Klarinet Archive - Posting 000304.txt from 2002/07

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Paris!
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 01:12:45 -0400

Thank you, Chuck! Your suggestions, especially about times to visit and
how to approach are invaluable. I am planning to do lots of what you
mentioned as well as the Latin Quarter and La Marais on foot. I'll be
staying near the Louvre. Regarding the tour along the Seine, does
"Bateaux Mouches" refer to a company or what? Does this tour operate at
night when the buildings are lit up? Do you have any suggestions for
inexpensive but great food?

Many thanks,

Audrey

Chuck wrote:
>In addition to what you listed, musts include the Bateaux Mouches tour of
> the city (along the Seine in open-air double-decker boat), the Luxembourg
> Gardens (go on a sunny day and take a sack lunch,), climb to top of Arc de
> Triomphe for great city view, and Eiffel Tower (approach Eiffel Tower by
> taking Métro to Place du Trocadero, walk up to the street level and go
> around to the large terrace outside the Palais de Chaillot; Eiffel looms
> right in front of you!); also worth a trip (elevator) to the top for great
> view.
>
> As for churches, see Notre Dame, of course; and Sacré Coeur (the outside, at
> least!), best accessed by climbing up the streets of Montmartre and going
> through the Place du Tertre. Also Sainte Chapelle, on a very sunny morning,
> because the light coming through the windows is incredible; best view ca. 10
> a.m., as I recall. I can also highly recommend the cathedral at Chartres,
> less than an hour from Paris.
>
> Museums: definitely the Musée d'Orsay, Rodin Museum (nice gardens, also),
> Cluny Museum (if interested in medieval art/artifacts; really very
> interesting), Picasso Museum (almost overwhelming, but fascinating).
> Another interesting thing I did: walk through Père Lachaise cemetery (huge),
> where people such as Chopin, Bizet, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, and Oscar
> Wilde are buried. Try and get a map of it so you don't wander aimlessly for
> hours! The headstones/monuments are incredible.
>
> (Double-check the following for up-to-date accuracy/locations): best place
> to buy CD's is FNAC (best one is FNAC Étoile-Wagram, on Ave. Wagram just
> down from the Arc de Triomphe). Best place for sheet music is La Flûte de
> Pan, right at the top of the Europe Métro stop. Also try the Leduc store at
> 175 rue Saint-Honoré; normal-sized versions of all that over-sized French
> music! If you want to do anything at the Vandoren factory, best to call for
> an appointment first (they seemed pretty accommodating when I lived there).
>
> Bon voyage!
>
> Chuck
>

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