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Can't believe that it's now just over 4 years since I was in this city that I left part of my heart in.
Still that seductive enchantress keeps trying to entice me back. I want to fulfil her wishes by returning, but also seeing a bit more of the French countryside. I have said an quite a few occasions to different people that despite falling in love with Paris, if I lived there I would need to have a weekend in the countryside about once every 4-6 weeks.
I will be back in Europe April 8 2009 till May 2 2009 so please you helpful VTers tell me..... Should I visit her for a couple of nights again?
From the future now back to the past. I was there for ten days as a member of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia) with sixteen others doing a tour entitled "The Artist's Paris". We were lucky enough to be lead by the Curator of Special Exhibitions from the AG of NSW, Terence Malloon, a truly terrific bloke who has not only an encyclopaedic knowledge of art, different genres, eras, mediums, artists etc, but was also able to add a bit of humour every now and then to make it even more enjoyable.
I fell under this magical city's spell and so, on our second last day there, rang the travel agent in Sydney and was able to extend my stay a further three days to get back to places such as Musee D'Orsay and also just wander and discover other places such as the Ile St Louis. I felt closest to Paris during this time and was lucky to discover a few places. One lunch I had in Passage Jouffroy (spelling?) where I was indeed the only English speaker was delightful with both the food and the atmosphere.
A big thank you also to VTer Fosettes who was then lucky enough to live in Paris and extended excellent hospitality to myself and another of our group.She met us and took us to this great little cafe/wine bar where we enjoyed lunch together.
Overall I found the Parisiens to be delightful - more reserved by nature than us Aussies, but polite, friendly and helpful even when I was butchering their beautiful language.
Ah Paris, A Bientot
- Pros:A beautiful city full of life
- Cons:Having to leave it!!
- In a nutshell:You must go there!
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Always a joy to read your tips on your beatiful pages. Especially the restaurant tips are mouth watering ... :) Thanx for sharing my friend.
Oui, Doug, I think you should visit Paris again and again and again, even if just 2 days! C'est magnifique! Greetings from Arizona, Norman :)
Great page on Paris- excellent tips and pictures. I think that the ballet was by the famous George Balanchine
Like you, I love going to Paris, so I really enjoyed reading about your stay there.
I save your restaurant tips for my next visit. Great page!
Hello Doug, what an enthousiastic page! Thks for sharing. (tittle should be "Paris est fantastique et c'est une très belle ville", Jeanne d'Arc). Great pages, bravo
Yes it was short.....too short. Still, it's under construction......from December 2003! Are you still awake Dougie? Thanks for sharing, I'm off there on Thursday
My sentiments exactly. Everywhere you wander you find something unique and quite beautiful. I too long to go back!
Hi Doug, I enjoyed your short but wonderful Paris pg.Sounds like you had an amazing time. Jeff & I are going to the Euromeet2008 in Germany & have added 10 days in Paris & Provence so your gr8 tips will be helpful.Hugs, Nancy : )
Thx for sharing yr paris experience, the resto tips, the transport tips... Greetz from Belgium