint Germain des Pres -- Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. -- A.H. Weiler |
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Visit the new museum inaugurated by Chirac a few months ago; first visitors where really interested: "An unpartitioned geographical itinerary comprising 3,500 artefacts from all four corners of the world. At the end of the 'ramp', the long winding walkway that spirals up from the reception hall, the permanent collections area presents the great geographical regions in which the Musée du quai Branly's remarkable collections originated: Oceania, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The visitor makes his way fluidly across them, taking in the major crossroads between civilisations and cultures: Asia-Oceania, Insulindia, and Mashreck-Maghreb. The 3,500 artefacts are presented so as to highlight the historical depth of the cultures that produced them, and the many different meanings that the works themselves possess. The museography encourages the visitor to take the time to inform himself on major thematic areas: masks and tapa in Oceania, costume in Asia, and African musical instruments and textiles form the subjects of a series of fascinating video presentations." http://www.quaibranly.fr/index.php?id=1&L=1 And I have heard that the gardens are very relaxing. JuanElorza a écrit : On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:40:34 +0000, Carole wrote : We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. Thanks. Carole Visit medieval Paris, Chapelle Royale, Notre Dame de Paris, cross the bridge and go to the latin quarter, stroll in rue de la huchette, rue du chat qui peche, see the musee de cluny, Panthéon, Saint Germain des Pres -- Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. -- A.H. Weiler |
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"JuanElorza" wrote in message
news On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:40:34 +0000, Carole wrote : We have a short stay in Paris between Christmas and New Years and are looking for a plan for one of the days. We have been to the Louvre and Museé d'Orsay, Montmarte, Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, and Versailles. Any suggestions for either an excursion or something in the city for the day. Thanks. Carole Visit medieval Paris, Chapelle Royale, Notre Dame de Paris, cross the bridge and go to the latin quarter, stroll in rue de la huchette, rue du chat qui peche, see the musee de cluny, Panthéon, Saint Germain des Pres Juan makes good suggestions. I would add the archaeological crypt under Notre-Dame square. Just 50 metres from the front of the cathedral, it shows the history of Paris as uncovered "layer by layer", dating from the third century. Worth a short visit. Also at Les Invalides, the new permanent exhibits on World Wars I & 2, a huge 3-year project just opened. Really good, especially the section on espionage and the Resistance in occupied France during WW II. |
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"Magda" wrote in message
... On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:39:33 -0600, in rec.travel.europe, Dave Smith ... If you have never spent a few hours in the Pere LaChaisse ... cemetery you should consider that. In winter, in the cold, maybe under the rain. Right. Yeah, so, it's just weather. I spent hours in the Père Lachaise in February 2001 ... cold, grey, brimming with portent, and utterly fascinating. Cemeteries need gloom to heighten their effect, although I also had a very pleasant wander around Rome's non-Catholic cemetery in June 2006, which is also brilliant in its own way. Cheers, George W. Russell Bangalore |
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