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PARIS - VILLE D'OMBRE ET DE LUMIERE | Depuis le pont Mirabeau un soir d'orage |
After more than 15 years living in Paris, i discover a new aspect everyday. This more than a thousand years old city still grows and changes perpetually. Sometimes it's the city herself, sometimes it's the light, sometimes it's only my mood, but i never find Paris twice the same. For some, Paris is one of the world's most important places for fashion It used to be the 'haute couture' capital and -even if Paris has now to share - some things are deeply ingrained in peoples minds. And it is reflected in the daily life, like in those designers set up department stores windows for Christmas here : (Le Printemps, decorated by Christian Lacroix in 2004) Paris is also a business town, densely populated, hectic... a complex mix of old and modern. Each district has its own personality and could nearly be considered a town of its own. This is especially true for areas like Mairie des Lilas (a city in the north-east part, with its own townhouse included in Paris but still partly independent) or Auteuil (wich was joined to Paris only in 1946 and keeps a small provincial town feeling). Those pages reflect MY my point of view on Paris : a local's one. Please, don't hope either an extensive and official Paris guide, or an hotel/nightlife catalog. if you feel the need for some precision about one tip, don't hesitate to send me a mail (i'm not on line every day but will try to answer) but, don't ask me about accommodations : the answer will be, sadly and truthfully : i don't know (i live here so i don't go to hotels and when relatives come i may book for them but near my place, in a non tourisrty area). In the same idea, some restaurants tips are about places belonging to chains : those are places where i use to eat (mostly at lunch), those listed here serve decent, often plain, french cooking for affordable prices (not everybody eats at Taillevent everyday, or do you ?) There will be mostly bits and tips about the daily life, the small material matters, the shops where you may find affordable (and - i hope - more original - than an plastic Tour Eiffel) little presents to bring home beside some personal favorite "off the beaten path" locations i discovered during my peregrinations. TIPS SORTED BY ARRONDISSEMENTIle de la Cite( special page)AttractionsNotre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Conciergerie, Pont Neuf , Flower market, Hotel Dieu, Quai des Orfevres, Palais de JusticeHôtelsHospitel
1stAttractionsLe Louvre caroussel, the museum, the workshops, l'Oratoire, Palais Royal, St Germain l'Auxerrois, Tuileries Gardens, Ferris wheel, St EustacheShoppingSelection PriveeRestaurantsAngelina, Cafe Marly, Le Chien qui fume, Kong, La Criee
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| Haute Couture Xmas window (Printemps by C Lacroix) |
|  | 2ndAttractionsOpera comique, FragonardShoppingFragonardRestaurantsLa Criee
3rdAttractionsMusee Carnavalet, Place des Vosges, Carreau du Temple
4thAttractionsHotel de Ville, Memorial de la Shoah, St Paul St Louis, Hotel de SullyRestaurantsLe Grand Apetit
5thAttractionsSt Séverin
6thAttractionsInstitut de France
7thAttractionsTour Eiffel, Champ de Mars-Ecole militaireShoppingAndrouëtWarningClumsy Segways
8thAttractionsArc de Triomphe, La Madeleine, Musee du Jeu de Paume, Galerie CT LooShoppingMaille, LadureeRestaurantsFoyer de la MadeleineWarningAvid Vuitton buyers
9thAttractionsMusee Grevin, Notre Dame de Lorette, Opera Garnier, Fragonard, Passages couverts, Place St GeorgesShopping Fragonard, La Mere de famille, Le Printemps, LMPRestaurantsLes Ailes, Bouillon Chartier, Le Malassi
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| Paris - from my office window |
| | 10thAttractionsGalerie Paradis
11thAttractionsBastille
12thAttractionsOpera BastilleRestaurantsLe Train Bleu
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15thAttractionsSatue de la LiberteShoppingSelection Privee, AndrouëtRestaurantsLa Criee
16thAttractionsTrocadero gardens, Musee de la Marine, Musee de l'Homme, Fondation LeCorbusier, Musee du Vin, Musee GallieraShoppingSelection Privee, AndrouëtRestaurantsMusee du Vin, Cafe de l'Homme
17thRestaurantsMonte CarloShoppingAndrouët
18thAttractionsSacre Coeur, Montmartre, Moulin RougeRestaurantsWeplerShoppingMarche St Pierre, SympaTransportsFuniculaire de Montmartre
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GlobalAttractionsMuseum PassRestaurantsPaul (1er,2e,3e,4e,8e,9e,10e,12e,13e, 15e,16e,17e,La Defense),Leon de Bruxelles(1er,4e,8e,9e,11e,13e,14e,17e)
Shopping
Comtesse du Barry (4e,6e,9e,15e,16e,17e)
Transports
Taxis,Batobus,Metro,Bus,RER, Train,Velib
La Defense (not a location on VT)
Attractions
Grande Arche
Restaurants
Trattoria d'Angelo |
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| Pros: | "Always something new (if very old) to discover" | | Cons: | "Often overcrowded" | | In A Nutshell: | "A place where i can be a tourist just in front of my door" |
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BarryAir Sun Aug 16, 2009 14:58 UTC
nice "rainbow pic!" Barry in Lafayette | nyperose Fri Sep 12, 2008 20:21 UTC
Great Paris page! J'adore Paris! A Norwegian living in Lausanne. | Mooball Tue Aug 12, 2008 05:22 UTC
As you will have realised by my 2 emails today I am having fun reading your shopping tips. Can't wait to get there. | Herkbert Fri Jun 27, 2008 02:02 UTC
Excellent Paris page, Marie! |
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