Paris
I will make a couple of recommendations for you and try to keep them away from touristy areas. But, there is really no escape from the tourists in Paris. So you will always have to deal with that, but as Monique will tell you, you should not eat at touristy parts of town because the food is not that good And it cost too much. And ask Monique about the scammers on the streets who tried to engage you, and how you should just say, no, merci, and walk away!
In the 1st Arrondissement:
- Exposición:
PAUL POIRET: FASHION IS A FEAST
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
France
https://madparis.fr/Paul-Poiret-Fashion-is-a-Feast
- On the north side of the museum, you will find Jardin du Palais Royal, only one block away. This will not require much time, but definitely worth checking out the grounds.
- On the south side of the museum, you will find yourself in Jardin des Tuileries with the Louvre museum on one side and two more museums and Place de la Concorde on the other.
- On the south side of the Louvre, through Cour carrée du Louvre, you will exit to the Pont des Arts, a bridge over the River Seine with fantastic views all around.
In the 4th Arr:
One of my favorite places
Desert & cafe/tea
http://leloirdanslatheiere.com/en/
This is in Le Marais which is a very attractive part of town to walk around with all kinds of restaurants, cafés, pastry, shops, museums gardens, you name it!
If you take the metro line number one and get off at St. Paul Station it’s just a couple blocks north. And if you walk south from the station, the river. Seine is only a couple of blocks away and it’s one of the less touristy parts.
If you do walk down to the river from there, make a right turn at the river, and after you go under the first bridge, you will see a couple of boat restaurants with outside seating on the river, where you can have a glass of wine, or coffee or even ice cream . More locals hang out there.
In the 5th Arr :
You can start at Jardin des Plants
- Jardin des Plantes, 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris jardindesplantesdeparis.fr
- Eat Crepes at
Le Pot O’Lait lepotolait.com
41 Rue Censier
75005 Paris
France
Then walk to one of the oldest parts of Paris:
- Walk to Le Verre à Pied 118 bis Rue Mouffetard 75005 for a drink
- Walk up Mouffetard to Pantheon or Notre-Dames
Or
start at Notre-Dame and walk downhill through Mouffetard>Pot O’Lait>Jardin des Plantes
In the 6th Arr:
- Taste and shop Olive oil and vinegars and more from Provence at Maison Bremond 1830 mb-1830.com Jean-Paul Marat used to live and publish his papers in the 18th century.
- Walk through the passage passed Le Procope, a restaurant that opened in 1686 and has been in operation since. It’s customers included all the famous French revolutionaries, philosophers, writers of the 18th century and beyond.
- Then go to Aux Merveilleux bakery around the corner auxmerveilleux.fr
- Then walk to St. Sulpice church paroissesaintsulpice.paris
- Then walk to Jardin Luxembourg jardin.senat.fr
Maison Bremond 1830
8 Cour du Commerce St-André
75006 Paris
France
