 | Travel Page Contest 1st Place. VT Member's Choice, 2nd Place > What's This? |
 GUYON's Paris Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | Free Paris | June, 2005 |  16 | | Paris viewpoints | February, 2003 | 15 | | Department stores | January, 2003 | 8 | | If it is raining | December, 2002 | 12 | | Opera and Grands Boulevards | March, 2004 | 8 | | Champs Elysees | June, 2003 | 8 | | Rue Mouffetard | December, 2002 | 22 | | Rue Montorgueil | May, 2002 | 12 | | Sainte Chapelle | July, 2001 | 6 | | Notre Dame Crypt | October, 2002 | 3 | | Canals | October, 2002 | 12 | | Ancient Book market | January, 2003 | 7 | | Cite des Sciences | October, 2001 | 7 | | Place des Vosges et rue des Francs Bourgeois | March, 2001 | 16 | | Passy - La Muette | December, 2001 | 6 | | Centre Georges Pompidou and Les Halles | December, 2002 | 10 | | Quartier Latin & St Germain | - | 18 | | Bastille | December, 2002 | 7 | | Street musicians | December, 2002 | 20 | | Le Marais | January, 2003 | 7 | | Pere Lachaise Cemetary | August, 2002 | 12 | | La Butte aux Cailles | August, 2002 | 7 | | Louvre | January, 2002 | 13 | | Paris ramparts | October, 2002 | 8 | | Versailles Castle | June, 2001 | 10 | | Flea Market | 1970 | 4 | | Montmartre Cemetary | April, 2002 | 6 | | Paris Chinatown | December, 2002 | 7 | | The Paris gardens | February, 2004 | 34 | | La Defense | October, 2002 | 10 | | Ile St Louis | October, 2002 | 11 | | Musee Rodin | October, 2002 | 5 | | City Island | December, 2002 | 13 | | Hotel de Ville (City Hall) | October, 2004 | 5 |
|
| Page Views: 33,330 Last Visit to Paris: December, 2002 | Centre Georges Pompidou and Les Halles by GUYON - last update: Jan 7, 2003 |
Hugly, futuristic, or simply fantastic. |
|  | St Eustache The entrance of the square. The Forum des Halles (a Mall) is on the right of the church.
When my grand-grand-father came from Lyon to Paris around 1842, St Eustache was his parish. |
A most visited attraction This photograph has been taken a Sunday morning off a tourist period.
If you do not like to queue, pass by the entries rue du Renard or rue Beaubourg. They are normally used (not everyday) for the free library but you can cheat and go to the paying exibits avoiding the external queue. | | |
| | A Modern Art Museum Open every day (except on Tuesday) 11AM - 9PM (library : 10PM)
Price : 5.50€ (free 1st Sunday of each month and <18)
Library : free entrance
Address : place Georges Pompidou (métro : Chatelet-Les Halles, Rambuteau, Hotel de Ville)
Website : www.centre-pompidou.fr |
Sightseeing If you take a paying entrance you may go to the top of the building to have a large sightseeing on the district. | | |
| | The acrobat The Parvis is the stage for the acrobats. Rapidly a crowd rings them. They do a show (style "Antony Quinn in La Strada") and they conclude begging some money. |
An amusing fountain Located on the right of the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Fountain Stravinski (name of the place on which it is situated) was built by Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
Tinguely was a fool or a genius or both together. He made crazy things with rubish. The fountain is a sample of his work.
Odd machines works moved by water with a sound of rattle. Each is a linked to a music of the compositor : Springs's Anointing, The Fire Bird. | | |
| | An ancient one This fountain was initially put against a wall. It needed a fourth side to be set up in the middle of a place.
In Summer, this place is invaded by the crowd who frequents the numerous shops mearby. |
Artes In front of the Centre Georges Pompidou there is a bookstore-coffee shop : Artes.
It worths to stay there to look at the books or at the art works copies drinking a coffee or a coke. | | |
| | Saint Eustache church A witness of the Past in a modern area. |
> Add to your Custom Travel Guide [What's This?]
| GUYON's Paris Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | Free Paris | June, 2005 | 16 | | Paris viewpoints | February, 2003 | 15 | | Department stores | January, 2003 | 8 | | If it is raining | December, 2002 | 12 | | Opera and Grands Boulevards | March, 2004 | 8 | | Champs Elysees | June, 2003 | 8 | | Rue Mouffetard | December, 2002 | 22 | | Rue Montorgueil | May, 2002 | 12 | | Sainte Chapelle | July, 2001 | 6 | | Notre Dame Crypt | October, 2002 | 3 | | Canals | October, 2002 | 12 | | Ancient Book market | January, 2003 | 7 | | Cite des Sciences | October, 2001 | 7 | | Place des Vosges et rue des Francs Bourgeois | March, 2001 | 16 | | Passy - La Muette | December, 2001 | 6 | | Centre Georges Pompidou and Les Halles | December, 2002 | 10 | | Quartier Latin & St Germain | - | 18 | | Bastille | December, 2002 | 7 | | Street musicians | December, 2002 | 20 | | Le Marais | January, 2003 | 7 | | Pere Lachaise Cemetary | August, 2002 | 12 | | La Butte aux Cailles | August, 2002 | 7 | | Louvre | January, 2002 | 13 | | Paris ramparts | October, 2002 | 8 | | Versailles Castle | June, 2001 | 10 | | Flea Market | 1970 | 4 | | Montmartre Cemetary | April, 2002 | 6 | | Paris Chinatown | December, 2002 | 7 | | The Paris gardens | February, 2004 | 34 | | La Defense | October, 2002 | 10 | | Ile St Louis | October, 2002 | 11 | | Musee Rodin | October, 2002 | 5 | | City Island | December, 2002 | 13 | | Hotel de Ville (City Hall) | October, 2004 | 5 |
|
 Comments for GUYON about Paris | | | | |
MarcusH Thu May 28, 2009 12:18 UTC
YES YES YES (FREE, FRENCH, FUN) | thinking Sun May 17, 2009 16:47 UTC
Your Paris pages are the best! We will renew our carte de sejour very soon and we will continue on in Paris due to financial crisis in the USA. Hope to meet you one day soon. All the best. | mumymama Wed Apr 29, 2009 18:04 UTC
Oh, this tip is very helpful! Thank you! | jumpingnorman Wed Mar 25, 2009 06:50 UTC
Hi Ray! You have amazing pages and tips on Paris --- very very well done and impressive! Have a nice day and greetings from Arizona! Norman :) |
|
|
email me
add as friend
