Friends!
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The Palais de Tokyo is an incredible and lesser-discussed Paris museum. Also I have a list of pastry and chocolate recommendations:
Steve Gisselbrecht (@stevegis_ssg@mas.to)
@romassnackbitch@mastodon.world Okay, here we go. The best chocolate pastries I had while in Paris, and coincidentally the best chocolate pastries I have ever had anywhere, were at Jean-Paul Hevin. They also have excellent chocolates, and other great things, too, but it's the chocolate pastries (les petits gateaux) that are the special magic thing here. The Tonka is my personal favorite, the Pomme de Terre is worth it just for the visual (and also delicious), but everything is great.
mas.to (mas.to)
Oh also the Musée Rodin. I was not the biggest Rodin fan before going there and now I am.
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@mcnees June 21st is "Fête de la musique" (Music fest) where as many musicians and singers get out in the streets and perform live music.
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@mcnees Sainte-Chapelle on Île de la Cité. Possibly the finest stained glass in the world. I know it sounds boring, but it's breathtaking. Trust me on this.
@hedders Yes, planning to do one of the concerts there
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@mcnees June 21st is "Fête de la musique" (Music fest) where as many musicians and singers get out in the streets and perform live music.
@mcnees also there is a VR experience at Notre-Dame if you're interested in the history of the monument, very nice for adults, teens and kids. It's called Notre-Dame éternelle
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The Palais de Tokyo is an incredible and lesser-discussed Paris museum. Also I have a list of pastry and chocolate recommendations:
Steve Gisselbrecht (@stevegis_ssg@mas.to)
@romassnackbitch@mastodon.world Okay, here we go. The best chocolate pastries I had while in Paris, and coincidentally the best chocolate pastries I have ever had anywhere, were at Jean-Paul Hevin. They also have excellent chocolates, and other great things, too, but it's the chocolate pastries (les petits gateaux) that are the special magic thing here. The Tonka is my personal favorite, the Pomme de Terre is worth it just for the visual (and also delicious), but everything is great.
mas.to (mas.to)
@stevegis_ssg *thank you*
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@hedders Yes, planning to do one of the concerts there
@mcnees ooh, magical. I hope you have a lovely time!
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@mcnees
If you like sciences a la Villette : la cité des sciences
and if you like music la cité de la musiqueI do not know if this has reopened but beaubourg and les halles may be an interesting spot and very close of musée des arts et métiers (sciences again)
But I Have not been in Paris for years now
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@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.
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@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.
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@mcnees visit to the quartier Latin, plan a dinner at “La jacobine” a hole in the wall; churches host concerts, buy tickets as soon as you see them posted in a church.
@Migueldeicaza Yes, planning on a Sainte Chapelle concert!
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@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)
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@mcnees The Musée Picasso and the whole Marais quarter are definitely worth visiting as well.
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
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.
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Visit The Other Statue of Liberty. And the Catacombs are currently closed for renovation, not sure for how much longer.
Oh: and rent bikes. Paris is a very bikable city by now.
But if the catacombs are open when you come: book ahead if in any way possible. Very unique!
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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.
@artnacrea @mcnees going to the top is worth it with kids.
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@mcnees If tech history is of interest, the Musée d’Arts et Metiers is great.
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@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.
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@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.
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@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.
@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.
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Friends! Suppose you were going to be in Paris for 8 days this June, with a spouse and a 14yo. What are some lesser known or not obvious things you would plan to do? Any recommendations? I mean besides the standard stuff like the Louvre, Catacombs, etc.
@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.
