Paris Field Trip

Ibby · 02-27-2007, 08:44 PM

I leave for Paris on the 16th.

I'm excited.

I may have a bit of semi-free time while I'm there - What should I try to go see that wouldnt be on the normal itenerary? Besides Morrison, that is.

Perry Winkle · 02-27-2007, 09:13 PM

I sort of hate you right now. Have fun!

Griff · 02-28-2007, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by grant

I sort of hate you right now. Have fun!

You beat me to it. Soak up the experience kid.

Cyclefrance · 03-04-2007, 08:01 AM

Hi Ibram - take in the area of La Defense which can easily be left off the agenda - it's Paris' modern business area , but there is some stunning architecture to see (if that's your bag - check out my 'Parisolo' trip via my website for some pictures of the area). Also north of Paris you have France's answer to Disney which is Asterix Park - see the way the French do it (it may not open until Easter). Close by to that is the village of Ermenonville where one of France's artists Henri Rousseau lived and painted.

I'm not up on the youth scene (no surprise there) but have Paris-based clients who are a good deal younger than me, so I will ask them for any lesser-known hot-spots!

Ibby · 03-05-2007, 08:49 AM

Well see, I'm there on a field trip so most of the trip is mostly set - but i may have a few hours of free time here and there so I wanna know if anyone knows any little easily missed spots around town -- I somehow doubt I'll be able to go see asterix park.

wolf · 03-05-2007, 09:58 AM

Field Trip? I remember being excited about going to the Zoo, and the Liberty Bell ... but Paris? Shit.

Cyclefrance · 03-05-2007, 10:24 AM

Hi Ibram,

May be simething in here

melidasaur · 03-05-2007, 01:09 PM

The cemetary where Morrison is buried is very interesting, make sure to take the time to search out the graves of famous authors and artists as well.

I enjoy the Montmartre and Sacre Coer area.

I've been to Paris twice, but never been to the Lourve - I'm not one for waiting in line or paying admission to museums.

Other than that, I really don't like Paris that much.

Ibby · 03-07-2007, 07:53 AM

Dont worry melidasaur, I'm gonna have my lipstick ready for Wilde, my incense to burn for Morrison, and the locations of Chopin, Rossini, Delacroix, Proust all roughly remembered.
I sure do love my dead men.

Elspode · 03-07-2007, 09:33 AM

Imagine my disappointment when this didn't turn out to be pictures of Ms Hilton flouncing around at the Wonder Bread bakery with no panties.

Oh well...I guess France is pretty cool, too. Have a great time, Ibby. Take pics.

barefoot serpent · 03-07-2007, 03:11 PM

The catacombs!

Ibby · 03-07-2007, 07:18 PM

I think we may actually be visiting them. If not... Well, it's easy to, uh, get lost in paris, no?

monster · 03-07-2007, 09:12 PM

Don't sightsee, just wander. Buy a newsapaper from a street stand, have a coffee at a pavement cafe, watch the tourists do the tourist things, watch the Parisiens do ..... soak in the real atmosphere. Paris by itinerary is a whole different ballgame from Paris by recess. Chill, stroll, inhale.

Ibby · 03-07-2007, 09:31 PM

That's what i plan to do during our lunch breaks - along with some busking - musique des rue - but i mean, there is some stuff there you gotta go see while youre there.

monster · 03-07-2007, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ibram

That's what i plan to do during our lunch breaks.

Unless your field trip is taking Parisien lunchbreaks, that ain't long enough and is at the wrong time of day.

Really, trust me, you need to chill when everyone else isn't. Go in the shops that look scary, talk to the street vendors. It's worth it. I did it when I was 16 and it was a fantastic experience. If you speak French (and I hope you do at some level) don't let them bully you into speaking English.

02-27-2007, 08:44 PM	#1
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Paris Field Trip I leave for Paris on the 16th. I'm excited. I may have a bit of semi-free time while I'm there - What should I try to go see that wouldnt be on the normal itenerary? Besides Morrison, that is. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

03-04-2007, 08:01 AM	#4
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Hi Ibram - take in the area of La Defense which can easily be left off the agenda - it's Paris' modern business area , but there is some stunning architecture to see (if that's your bag - check out my 'Parisolo' trip via my website for some pictures of the area). Also north of Paris you have France's answer to Disney which is Asterix Park - see the way the French do it (it may not open until Easter). Close by to that is the village of Ermenonville where one of France's artists Henri Rousseau lived and painted. I'm not up on the youth scene (no surprise there) but have Paris-based clients who are a good deal younger than me, so I will ask them for any lesser-known hot-spots! __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

03-05-2007, 08:49 AM	#5
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Well see, I'm there on a field trip so most of the trip is mostly set - but i may have a few hours of free time here and there so I wanna know if anyone knows any little easily missed spots around town -- I somehow doubt I'll be able to go see asterix park. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

03-05-2007, 09:58 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Field Trip? I remember being excited about going to the Zoo, and the Liberty Bell ... but Paris? Shit. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-05-2007, 10:24 AM	#7
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Hi Ibram, May be simething in here __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

02-27-2007, 09:13 PM	#2
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I sort of hate you right now. Have fun!

03-05-2007, 01:09 PM	#8
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	The cemetary where Morrison is buried is very interesting, make sure to take the time to search out the graves of famous authors and artists as well. I enjoy the Montmartre and Sacre Coer area. I've been to Paris twice, but never been to the Lourve - I'm not one for waiting in line or paying admission to museums. Other than that, I really don't like Paris that much. __________________ I love England, what can I say?

03-07-2007, 07:53 AM	#9
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Dont worry melidasaur, I'm gonna have my lipstick ready for Wilde, my incense to burn for Morrison, and the locations of Chopin, Rossini, Delacroix, Proust all roughly remembered. I sure do love my dead men. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

03-07-2007, 09:33 AM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Imagine my disappointment when this didn't turn out to be pictures of Ms Hilton flouncing around at the Wonder Bread bakery with no panties. Oh well...I guess France is pretty cool, too. Have a great time, Ibby. Take pics. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-07-2007, 03:11 PM	#11
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	The catacombs! __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

03-07-2007, 07:18 PM	#12
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	I think we may actually be visiting them. If not... Well, it's easy to, uh, get lost in paris, no? __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

03-07-2007, 09:12 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Don't sightsee, just wander. Buy a newsapaper from a street stand, have a coffee at a pavement cafe, watch the tourists do the tourist things, watch the Parisiens do ..... soak in the real atmosphere. Paris by itinerary is a whole different ballgame from Paris by recess. Chill, stroll, inhale. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-07-2007, 09:31 PM	#14
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	That's what i plan to do during our lunch breaks - along with some busking - musique des rue - but i mean, there is some stuff there you gotta go see while youre there. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

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