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Paris, Brussels and Madrid

A trip from June 19, 2006 to June 28, 2006, travelling to Paris
Whirlwind tour of Paris, Brussels and Madrid/Toledo. Put … More  
Whirlwind tour of Paris, Brussels and Madrid/Toledo. Put on your walking shoes, bring some bandaids and prepare to see most everything in a relatively short trip.
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Paris
Day:
06/19/2006 to 06/28/2006
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Tue 06/20/06 (day 2) - Paris

4, Rue du Mont Thabor (Near Louvre)
Hotel
4, Rue du Mont Thabor
Paris
Tue Jun 20 12:00am - Sat Jun 24 12:00am
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This small park is adjacent to the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysees , near the Place de la Concorde and the Palais d …
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Jardins des Champs-Elysees (Les)
Avenue des Champs-Elysees
Paris, 75008
France
Tue Jun 20 6:00am - Tue Jun 20 12:00pm
Notes
Walk along Champs Elysees for window shopping and atmosphere in route to Arc De Triomphe.
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Situated right in the heart of Paris, the Jardin des Tuileries stretches from the Louvre to Place de la Concorde . C …
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Jardin des Tuileries
Rue de Rivoli
Paris, 75001
France
Tue Jun 20 6:00am - Tue Jun 20 12:00pm
Notes
Walk along Tuileries from Hotel in Route to Cahmps-Elysees.
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Originally known as place Louis-XV, this square was created between 1755 and 1775 by the architect, Gabriel. Renamed …
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Place de la Concorde (La)
Avenue Gabriel
Paris, 75008
France
Tue Jun 20 6:00am - Tue Jun 20 12:00pm
Notes
Stop briefly on way to Champs-Elysees.
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The arch is a site of memories, current events and celebrations. The lists of the dead will move you. And the cars t …
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Arc de Triomphe
Place Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile
Paris, 75008
France
Tue Jun 20 12:00pm - Tue Jun 20 6:00pm
Notes
Climb stairs to viewing platform on top. Return to hotel area via #1 (orange line). Possible side trip to Monmartre and Sacre Cour, which is open until 22:30. If so, travel via CDG station on #2 line (Lavender, Nation) to Blanche station near Moulin Rouge). Stay as long as energy allows.
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This Romano-Byzantine basilica overlooks Montmartre, one of Paris's most picturesque districts. Its distinctive dome …
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Basilique du Sacre-Coeur
Rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre 35
Paris, 75018
France
Tue Jun 20 6:00pm - Wed Jun 21 12:00am
Notes
This is optional, depending on how worn out we are. Could squeeze this in Friday evening instead. It is open late, so it is a good night time visit. Return via taxi may be in order. If not, travel from Abbesses station towards Mairie d'Issy. Get off at Concorde and walk or transfer to Tuileries.
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Wed 06/21/06 (day 3) - Paris

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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-de-Notre-Dame
Paris, 75004
France
Wed Jun 21 6:00am - Wed Jun 21 12:00pm
Notes
Travel here first. Arrive early to que up and avoid longer lines later in the day. It opens at 9:30. Tuileries Station towards Chateau Vincennes to the Hotel De Ville Station. Emerge and cross Seine at Pont Arcole. Leave for Deportation Memorial by walking East.
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Located in the center of the city within the Palais de Justice complex on the Île de la Cite, La Sainte Chapelle (Ho …
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Sainte Chapelle (La)
4 Boulevard du Palais
Paris, 75001
France
Wed Jun 21 6:00am - Wed Jun 21 12:00pm
Notes
5th stop. Check out stained glass, but keep moving. Leave for brief walk on pont neuf to Left Bank. Walk along Seine to Latin Quarter. Pantheon next. You may want to catch a taxi.
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Situated in a part of the Palais de Justice (Law courts), the Conciergerie became Paris' first prison in 1391. Behin …
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Conciergerie (La)
Quai de l'Horloge 1
Paris, 75001
France
Wed Jun 21 6:00am - Wed Jun 21 12:00pm
Notes
Go here fourth. Don't spend too much time. Leave for St. Sulpice, just to the South.
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Wed Jun 21 6:00am - Wed Jun 21 12:00pm
Notes
Walk here after Notre Dame. Only a few minutes worth to see. Head to Archeology Crypt next.
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The ground on which the Jardin du Luxembourg and the Palais du Luxembourg stand was originally the site of a Roman c …
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Jardin du Luxembourg (Le)
Boulevard Saint-Michel
Paris, 75006
France
Wed Jun 21 12:00pm - Wed Jun 21 6:00pm
Notes
In the unlikely event that you are ahead of schedule. Check out the Palace or wander through Montparnasse, just to the Southeast. Catch Metro at Rennes or Notre-Dame des Champs Stations. Head North towards Port e de La Chapelle. Get out at Concorde and walk to hotel for a break or transfer to line headed east (Nation???) and get off at Louvre stop.
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It is located near the famous Sorbonne University and is one of the best examples of 15th century architecture. The …
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6 Place Paul-Painleve
Paris, 75005
France
Wed Jun 21 12:00pm - Wed Jun 21 6:00pm
Notes
7th sop. Tired yet. Catch taxi or ride subway one stop west to Blvd St. Germain Station. St. Sulpice is next, but it is fully skipable if time is short.
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Wed Jun 21 12:00pm - Wed Jun 21 6:00pm
Notes
Recommended by Rick Steves as worth 15 minutes. Not sure where it is other than on the Ile de la Cite. If you don't see it before arriving at the Palais de Justice area, skip it.
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Wed Jun 21 12:00pm - Wed Jun 21 6:00pm
Notes
6th stop. Walk to Musee de Cluny through Latin Quarter when done. Avoid Falafels.
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Wed Jun 21 12:00pm - Wed Jun 21 6:00pm
Notes
7th stop. Another church. Skip it if short on time. Hopefully, you have gathered some food and it is time for dinner. Travel south for picnic in Jardin du Luxembourg.
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Muji's radical concept 'No brand goods', quickly gained popularity, even with the brand obsessed, and its extremely …
Shopping
27 Rue Saint-Sulpice
Paris, 75006
France
Wed Jun 21 12:00pm - Wed Jun 21 6:00pm
Notes
Near St. Sulpice. Work in if time allows.
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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
Wed Jun 21 6:00pm - Thu Jun 22 12:00am
Notes
Final stop. Louvre is open until 21:45 tonight and is hopefully uncrowded. Expend remaining energy staggering back to hotel to collapse into bed. If you cannot sleep tonight, you should seek medical attention.
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Thu 06/22/06 (day 4) - Paris

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All visitors to Paris should come to this museum, which reveals the secrets of the City of Light from prehistoric ti …
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Musee Carnavalet
23 Rue de Sevigne
Paris, 75003
France
Thu Jun 22 6:00am - Thu Jun 22 12:00pm
Notes
Opens at 10:00. This museum chronicles Parisian history.

If day starts late, go here second. If not, go to Picasso second.

When done (if third) take taxi to Musee Rodin. If subway is preferred, walk west toward Pompidou Center to Rambuteau station, transfer at Republique(purple) and travel to LaTour Maubourg.
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The storming of the Bastille on July 14th 1789, signalled the beginning of the French Revolution. It was a highly sy …
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Place de la Bastille
Paris, 75004
France
Thu Jun 22 6:00am - Thu Jun 22 12:00pm
Notes
Start day here by subway to Bastille station. Nothing much to see, but near Marais area where morning's museums are.

Place des Voges is on the way from here to Musee Picasso and Musee Carnavalet. Place des Voges might be a nice place to sit for a little picnic breakfast if early enough.
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Thu Jun 22 6:00am - Thu Jun 22 12:00pm
Notes
Opens at 9:30. Go here second if early start. If after 10:00, go here third to avoid doubling back.
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Paris just wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, at 300m i …
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Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)
Champ de Mars
Paris, 75007
France
Thu Jun 22 12:00pm - Thu Jun 22 6:00pm
Notes
7th stop. Arrive on foot from Rue Cler via Champ de Mars. Depart via subway on yellow line from Champ DeMars station to Musee d'Orsay station.
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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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Esplanade des Invalides
Paris, 75007
France
Thu Jun 22 12:00pm - Thu Jun 22 6:00pm
Notes
Subset of Invalides.
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