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Paris!

A trip from March 26, 2006 to April 01, 2006, travelling to Paris
No WAY. This is the best procrastination EVER. I've … More  
No WAY. This is the best procrastination EVER. I've just temporarily scripted days, depending on when things are open and proximity of places. Obviously add what you want to do. I've also added the websites if you click on the "notes" section for each place. Also under the "notes" section for the first item listed every day is my general rationale for why I chose those particular activities.

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Sun 03/26/06 (day 1) - Paris

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Surrounded by shady arcades that shelter beautiful boutiques, this square, situated in the heart of the Marais, is o …
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Place des Vosges
quai du Marché Neuf
Paris, 75004
France
Sun Mar 26 12:00pm - Sun Mar 26 6:00pm
Notes
I know we get in Sunday afternoon, and this might seem like a lot to do the first day, but really, the main thing is the walking tour which will hit everything I have listed for the day - plus, this is the neighbourhood we'll be staying in, and it's good to be oriented.
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The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, signaled the beginning of the French Revolution. It was a highly symb …
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place de la Bastille
Paris, 75004
France
+33 1 47 42 90 56 (Ministry of Tourism)
Sun Mar 26 12:00pm - Sun Mar 26 6:00pm
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A relatively recent addition to the city of Paris, the Opera Bastille is a round building, located right at the Plac …
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Opera Bastille
120 Place de la Bastille
Paris, 75012
France
+33 1 7229 3535
Sun Mar 26 12:00pm - Sun Mar 26 6:00pm
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http://www.frommers.com/destinations/paris/0062020035.html
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Sun Mar 26 12:00pm - Sun Mar 26 6:00pm
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The best restaurant ever. (Marais)
Restaurant
Sun Mar 26 7:00pm - Sun Mar 26 9:00pm
Notes
I ate here once a week when I lived in Paris, and I always ordered the same thing: salade au confit de canard, a carafe of the house red, and either a slice of the amazing chocolate cake or a strawberry tart, if the latter was in season. After awhile, they joked that they weren't going to give me a menu anymore. This is what exemplifies neighbourhood bistro to me - not fancy, but good food reasonably priced. I miss this place. We might have to eat here twice.
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Mon 03/27/06 (day 2) - Paris

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Paris just wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, at 300 me …
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Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)
5, quai Anatole France
Paris, 75007
France
+33 1 4411 2323
Mon Mar 27 6:00am - Mon Mar 27 12:00pm
Notes
Hopefully, we'll be rested for this day, as it's sort of a long one, at least distance wise. We'll start all the way at the Eiffel Tower, at the west side of the city, and then head eastbound, metroing it over to the Louvre. Afterwards, walking around the two islands located in the Seine, which are coincidentally near our apartment, so we can then go shopping in the Marais which has SUCH cute stores and eat sorbet Berthillon.
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Napoleon Bonaparte (b.1769) died in exile on the Isle of St. Helena in 1821. Apparently the French thought better of …
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port des Invalides
Paris, 75007
France
+45 55 92 30
Mon Mar 27 6:00am - Mon Mar 27 12:00pm
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Distinguished architect I. M. Pei has constructed this 450-seat, oak paneled auditorium. It fuses state-of-the-art a …
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Louvre Auditorium
99 Rue de Rivoli
Paris, 75001
France
+33 1 40 20 51 51
Mon Mar 27 12:00pm - Mon Mar 27 6:00pm
Notes
www.louvre.fr

8.50 euro/day
6 euro on Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6pm-9:45

Closed Tuesday
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Climbing the 387 steps to the top of this masterpiece is well worth the effort for the spectacular view. Constructio …
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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6, place du Parvis-Notre-Dame
Paris, 75004
France
+33 1 4234 5610
Mon Mar 27 12:00pm - Mon Mar 27 6:00pm
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Sandwiched between the National Archives building and splendid Place des Vosges , this street is full of top name sh …
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place des Vosges
Paris, 75003
France
Mon Mar 27 12:00pm - Mon Mar 27 6:00pm
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On a hot summer's day, a visit to the beautiful Ile St Louis - next to Notre Dame and Ile de la Cite - is highly …
Shopping
31, Rue Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile
Paris, 75004
France
+33 1 4354 3161
Mon Mar 27 12:00pm - Mon Mar 27 6:00pm
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Mon Mar 27 12:00pm - Mon Mar 27 6:00pm
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3eme
Restaurant
Mon Mar 27 7:00pm - Mon Mar 27 9:00pm
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Tue 03/28/06 (day 3) - Paris

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Nearly 2.5 million visitors each year come to see the largest collection in the world of impressionist artwork, foun …
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Musee d'Orsay
62, rue de Lille
Paris, 75007
France
+33 1 4049 4814
Tue Mar 28 6:00am - Tue Mar 28 12:00pm
Notes
http://www.musee-orsay.fr

Closed Mondays

Tickets are 7.5 euros w/o special exhibition, 9 with special exhibition

This day we'll spend primarily on the left bank, which admittedly I am not as familiar with (save for all the shopping) because none of my friends except for Nicky lived here. And Nicky preferred the Marais (um, the gay part of town...), which was close to where I lived, so really, we never spent time here. But I know where all my favourite stores are.
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Erected between 1764 and 1790, this neoclassical building was commissioned by King Louis XV in honour of Saint-Genevieve …
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Pantheon
Place du Pantheon
Paris, 75005
France
Tue Mar 28 12:00pm - Tue Mar 28 6:00pm
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A visit to the Luxembourg Palace (completed in 1627) provides a feast for the eyes, highlighting both history and ex …
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15 Rue de Vaugirard
Paris, 75006
France
+33 1 4234 2000
Tue Mar 28 12:00pm - Tue Mar 28 6:00pm
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Shopping
Tue Mar 28 12:00pm - Tue Mar 28 6:00pm
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A whole range of products on display like clothes for men, women and children. That's not all - houseware, cosmetics …
Shopping
24, rue de Sèvres
Paris, 75007
France
+33 1 4439 8000
Tue Mar 28 12:00pm - Tue Mar 28 6:00pm
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Tue Mar 28 12:00pm - Tue Mar 28 6:00pm
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lunch in the 5eme - 51 rue cherche-midi
Restaurant
Tue Mar 28 6:00pm - Tue Mar 28 8:00pm
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Wed 03/29/06 (day 4) - Paris

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Commonly known as the Beaubourg, this distinctive building was commissioned in 1968 by the then President Georges Po …
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place Georges Pompidou
Paris, 75004
France
+33 0 1 4478 1233
Wed Mar 29 6:00am - Wed Mar 29 12:00pm
Notes
http://www.cnac-gp.fr/Pompidou/Accueil.n…
Closed Tuesdays

7 or 10 euros, I can't really tell from their website



This day will be like day 2, but going in the reverse direction, starting at the Marais (where the Beaubourg is) and going west until we end up at the Arc de Triomphe (which is north of, and roughly across the river from, the Eiffel Tower).
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Situated right in the heart of Paris, the Jardin des Tuileries stretches from the Louvre to Place de la Concorde. Co …
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Jardin des Tuileries
rue de Rivoli
Paris, 75001
France
+33 8 9268 3000(Tourist Information)
Wed Mar 29 12:00pm - Wed Mar 29 6:00pm
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Stretching for two kilometers (one mile) and lined with trees, les Champs-Élysees has become the center for festivi …
Thing to Do
Avenue des Champs-Élysees
avenue des Champs-Élysées
Paris, 75008
France
+33 8 9268 3000
Wed Mar 29 12:00pm - Wed Mar 29 6:00pm
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