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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
French people pronounce it funny, kind of like loo with a Vr on the end. A lot of people go so it must have a gator or something in it.
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
moon_stick wrote:
the girlfriend
Latex? Plastic? :laugh: :laugh:
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
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I just had my French class a couple days ago and the teacher recommended anybody visiting the area buy a pass to use the trains without limit. Seems like you have that covered. She also warned that Paris now has zones for train travel. If you travel outside that zone, it will cost you more (even if it is on the same train). I'm not sure if it applies to those types of unlimited passes, but you may want to investigate to see what restrictions there may be for train travel. Another thing my teacher mentioned was the Louvre. Back when she was in Paris, she said that if you bought an unlimited train pass, it would get you to the front of the line at the Louvre and other museums. You may want to check if your train pass comes with any nice perks like that. The Eiffel Tower is another common attraction in Paris, but I have been told (I don't remember by who) that the wait in line can be several hours, so you may just want to view it from the outside.
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
moon_stick wrote:
It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any?
Having just done this on vacation in September, don't do it if/when you or her have been drinking much. :laugh: Also, it's about her, you and her really, that's why I chose to do it in private and forego any embarrassing attention seeking shit. Well the front porch of a b&b at 2am.
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
There is a restaurant Here[^]. It was the house of Nicolas Flamel and can be found at 51 Rue de Montmorency and is the oldest house in Paris. Very nice, not exactly cheap but not a rip off.
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I just had my French class a couple days ago and the teacher recommended anybody visiting the area buy a pass to use the trains without limit. Seems like you have that covered. She also warned that Paris now has zones for train travel. If you travel outside that zone, it will cost you more (even if it is on the same train). I'm not sure if it applies to those types of unlimited passes, but you may want to investigate to see what restrictions there may be for train travel. Another thing my teacher mentioned was the Louvre. Back when she was in Paris, she said that if you bought an unlimited train pass, it would get you to the front of the line at the Louvre and other museums. You may want to check if your train pass comes with any nice perks like that. The Eiffel Tower is another common attraction in Paris, but I have been told (I don't remember by who) that the wait in line can be several hours, so you may just want to view it from the outside.
The really disappointing thing about The Eiffel Tower is that it is such an iconic thing that when you are up there looking at the city you cannot see it and it therefore doesn't look like Paris! The best place to look over the city is the top of the Sacre Couer, hard work getting there, but well worth it.
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
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There is a restaurant Here[^]. It was the house of Nicolas Flamel and can be found at 51 Rue de Montmorency and is the oldest house in Paris. Very nice, not exactly cheap but not a rip off.
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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The really disappointing thing about The Eiffel Tower is that it is such an iconic thing that when you are up there looking at the city you cannot see it and it therefore doesn't look like Paris! The best place to look over the city is the top of the Sacre Couer, hard work getting there, but well worth it.
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
Sacrebleu! They should have a giant mirror right next to the tower so tourists can see it the way it was meant to be seen! :rolleyes:
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He was name checked in HP. He is rather older than that though, he died in the 14th Century.
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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LOL, that was what first popped into my head, too.
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Where do you find the catacombs? Next to the catabrushes. Sorry, my duaghter told me that when she was 7
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
It's been a while but this was quit einteresting: Notre-Dame de Paris[^]. If memory serves there is a road on the left facing the cathedral which had a number of rather quaint, romantic little restaurants. Worth checking out. Course that was many, many years ago...
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
When's that ? I will be in Paris on march 15-18. Museums: If the weather is not so nice (everyone will rush to the museums), don't do the big museums (Louvre, Pompidou, Musée du quai Branly, Orsay), you will spend a lot of time in line waiting to get it. Try to go to smaller museums, especially the city museums (Free museums[^]). If you want to do them, do it in the morning, or later in the afternoon, so you can walk out for a drink before dinner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Paris[^] Churches: Notre-Dame, unless you want to wait in line, don't; Sacré-Coeur, ok, the neighbourhood is nice ( I like it) Monuments: Eiffel towers, if you want to go up, get your tickets in advance, but remember that if you want to go all the way to the top, I think the tickets cannot be bought in advance, and you will still wait in line. Arc-de-Triomphe, I never went up there... Cemeteries: Montparnass and "Le Pere Lachaise" are 2 very "nice" places to do some dead-people watching, the Pere Lachaise is fun, because there are places with really old tombs (get maps for both of them if you want to go to specific tombs). Parc: I love both the small Parc Monceau and the "Buttes Chaumont", and also the small "Parc de Belleville" where you can have a nice view of the city (it's on a hill) Generic Walking: I love the Belleville 'hood, as well as the area around rue Lecourbe and Vaugirard (my parents lived in that area for couple of years). Places to skip:(IMO) The area between "Centre Pompidou" and "Les Halles", mostly tourist traps (very bad food $$$$) , same thing for "Ile de la Cité" (the other smaller island, "ile st-louis" is better. Shopping ( personally, I don't shop in Paris) Skip everything on "Les Champs Élysées" (tourist traps + $$$$ ) "Au Bon Marché" is nice, as well as the "Galleries Lafayettes", both are department stores. For smaller shops, walk around the "Le Marais" or around where you will be staying. For window licking (leche-vitrines), just walk on the boulevard st-honorée and the jewel stores at the place vendôme. Food/Drinks: General rules, stay away from tourist area, you get hungry, just walk awa
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
moon_stick wrote:
I'm going to propose
I recommend doing so early on rather than toward the end.
moon_stick wrote:
Are there any 'hidden gems'
She might have one.
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
Book an evening dinner cruise[^] We did so a couple of years ago, and it was a grand evening :-D
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I'm taking the girlfriend to Paris in a few weeks time for her birthday and while I've got an idea of the main things I'd like to do and see, a bit of sage advice from the folks at CP is always welcome!! We're there for 4 nights, I've already got accommodation sorted (Quartier Latin on Blvd St-Germain) and I'm going to buy us Paris Visite travel cards for unlimited bus and train travel. Are there any 'hidden gems' you think I should and see or anything you think I need to avoid? It's also looking like I'm going to propose and while I've got a plan for a place and scenario, I'm open to clever ideas if anyone's got any? Thanks in advance
Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.
At the corner of the street where the "Best Western Tour Eiffel Invalides" hotel is located, there's an excellent French restaurant (49 Boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg) that wasn't too expensive. Besides that, all the standard tourist sites will impress you if you've never been. Try taking the shuttle to London for a day's trip and to see pip-pip to the queen.
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French people pronounce it funny, kind of like loo with a Vr on the end. A lot of people go so it must have a gator or something in it.
Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. I also do Android Programming as I find it a refreshing break from the MS. "And they, since they Were not the one dead, turned to their affairs" -- Robert Frost
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Where do you find the catacombs? Next to the catabrushes. Sorry, my duaghter told me that when she was 7
It was broke, so I fixed it.
