Archive for 'Paris Attractions'
Enchantment at Versailles
If you are planning on visiting Paris, and have a limited amount of time in the city, visiting Versailles can seem like a daunting day trip. It is an RER ride, or about a 45 minute drive from the city, and it really does mean abandoning any hope of visiting anything else that day. Once […]
Posted: August 22nd, 2008 under Paris Attractions.
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Pique-Nique Parisian Style
If you are tired of eating out in Paris, but still want to be out and about enjoying the Parisian atmosphere, an ideal compromise is a picnic on Canal Saint Martin. The canal is a popular destination for locals, and is a great place to see a more relaxed version of Paris.
The canal runs […]
Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Paris Attractions, Paris Nightlife.
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A Vacation from the Vacation? Sometimes we need one!
There are many hidden secrets kept within the Peripherique which surrounds Paris, and having a knowledge of some of them can really help transform a visit to the capital. Having a few tricks up your sleeve to help you to wind down, get some exercise and refresh yourself is always a good idea on any […]
Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Paris Attractions.
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Some Smaller Museums which Tickle my Fancy.
This Sunday it was cold and cloudy in Paris, the perfect weather for wandering around a museum. However, being August, it is also peak tourist season, and the idea of being in line for hours to get into the Louvre or the Musee D’Orsay really didn’t appeal to me. I decided I really wanted to […]
Posted: July 21st, 2008 under Paris Attractions.
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Fall for Paris Fashion Week
You haven’t lived until you’ve been to Paris in the Winter — during Fashion Week of course! It may be cold and rainy, but Paris is always beautiful, and buzzing with excitement at a myriad of fashion shows, expositions and parties that even us mere mortals of the public can attend. And, if you’re […]
Posted: March 8th, 2007 under Paris Attractions.
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Jacquemart-Andre Museum
Paris museums are not all about crowds and famous paintings. You can love the Louvre and leave it too and savor instead, one of the small, more accessible museums that impart a particularly Paris flavor like the private Musee Jacquemart-Andre at 158 Boulevard Hausmann in the fashionable 8th.
The Jacquemart-Andre is a highly personal place, a […]
Posted: February 26th, 2007 under Paris Attractions.
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