We are a group of 3: 2 forty-somethings and 1 sprightly 70-year-old. I have the metro directions written down for each trip. We have been to many of the other big sites in Paris on 2 previous trips. These are the things we want to do/see this time. Sunday: touchdown CDG 6:55 a.m., drop off bags at hotel near Gare St. Lazare, organ concert at St. Sulpice (if short on time we can take our bags to St Sulpice then go to the hotel. Thank you to Bets on this forum for help with this plan.), Luxembourg Gardens (I read that it is "garden weekend" in Paris when we will be there), Pantheon (I heard that the dome is closed right now, oh well) Monday: train out to Carentan and take Elwood von Siebold's D-Day tour (reservations are made) Tuesday: the tool section in the basement of BHV (shhh...hubby doesn't know this exists, it's a surprise for him. We might not see him again until we depart from Paris), Paris Walks Marais Circuit 1 tour, Carnavalet, a short, self-made walking route through the Latin Quarter (just walking by places I haven't seen in our previous trips to Paris and stopping for hot chocolate at Patisserie Viennoise), concert in St. Chapelle Wednesday: Rodin museum, Invalides, Eiffel Tower reservation at 7:30 p.m. Thursday: RS Montmartre walk, Legion of Honour Museum, Orangerie, a self-made walk that goes by Place Vendome, Madeline, and Elysee Palace, shopping at the flagship stores of Printemps and Galeries Lafayette (both stay open late on Thursdays) Friday: check out of hotel and head to Auvers via train, spend the night in Auvers
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L'Occitanie, France
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Great planning, Cathy. BTW, the day I ducked into St. Sulpice to ask about the where to store the bags, I had just finished meeting a friend for chocolate at the Patisserie Viennoise, which is only a couple of blocks away! You'll love the basement of the BHV too. Don't miss the prehistoric boats in the basement of the Carnavalet. They were found in the muck near present-day Quai de Bercy.
The top floor of Printemps has a cafeteria with a lot of outdoor seating, Le Deli Cieux with great views of Paris. No purchase necessary but it's 10 floors of escalators. The food court at the Galerie Lafayette is better than the Bon Marche. That's where I was going the day I walked Rue d'Amsterdam for you. Bon voyage.
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Apache, OK
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Bets, again, thank you. We enjoyed meandering around in Harrod's in London. I'm hoping to find a purse in one of thes two stores in Paris...a useable souviner...that starts lots of conversations when I use it. I bought a coin purse on our 1st Paris trip that still gets compliments.