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[erika@ruhr.social]

@mcnees If the weather is nice, in the evening you can sit with the locals at the Canal Saint-Martin (on the ground) with a fresh Baguette and something to drink to enjoy the sun and look at the water. It is calm and pleasant there, only bikes are allowed. We were close to the Jardin Villemin, a park where families would have birthday parties for kids.

[laurie@social.the-mansfields.co.uk]

@mcnees Lunch at the Petit Palais. Not as grand a building as the Grand Palais across the road. But just off the Champs Elysees, possible to go to the restaurant without paying an entrance fee to the Palais, and is (was when I was last there) very reasonably priced.

[mcnees@mastodon.social]

@Migueldeicaza Yes, planning on a Sainte Chapelle concert!

[sollat@masto.ai]

@mcnees
The Musée National du Moyen Âge has the giant tapestries, and it is also very good for general Middle Ages information.

Musée de Cluny | musée national du Moyen Âge Paris

Bienvenue sur le site du musée de Cluny - musée national du Moyen Âge ! Découvrez 1000 de création artistique de la fin de l'Antiquité aux débuts de la Renaissance.

(www.musee-moyenage.fr)

[thumpermat@fosstodon.org]

@mcnees The Musée Picasso and the whole Marais quarter are definitely worth visiting as well.

[artnacrea@mastodon.ie]

@mcnees

Visit the Arc de Triomphe for the daily ceremony to relight the eternal flame to the Unknown Soldier. It happens at 1830 but get there earlier to get a good spot.

[knud@mastodon.social]

@mcnees

But if the catacombs are open when you come: book ahead if in any way possible. Very unique!

[kdacar@mastodon.social]

@artnacrea @mcnees going to the top is worth it with kids.

[feorag@wandering.shop]

@mcnees If tech history is of interest, the Musée d’Arts et Metiers is great.

[jayalane@mastodon.online]

@mcnees Picasso museum is art that Picasso himself owned and was quite interesting, tho I went long ago. And Musee Rodin is fabulous if you like sculpture. Just walking around and eating at cafes can't be beat really, or buying bread and cheese and mustard and wine and eating in a park. Notre Dame is one of those places that is worth the crowds.

[basdriver@basdriver.nl]

@mcnees @purplepadma Bercy Park is very nice and calming. There is a large coach parking so I’ve spent waiting hours there, back in the day, if the weather was nice. It’s not big so nice to fill some time with.

And Père-Lachaise cemetery, if that wasn’t already on your list.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/TL8Gkx1K8XDkhmU67?g_st=ic

[basdriver@basdriver.nl]

@mcnees @purplepadma Oh, there is also a library across the water from Bercy Park, don’t know if it is big or special, libraries are not my thing, but a colleague always went there when parked at Bercy.

[nolitimere@toot.wales]

@mcnees Musee de Cluny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musée_de_Cluny has the most amazing mediaeval tapestries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_and_the_Unicorn#Popular_culture The novelist Tracy Chevalier’s 2003 book “The Lady and the Unicorn” is a fictional, but moving, account of their creation.

[vonxylofon@witter.cz]

@mcnees Paris sewer museum, hands down. Fascinating stuff.

Also Centre Georges Pompidou if you're into modern art.

[vonxylofon@witter.cz]

@hedders @mcnees Very true, but a word of caution that a half of the planet will be queuing for it, so bring a book.

[muddle@infosec.exchange]

@mcnees Might be obvious, but Montmartre is well worth a visit.