exploring paris in 2 days
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"While modern fiction-fanciers are flocking to Paris to follow the Da Vinci Code trail, Enough sights were featured to keep us occupied for a week in different locales, spotting the classics - Opéra (where Madeline and her chums 'smiled at the good'), Place Vendôme (where they 'frowned at the bad') and the Eiffel Tower ('absolutely large and rawther high,' according to Eloise) - and trying to identify others (just which bridge is it that Madeline falls off into the Seine? And which is the one with winged horses that Eloise stands under?), hoped to stay at the same hotel as Eloise, the Relais Bisson on the Quai des Grands Augustins, but this turned out to be fictional. Instead we went for the Hôtel Les Jardins du Luxembourg near the formal gardens themselves, where Simi could let off steam in one of the few playgrounds in the city. http://www.mygola.com/itineraries/paris http://www.mygola.com/exploring-paris-in-2-days/i1322TRANSCRIPT
Exploring Paris in 2 Days
Day 1
Notre Dame ViewParis
Cathédrale de Notre Dame de Paris is the true heart of Paris; in fact, distances from Paris to all parts of metropolitan France are measured from place du Parvis Notre Dame, the square in front of Notre Dame. A bronze star, set in the pavement across from the main entrance, mark ...
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MarchA(c) BastilleParis
Rub shoulders with the Parisians at Marché Bastille. also known as Marché Richard Lenoir. This market popular with the locals, offers variety of mouth-watering French gourmet products, ethnic food, wines, fruits, vegetables, vintage and many more. You can find almost every ...
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Rue du Faubourg Saint-HonoréParis
The rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is a street in Paris, France. Although relatively narrow and nondescript. it is cited as being one of the most fashionable streets in the world, thanks to the presence of virtually every major global fashion house. Like the nearby avenue Montaign ...
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Hôtel Le Bristol ParisParis
Inside one of the most opulent three-star dining rooms in Paris in the Bristol Hotel, the cuisine of Chef Eric Frechon continues to delight even the most experienced gastronomes. Frechon is particularly gifted with seafood, as evidenced by dishes such as sole stuffed with mushroo ...
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Place de la ConcordeParis
This square at the foot of Champs-Élysées was originally named after Louis XV. It later became the Place de la Révolution, where crowds cheered as Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and some 2,500 others lost their heads to the guillotine. Renamed Concorde in 1836, it got a new cen ...
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Tuileries GardenParis
The formal, 28-hectare Tuileries Garden, which begins just west of the Jardin du Carrousel, was laid out in its present form, more or less, in 1664 by André Le Nôtre, who also created the gardens at Vaux-le-Vicomte and at Versailles. The Tuileries soon became the most fashiona ...
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Louvre museumParis
The most recognized symbol of Paris is the Tour Eiffel, but the ultimate traveler's prize is the Louvre. This is the world's greatest art museum—and the largest, with 675,000 square feet of works from almost every civilization on earth. The three most popular pieces of art here ...
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Pont des ArtsParis
The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the Seine River. It links the Institut de France and the central square of the palais du Louvre,. History Between 1802 and 1804, under the reign of Napoleon I, a nine-arch metallic bridge for p ...
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Place VendA'meParis
Property laws have kept this refined square spare and pure. The architect Jules-Hardouin Mansart designed the perfectly proportioned plaza in 1702 as an octagon. To maintain a uniform appearance, Mansart built only the facades of the hôtels particuliers. and the lots behind were ...
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Cite des SciencesParis
At the northern end of Parc de la Villette, the huge City of Science & Industry has all sorts of high-tech exhibits. Bring a picnic and spend the day here. There are two main exhibit areas inside, in addition to a planetarium. two cinemas, a tiny aquarium and a 1950s French Navy ...
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Hôtel Les Jardins du LuxembourgParis
Whether you are a local of Paris or simply visiting, the Luxembourg gardens are a part of the city you don't want to miss out on… Here you encounter the veritable Parisian art de vivre; a cocktail of appreciating nature, artistic enjoyment, sports, relaxing and leisure activit ...
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Pont Alexandre IIIParis
Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower Quarter, regarded by many as one of the prettiest in Paris. The bridge, with its exuberant Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs, nymphs and winged horses at ...
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Eiffel TowerParis
Once the tallest structure in the world, the Eiffel Tower is probably Europe's best known landmark and Paris's most famous symbol. You couldn't possibly visit Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower. Even if you do not want to visit this world famous structure, you will see its top ...
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MontmartreParis
The Montmartre hill is very nice. It is quite a walk from the Seine and Louvre, where most of the nice hotels are, so a cab is recommended. There are a lot of shops around the hill at the base and the streets leading up to the top. You will find that many of these shops hav ...
Day 2
BerthillonParis
At least on one occasion, I suggest you forfeit the dessert after dinner and go in search for the best ice-cream. I recommend Berthillon. The link below will help you with more details on the place: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/paris/restaurants/ice-cream/berthillon
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