I’m off to Paris and keeping my fingers crossed for some successful antique shopping for VW Home. I haven’ been to Paris since last year June and am just so excited to go. It truly is one of my favorite European cities – with all that charm and history, yet always managing to be at the forefront of what’s hot and happening.
Do you have any new recommendations of things I should see while I’m there? As always, I’d love to hear your tips. As I mentioned last time: I always love Paris, but I especially love Paris in the Springtime!
Au revoir!
#1 by heidrun on May 21, 2010 - 2:29 pm
hello vincente,
i send you the link for a paris guide from last year, spring 2009, but i think it’s still actual.. just jump to page 39
http://zeitgeist.liganova.com/uploads/tx_hgzeitgeist/Paris_envie.pdf
have fun
best regards
heidrun
#2 by melissa on May 21, 2010 - 2:44 pm
LUCKY MAN!!!!!MY BEST FRIEND LIVES IN PARIS AND IS A DECRATIVE PAINTER… PHILIPE BRETON… HIS BOYFRIEND I BELIEVE IS A FREELANCE STYLIST.. CHOCOLATE….. TO TO THE MARIS AREA FOR THE BEST… PHILIPE KNOWS EVERY THING ABOUT THE DECORATING AND FASHION WORLD IN PARIS AS HE HAS AND IS PART OF IT ALL.. HE IS MY GO TO MAN FOR IT ALL WHEN I AM THERE AND HE MAKES HIM SELF AVALIABLE TO MY FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK WHEN I GO…
COULD I SEND HIM YOUR INFO???
XXOO
MELISSA
#3 by Gary Nelling on May 21, 2010 - 2:51 pm
Vicente – Here are some of my favorites:
Musee du Moyen Age – Museum of the Middle Ages
6 Place Paul Painlevé 75005 Paris
This is the original furnished medieval residence of the rich 15th century Abbot Cluny. By 1515 it was the residence of Mary Tudor who was the teenage widow of Louis XII. It contains the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, furniture, art and armor.
Musee Picasso – in the Hôtel Salé
5 rue de Thorigny – Marais District – 75003 Paris
St Sulpice
Rue St Sulpice – 75006 Paris
La Roche Villas – Le Corbusier
8-10 Square du Docteur Blance – 75016 Paris
01 4288 41 53 Call for hours
An amazing pair of white concrete Le Corbusier residences from 1925
Catherine Memmi
http://www.catherinememmi.com
11 Rue Saint-Sulpice – 75006 Paris
01 44 07 02 02
La Bastide Odeon Restaurant
7 rue Corneille –-75006 Paris
01 43 26 03 65
Near the Jardin du Luxembourg and Odeon Theater
Enjoy! – Gary
#4 by melissa on May 21, 2010 - 2:54 pm
IF YOU LOVE FOOD AND WINE IN THERE MOST NATRUAL STATE THEN YOU MUST GO TO RACINES IN PARIS… IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO EAT WHEN IN PARIS AND THE CHEF AND OWNER IS SO OVER THE TOP GOODLOOKIN AND FULL OF GRACE… CHECK OUT THE WEB SIGHT “MORE THAN ORGANIC”….
ALSO, A PLUG FOR MY OTHER FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN THE WORLD “FRASCA” IN BOULDER, CO..
ENJOY,
MELISSA
#5 by Harry on May 21, 2010 - 3:33 pm
You did have a joyous spring in your step when I saw you on the rue St Honoré. I wasn’t sure it was you until you posted this.
Enjoy the glorious holiday weekend weather with a trip to les Puces. That’s what I’ll be doing!
H
#6 by Nancy on May 22, 2010 - 4:59 pm
I’m looking forward to your ‘post’ Paris blogs. It’s been several years since I’ve been to that wonderful city. I anxiously await hearing about your new finds in Paris. Enjoy!
#7 by todd haley on May 24, 2010 - 12:10 am
be sure to stop by alexandre biaggi
no. 14 rue de seine -
#8 by mandy on May 24, 2010 - 12:52 pm
Have you ever been to the French Open? You’ll be there while it is on. It’s a lovely way to spend a day (if you like tennis). I really like just wandering around, but particularly in the Marais. Musee Picasso is a favorite. Also love the garden at the Musee Rodin.
(ps to Gary – i did know that the jfk quote was a statement not a complaint. Thought it was a good jolt of reality at that point in the conversation).
#9 by Gary Nelling on May 24, 2010 - 3:02 pm
Mandy – Oh I knew you understood the quote and I’m glad you appreciate it. I was explaining to another person who took it the other way. It was a lesson in communication for me with so many folks writing in and cross-referencing each other. The sad irony and great impact of the quote is that within months fate would deal JFK the cruelest card and bring a golden era to an end. Who knows how different and better our history may have been if that event never occurred? – Gary