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Post by ridleyian on Apr 11, 2007 21:50:07 GMT
Off to Paris on Friday to watch son running in the marathon. Free day Sat. Any recommendations for where to go/ what to see.
Cheers
Ian the lurker
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jackrae
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Post by jackrae on Apr 12, 2007 9:03:09 GMT
If your interested in meccano, and who isn't, then a visit to the Eiffel Tower is an absolute must. This must be the worlds biggest building kit.
Unfortunately the queues are rather long. Walk up to the second level then take the lift to the top.
I'm just back from a week in Paris and of all the cities I've been to, it is by far the nicest. Lots of open spaces and beautiful buildings.
Providing you've got good walking shoes then you can do most of the classic sights on foot.
We also visited the science museum, out near the Stad de Franc, but to be honest it leaned too much towards interactive education rather than artefacts of prior ages. Maybe I went to the wrong place !
Have a nice time
Jack
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Post by silverfox on Apr 12, 2007 9:22:28 GMT
I dont know if thevtransport museum is open again?
There is an LT trolley there and those lovely open back buses
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Post by ridleyian on Apr 12, 2007 18:18:00 GMT
Thank you.
Looks like not much of interest then.
I shall just have to sit in a pavement cafe and watch the world go by!
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Post by modeng2000 on Apr 12, 2007 20:51:26 GMT
Or watch your son go by.  John |
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David Thompson
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Post by David Thompson on Apr 12, 2007 20:55:43 GMT
The Musee de l'Air is pretty good, out at Orly.
The Paris Metro is worth a look in its own right.
On Sunday mornings I have seen model boats on the pond at the Luxembourg Gardens (where the Three Musketeers used to go for their duels), although this was many years ago (the boats, I mean, not just the duels).
And while you're on the Left Bank, there are plenty of restaurants to visit.
As they used to sing on the Goon Show, "April in Paree...."
Wish I was going myself.
David Thompson
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Post by alanstepney on Apr 13, 2007 10:23:29 GMT
Not ME I know, but the Opera and Blvd Housseman is interesting to see. Those lamp posts are a nice bit of casting!
If you really have noting to do later in the day, you could call in at the Folies Bergère.
Purely for scientific curiosity of course.
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Post by steammadman on Apr 13, 2007 21:22:19 GMT
Better still sit ,at a pavement cafe and watch the girls go by
can be very interesting on Sunday morning.
enjoy
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Post by Tel on Apr 14, 2007 9:47:11 GMT
And you may even bump into Plasteur of Paris ;D
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Post by Myford Matt on Apr 14, 2007 17:49:05 GMT
Paris is not short of good places to eat, but I always got to: 'Aux Charpentiers'. www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/restaurant-paris/detail/aux-charpentiers.htmlApart from good food at reasonable(ish) prices there are weird and wonderful apprentice carpenter models (and many more photos) to examine while you munch away. A good mix of nice tucker and semi-ME items to look at. MM |
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Post by ridleyian on Apr 16, 2007 18:15:45 GMT
Thanks for all the replies. Unfortunately my computer went down on Thurs evening and remained so until I got back on Sunday night, so I missed a lot of the replies until I returned. Oh.. and the son did it in 3h38mins. pretty good for a first try!
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