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11-03-2005, 09:41 PM
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Re: Cool stuff to do in/around Paris
I don't know if you're into jazz/swing dancing, but there's a nice little place for that in the 7th (or maybe it's the 5th--it's the Saint Michel metro). It's called Caveau de la Huchette. It's on, conveniently enough, Rue de la Huchette.
It's a nice dark, smoky place with live music. 
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11-03-2005, 10:18 PM
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You've said you've done most of the touristy stuff in Paris but have you been to Versailles? It is one of the most impressive but yet gaudy things I have ever seen. Get there in the morning, walk around, pack a picnic lunch and have it anywhere you like on the grounds. [/ QUOTE ] I second Versailles. That place is amazing. Orsay was the most memorable for me, barely remember the Louvre...
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11-03-2005, 10:54 PM
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Re: Cool stuff to do in/around Paris
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[ QUOTE ] You've said you've done most of the touristy stuff in Paris but have you been to Versailles? It is one of the most impressive but yet gaudy things I have ever seen. Get there in the morning, walk around, pack a picnic lunch and have it anywhere you like on the grounds. [/ QUOTE ] I second Versailles. That place is amazing. Orsay was the most memorable for me, barely remember the Louvre... [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, if you're into history like you said you are, you may like Versailles. I thought it was pretty borinig myself. And it takes a whole day! Getting out and touring and getting back eats up the whole day. I was in Paris for 10 days and I have to say my favorite things were - the cemetaries - musee d'orsay - le metro - movie theatres - wine (but then, I read "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris beforehand and watched Amelie in France when it came out, so my experience was, a bit, influenced).
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#14
11-03-2005, 11:06 PM
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Re: Cool stuff to do in/around Paris
Pere Lachaise Cemetery. Burial place of Jim Morrison. Also Oscar Wilde, and Voltaire, if you care about them.
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11-03-2005, 11:14 PM
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Re: Cool stuff to do in/around Paris
The Rodin museum in the Marais is great - especially the sculpture garden. And the neighbourhood is fun to wander round too.
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11-04-2005, 04:12 AM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Walk. All over. You'd be surprised how mauch you miss by not walking. [/ QUOTE ] Right now, it might not be such a good idea to walk around Paris. He might "miss" getting in the middle of a riot. [/ QUOTE ] the riots are not inside the city, more in the suburbs and projects surrounding Paris. [/ QUOTE ] thankfully, this is true. bad situation out there, though
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