::Title:\tParis compilation
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From: llw@med.unc.edu (Laurie Weakley)
\nSubject: SUMMARY Paris Favorites (Long)
\nDate: 15 Apr 92 20:32:03 GMT
\nOrganization: UNC-CH School of Medicine<\/p>\n
Hello,<\/p>\n
As promised, here’s the summary to the responses
\nfor my post about Paris Favorites. Thanks very much!<\/p>\n
Original Post:<\/p>\n
>>Date: Mon, 06 Apr 92 17:49
\n>>Hello,
\n>>I’ll be in Paris for 10 days in September.
\n>>I’m interested in your favorite Parisian experiences:
\n>>hotels, restaurants, sights, whatever.
\n>>What did you really enjoy about Paris?
\n>>Any restaurants you’d gladly return to? Any sights
\n>>you’d not miss for anything?
\n>>I promise to post a summary! I posted a similar
\n>>request for a trip last year, and the response was a big help.
\n>>Thank you,
\n>>LLW<\/p>\n
>From @vm.gmd.de:RFLOOD@ESOC.BITNET Wed Apr 8 02:52:54 1992<\/p>\n
Go to the metro station “Denfert-Rocherau” (not sure about the spelling
\nso check it – but it’s on the southern side of Paris.) Follow the sign
\nto the catacombs. Pay for a ticket, go down the stairs, and be prepared
\nfor a *strange* experience. (Also lots of walking, and it can be a bit
\nmuddy in places…).<\/p>\n
Go on a river boat – surprisingly cheap for an hour’s trip. But watch for
\nthe
\nlittle boys who stand on the bridges over the Seine and spit on you ! Boats
\nleave from near the Eiffel tower.<\/p>\n
Go up the Montparnasse ‘skyscraper’ and have a coffee at the top. Don’t pay
\nright to the open air viewing gallary, go to the floor below where the
\ncafe
\nis
\nand sneak up to the top when the watchman’s not looking ! Much cheaper….<\/p>\n
>From dlf@rti.rti.org Wed Apr 8 09:28:24 1992<\/p>\n
In article you write:
\n>From LLW.HSL@mhs.unc.edu Mon Apr 6 17:58:44 1992
\n>
\n>I’m interested in your favorite Parisian experiences:
\n>hotels, restaurants, sights, whatever.
\n>
\n>What did you really enjoy about Paris? <\/p>\n
Paris is my favorite place. We lived there in the early 70’s and I
\nhave been back several times. My favorite thing is to just walk
\naround the streets. The parks, the museums, even the department
\nstores are all very interesting. Food is very expensive, but there
\nare lots of small cafes (especially on the left bank) where you can
\nget a reasonable meal – and you can buy bread, cheese, and sausage
\nand have a picnic for lunch. The best place I ever ate was at Tour
\nd’Argent – but we had to make a reservation from here (I had a
\ntravel agent in Durham do it – they found someone who could speak
\nFrench). <\/p>\n
There are also plenty of day-long excursions outside france –
\nreachable by train – mostly to castles. The countryside is
\nbeautiful.<\/p>\n
I’ll be happy to answer any specific questions you might have.<\/p>\n
>From btr!btr.com!jbauman@fernwood.mpk.ca.us Wed Apr 8 10:38:41 1992
\nDon’t miss the Bateaux Mouches (the name for the Seine boat excursions).
\nTake it at night — or dusk).<\/p>\n
The Paris catacombs are something else — skip the sewer trip for this one.<\/p>\n
There’s a little known museum at Les Invalides. It contains scale models
\nof a hundred or so French cities made about 200 years ago. The French
\narmy used them for strategic planning.<\/p>\n
Have fun!<\/p>\n
>From @aifh.edinburgh.ac.uk:kk@aisb.edinburgh.ac.uk Wed Apr 8 10:40:12 1992<\/p>\n
In article you write:
\n>
\n>What did you really enjoy about Paris?
\n>Any restaurants you’d gladly return to? Any sights
\n>you’d not miss for anything?<\/p>\n
The Picasso museum.
\nA trip to St Germain en Laye on the train with a picnic.
\nFresh baguette.
\nAimless wandering.<\/p>\n
kathleen
\n———————————
\nKathleen King (kk@uk.ac.ed.aisb)
\nDept of AI, University of Edinburgh,
\n80 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1HN.<\/p>\n
>From price@ab00.larc.nasa.gov Wed Apr 8 10:58:49 1992<\/p>\n
In article you write:
\n|> From LLW.HSL@mhs.unc.edu Mon Apr 6 17:58:44 1992
\n|>
\n|> Hello,
\n|>
\n|> I’ll be in Paris for 10 days in September.
\n|>
\n|> I’m interested in your favorite Parisian experiences:
\n|> hotels, restaurants, sights, whatever.
\n|>
\n|> What did you really enjoy about Paris?
\n|> Any restaurants you’d gladly return to? Any sights
\n|> you’d not miss for anything?
\n|>
\n|> I promise to post a summary! I posted a similar
\n|> request for a trip last year, and the response was a big help.
\n|>
\n|> Thank you,
\n|>
\n|> LLW
\n|> llw@med.unc.edu
\n|> UNC-Chapel Hill<\/p>\n
Laurie –<\/p>\n
We spent 3 days there (before a trip through the wine country) back in June
\nof ’85 and left totally frustrated because of all we missed. We therefore
\nreturned to Paris for 10 days in November of the same year. That was much
\nbetter!<\/p>\n
A few reccomendations:<\/p>\n
Of course you will want to spend time in the Lourve and other museums. If
\nthe<\/p>\n
weather happens to be good at first, use that time to visit sights that are
\ndependant on good weather and save the museums for either bad weather days
\nor nearer the end of your stay if you are lucky enough to only have good
\nweather. I had a hard time convincing my wife that we really would get to
\nthe Lourve, but it turned out to be good that we did wait.<\/p>\n
It’s expensive, but a dinner at Restaurant Jules Verne, halfway up the
\nEiffle Tower, was an unforgetable experience. The carpet, walls, ceiling,
\nall furniture, wine glass stems, place plates, bud vases, and single
\nrosebuds
\non each table are ALL BLACK. There is a black long-arm-desk-type lamp
\nshining
\ndown on each table, which had a very pale grey tablecloth. No other lights
\nwere
\nin the room, and, of course, the outside walls were all glass. All you
\ncould
\nsee was the food on the table and the lights of Paris all around! It was
\nrather dramatic and the food was equally spectacular. <\/p>\n
Other restaurants that we went to that were in the same class (food & $$)
\nwere
\nthe Carillion Hotel at Place de la Concorde, La Tour d’Argent overlooking
\nNotre Dame, Guy Savoy out past the Arch de Triumph, and one other I can
\npicture in my mind and know what I ate, but can’t remember the name. For
\nall
\nof these, we wrote ahead and asked the concierge at our hotel to book
\nreservations in advance. I asked her to space the reservations about every
\nother day during our stay and I didn’t care which one was on which day. I
\nalso said NOT on the first day! She handled it perfectly. I highly
\nreccommend
\nGault-Millieu as the best guide to the best restaurants in France. <\/p>\n
For less-fancy and more affordable meals, Le Polidor, near le Sorbonne, is
\na
\nhistoric, neighborhood bistro where the natives eat that was fascinating.
\nWe
\ndid not have a bad meal there – eating at many bistros – even at the corner
\ndrugstore near our hotel!<\/p>\n
Speaking of hotel, we stayed at the Madison Hotel, directly across the
\nstreet
\nfrom St. Germaine des Pres, on Blvd. St.Germaine, on the left bank. The
\nlocation was fabulous – right in the middle of the left bank activity and
\neasy walking distance from everything! There was also a metro stop at the
\nfront door. Our room (both times – by request the 2nd time) was 81, which
\nwas the “garret” overlooking the rooftops of Paris! It was great and cheap
\nat the time. They were rehabbing the place during our second visit and
\nthat
\nis now complete, so it is more expensive. However, I read that it is still
\na good buy. The dollar is not what it was then, so all prices are much
\nhigher.<\/p>\n
The obvious sights, I will assume you know about. Others we enjoyed were
\nthe chapel that is inside the gates at the Police station near the city
\nhall.
\nGo only on a bright sunny morning. The windows are spectacular! The
\nRhodin
\n(sp?) Museum was good. The Orangerie near the Lourve – Monet’s
\nWaterlillies
\nin two round rooms in the basement level are fantastic. Be sure to go to
\nthe
\ntop of Notre Dame if you can take a long spiral staircase. <\/p>\n
Take comfortable walking shoes, you can walk just about everywhere. For
\nlonger trips, get a week (or 10 day?) “orange card” pass for the metro. It
\nis fast, cheap, and easy.<\/p>\n
I’m envious. Paris is my favorite city! Have a great trip!<\/p>\n
Mac Price
\nprice@abi0.larc.nasa.gov<\/p>\n
>From matz@drutx.att.com Wed Apr 8 11:47:28 1992<\/p>\n
Laurie,<\/p>\n
I just returned from a week in Paris. I have some favorites –
\nThe Rodin Museum – in the 7th – near Invalides – wonderful !!!<\/p>\n
Restaurants – <\/p>\n
I can get the exact names and addresses for you if you like – my documents
\nare at home – but:<\/p>\n
1) In the Museum D’Orsay (modern Art) – don’t miss the restaurant
\nPalais D’Orsay on the upper floor – fantastic Belle Epoque decoration – I
\nmean
\nfantastic !!! They have a lunch buffet deal called the Formula Rapide for
\n69
\nfrancs that includes wine and desert a great way to break up the day there.<\/p>\n
2) Les Philosophes – a drop-dead cute little restaurant with excellent food
\nin the 4th – a few blocks east of the Pompidou Center\/Les Halles area. I
\nlove
\nthis restaurant – small semi-formal little room with pretty art on the wall
\nand good mood music, very attentive woman proprietor who speaks fine
\nEnglish,
\nand fine, fine, fine food. We had wonderful spinach\/mushroom\/gruyere
\nsalads,
\nfull plates of perfectly cooked beef tenderloin slices with wine sauce,
\nvegetables, and a half liter of house wine for a total of 163 francs !!!!<\/p>\n
3) Cafe Breteuil – on Place Breteuil in the 7th – (2 blocks from Metro
\nDuroc)
\nWonderful lunch menu – a beautiful floor-to-ceiling windowed restaurant
\nlooking out over a beautiful open area in an upper class neighborhood.
\nThe menu is 165 francs per person – but includes a full bottle of excellent
\nBordeaux (worth > 100 francs). We had the best escargot we’ve ever been
\nserved
\n– large portion, salads, fine veal main course, fine desert and espresso
\nfor the menu price – definitely a splurge lunch at $60 for two – but I wish
\nI could eat there every day.<\/p>\n
4) Restaurant Thomieux – on St. Dominique in the 7th – great and very
\neconomical
\n5) Poule au Pot – also in the 7th – I think on Universite – their specialty
\nis a chicken stew served in a heavy huge copper pot – the chicken breast
\ncovers a wonerful piece of pate’ (wow – tasty !!!) about 200 FF for two
\ndinners<\/p>\n
6) Willi’s Wine Bar – in the first near the Louvre\/Palais Royal – really
\nneat
\nAmerican hangout<\/p>\n
Gosh – there are a million places – I love Paris !!!!<\/p>\n
mail me if you want me to natter on and on.<\/p>\n
Dave Matz<\/p>\n
>From seb1@druhi.att.com Wed Apr 8 13:41:43 1992<\/p>\n
I have only been to France once and I spent 6 days in Paris. I loved
\nit! It was one of the most wonderful cities I have ever visited. What
\nI liked best about Paris is walking around it. It’s not that big so
\nyou can walk most places. And all the other spots you can get to with
\nthe metro. Bring good walking shoes and walk, walk, walk.<\/p>\n
My favorite museum was the Orsay, but I’m into Impressionist art. More
\nmy speed than the Louvre, though the architecture of the Louvre is
\nvery impressive. I was somewhat overwhelmed by all that old European art.<\/p>\n
As far as restaurants, we didn’t eat in any bad ones. Two that I liked
\na lot were L’Epi D’Or which is near the Palais Royale and the Bourse,
\nand Juveniles. L’Epi D’Or is a bistro sort of place and the food is
\nwonderful. It was the best meal we had in Paris. The atmosphere captured
\nParis dining out (not the high-class kind) to a t. Juveniles is a wine
\nbar and the food there was very good. I had duck on a bed of greens and
\nit was the most delicious duck I’ve ever had. After eating in France, I
\nwas thoroughly convinced that you could not get a bad meal there.<\/p>\n
Sharon Badian
\nseb1@vader.att.com or seb1@druhi.att.com<\/p>\n
>From pete@chomsky.sps.mot.com Thu Apr 9 10:45:01 1992<\/p>\n
Laurie –<\/p>\n
By far, my favorite restaurant (in the lower mid price range)
\nis “Le Cafe Du Commerce”. It is located at 51 Rue Du Commerce. It is
\nvery easy to find, just take the metro line 8 heading for BALLARD and
\nget off at the COMMERCE stop. You will exit into a park. Just hang a
\nleft on commerce and walk about 1 1\/2 blocks.<\/p>\n
A great place to just hang out is Luxembourg Park. For a fun
\nwalk to the park, take the metro line 4 to the CITE stop. This will
\nput you on the island near Notre-Dame. Then walk up through the
\nSorbonne (many students and cool shops) and in a few blocks you will
\nfind yourself at one of the park’s entrances.<\/p>\n
I love Paris — and try to spend 5-6 weeks a year there. Have
\na great trip!<\/p>\n
Pete Percosan
\nMotorola DSP group
\npete@chomsky.sps.mot.com<\/p>\n
>From leafusa!zurich.HQ.Ileaf.COM!fal@uunet.UU.NET Thu Apr 9 13:02:06 1992<\/p>\n
I go to Paris a lot and lived there 5 years. I have a file I give]
\nto friends who are going for the first time, but it is kind of long
\n(14 pages). It also has a compilation of restaurants and hotels from
\npeople on rec.travel.<\/p>\n
Let me know if you would like me to send you this document. <\/p>\n
>From cag@hpescag.fc.hp.com Thu Apr 9 14:44:04 1992<\/p>\n
>What did you really enjoy about Paris?
\n>Any restaurants you’d gladly return to? Any sights
\n>you’d not miss for anything?
\n>
\nMy wife and I were there last September. Some of the highlights:<\/p>\n
Au Trou Gascon: A one-star Michelin restaurant. Fairly cozy with very
\nnice service, not stuffy. Great food and a great wine list. It’s
\nexpensive, but not for this class of restaurant in Paris. This was
\nmy favorite meal of the vacation.<\/p>\n
Au Pied Du Cochon: A really lively bistro in the 1er arrondissement.
\nYou’ll probably stand in line to get in, but our waiter was friendly
\nand funny and the food was very good. Try the fruits de mer if you’re
\nbrave.<\/p>\n
Willi’s Wine Bar: Despite the yuppie\/nouveau riche American crowd, this
\nwas a great place. The food is good and there are great wine selections
\nby the glass and bottle. The staff is pretty down to earth. Not cheap,
\nthough.<\/p>\n
The view from Sacre Coeur: Not to mention the climb up to the top
\nthrough narrow spiral staircases.<\/p>\n
The Musee D’Orsay: To me it was much more interesting than the Louvre,
\nmostly because it’s easier for me to appreciate 19th century art than
\nearlier painting. However, the Louvre is certainly worth seeing for the
\n“big name” stuff.<\/p>\n
The Hameau at Versailles: Sort of a monument to how out of touch royalty
\ncan be. It’s really pretty.<\/p>\n
We were a bit underwhelmed by the parks in Paris. They tend to have sand\/
\ngravel in most of the walking areas, and very little grass in general. It
\nended up being fairly dusty and not nearly as pretty as some of the parks
\nin London. I should add that we didn’t go to lots of the more famous parks <\/p>\n
like the Bois de Boulogne, Jardins de Luxembourg, etc. They may be more
\nimpressive.<\/p>\n
I’d recommend buying Patricia Wells’ Food Lover’s Guide to Paris. It’s
\na great book and we did well with her recommendations. Get a good map with
\na street index, too. We lived by the Metro – it’s easy to use, reasonably
\nsafe and clean, and you get around very quickly.<\/p>\n
Craig<\/p>\n
>From tw1u+@andrew.cmu.edu Fri Apr 10 18:26:13 1992<\/p>\n
Hi, here’s what I sent someone else on the net a few weeks ago. It’s a
\nbit long.<\/p>\n
I lived in Paris for 2 years, and returned just this late summer.<\/p>\n
Do I have favorite places to recommend?– gobs! a couple good friends
\njust went there to see a relative in the Olympics– too bad I didn’t
\nsave my notes to them…<\/p>\n
I worked there, so the places I went to will be a little more expensive
\nthan you might be willing to pay as a traveller. But I think they give
\na fairly good taste of Parisien eating. I also have no idea how long
\nyou’ll be staying, so don’t be overwhelmed by what follows if you’re
\nspending only a weekend there.<\/p>\n
For lunch (and dinner)…
\nThere’s Le (or la?) Taverne de L’arbre sec, in the 1st arrondissement.
\nYou take the metro to Louvre (and NOT Palais-Royale) on line 1, and
\nyou’ll be a block away. It’s located at the corner of rue st honore and
\nrue de l’arbre sec. It is where Roxane is to have proclaimed her love
\nfor Christian to Cyrano, in Cyrano de Bergerac. The owner is Bernard
\nBlanc– you can tell him I recommended him, should you go. His father
\nruns the bar, has big big bushy eyebrows. He used to offer a lunch for
\n75FF (salad, main course, dessert– the best was their creme cafe).
\nThey might be closed on Sun\/Mon. This is near the Louvre, Les Halles,
\nright in the center of town. <\/p>\n
Nearby, for good views is going to the top floor (11th?) of the dept
\nstore St Maritaine (the way up to the ‘vue panoramique’ is well marked).
\n In fact there’s a cafe\/rest on top but bound to be touristy and tres
\nexpensive. My other favorite spot around here is Pont Des Arts– you’ll
\nrecgonise it because it’s a foot bridge that looks like it’s ready to
\nfall apart, directly between the Louvre and what was the Ecole de Beaux
\nArts I think (big dome). It’s a neat bridge with artists and a few
\nmusicians.<\/p>\n
Another decent lunch place is calle Aux Gamins de Paris, in the Marais,
\non rue vieile du temple– perhaps near where rue de rosiers is– on the
\nleft side of vieile du temple if you’re walking away from the Seine
\n(North). This is a nice little wine bar\/resto with a fairly non-tourist
\ninternational crowd (it’s where hip Americans and hipper French hang
\nout). This whole area is great, esp the architecture and in particular
\n–I don’t know what you call them– they’re pieces build on corners,
\nlike turrets. The Marais (‘swamp’) is where the bourgeois used to live
\n(like Roxane), in ‘hotels’, and now is populated by Jews and fashionable
\nParisians. If you read Eco’s “Foucault’s Pendulum,” the street names
\nhere refer to the strange orders of knights he talked about in the book.
\n It’s hip and alive on Sundays when the rest of Catholic France is
\nspending it in the countryside or in parks. Be sure to go to Goldberg’s
\nCafe for some Eastern European food. My favorite was a falafel shop not
\nfar away– I don’t recall the street. It’s a small area and i’d suggest
\nwalking east through it from Centre Pompidou to PLace de Voges (Victor
\nHugo’s house nearby and neat street musicans), and eventually onward to
\nBastille, another really neat up-and-coming district. Back at the
\nCentre Pompidou (be sure to go up for other great views) is La Dame
\nTartin, if I recall. A really reasonably priced place that specialises
\nin open face sandwiches. It’s a bit touristy but also appeals to many
\nlocals, and of all the places I went to I always ran into to people I
\nknew there. It’s right next to the fountain with all the wierd
\nsculptures in it, not far from some church (St Merri, or something).<\/p>\n
Another cheap thrill is of course Sacre Coeur, where you’ll find other
\ntourists looking at the view. We once went to a rest. nearby, called Le
\nTartempion or something like that– but that was many years ago and it’s
\nprobably gone tourist. Be sure to walk around the hill behind the
\nbasilica because there are lots of nice views from there. In that
\ngeneral area (the 18th) is a large black African population– on the
\nstreet corners you’ll see great big african women beautifully swathed in
\ncolorful batiks (sold in nearby stores– boy I’m really beginning to
\nsound like a travel guide) selling fried corn on the cob. If you wander
\ninto one of the small unmarked pharmacies specialising in nothing but
\nAfrican herbal medicines, be sure to try to listen to what their
\nspeaking. On the northern edges of this area is the great flea market
\nwith lots of neat things to see. Watch out of pickpockets.<\/p>\n
For a distant view OF Sacre Coeur, go behind the big clocks (where cafes
\nare) in Musee d’orsay.<\/p>\n
Another good view is from the top of Notre Dame. The entrance (have to
\npay) is on the left side, facing the cathedral. Note that you can go to
\nthe very top of one of the towers. Also (I never made it here) is going
\nto the top of the dome of the Pantheon, in the 5th.<\/p>\n
If you’re looking to spoil yourself I’ve 3 recommendations for dinner,
\nin order of price. One is L’Enfance de Lard– maybe 100-150FF\/person,
\nlocated on rue de guisard. Hard to find, in the 6th. Probably the best
\nway is to get off at metro St sulpice, walk north toward the edge of the
\nsquare, where the storefront for YSL is. Walk into one of the small
\nstreets leading out of the square, with the YSL shopp on your right.
\nTake the first right, and the rest. will be on your right. If you like
\nescargot, they have a very nice escargot en profiterole (or something
\nlike that)– escargot in a pastry drenched in (yep!) butter (but this is
\nkoay as long as you drink red wine). This place was recommended to me
\nby a friend who thinks of nothing but food (as most French seem to do).
\nYou’ll notice this whole area is very student-ish with lots of nice
\nboutiques and sometimes touristy. But on warm summer nights it’s
\ndefinitely festive. <\/p>\n
The second restuarant is Chez Julian, in the 10th, at 9 rue Faubourg St
\nDenis. Take line 4 and get off at Strasbourg St Denis. Walk west then
\nnorth to go through the Porte de St denis, and NOT porte de St martin.
\n(You will exit from the metro south of the portes) They look like mini
\nversions of the Arc de Triomphe. Going through Porte de St Denis you’ll
\nbe on rue Faubourg St Denis, and after a bit the rest will be on your
\nright. It’s a neat bustling brightly lit place decorated in the belle
\nepoque style of art deco. A friend of mine spotted Madonna here. After
\n11pm, they have a special 4 course meal for 90FF. Waiters are NOT surly
\nbut efficient. You usu have to wait. But there’s a small bar there and
\nin the past they’ve been known to offer free kirs (white wine mixed with
\na fruity liquer). In general this is an interesting area with a strong
\nN. African influence. It looks a bit seedy, but like most of Paris,
\nit’s safer than any American equivalent.<\/p>\n
Lastly, my all time favorite is– I never knew the name– we called it
\nchez Patrick, right next to La Taverne de l’arbre sec. It’s on rue de
\nl’arbre sec, no. 64 maybe, 2 doors before La Taverne going toward rue st
\nhonore (you can ask Bernard). It’s closed Mon and Sun I think. This is
\na tiny place (intime) so you ought to make reservations– you can do
\nthat earlier in the day. Patrick and his water and bartender are all
\nreally nice. It’s expensive– maybe 250-300FF\/person for a full meal
\nincluding several bottles of wine. But it’s really good and definitely
\nnot a ripoff. Tell Patrick that a friend of Jennifer’s recommended him
\nto you, if you go.<\/p>\n
Note that most places in Paris will have a menu located outside so you
\ncan check without getting seated first.<\/p>\n
A street to visit that has a market everyday is rue de mouffetard (I
\nunderstand there are youth hostels here too). Artsy, with bookshops and
\nlittle papershops, it winds down (south) from metro Cardinal Lemoine to
\na church, st Mediard where on sunday pm (usu 4pm) they have free
\nclassical music concerts. In fact on sundays all over paris there are
\nfree music concerts in churches and the way to find out about them is to
\nbuy a Pariscope (3FF) at any kiosk on the Thrus preceding the weekend.
\nIt’s a way to visit the city. Another fun and cheap thing to do is to
\ntake the metro line 6, say from metro stops Italie, or Montparnasse,
\ntoward the eiffel tower. Because in the portion to the line that
\napproaches then crosses the Seine the train is elevated and you get a
\nreally neat view in crossing (you’ll have to see a map to see what I
\nmean).<\/p>\n
There’s always the bateaux mouches for about 50 FF or maybe less you go
\na on a tour of the river.<\/p>\n
Whelp, I just notived your other posts, so it looks like you’ll be
\nbackpacking it, ergo perhaps on a limited budget. So perhaps some of
\nthese places will be a bit really expensive. I think you can always try
\nto look under 25, as most backpackers are. They don’t always card. And
\nyou cvan act dumb. On e thing you should bring is any (current or past)
\nstudnet ID. That usu wokrs.<\/p>\n
About taking a night train from London to Paris, I had a friend who ran
\ninto trouble because of a strike (welcome to France!– in fact once I
\nwas ‘stranded’ in Venice with my sister because of a train strike and I
\nwas supposed to go back to work soon- so we went to Florence- tough
\nchoice huh?)<\/p>\n
Well I hope you have a nice trip. I hope to get back there someday myself.<\/p>\n
Good luck and bon voyage!!<\/p>\n
Tse-Sung <\/p>\n
>From laural@cbnewsl.att.com Mon Apr 13 11:37:01 1992<\/p>\n
In article you write:
\n>From LLW.HSL@mhs.unc.edu Mon Apr 6 17:58:44 1992
\n>I’m interested in your favorite Parisian experiences:
\n>hotels, restaurants, sights, whatever. <\/p>\n
Hotels:<\/p>\n
Don’t stay at the Ceramic on Ave. Wagram. It’s got a great location,
\na great price, and the shower was private, hot, and strong, but the
\nbed was terrible and the street was too noisy to allow good sleeping.<\/p>\n
>What did you really enjoy about Paris? <\/p>\n
Cafes. Cafes. Cafes. And the overall romantic atmosphere. I went
\nlast August with a friend of mine from London that I’ve always had a crush
\non, and the legendary atmosphere of Paris worked its magic . . . <\/p>\n
We’d get up, decide what part of the city we wanted to start sight
\nseeing in, and take the Metro out there. Then we’d look for the first
\nlikely looking cafe for breakfast. After a very long breakfast of
\nbread, tea, chocolate, croissant, or whatever, we’d do our sight seeing,
\nand then wander into another cafe for beer, wine, whatever. Just sitting
\noutside watching the world go by. Ahhhh. I’m going back in 3 weeks,
\nthis time with a female friend — so I’ll get some shopping in!<\/p>\n
>Any restaurants you’d gladly return to? <\/p>\n
Yes. There is a chain called Hippopotamus, which has good food for good
\nprices. The best meal I had was at this place called the Drugstore (well,
\nwhatever the French word for Drugstore is). It’s above a drugstore (a
\nrather chi chi one a that — they sold fancy perfumes and cosmetics). I
\ncan’t remember where it is, though. Somewhere in the Latin Quartier I
\nthink.<\/p>\n
>Any sights
\n>you’d not miss for anything?<\/p>\n
Before I went everyone said “don’t bother with Sacre Coeur”, but I
\ndisagree vehemently. Also, don’t miss the stained glass in St. Chappelle.
\nBut here’s a trick to avoid long lines: go down to the Concergerie (where
\nthey imprisoned Marie Antionette before they guillotined her) and buy a
\ncombined ticket for the Concergerie\/St. Chappelle. No one goes to the
\nConcergerie it seems, so you won’t have to wait to get in. Then go over
\nto St. Chappelle and bypass the long ticket line to walk right into the
\nchapel.<\/p>\n
I didn’t make it to the Louvre, but went to the Musee d’Orsay instead.
\nIncredibly sculpture on the ground floor. The Impressionists on the top.
\nDon’t miss it.<\/p>\n
Laura<\/p>\n
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