spend a few moments, hours,...
by imho
spend a few moments, hours, heck, even days -- daydreaming on the Seine, watching the world go by. Every moment was amazing...even the times I got hopelessly lost on the Metro. Once I finally figured out how the darn thing worked (took some time, given my Third World upbringing) I got off at the Louvre Palais Royal stop...and once I got above ground I almost fell to my knees and wept at the sheer magnificence of the Louvre (and I hadn't even gone in yet!). I attempted to go down the entire length of the Seine towards the Eiffel Tower (sheer idiocy, but I was in a daze) but only got so far as the Place de la Concorde before my poor blistered feet took on minds of their own (I think I even felt a strange twinge of regret when my blisters finally healed, several weeks later).
MONTMARTRE, SEINE river...
by nygaston
take the boat on the SEINE near TROCADERO (Eifel Tower)in September . visit BAGATELLE GARDEN in June to see the wonderful roses with music concerts (with very good tea room). walk in JAVEL garden and park in Summer (you can picnic in the parc).
walk in MONMARTRE area in summer during the night,
walk in Quartier Saint Michel : lot of restaurants and some live music (sometimes bad ones). walk in MONMARTRE area in summer during the night,
try the very small restaurant LE VIRAGE (Montmartre) rue LEPIC, or restaurant PATACHOU , place du Tertre (Good ice creams)
Music at Montmartre
by bakpakchik
A leisurely afternoon strolling around Montmartre is not cokmplete without a cuppa at one of the many cafes dotting both sides of the path that leads up the hill to the Sacre Cour. I didnt get names - of the cafe or the proprietors - unfortunately. This gentleman played soothing tunes while I downed my iced latte and watched the world go by.
CLOSINGS, STRIKES, WELFARE
by thinking
Before you arrive in France, you must know what is happening here.
Is there a strike?
What day is it? Is it a holiday? It is a Monday?
This country is closed more than open, so you must know when the stores,markets, etc. are open.
This is a country of civil servants which have life contracts of employment.
They are not interested to help you with anything.
They are interested in what they can get.
About 5 years ago, the JOBLESS went "on strike" because their unemployment benefits didn't include a Christmas bonus... how does that work, exactly?
Marguerite's Cooking School
by mcuriel
We took a cooking class while in Paris and it was a wonderful experience. We shopped in a local farmer's market for fresh tuna, produce & bread. Then cooked the meal and ate on Marguerite's patio with our cooking classmates from many different places.
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Jardin de l'Intendant, Paris
Sam thinks that it's a cool place ... !!!
La "Petite Alsace" and la "Petite Russie".
Some people tried to steal these bones, Catacombs
