Jun. 3rd, 2013 18:49

Paris

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I'm going to Paris a week from today, for my first time there.

Any suggestions?

[ Going with Alice, visiting her sister who lives in Paris, and also visiting my friend Christine and seeing one of her gigs. ]
Date: 2013-06-06 14:29 (UTC)

From: [identity profile] lillibet.livejournal.com
We were there recently and had a marvelous meal at Le Comptoir du Relais (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d719090-Reviews-Le_Comptoir_du_Relais-Paris_Ile_de_France.html). All the websites will tell you to make reservations months in advance--do, if you can--but they serve continuously (unlike many places, which take a break between lunch and dinner) so we were able to walk in about 5:45pm and sit right down. It's across the street from the Horse Tavern, which serves great mussels and is a fabulous place to sit and people-watch. Street performers often move through that intersection, adding to the entertainment.

We also enjoyed dinner a few years ago at Les Bookinistes, the more downscale enterprise of Michelin-starred chef Guy Savoy.

I'd second everything other people have been recommending with the addition of the Musee Rodin--if you're a Rodin fan, it's heaven and if you're not, this might be your chance to change that.

Eiffel Tower tickets can be purchased in advance online. Warning--the tickets only get you up to the 2nd floor, where you then have to wait in line for the summit elevator with everyone else.

Leave lots of time for simply walking around, enjoying the beauty of the place.

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