PARIS: Information
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information that I learned during my research. The second post is
"PARIS: Impressions". The four others are a report on our May 9-23,
2000 visit. I regret that not all of the sources for the information
below are attributed.]
PARIS: Information
Understand that Parisian, and perhaps all French women wear scarves.
The only thing more likely to make an American woman standout than
not wearing a scarf is wearing one without the aplomb of a French
woman. I was talking to a woman who owns an apartment in Paris and
who has written several cookbooks including ones the bear the name
and byline of Parisian chefs. The one thing she claims she hasn't
learned is how to wear a scarf like a French woman. After many
years, she's become firmly convinced it's genetic. French women are
born with the scarf gene.
cso...@ibm.net (Cheryl Sonna) wrote:
> What color are the scarfs? And are they solid color or print?
There are more solid colored "pashmina" shawls in Paris at the moment
than there is, if you'll pardon me, dog-do. To me the pastels looked
"wrong" in the cold weather; the better looking were dark, neutral,
some double-sided. Many very large shawls: 6feet square; others very
long: 6-7 feet. I would imagine that things will lighten if/when the
weather improves.
(If you want to buy there, check out Voghi on Bonaparte, north of
Jacob. Wool backed paisley silk, and cashmere backed paisley wool
challis. Knockouts. These were both half the price of a good pashmina
in the US. A good case for malice of forethought.)
Temperatures in PARIS:
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
Highs 43°F 45°F 51°F 57°F 64°F 70°F
Lows 34°F 34°F 38°F 42°F 49°F 54°F
Precip 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.7 2.6
From: bodsn...@aol.com (BODSnVIMTO)
Subject: Re: Parc Astérix
>I'm going there in May. What is the name of the nearest town? How
>does one get there from Paris via public transportation?
The town is Plailly. To get to it via public transport you must get
the train back to the De Gaulle airport (past some real slum areas
but also with one photo-worthy jewel en route - that being the
magnificent stadium where the World Cup final was held in '98). From
the airport you can than take a coach ride directly to the park. The
coaches go out in the morning, every 20 or 30 mins or so (tix must be
purchased before boarding), & the first return coach is at 4pm. If
you need to get back before that then you're stuck - as I was on my
second visit when I had to be at the airport for 3.30pm & had to get
a taxi which cost me a fortune (although [the roller-coaster]
Tonnerre de Zeus made it well worth every penny).
Re: Versailles excursions from Paris
The best way to get to Versailles is to take the RER (express Metro)
Line C to Versailles Rive Gauche---for the Chateau. The trains to
Versailles run every 15-30 minutes and take about 40 minutes to get
there. RER Line C has trains running to several different
destinations so be sure check for the right train.
Michael Stewart
> Take the RER-C train...
Specifically, take the RER line C train TO VERSAILLES RIVE-GAUCHE.
Sorry for shouting, but you see, line C also has trains to Versailles
*Chantiers*. Not only is that station is farther from the chateau,
but in addition, the train takes a much longer route to get there
(leaving central Paris in the other direction), so you really don't
want to get on it by mistake!
Re: Paris:Is Orange Museum closed
Author: John Zumsteg <jzum...@nwlink.com>
Cheryl Sonna wrote:
> What does this museum have in it??
A small but reasonably good collection of impressionist paintings,
but the real attraction is a series of paintings by Monet, done at
his garden at Giverny. Monet and the government worked together to
design the bottom floor of l'Orangerie to display the paintings. All
of them are huge (Monet had to construct some special apparatus to
paint them in his studio), and were done late in his life, when he
had moved his vision of impressionism to one of near-abstract art.
His paintings in the l'Orangerie are spectacular; it's great fun to
watch people walk into the room and stop at the effect of these
paintings.
Another jewel of a museum, if you like Monet, is the Musee Marmottan.
If you do go to the Musee de L'Armee then do see the relief models of
the various fortifications designed by Vauban and others. It is on
the first floor (US 2nd floor) in the west wing.
-- Michael Forrest
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