Hello, everybody:)
I know this is a very detailed itinerary, but I do not want to waste time wondering, what%26#39;s next, or how to get from point a to b....
No, I am not insane:)
I just love to plan everything as much as I can.
I am HOPING TO KEEP all the points of interest on it, but I would APPRECIATE any suggestions in terms of order, and also, ANSWERS to questions in italics (best route to Eiffel from Champs Elysees, whether or not to skip the Pompidou, and the best street to walk from Sacre Coeur to Moulin Rouge)
THANK YOU SOOO much!
Agnes
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Where is your iternerary?
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your itinerary looks wide open... ~ba dumpt bumpt *tish*~
I can absolutely understand not wanting to waste time with so much to see but in Paris, no time is wasted. Make sure you make time to simply wander and see what you see. :)
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OOPS! I was so excited I did not paste it!
:)
HERE it is:
1)Wednesday (we arrive in the morning)
After lunch:
Taking subway from Mabillon to Palais Royal
Walking through Tuileries Gardens to Place de la Concorde
Walking down Champs-Elysees as far as we feel like it (walk towards Arc de T)
Then take metro (either at Franklin D Roosevelt or Charles de Gaulle stop to Ecole Militaire or Alma Marceau (WHICH is better?)
Walking to Eiffel Tower
Seine Cruise
2) Thursday morning: Louvre (selected artworks)
followed by Island Walk
(Pont Neuf, going east along Seine River, across Pont – au - Change, (notice Clock Tower), to Ille de la Cite, down Blvd du Palais, la Ste - Chapelle, rue de Lutece, rue de la Cite to Notre Dame, then Square Jean XXIII, to Pont St – Louis (Ile St – Louis), rue St Louis-en-l’Ile, to Pont Marie
Then take subway to M Bastille (to start Le Marais walk),
Marais Walk
take Rue St Antoine to Place des Vosges, (Maison de Victor Hugo, Hotel de Sully), down to M: St Paul – take subway to Pompidou Centre (M: Rambuteau) (OR, Should I skip the Pompidou?)
3) Friday
D%26#39;Orsay in the morning followed by Left Bank Walk
Left Bank Walk
Rue de Bac to St Germain des Pres Blvd
Englise St Germain des Pres (Church)
to Blvd St Michel (right) to Place de la Sorbonne
Luxembourg Garden
St Sulpice (maybe)
Evening: Subway to M: Abessess (rue de Tuc) to Sacre Coeur (cable car)
Walk to Moulin Rouge (Which street is the nicest to take?)
Take subway home (M: Blanche to Mabillon)
4) Saturday morning and afternoon
Versailles
Evening: nothing! :)
Thank you!
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At the Rond-Point des Champs Elysses, near the FDR Metro, there is a stop for the 42 bus, which you can ride to the Eiffel Tower. Also an earlier stop on the Champs Elysses across from the Grand Palais.
The Batobus is handy for traveling on the Seine, and a ticket is good all day.
www.batobus.com
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In the Louvre complex, proceed to the far courtyard [heading east], take a right and cross on the Pont des Arts. This is the little pedestrian footbridge right below the Ile de la Cite.
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Francophool,
Thank you.
Agnes
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Hi Agnes -
Re your Thursday Marais walk: I%26#39;m not sure why you want to take the métro to Bastille to begin your Marais walk. When you are at Pont Marie, you are only a very short walk from rue St. Antoine headiing away from the river. If you walk east along rue St. A. a few short blocks you will come to the interesting Palais de Sully. Walk through its courtyard and you will emerge on the Place des Vosges.
The same goes for taking the métro to Rambuteau to go to the Pompidou. Why not walk west along the rue des Francs Bourgeois from the Place des Vosges until you come to rue Pavée. Turn left here, then right on the rue des Rosiers, passing l%26#39;As du Falafel. Continue along the rue Ste. Croix de la Bretonnerie and you will get to the Pompidou in about four blocks.
Taking the métro from Pont Marie to Bastille and from St. Paul to Rambuteau will not save you any time since neither of these transfers is direct. They both involve two lines and a change at Châtelet-Les Halles, and will probably not save you any walking either. The Bastille station can mean seemingly endless walks in subterranean tunnels if you don%26#39;t know exactly where you are going. You will miss the best of the Marais (except for the Place des Vosges) if you cross most of it twice under ground. If you must take the métro to get to the Pompidou, get off at the Hôtel de Ville station and walk the short distance from there.
On Friday, I find both St. Sévérin and St. Étienne du Mont more interesting than St. Sulpice (unless someone is playing the organ at St. Sulpice). Both are in the 5th arrondissement.
Do walk around the wonderful medieval mansion that houses the Cluny museum, even if you don%26#39;t want to visit. It is on the Blvd, St-Michel between the Blvd. St. Germain and the Sorbonne.
Have a wonderful trip and be sure to tell us all about it when you get back!
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Thank you, Everybody.
IrishRovr, I will revise our Marais walk - I was hoping to save some time and get some rest from walking, but I guess I did not realize it might be more troublesome than worthwhile.
ANYBODY: A question re: Montmartre
What might be the best way to get from Sacre Coeur to Moulin Rouge (interesting, yet not the longest route)???
Thanks.
Agnes
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Anybody? Any comments about the route from Sacre Coeur to Moulin Rouge [strictly for picture taking purpose:) - it is not my cup of tea]
I think we may make it there between 6-7 pm
Is it going to be safe to walk towards Moulin Rouge in the evening?
Thanks!
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