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<title><![CDATA[Sculptures monumentales place Saint-Sulpice]]></title>
<link>http://parishotelblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/sculptures-monumentales-place-saint-sulpice/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hotelparis1</dc:creator>
<guid>http://parishotelblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/sculptures-monumentales-place-saint-sulpice/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[sculptures place saint sulpice Du 15 octobre au 22 novembre, place Saint-Sulpice Fort du succès renc]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 230px"><img title="sculptures place saint sulpice" src="http://www.mairie6.paris.fr/mairie06/document?id=16559&#38;id_attribute=111" alt="sculptures place saint sulpice" width="220" height="330" /><p class="wp-caption-text">sculptures place saint sulpice</p></div>
<p><strong>Du 15 octobre au 22 novembre, place Saint-Sulpice</strong></p>
<p>Fort du succès rencontré lors des deux expositions de plein air : « L’éloge de la nature » dans le jardin du Luxembourg et « Carte blanche à un fondeur » place Saint-Sulpice, organisées en 2004, <strong>Le 6e, Ateliers d’Artistes</strong>, vous propose une nouvelle exposition sur le thème si emblématique de Saint-Germain-des-Prés.</p>
<p>12 sculpteurs se confrontent à l’esprit du lieu en le prenant au mot et en lui faisant signe. Robert AUPETIT, Jacqueline BADORD, Sophie CAVALIE, Nisa CHEVENEMENT, Martine DEMAL, Albert DuPONT, Stéphane KILAR, Florence de PONTHAUD-NEYRAT, Ilio SIGNORI et Etienne VIARD, sélectionnés par un jury composé de personnalités du monde des arts et des lettres, participent à cette nouvelle manifestation.<br />
Leurs sculptures monumentales installées place Saint-Sulpice rencontrent un écho dans «L’esprit de pierre », œuvre de deux artistes de Minorque, Laetitia LARA et de Nuria ROMAN, invitées à exposer dans la chapelle du péristyle de l’église Saint-Sulpice.<br />
Entre  musique des mots, écritures et créations plastiques variées, ces œuvres proposent la vision du sculpteur face à la poésie.</p>
<p><strong>L&#8217;exposition se poursuit sous la voûte de la Mairie du 6e, avec une présentation du parcours des 12 sculpteurs exposants.</strong><br />
Plus d’informations sur <a href="http://www.lesixaa.org">www.lesixaa.org </a></p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.mairie6.paris.fr">http://www.mairie6.paris.fr</a></p>
<p>Book your room at <a href="http://www.hotelsophiegermain.com">www.hotelsophiegermain.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[La vie sans toi]]></title>
<link>http://carmenlobo.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/la-vie-sans-toi/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[La vie sans toi Vers qui et vers quoi Le sol sous mes pas Se dérobera Tout seul sur la Terre Le coeu]]></description>
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<pre style="font:normal normal normal 11px/normal verdana;line-height:16px;padding:10px;"><span style="color:#333399;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">La vie sans toi
Vers qui et vers quoi
Le sol sous mes pas
Se dérobera
Tout seul sur la Terre
Le coeur en enfer
Dieu me garde de vivre un seul jour
Sans toi</span></span></span></pre>
<address><span style="color:#ffffff;">Vinicius de Moraes- Baden Powell</span></address>
<address><span style="color:#ffffff;">Samba Em Preludio ( Vivre sans vivre)</span></address>
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<address><span style="color:#ffffff;">Photo Saint Sulpice Paris 6éme</span></address>
<address>© Carmen Lobo</address>
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<title><![CDATA[Delacroix, naturaliter cristiano]]></title>
<link>http://robedachiodi.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/delacroix-naturaliter-cristiano/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>giuseppefrangi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://robedachiodi.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/delacroix-naturaliter-cristiano/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[C’è un tratto comune in due libretti che ho letto quest’estate. Sono  Mon Histoire, raccolta un po’ ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>C’è un tratto comune in due libretti che ho letto quest’estate. Sono  <em>Mon Histoire</em>, raccolta un po’ sconclusionata di testi di e su Monet, e <em>Verso l’Immateriale dell’arte</em>, di Yves Klein. Il tratto comune è rappresentato dal comune amore per Eugène Delacroix. Un amore strano, perché a prima vista le relazioni sembrano inconsistenti. Eppure Delacroix ha questo potere, di essere un artista padre, sotto le cui ali ciascuno si sente libero e protetto. Bella, a proposito, la frase di D. che Klein cita nella sua conferenza alla Sorbona del 1959: «Guai al quadro che non mostri niente aldilà del finito! Il merito del quadro è l’indefinibile: ciò che sfugge appunto alla precisione».</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-889" href="http://robedachiodi.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/delacroix-naturaliter-cristiano/attachment/20061110164946/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-889" title="20061110164946" src="http://robedachiodi.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/20061110164946.jpg?w=300" alt="20061110164946" width="300" height="228" /></a>Ovviamente Delacroix ha attraversato anche la strada della vacanza. A Parigi, per due volte a messa Saint-Sulpice, mi sono ancora una volta lasciato agganciare dai due grandi affreschi del Delacroix estremo. C’è in lui una strana capacità di essere antico senza pregiudicare la propria modernità. Di dipingere quadri sacri in assoluta naturalezza, senza imbarazzi e senza sentirsi un “fossile”. Non lo percepisci mai “obbligato”: lo slancio dell&#8217;angelo che punisce Eliodoro, o la grinta del Giacobbe che lotta con l&#8217;angelo sono figli di una passione per il mondo, per la vita, per la Chiesa. Nel visitare il suo atelier a Place Furstenberg (chi non sogna un atelier così?) si vede un quadro affascinante. Il soggetto è di quelli che i pittori non dipingono più da 300 anni: l’<em>Educazione della Vergine</em>. La genesi del quadro è emblematica, come racconta Delacroix in una lettera, scritta da Nohant dov’era ospite di George Sand: «Ho visto rientrando dalla passeggiata un motivo superbo per un quadro, una scena che mi ha profondamente toccato. Era una contadina con la sua nipote. Ho potuto guardarle con agio, da dietro un cespuglio senza che lor mi vedessero. Tutt’e due erano sedute su un tronco. La vecchia teneva una mano posata sulla spalla della bambina che imparava con attenzione la lezione di lettura». Da quel “motif” Delacroix trasse il quadro, agganciando lo squarcio di vita al soggetto sacro con assoluta naturalezza. Attorno c’è il consueto “incendio” di cieli e di alberi.</p>
<p>Sempre all’atelier si scopre un’altra vicenda strana. Delacroix nel 1821 aveva dipinto un quadro che era stato commissionato a Géricault, ma di fronte al quale Géricault era rimasto paralizzato. Il tema era la <em>Devozione del Sacro ciore di Gesù e di Maria</em>, destinato alla cattedrale di Nantes. La tela non venne ritenuta adatta e nel 1827 fu dirottata alla cattedrale di Ajaccio. Ma tutti credevano si trattasse di Géricault, perché Delacroix non ne aveva preteso la paternità. L’opera è ancora lì. Nell’atelier se ne vede il bozzetto.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dégustation: Ste-Croix 2006, Domaine de la Roche des Brises]]></title>
<link>http://achacunsabouteille.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/degustation-ste-croix-2006-domaine-de-la-roche-des-brises/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winecase</dc:creator>
<guid>http://achacunsabouteille.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/degustation-ste-croix-2006-domaine-de-la-roche-des-brises/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Le cépage Ste-Croix a le privilège d&#8217;être le plus planté au Québec, ce qui le rend presque omn]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[En bref - 2ème Nuit de la photographie contemporaine - 22 juin 2009]]></title>
<link>http://photoculteur.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/en-bref-2eme-nuit-de-la-photographie-contemporaine-22-juin-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>photoculteur</dc:creator>
<guid>http://photoculteur.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/en-bref-2eme-nuit-de-la-photographie-contemporaine-22-juin-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lundi 22 juin 2009, de 14H à minuit, Place Saint-Sulpice à Paris, se tiendra la Nuit de la photograp]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Lundi 22 juin 2009, de 14H à minuit, Place Saint-Sulpice à Paris, se tiendra la Nuit de la photographie contemporaine avec tout un tas de photographes présents ( leur site est <a href="http://www.foiresaintgermain.org/2e-Nuit-de-la-Photographie">ici</a>). Je ne sais pas du tout si c&#8217;est bien ou pas.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[fără culori]]></title>
<link>http://lemondegala.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/fara-culori/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gala</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lemondegala.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/fara-culori/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mi s-a spus cândva, în cuvinte mult mai brodate şi mai palimpseste decât cele pe care le aleg eu acu]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[La route 2 - (2) Le chemin du Roy, de Montréal à Trois-Rivières]]></title>
<link>http://richard3.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/la-route-2-2-le-chemin-du-roy-de-montreal-a-trois-rivieres/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 16:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Richard3</dc:creator>
<guid>http://richard3.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/la-route-2-2-le-chemin-du-roy-de-montreal-a-trois-rivieres/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La route 2, nous l&#8217;avons vu à la fin du premier billet, à son sujet, traverse la ville de Mont]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Visite au coeur du Paris kiwi]]></title>
<link>http://leparikiwi.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/visite-au-coeur-du-paris-kiwi/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Yann</dc:creator>
<guid>http://leparikiwi.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/visite-au-coeur-du-paris-kiwi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La Nouvelle-Zélande a sa rue à Paris. Coincée entre le Sénat et l&#8217;église Saint-Sulpice, la cha]]></description>
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<h4 style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#333333;">La Nouvelle-Zélande a sa rue à Paris. Coincée entre le Sénat et l&#8217;église Saint-Sulpice, la charmante rue Servandoni vous fait manger kiwi, voyager kiwi et acheter kiwi&#8230; Suivez le guide !<br />
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Provincial de mon état, je ne suis pas un grand fan de la capitale, qu&#8217;il m&#8217;arrive de trouver oppressante et de taille inhumaine. Mais je lui reconnais volontiers cet atout : <strong>on peut jouer à s&#8217;y perdre</strong>. Non, pas s&#8217;y perdre totalement, car on retombe toujours sur une station de métro, voire une grande artère, trop faciles échappatoires. Mais jouer à s&#8217;y perdre, c&#8217;est faisable. C&#8217;est amusant, c&#8217;est excitant, c&#8217;est parfois vertigineux. On erre là, sans but, à marcher, à regarder, à s&#8217;étonner tel le voyageur de Proust, avec de nouveaux yeux. Et c&#8217;est souvent comme cela qu&#8217;on découvre des petites rues, qui n&#8217;existent pas vraiment le reste du temps, quand, en bon Parisien pressé, on préfère remonter les grands boulevards pour rejoindre plus rapidement notre but.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>La rue Servandoni est une de ces petites rues cachées, mystérieuses, de Paris.</strong> Elle a du charme. Elle est étroite ; une voiture y passe forcément en surveillant ses rétroviseurs. Et en plus elle a de l&#8217;humour : située dans l&#8217;un des quartiers les plus touristiques de la Ville Lumière, délimitée dans sa partie supérieure par le jardin du Luxembourg et dans sa partie inférieure par l&#8217;église Saint-Sulpice (excusez du peu !), cette ruelle discrète s&#8217;offre malgré tout le luxe de pouvoir compter sur les doigts de la main ceux qui y passent, tellement ces aventuriers &#8211; plus ou moins égarés &#8211; sont rares&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-417" title="Rue Servandoni, depuis la rue de Vaugirard" src="http://leparikiwi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/servandon.jpg" alt="Rue Servandoni, depuis la rue de Vaugirard" width="300" height="400" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">L&#8217;aventure, voilà ce qui m&#8217;a amené à mettre pour la première fois les pieds rue Servandoni. C&#8217;était il y a quelques semaines seulement, peu après l&#8217;annonce de mon affectation en Nouvelle-Zélande. J&#8217;y suis allé parce que s&#8217;y trouve une agence de voyages, dont le nom dit tout : <em>Nouvelle-Zélande Voyages</em>. J&#8217;en suis ressorti avec la ferme intention de vous en parler sur ce blog, car cette rue est en fait bien plus que ce que je viens de vous décrire&#8230; C&#8217;est une enclave néo-zélandaise en plein Paris, <strong>c&#8217;est</strong> <strong>la <em>Kiwi Alley </em>de Paname</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Avez vous déjà mis les pieds dans un <strong>restaurant</strong> dédié à la cuisine néo-zélandaise, australienne et tahitienne ? Avez-vous déjà vu une <strong>agence de voyages</strong> spécialisée sur la Nouvelle-Zélande et ses environs ? Avez-vous déjà fait du shopping dans une <strong>boutique</strong> 100% kiwi et wallaby  ? Non ? Alors installez vous confortablement et suivez moi dans ces <strong>trois nouvelles vidéos du Pari Kiwi</strong> !!!</p>
<h3><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-192" title="Kiwis drapeaux" src="http://leparikiwi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/avatar.jpg?w=88" alt="Kiwis drapeaux" width="26" height="29" /></h3>
<h3>Première étape, le <a title="Site Internet du Kiwi Corner" href="http://www.kiwicorner.fr/" target="_blank">Kiwi Corner</a>&#8230;</h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">On commence par une rencontre avec Lucas, le responsable du restaurant &#8211; savourez son accent ! &#8211; et avec le chef Olivier, en salle puis dans les cuisines du Kiwi Corner ! Mettez vos sens en alerte et appréciez cette <em>cool attitude</em>, man&#8230;</p>
<h6 style="text-align:center;">[Avant de commencer la lecture des vidéos, pensez à activer les sous-titres : en bas à droite de la vidéo, cliquez sur "MENU" et ensuite sur "sous-titres fr"]</h6>
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<h3>Deuxième étape, <a title="Site Internet de NZ Voyages" href="http://www.nzvoyages.com/" target="_blank">Nouvelle-Zélande Voyages</a>&#8230;</h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">On enchaîne avec un entretien en compagnie de Michel Lesot, responsable de l&#8217;agence. Il revient sur la naissance de la société il y a dix ans, sur sa belle expansion&#8230; et <em>of course</em> sur une destination qui a le vent en poupe, la Nouvelle-Zélande ! Le tout avec le sourire&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<h3>Troisième étape, <a title="Le site Internet de la boutique" href="http://www.australianz-shop.com/" target="_blank">The Australia NZ Shop</a>&#8230;</h3>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Connaissez-vous les &#8220;Tim Tams&#8221; ? La &#8220;Vegemite&#8221; ? La &#8220;Steinlager&#8221; ? Autant de produits venus d&#8217;Océanie et vendus à la boutique de la rue Servandoni, où l&#8217;on découvre également avec Jérôme que la bière <em>Foster&#8217;s </em>n&#8217;est pas si australienne que cela&#8230; My God!</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">C&#8217;est ainsi que s&#8217;achève cette visite ! Merci à toutes les personnes du groupe <em>Nouvelle-Zélande Voyages</em> pour leur accueil, et tout particulièrement à Céline, qui m&#8217;a aidé à organiser ce reportage, plutôt que passer devant la caméra&#8230; <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<address><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">PS gourmand</span> : Si vous avez été attentifs à la troisième vidéo, le nom &#8220;Tim Tam&#8221; vous rappellera quelque chose&#8230; C&#8217;est ça, il s&#8217;agit bien de ces biscuits australiens au chocolat, qui squattent la tête du top ventes de la boutique&#8230; Évidemment, je n&#8217;ai pas résisté à la tentation, j&#8217;en ai acheté deux paquets. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  Le premier des deux ayant été assez vite liquidé et une petite gêne pointant le bout de son nez, j&#8217;ai décidé de camoufler ce goinfrage derrière mon devoir d&#8217;information (auto-proclamé) et donc de vous faire un compte-rendu de dégustation.<br />
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<address><em>J&#8217;ai du mal à en trouver un équivalent en France. Pour ceux qui seraient habitués aux sucreries britanniques, c&#8217;est assez proche des Pinguins (auxquels on aurait ajouter une idée de Crunchy). Une crème au chocolat au lait, prise en sandwich par </em><em>deux biscuits au chocolat, croustillants mais très fondants (consistance parfaite </em><em>!), le tout enrobé dans </em><em><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-441 alignright" title="Tim Tam (photo clumsy.fr)" src="http://leparikiwi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/timtam.jpg?w=77" alt="Tim Tam (photo clumsy.fr)" width="77" height="96" /></em><em>du chocolat </em><em>au lait. Il en ressort un ravissant petit goût de caramel, qui fait à mon sens toute la différence ; une saveur (trop ?) sucrée qui permet aussi de ne pas liquider d&#8217;une traite les 11 Tim Tams contenus dans le paquet. Mais comptez davantage sur le prix pour éviter d&#8217;abuser de ces bonnes choses : 5 euros le paquet, 9 euros les 2, et 12 euros les 3.</em></address>
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<title><![CDATA[Beaucoup de choses! (Many Things!)]]></title>
<link>http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/beaucoup-de-choses-many-things/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rockstar5230</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Salut tout le monde!!!  Haven&#8217;t updated in quite some time, so I shall fill you all in now! Fi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Salut tout le monde!!!  Haven&#8217;t updated in quite some time, so I shall fill you all in now!</p>
<p>First things first.  Just a forewarning, actually: I visited a lot of cemeteries/cathedrals/museums so there will be many pictures of all those!  Hopefully you&#8217;ll find them interesting <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Two weekends ago, I went to Reims, which is about an hour away from Paris on the TGV.  Reims was somewhere I&#8217;ve been wanting to go for a long time so it worked out that my program planned a day trip there.  I read all about the Cathedral of Reims in my French textbooks for years, so to see it in PERSON was just absolutely incredible.  Many French Kings were crowned there and Clovis was baptized there!  Any Francophone knows what I&#8217;m talking about!  And if not, Clovis was the King of the Franks in the 6th century, and is also considered the founder of the Merovingian dynasty (which ruled the Franks for the next 2 centuries).  Enough of being a nerd!  We also took a tour of a champagne cavern, since Reims is in the Champagne region of France.  Here are some pics:</p>
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<div id="attachment_315" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-315" title="n8229334_38647640_4005831" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647640_4005831.jpg" alt="Cathédral de Reims" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Cathédrale de Reims</p></div>
<div id="attachment_316" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-316" title="n8229334_38647628_7290939" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647628_7290939.jpg" alt="the back of the cathedral" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">the back of the cathedral</p></div>
<div id="attachment_317" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-317" title="n8229334_38647675_5710462" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647675_5710462.jpg" alt="Champagne tasting at Vranken-Pommery!" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Champagne tasting at Vranken-Pommery!</p></div>
<p>The next day was the first Sunday of the month in March, so all the government-run museums are free!  I went to the Musée National Picasso in the Marais district of Paris, and then to the Musée Rodin with Matt, Beth, and Kassie.  It was a really good day.  It wasn&#8217;t too cold and it wasn&#8217;t raining!  I don&#8217;t really have any pictures from the Picasso Museum because they didn&#8217;t allow you to take pictures.  Bummer.  But, I do have PLENTY from the Rodin Museum &#8212; and I really loved this museum, so I was happy that we were able to take pictures inside!</p>
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<div id="attachment_318" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-318" title="n8229334_38647761_6962586" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647761_6962586.jpg" alt="Me and The Thinker!" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Me and The Thinker!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_319" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-319" title="n8229334_38647781_33758" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647781_33758.jpg" alt="Kassie, Beth, and I all posing with The Three Shades" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Kassie, Beth, and I all posing with The Three Shades</p></div>
<div id="attachment_320" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-320" title="n8229334_38647785_4750922" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647785_4750922.jpg" alt="The Gates of Hell" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Gates of Hell</p></div>
<div id="attachment_321" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-321" title="n8229334_38647793_1702222" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647793_1702222.jpg" alt="The Kiss :)" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The Kiss <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></div>
<div id="attachment_322" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-322" title="n8229334_38647807_6578398" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/n8229334_38647807_6578398.jpg" alt="Random sculpture that I really liked" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Random sculpture that I really liked</p></div>
<p>In my free time, I&#8217;ve checked out a lot of different places.  I made a list of everything I want to do/see while I&#8217;m here in Paris.  I&#8217;m totally a list person!  So far, I&#8217;ve visited Saint Sulpice (the 2nd largest cathedral in Paris after Notre Dame), and if you&#8217;ve ever read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, you&#8217;ll be familiar with this cathedral, le Cimetière du Montparnasse where many famous people are buried, Les Invalides, where Napoleon&#8217;s tomb is, and just the other day I visited Les Catacombes!  All these places were very interesting&#8230;well, at least they are to me!  Haha.  I&#8217;m really starting to get to know Paris&#8230;every district..every metro line.  I&#8217;m totally loving it.  It always feels good when you really start to know a city &#8211; inside and out.</p>
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<div id="attachment_323" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-323" title="2629_627124405583_8229334_38713968_4842902_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627124405583_8229334_38713968_4842902_n.jpg" alt="Saint Sulpice (with construction)" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Saint Sulpice (with construction)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_324" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-324" title="2629_627124630133_8229334_38714007_518588_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627124630133_8229334_38714007_518588_n.jpg" alt="The gnomon on the floor inside the cathedral" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The gnomon on the floor inside the cathedral</p></div>
<div id="attachment_325" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-325" title="2629_627124685023_8229334_38714018_2523593_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627124685023_8229334_38714018_2523593_n.jpg" alt="The organ inside Saint Sulpice. It was HUGE!" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The organ inside Saint Sulpice. It was HUGE!</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_327" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-327" title="2629_627131506353_8229334_38714339_3607247_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627131506353_8229334_38714339_3607247_n.jpg" alt="Me inside Camille Saint-Saëns' mausoleum.  One of my favorite composers!" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Cimetière du Monparnasse: Me inside Camille Saint-Saëns&#39; mausoleum.  One of my favorite composers!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_328" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-328" title="2629_627131471423_8229334_38714333_6395119_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627131471423_8229334_38714333_6395119_n.jpg" alt="Beckett's grave" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Beckett&#39;s grave</p></div>
<div id="attachment_329" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-329" title="2629_627131536293_8229334_38714344_493596_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627131536293_8229334_38714344_493596_n.jpg" alt="Sartre &#38; de Beauvoir" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Sartre &#38; de Beauvoir</p></div>
<div id="attachment_330" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-330" title="2629_627131596173_8229334_38714354_1772125_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627131596173_8229334_38714354_1772125_n.jpg" alt="Baudelaire" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Baudelaire</p></div>
<div id="attachment_331" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-331" title="2629_627143652013_8229334_38714879_8212646_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627143652013_8229334_38714879_8212646_n.jpg" alt="Les Invalides by day" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Les Invalides by day</p></div>
<div id="attachment_332" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-332" title="2629_627143632053_8229334_38714875_4876990_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627143632053_8229334_38714875_4876990_n.jpg" alt="Les Invalides by night...from across the Seine" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">L&#39;Académie Française at night...from across the Seine</p></div>
<div id="attachment_333" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-333" title="2629_627143711893_8229334_38714889_2572412_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627143711893_8229334_38714889_2572412_n.jpg" alt="Me with Napoleon's Tomb behind me.  Such a large tomb for such a tiny man. Hm." width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Me with Napoleon&#39;s Tomb behind me.  Such a large tomb for such a tiny man. Hm.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_334" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-334" title="2629_627566524573_8229334_38730678_816788_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627566524573_8229334_38730678_816788_n.jpg" alt="Entrance to the Catacombs: Stop! This here is the empire of death." width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Entrance to the Catacombs: Stop! This here is the empire of death.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_335" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-335" title="2629_627566534553_8229334_38730680_2361653_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627566534553_8229334_38730680_2361653_n.jpg" alt="the bones are literally right in front of you..." width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">the bones are literally right in front of you...</p></div>
<div id="attachment_336" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-336" title="2629_627566649323_8229334_38730700_2567212_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627566649323_8229334_38730700_2567212_n.jpg" alt="lots and lots of skeletons..." width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">lots and lots of skeletons...</p></div>
<p>I&#8217;ve also taken a few other trips with GSE as well.  The most recent trip was this past weekend.  We took a train from Gare Saint-Lazare up to Normandie&#8230;about a 2 hour ride.  Not bad at all.  When we first arrived, we went to see la Tapisserie de Bayeux, which tells the story of events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066.  Unfortunately, photography wasn&#8217;t permitted in the museum, but I found some Google images of the tapestry that I&#8217;ll post.  Then we grabbed some lunch at this galette place, which was really good actually.  Afterward, we went to some of the D-Day beaches (Gold and Omaha), visited the American Cemetery, where there are about 9,400 soldiers buried, and if you&#8217;ve ever seen the movie Saving Private Ryan, the opening scene is filmed in the American Cemetery, and then lastly went to Pointe du Hoc, which was a point of attack during WWII.  I had been to Normandy once before when I visited France 4 years ago, but it was nice going back and seeing some more things.</p>
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<div id="attachment_342" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 480px"><img class="size-full wp-image-342" title="bayeux-cooks" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/bayeux-cooks.jpg" alt="Part of the Bayeux Tapestry thanks to Google Images :)" width="470" height="516" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Part of the Bayeux Tapestry thanks to Google Images <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></div>
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<div id="attachment_337" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-337" title="2629_627148172953_8229334_38715110_7265321_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627148172953_8229334_38715110_7265321_n.jpg" alt="Gold Beach" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Gold Beach</p></div>
<div id="attachment_338" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 463px"><img class="size-full wp-image-338" title="2629_627148277743_8229334_38715124_90569_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627148277743_8229334_38715124_90569_n.jpg" alt="American Cemetery" width="453" height="604" /><p class="wp-caption-text">American Cemetery</p></div>
<div id="attachment_339" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-339" title="2629_627148282733_8229334_38715125_4641524_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627148282733_8229334_38715125_4641524_n.jpg" alt="another view" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">another view</p></div>
<div id="attachment_340" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-340" title="2629_627148427443_8229334_38715147_5029805_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627148427443_8229334_38715147_5029805_n.jpg" alt="Me standing between the flags of my two favorite countries!!! :)" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Me standing between the flags of my two favorite countries!!! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></div>
<div id="attachment_341" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-341" title="2629_627148482333_8229334_38715157_750268_n" src="http://laviedemoi.wordpress.com/files/2009/03/2629_627148482333_8229334_38715157_750268_n.jpg" alt="Pointe du Hoc" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Pointe du Hoc</p></div>
<p>C&#8217;est tout!  I leave tomorrow for Dublin for St. Patty&#8217;s Day weekend!! WOOO!  I am SO excited!!  I&#8217;ll be posting again soon <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Ciao!<br />
Monica</p>
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<title><![CDATA[68 rue d'Assas - Prévert à l'école André-Hamon]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Lors de notre deuxième post à propos du 4 rue Férou, nous vous avions parlé de l&#8217;école de la r]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[4 rue Férou - Jacques Prévert a 8 ans]]></title>
<link>http://jacquesprevert.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/4-rue-ferou-jacques-prevert-a-8-ans/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nous avons quitté les Prévert à la fin de l&#8217;année 1907 rue de Vaugirard où ils habitaient un p]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[La rage du lion]]></title>
<link>http://magphotographie.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/la-rage-du-lion/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Première photo de mon stage français.  Je sas que j&#8217;ai un peu de retard dans mon objectif de 2]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://magphotographie.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/img_20080915_037.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-36" title="Lion de St-Sulpice" src="http://magphotographie.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/img_20080915_037.jpg" alt="" width="515" height="772" /></a></p>
<p>Première photo de mon stage français.  Je sas que j&#8217;ai un peu de retard dans mon objectif de 2 photos par semaine, mais je vais me reprendre <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Voilà ma première. Première et seule journée à Paris, ce lion atout de suite attiré mon attention. La pierre et la grisaille m&#8217;ont dicté le choix du noir et blanc, ce qui en fait une de mes photos préférées pour le moment.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Paris]]></title>
<link>http://urubuperneta.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/paris/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[De 21/04/2008 a 25/04/2008 : 1o. Dia : Montmartre - Sacre Coeur 2o. Dia : Trocadero - Notre Dame ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em><strong>De 21/04/2008 a 25/04/2008 :</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>1o. Dia :</strong> <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre" target="_blank">Montmartre </a>- <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas%C3%ADlica_de_Sacr%C3%A9_C%C5%93ur" target="_blank">Sacre Coeur</a></p>
<p><strong>2o. Dia :</strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocad%C3%A9ro" target="_blank">Trocadero </a>- <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame" target="_blank">Notre Dame</a> &#8211; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Chapelle" target="_blank">Saint Chapelle</a> &#8211; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conciergerie" target="_blank">Conciergerie </a>- <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartier_Saint-Germain-l%27Auxerrois_(Paris)" target="_blank">Saint Germain</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacumbas_de_Paris" target="_blank">Catacumbas</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Eiffel" target="_blank">Torre Eiffel</a> &#8211; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champ_de_Mars,_Paris" target="_blank">Champs de Mars</a>.</p>
<p><strong>3o. Dia :</strong> Museu <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin" target="_blank">Rodin </a>- <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_des_Invalides" target="_blank">Inaválidos </a>(Museu das Guerras, Museu das Armaduras e Túmulo de Napoleão) &#8211; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Alexandre_III" target="_blank">Ponte Alexandre III</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pra%C3%A7a_da_Conc%C3%B3rdia" target="_blank">La Concorde</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museu_do_Louvre" target="_blank">Louvre </a>(quarta-feira).</p>
<p><strong>4o. Dia :</strong> <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arco_do_Triunfo_(Fran%C3%A7a)" target="_blank">Arco do Triunfo</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pante%C3%A3o_de_Paris" target="_blank">Pantheon </a>- <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal%C3%A1cio_do_Luxemburgo" target="_blank">Jardim de Luxemburgo</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igreja_de_S%C3%A3o_Sulp%C3%ADcio" target="_blank">Saint Sulpice</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centro_Georges_Pompidou" target="_blank">Centre Pompidou</a> &#8211; <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museu_de_Orsay" target="_blank">Museu de Orsay</a></p>
<p><strong>5o. Dia : </strong>Viagem para Londres.</p>
<p>Na segunda estada em Paris, depois de rodarmos a Europa, ficamos mais quatro dias dias :</p>
<p><em><strong>De 23/05/2008 a 26/05/2008 :</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>6o. Dia :</strong> <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge" target="_blank">Moulin Rouge</a>, <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas%C3%ADlica_de_Sacr%C3%A9_C%C5%93ur" target="_blank">Sacre Coeur</a></p>
<p><strong>7o. Dia : </strong><a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal%C3%A1cio_de_Versailles" target="_blank">Palácio de Versailles</a></p>
<p><strong>8o. Dia :</strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurodisney" target="_blank">Eurodisney</a></p>
<p><strong>9o. dia :</strong> <a href="http://www.galerieslafayette.com" target="_blank">Galeria Lafayette</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.printemps.com/" target="_blank">Printemps </a>- <a href="http://www.fnac.com/" target="_blank">FNAC</a></p>
<p><em><strong>Dicas :</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>- Albergue :</strong> <a href="http://www.hostelworld.com/reviews/thankyou.php?HostelNumber=&#38;SID=5GGS1920080407003920" target="_blank">Le Montclair Montmartre</a> . Não conheço muito mas acho que o melhor lugar pra se ficar em Paris é em Montmartre. O lugar tem alguma magia, um charme, um ar de romance. É só subir, e muito, e ter a vista da Sacre-Coeur. Várias opções de restaurantes e perto do metrô.</p>
<p><strong>- Hotel :</strong> <a href="http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-0697-ibis-paris-montmartre-18eme/index.shtml#" target="_blank">Ibis Montmartre</a> . Quando voltamos para Paris já não encontramos vaga no albergue, então decidimos procurar um hotel, nem que fosse mais caro. Afinal já era final de mochilão, merecíamos ! Então encontramos esse Ibis, excelente dica. Bem novo, confortável e pouco mais caro que o albergue. Vale como dica sempre procurar no site da Accor um hotel Ibis por perto !</p>
<p><strong>- Restaurante :</strong> Se ficar em Montmartre, vá ao  restaurante &#8220;Le Coin des Amis&#8221;. Tradicional, com entrada, prato principal e sobremesa, por cerca de 20 euros por pessoa, incluindo o vinho &#8220;da casa&#8221;. Aliás lá os bistrôs (pequenos restaurantes) levam a sério esse &#8220;menu du jur&#8221; (prato do dia) e esse &#8220;pichet&#8221; (duas taças) de vinho.  Geralmente eles têm fornecedores com excelentes vinhos e que combinam com os pratos do dia. Eu comi um pato sensacional e de sobremesa paguei um grande mico : pedi queijo. Isso mesmo, queijo. Veja nos &#8220;Causos&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>- Passe dos Museus :</strong> Usamos o <a href="http://www.parismuseumpass.com" target="_blank">Paris Museum Pass</a> de dois dias e foi ótimo. Como a Torre Eiffel não é coberta pelo passe, assim como as Catacumbas, visitamos no segundo dia. A partir do terceiro dia todas as visitas foram cobertas por esse passe : Museu Rodin, Inválidos, Louvre, Arco do Triunfo, Pantheon, Centre Pompidou e Musee de Orsay. E pagamos 30 euros por pessoa pelo passe de dois dias. Cada museu desses custa pelo menos 8 euros, só o Louvre custa 12 euros, então pra nós foi ótimo. Pra quem vai fazer apenas caminhadas pela cidade não vale a pena, mas se você combinar e visitar os museus em dois ou três dias vale muito a pena.</p>
<p><strong>- Transporte :</strong> Quanto ao passe dos Museus você pode ter dúvidas, mas com o passe de transporte <a href="https://www.visiteaparis.com" target="_blank">Visite Paris</a> não as tenha ! Ele cobre determinado número de dias, no nosso caso foram 5, e cobre metrô, RER e funiculare (Montmartre). Nós pagamos 47 euros por esses 5 dias, não oferece desconto para estudante, mas se você colocar na ponta do lápis, sai bem mais em conta. Cada passagem avulsa sai por 1,60 , e por dia você vai fazer pelo menos umas cinco, já que tudo lá se faz de metrô. Além disso se você chegar e sair de avião são mais 8 euros. Então é só fazer as contas, sairia 56 euros. A não ser que você vá andar muito a pé, sem conhecer vários pontos no mesmo dia e não chegue de avião, aí não valeria a pena. Sem contar que você não precisa perder tempo comprando vários tickets, é apenas um bilhete. E esse papelzinho vale 120 reais, então cuide bem dele, porque é fácil perde-lo. Outra dica é o <a href="http://www.batobus.com" target="_blank">Batobus</a>, um barco que faz um roteiro circular pelo Sena. Não é tão caro, porque aceita carteira de estudante da STB, saindo por 8 euros. E você pode descer e embarcar de novo em qualquer ponto e horário. Usamos no segundo dia.</p>
<p><strong>Museus :</strong> a dica mais comentada e mais válida é a de visitar o Louvre em uma quarta-feira. Nesse dia ele fica aberto até as 22:00. Então o nosso roteiro dessa quarta deu perfeitamente para conhecer o Museu Rodin, os Inválidos, mesmo sendo grande, passear pela praça La Concorde e ir andando até o Louvre, chegando umas 17:00 e ficando ate sermos expulsos. A não ser que você seja muito erudito em artes é tempo suficiente para conhecer o museu e contemplar esse símbolo do que a raça humana fez de melhor. Da mesma forma o Musee de Orsay fica aberto até tarde na quinta-feira, e foi o que fizemos. Antes visitamos o Arco do Triunfo, que não é demorado e abre cedo; o Pantheon, o Jardim de Luxemburgo e a igreja de Saint-Sulpice, que ficam próximos; e o Centre Pompidou, em que é preciso tomar um vinho antes pra expandir a sua mente, porque é muita viagem.</p>
<p><strong>Queijos e vinhos :</strong> Se você curte bons queijos e vinhos você não precisa se preocupar com comida. Vá até qualquer mercadinho de bairro, como existem vários em Montmartre, e compre queijo de cabra, queijo roquefort e um brie e uma garrafa de vinho bordeaux. Tudo sai por menos de 15 euros, normal se não fossem um verdadeiro roquefort de Roquefort, um bordeaux sensacional e um brie fantástico.  E pra acompanhar uma baguete, nada mais parisiense. Só não se assuste quando o dono do mercado partir a imensa baguete com a mão, lá é normal, eles carregam o pão junto com o jornal de manhã.</p>
<p><strong>Versailles e Eurodisney :</strong> Não tinha noção que seriam passeios tão bons, imaginava que se perderia muito tempo, mas são horas muito bem gastas. Se tiver criança então, é perfeito, mas mesmo sem você se diverte muito. Mas guarde Versailles para um dia de sol, já que o ponto alto é o maravilhoso jardim do castelo. Em determinadas épocas toca-se música clássica do tempo da Maria Antonieta e você literalmente viaja no tempo. Um dos pontos altos da viajem, ainda mais porque já estávamos há 30 dias mochilando. E pra fechar, a Eurodisney, onde as montanhas-russas e os brinquedos são incríveis. Mas tente chegar cedo, principalmente em Versailles, onde a fila é grande, ou planeje sua viajem para cobrir todos os dias com o Museum Pass. No nosso caso tivemos que ficar quase uma hora na fila, pois para ir em Versailles num dia e Eurodisney no outro não valia a pena comprar o passe. Versailles custou 13,50 euros, e a sala dos Espelhos é incrível.  Ja a Eurodisney custava 56 euros, obviamente não está incluída em nenhum passe, e nós demos uma tremenda sorte na entrada, veja nos causos. Para chegar em Versailles leva 1 hora e 15 minutos de RER. A Eurodisney é ainda mais longe, 1 hora e meia de RER. Logo são passeios de um dia inteiro, mas adoramos e faríamos novamente. Uma dica para a Eurodisney são os Fast Passes, você não precisa mais ficar esperando nas filas dos brinquedos. Uma máquina emite um ticket para daqui a uma hora por exemplo e assim você vai em outros brinquedos ou atrações.</p>
<p><em><strong>Causos :</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>- Gambá :</strong> O primeiro causo é ainda no Brasil. Dentro do avião da Varig, que atrasou uma eternidade no Rio e em SP, havia um casal de velhinhos franceses. Muito educados, o velhinho cobria a sua esposa com uma manta à noite e andava com uma roupa de linho já especial para dormir no avião. Só que o odor que exalavam era terrível ! Aquele cheiro de azedo se espalhou pelo avião e evitávamos ir ao banheiro próximo de onde eles estavam. Já coprovou, antes de chegarmos, a tese de que francês é porco !</p>
<p><strong>- Torre Eiffel :</strong> Deixamos a Torre para o final do dia, porque nos disseram que à noite a vista fica linda, caso o dia estivesse feio. E foi o que fizemos. Só esqueceram de nos avisar que lá começa a anoitecer por volta das 21:30 nessa época do ano e era a nossa primeira noite em Paris ! Subimos às 19:30 e ficamos quase duas horas pegando vento e esperando lá em cima ! E nada de escurecer ! E depois ainda fomos tirar fotos do Champs de Mars e beber vinho. Ou seja, no outro dia foi brabo acordar&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>- Queijo de sobremesa :</strong> Num ótimo bistrô em Montmartre comemos um ótimo menu, com os dois pratos e sobremesa, tradicional por lá. Na hora da sobremesa, já com o vinho fazendo efeito, fui tentar dar uma de &#8220;conversador&#8221; com a dona do estabelecimento, uma francesinha muito simpática, e pedi a sugestão da sobremesa. Ela, falando um inglês também &#8220;meia-boca&#8221;, tentou me explicar as três opções. Uma era um crepe de chocolate, que minha mulher pediu malandramente, já que na dúvida vai no que sabe. Eu perguntei o que era aquele &#8220;Fromage&#8221;. Sabia que era queijo, mas esperava que fosse alguma torta de queijo ou algo do gênero, com algum açúcar ! Ela tentou explicar e chamou a atenção de uma mesa vizinha, que não sei se por sacanagem ou sinceridade, indicou fortemente o queijo. Meio sem graça de ter chamado a atenção de metade do restaurante aceitei rapidamente o queijo. Eis que me chega um prato cheio de queijo gorgonzola, brie e de cabra. Isso depois de ter comido uma entrada e um prato principal e de ter bebido vinho ! Pena que não me fotografaram na hora, porque a minha cara deve ter ficado muito engraçada ! Para eles é comum, mas como bom brasileiro adoro um açúcar depois da refeição ! Tive que devolver quase o prato cheio, nem deu pra levar numa quentinha pro hotel pra beber no dia seguinte com vinho ! Não sem antes ouvir a francesinha perguntar porque eu não gostei ! Mais mico !</p>
<p><strong>Eurodisney :</strong> Quando chegamos na fila do parque, que não é grande porque a maioria compra adiantado, encontramos uma senhora e um rapaz franceses vendendo dois tickets. Segundo eles seria um ticket de três dias e já teriam usado dois. Realmente estavam com dois pequenos furos na lateral. O preço dos dois seria de 80 euros, ao invés dos 112 euros que pagaríamos na bilheteria pelos ticketes de um dia. Falaram que as crianças estavam em casa doentes e que teriam que voltar, não podendo aproveitar o último dia do ticket. Como brasileiros já ficamos altamente desconfiados, mas os 30 euros de economia brilharam ! Ela se propôs então a ir com a gente na catraca e passar a minha mulher, pra só depois eu realizar o pagamento. Topamos, com um medo danado de estarmos caindo no conto do vigário ! Quando ela passou sem problemas paguei e eles foram embora. Coloquei meu ticket já pronto pra correr atrás dos dois, mas o ticket passou sem problemas e economizamos uma grana. Brasileiro é um bicho desconfiado &#8230;</p>
<p><strong>- Paris de Norte a Sul :</strong> Como iniciaríamos a viagem por Paris e depois retornaríamos no final da viagem para mais três dias, compramos duas passagens low-cost. Uma de Paris para Londres pela EasyJet e outra pela Ryanair de Barcelona para Paris na volta. O vôo da EasyJet saia do Charles de Gaulle, já o da Ryanair chegava no aeroporto de Orly. Não sei qual confusão fizemos que não verificamos nas passagens e saímos felizes e contentes para Londres embarcando na RER rumo a Orly ! Somente uns quarenta minutos depois, chegando no último trecho para pegar a conexão de trem para Orly é que por sorte fui verificar se o terminal era Orly Sud ou Orly Nord e ví que na verdade o vôo partia do Charles de Gaulle ! Se você olhar o mapa de Paris vai ver que um fica no sul e o outro no norte da cidade ! Levaria pelo menos uma hora e dez minutos para chegar lá. A sorte foi que saímos com mais de duas horas de antecedência. Chegamos no CDG em cima da hora, faltando cinco minutos ! Mas o CDG tem dois terminais, e por definição de Murphy embarcaríamos no T2 ! Nunca corremos tanto ! Com mochilão nas costas, mochila da câmera na frente, disparei na frente para &#8220;segurar&#8221; o embarque. Cheguei na fila e já estavam embarcando numa área interna, pedindo para esperarem minha mulher que vinha logo atrás ! Mas ela não vinha logo atrás ! Ela passou direto esperando que eu estivesse no caminho e tive que ir buscá-la ! Pra finalizar, embarcamos molhados de suor e só conseguimos porque demos a sorte do vôo atrasar ! Quase perdemos os 80 euros das nossas passagens, já que a EasyJet nâo remarca. Que sufoco !</p>
<p><strong>- Cidade da Sorte : </strong>No nosso segundo dia em Paris fomos quase os últimos a entrar tanto na Saint Chapelle quanto nas Catacumbas. Quase perdemos os horários ! Além disso compramos os tickets da Eurodisney com desconto e só não perdemos o avião porque ele atrasou ! Definitivamente Paris gostou da gente. E foi uma paixão totalmente correspondida ! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Le Grand Orgue Aristide Cavaillé-Coll de Saint-Sulpice de Paris]]></title>
<link>http://stevenmilverton.com/2008/06/30/le-grand-orgue-aristide-cavaille-coll-de-saint-sulpice-de-paris/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
<guid>http://stevenmilverton.com/2008/06/30/le-grand-orgue-aristide-cavaille-coll-de-saint-sulpice-de-paris/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Eine der besten Orgeln, wenn nicht sogar die beste Orgel auf unserem Planeten: Die Große Orgel von A]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eine Orgel kann man spielen ... oder vergewaltigen]]></title>
<link>http://stevenmilverton.com/2008/05/13/eine-orgel-kann-man-spielen-oder-vergewaltigen/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Steven</dc:creator>
<guid>http://stevenmilverton.com/2008/05/13/eine-orgel-kann-man-spielen-oder-vergewaltigen/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hier sehen und hören wir einen Organisten auf seiner Orgel spielen: Und hier, &#8230; naja, reden wi]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Suomalaista kulttuuria esittelemään Pariisin sydämessä]]></title>
<link>http://suomikouluparis.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/suomalaista-kulttuuria-esittelemaan-pariisin-sydamessa/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Maurelita</dc:creator>
<guid>http://suomikouluparis.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/suomalaista-kulttuuria-esittelemaan-pariisin-sydamessa/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kuten Piipero-blogissa ja muuallakin on jo huhuiltu, Helsinki à Saint Sulpice -tapahtumaan etsitään ]]></description>
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<p>Kuten <a title="Piipero-Blogi" href="http://http://pariisinpiiperot.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Piipero-blogissa</a> ja muuallakin on jo huhuiltu, <a title="Helsinki à Saint-Sulpice" href="http://www.helsinkisaintsulpice.fi/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6c8c37;">Helsinki à Saint Sulpice</span></a> -tapahtumaan etsitään suomalaisia ranskaa puhuvia henkilöitä eri kojuihin ja telttoihin avustaviksi myyjiksi päivän tai muutaman kerrallaan - tai koko kymmenen päivän ajaksi.</p>
<p>Lisätietoja Piipero-blogin postauksessa <a href="http://pariisinpiiperot.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/etsitaan-vapaaehtoisia-suomalaisen-kulttuurin-esittelijoiksi/">Etsitään vapaaehtoisia suomalaisen kulttuurin esittelijöiksi</a> tai suoraan laura [piste] serkosalo [ättä] nuorenvoimanliitto [piste] fi !</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Luxembourg, Saint Sulpice, Sainte Chappelle, Disneyland]]></title>
<link>http://lizaubin.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/luxembourg-saint-sulpice-sainte-chappelle-disneyland/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://lizaubin.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/luxembourg-saint-sulpice-sainte-chappelle-disneyland/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Corey and I finally decided to go to Luxembourg gardens on Saturday. I packed up a picnic of chicken]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Corey and I finally decided to go to Luxembourg gardens on Saturday.  I packed up a picnic of chicken sandwiches on baguettes and we headed to Luxembourg gardens.  The weather was chilly but sunny when we got there and sitting in the sun it almost felt like spring.  The flowers are starting to bloom everywhere, my favorites were the pink tulips in the photograph below.</p>
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<p>After lunch and walking around the park, we headed to Saint Sulpice, this giant church right near the gardens (some of you may also know of it from the DaVinci Code).  The church had murals by Delacroix and a giant organ, which apparently has concerts every Sunday.</p>
<p>When we had finished touring the church, we were going to go to the Pompidou center, which is a little bit of a walk from Saint Sulpice, when it started to hail!  Corey and I found shelter in a creperie where we also ate some delicious dessert crepes.  Instead of going to Pompidou in the bad weather, we decided to stop at the market and buy supplies for dinner for the next two nights and head home.</p>
<p>On Easter Sunday, Corey and I ended up going to a church, Sainte Chappelle, the stained glass church.  We forgot our camera but here&#8217;s a picture from when I went earlier this year.</p>
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<p>After Sainte Chappelle, Corey and I headed to the Concierge next door, which is the prison where Marie Antoinette was kept before her beheading.  We wandered around the city a bit before coming home where I made rack of lamb and potatoes for dinner, tasty, but I missed my Mom&#8217;s lemon meringue pie.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today we decided to go to Disneyland Paris because it’s the off season and the tickets were really affordable. <span> </span>For those of you who don’t know, my first trip to Disney World was last year for Corey’s birthday and we had an amazing time. <span> </span>Well, this time it was a bit…colder.<span>  </span>We were practically jogging from one ride to the next just to stay warm. <span> </span>We rode Space Mountain 2, Star Tours, Indiana Jones, Big Thunder Mountain RR, Phantom Manor, Rock and Roller Coaster, and Armageddon and saw the Lion King show. <span> </span>All in all the rides were pretty similar but it lacked much of what makes Disney World so special…plus it was cold. <span> </span>As we were deciding whether to stay for some more rides or go home, it started to snow!! The first snow I’ve seen yet in Paris on the day we’re outside at Disneyland!!! <span> </span>We decided to call it a night and headed home for some crepes and rest.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Superior classes start tomorrow, it’s all in French, wish me luck!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[L`enigma de Saint-Sulpice]]></title>
<link>http://saintparis.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/lenigma-de-saint-sulpice/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://saintparis.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/lenigma-de-saint-sulpice/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[La vedette des arts, complots, étrange obélisque, et société secrète tous ca on peut trouver dans l]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://saintparis.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/plafond029.gif" title="Le plafond"><img align="right" src="http://saintparis.wordpress.com/files/2008/02/plafond029.thumbnail.gif" alt="Le plafond" /></a><strong>La vedette des arts, complots, étrange obélisque, et société secrète tous ca on peut trouver dans l&#8217;eglise Saint-Sulpice.</strong> L`église <a href="http://www.paroisse-saint-sulpice-paris.org/">Saint-Sulpice</a> cache dans les rues parisiennes. Dans le quartier St. Germain il y a un bâtiment grandiose de Saint-Sulpice. Du XIIe au XIVe siècles, une nouvelle église  a ete bâtie à la place de l’ancienne chapelle. La construction est enfintermine en 1870. Autrement dit cette place est sacre.</p>
<p>Les piliers qui soutiennent la voûte de son plafond sont énormes. La façade a été construit par l`architecte Servandoni. Par le style Saint-Sulpice est une église baroque.</p>
<p>A cause de  la restauration urgente  l’extérieur était d’ailleure entièrement recouvert d&#8217; une grande toile. Mais sa beaute reste saisissante.</p>
<p> L’église est un lieu central du roman Da Vinci Code, traduit en 44 langues. C&#8217;est pourqoui il y a beacoup d&#8217;admirateurs de ce sujet. Ils se depechent vers l&#8217;obelisque,gnomon, fut construit par astronome anglais Henry Sully, il determine le meridien zero. On decouvre plusieurs de symboles mysterieux. Dans une grande mesure il s&#8217;agit de franc-macons.</p>
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<p> Saint-Sulpice ets celebre par sa acoustique. Pour ceux qui se passionne pour la musique le vrais delice sera le resonnement de l`<a href="http://www.stsulpice.com/">orgue</a> <span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/bYBTg3CV3DQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/bYBTg3CV3DQ&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Voyages et photographie : quelques belles initiatives ...]]></title>
<link>http://parismages.com/2008/02/04/voyages-et-photographie-quelques-belles-initiatives/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>C</dc:creator>
<guid>http://parismages.com/2008/02/04/voyages-et-photographie-quelques-belles-initiatives/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bonjour à toutes et à tous. Retour aujourd&#8217;hui à l&#8217;actualité des expositions photographi]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[USAToday: Paris Guide - Where To Stay]]></title>
<link>http://sgfoxportfolio.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/usatoday-paris-guide/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sgfoxportfolio.wordpress.com/2007/11/26/usatoday-paris-guide/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Read the USAToday: Paris Guide here, or see the partial copy below HOTELS From funky, boutique chic ]]></description>
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<p>Read the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/cityguides/paris/overview.htm" title="Paris Guide" target="_blank">USAToday: Paris Guide</a> here, or see the partial copy below</p>
<p><strong><span class="inside-head">HOTELS<br />
From funky, boutique chic to frugal and functional</span></strong></p>
<p class="inside-copy">Paris might just be the easiest major city in the world to navigate, and every neighborhood has its own charm, so you don&#8217;t have to be too picky about where you&#8217;re your hotel is located. However, we recommend the Right Bank closer to the Seine for those who want larger rooms and the glitzier part of the city and the Left Bank closer to the Seine for those who want to spend time discovering old world charms.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>The splurge </strong>— French designer Andrée Putman has constructed &#8220;spaces of peace&#8221; with calming, often transcending colors throughout the architecturally showy 26-room boutique Pershing Hall Hôtel. A color scheme of bisques, coppers, almonds and wheats give way to chocolate browns, lilacs and sage greens; a 100-foot-tall botanical garden of 250 plants seems to flow like a waterfall inside the courtyard. Highly recommended is room 37, a junior suite that looks down on the interior garden, yet has a fabulous view of the sky above. Amenities include all the usual goodies and high-tech wonders (for example, Wi-Fi), that come with a four-star hotel, plus a free minibar with champagne. Caution though: This Right Bank hotel will thin your wallet (rooms from 390 euros to 1,000 euros. <em>49 rue Pierre Charron, 75008; métro: Franklin D. Roosevelt; 33 1 58 36 58 00; <a href="http://www.pershinghall.com/" target="_blank">www.pershinghall.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>A sweet hideaway </strong>— How does one transform a Left Bank two star into a four star? Keep the original exterior <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Haussmann" title="Haussman" target="_blank">Haussman</a> façade, gut the inside and then hire designer Paul Sartre (who redesigned the famous <a href="http://www.mamounia.com/" title="La Mamounia" target="_blank">La Mamounia</a> in <a href="http://www.morocco.com/" title="Morocco" target="_blank">Morocco</a>) to wave his magic wand. The result is the 25-room <a href="http://www.hotel-lewalt.com/" title="Hotel Le Walt" target="_blank">Hôtel Le Walt</a>, which mixes all the amenities of a grand luxury hotel with the charm of a boutique hotel. The private Manet garden, exquisite restaurant, Italian parquet floors and oversized, oil portraits that hang over the beds combine with the cool chrome sink and glass surfaces in the bathrooms to offer sheer chic. The staff focuses on your every comfort, quietly and kindly. Same-day laundry, 24-hour room service and Internet connections are just some of the amenities available here. Rooms from 240 euros to 310 euros. <em>37 avenue de la Motte Picquet, 75007; métro: Ecole Militaire; 33 1 45 51 55 83; <a href="http://www.inwoodhotel.com/" target="_blank">www.inwoodhotel.com</a></em></p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Everybody&#8217;s talking about </strong>— The Right Bank, eclectically funky Murano Urban Resort offers 43 rooms and nine suites (two with private terrace swimming pools) for those who ache for the high life. Designers Christine Derory and Raymond Morel whipped up a feast of the über aesthetic with the lobby&#8217;s 20-foot, rock fireplace, completely dark halls with only small black lights on the doors to indicate the Italian-named guest rooms (there are no numbers here), and all-white minimalist rooms with lights you modulate to fit your mood. The <a href="http://www.annesemonin.com" title="Anne Sémonin" target="_blank">Anne Sémonin</a> spa-stocked chrome bathrooms are pieces of art. Technological amenities include the Bang &#38; Olufsen DVD player (DVDs available for rent at the front desk), free ADSL and a pay-by-card Wi-Fi system. The hotel will debut a spa in the spring. But all this luxury comes at a price: Rooms from 350 euros to 2,500 euros. <em>13 boulevard du Temple, 75003; métro: Filles du Calvaire; 33 1 42 71 20 00; <a href="http://www.muranoresort.com/" target="_blank">www.muranoresort.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Euro-friendly</strong>— The 57-room Hôtel La Manufacture is tucked among the secret nooks and grand buildings of the Gobelins neighborhood in southern Paris. Walking into the lobby feels more like you&#8217;re entering a very big apartment building to visit French friends rather than a hotel. Raffia, wood, warmth and space confront you, along with original artwork by <a href="http://www.albertocont.com/" title="Alberto Cont" target="_blank">Alberto Cont</a> (think Peter Max in the 21st century). The rooms are sweet and intimate, with furniture made exclusively by designers from England, Spain and Germany. Highly recommended is room 71, with its quaint view of the Eiffel Tower over the Paris rooftops. Prices from 125 euros to 278 euros. Business amenities include Wi-Fi (and satellite TV for those down times. <em>8 rue Philippe de Champagne (avenue des Gobelins), 75013; métro: Place d&#8217;Italie and Gobelins; 33 1 45 35 45 25; <a href="http://www.hotel-la-manufacture.com/" target="_blank">www.hotel-la-manufacture.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Boutique chic </strong>— The 42-room Montfleuri Hôtel offers the burgundies and browns of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879059729?ie=UTF8&#38;tag=wwwwilliampri-20&#38;linkCode=as2&#38;camp=1789&#38;creative=9325&#38;creativeASIN=0007144350" title="French Traditional" target="_blank">French Traditional</a> mixed with modern amenities (including Wi-Fi). Each room is decorated uniquely, with a lovely flair for elegance. Luxurious high thread-count <a href="http://www.frette.com/" title="Frette linen">Frette linen</a> greets you, as do stylishly colorful fabrics from designer <a href="http://www.pierrefrey.com/" title="Pierre Frey" target="_blank">Pierre Frey</a>. We recommend room 22. Not only is the plasma television as big as the one in the lobby, but the view of the Arc de Triomphe, just 250 feet away, is magnificent. Prices for this Right Bank beauty range from 210 euros to 340 euros, so this is not a four-star that will break the bank. <em>21 avenue de la Grande Armée, 75016; métro: Etoile; 33 1 45 00 33 65; <a href="http://www.montfleuri.fr/" target="_blank">www.montfleuri.fr</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Like home </strong>— At the Hôtel Esprit Saint Germain on the Left Bank, you can have the savoir-faire of a four-star hotel with more intimate service. The hotel&#8217;s goal is to make guests feel like guests in someone&#8217;s home, so most of the extras you&#8217;d pay for in a grand hotel are free, including the drinks at the bar and spa. You can&#8217;t go wrong renting any of the 31 rooms here, but highly recommended is the Prestige room 502, with 17th-century wood beams, thick, luscious velvet materials and a large terrace that overlooks <a href="http://www.stsulpice.com/" title="Saint Sulpice" target="_blank">Saint Sulpice</a> church. Triptych mirrors and <a href="http://www.etro.it/" title="Italian Etro" target="_blank">Italian Etro </a>toiletries fill the bathrooms. Prices from 235 euros to 705 euros. <em>22 rue Saint Sulpice, 75006; métro: Saint Germain des Prés; 33 1 53 10 55 55; <a href="http://www.espritsaintgermain.com/" target="_blank">www.espritsaintgermain.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>French luxury </strong>— The Villa d&#8217;Estrées is a masterpiece of a small four-star boutique hotel with 12 huge rooms all sporting king-sized beds, plush pull-out sofas loaded with downy pillows, ADSL and pretty Moroccan-tiled bathrooms. Every chair, settee, curtain and wallpaper strip is unique. The lobby has the feeling of a Parisian brasserie from the 1800s with unexpected twists, i.e., black and white Marrakech tiles to complement the black molding on the ceiling. Father and son owners, Robert and Yann Chevance, and their English-speaking staff are friendly enough to pack up and take home. This hotel is a must for those who love the tiny, historical streets of the Left Bank Latin Quarter. Prices from 200 euros to 300 euros. <em>17 rue Gite-le-Coeur, 75006; métro: Saint Michel; 33 1 55 42 71 11; <a href="http://www.villadestrees.com/" target="_blank">www.villadestrees.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>A recommended favorite </strong>— The 40-room Hôtel Britannique is the best bargain three-star luxury hotel to be found in the center of Paris. Completely renovated with all the electronic necessities a businessperson could ever want, including Wi-Fi for work and a flat-screen TV for relaxing. As well, there&#8217;s an impressively comfortable lobby for reading the newspaper, with reproductions of William Turner paintings all around. There are no &#8220;bad rooms&#8221; in this hotel; some are old French quaint (room 67 is enchanting), while others are as classic as a Mozart concerto. Highly recommended (think honeymoon or spoil-yourself) is the junior suite with its three huge double-paned, flower-boxed windows, two deluxe bathrooms and an insanely comfortable, huge bed. You&#8217;re within easy walking distance of Notre Dame, the Louvre, BHV department store, Hôtel de Ville and the Marais. Prices range from 130 euros to 280 euros. <em>20 avenue Victoria, 75001; métro: Chatelet; 33 1 42 33 74 59; <a href="http://www.hotel-britannique.fr/" target="_blank">www.hotel-britannique.fr</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Opulence </strong>— A few blocks off the Champs Elysées, the four-star, 52-room <a href="http://www.hoteldesers.com/" title="Hotel de Sers" target="_blank">Hôtel de Sers</a> awaits. The owners spent 11 million euros to create a state-of-the-art inside while retaining the &#8220;bones&#8221; of the private residence, which was constructed in 1880 for the Marquis de Sers. The curving stairwell is a remnant of the 19th-century mansion. The lobby&#8217;s high ceilings have the original moldings. The calming bedrooms all have lavish high thread-count linen and Wi-Fi. Haute Right Bank prices range from 390 euros to 1,050 euros. <em>41 avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75008; métro: George V ; 33 1 53 23 75 75</em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>A five-star location </strong>— The Left Bank, three-star, 40-room Hôtel du Danube (once a private mansion from Napoleon III&#8217;s empire) has an Oscar-winning location in the center of St.-Germain-des-Prés on swank rue Jacob, and a stay here costs way less than it should. Except for the less expensive standard rooms, which offer a more modern flair, the other rooms offer antique furnishings and an eclectic style. The traditional, quaint rooftop rooms have beds under sloped, beamed ceilings. And there are larger apartments that face a calming courtyard. All rooms have cable TV and direct-dial telephone with data port; complimentary DSL Internet is available in the lobby. Friendly manager Severin Ferrand inspires loyal clients to bring goodies, such as homemade brownies from America. Prices from 110 euros to 220 euros. <em>58 rue Jacob, 75006; métro: St.-Germain-des-Prés; 33 1 42 60 34 70; <a href="http://www.hoteldanube.fr/" target="_blank">www.hoteldanube.fr</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Historically cultural </strong>— La Villa Hôtel was the heart of the jazz culture in the last century, hosting the likes of Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Unfortunately, the jazz club closed, but the hotel is still a favorite with low-key celebrities like Spike Jonze. One of the first Left Bank hotels to have furniture designed specifically for its 31 rooms, La Villa Hotel features leather headboards, swag curtains, stone and glass bathrooms and room numbers projected from the ceiling to the foot of your door. This is not a hotel for the view or the room size (unless you get a junior or deluxe suite). Nevertheless, the complete renovation and charismatic staff make this a smart stay. Located on one of the best streets on the Left Bank. Prices from 240 euros to 440 euros. <em>29 rue Jacob, 75006; métro: Saint Germain des Prés; 33 1 43 26 60 00; <a href="http://www.villa-saintgermain.com/" target="_blank">www.villa-saintgermain.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Frugal and functional </strong>— Years ago, writer S. J. Perelman described the lovely <a href="http://www.hotel-des-bains-montparnasse.com/" title="Hotel des Bains" target="_blank">Hôtel des Bains</a> as a bohemian walkup. This quaint one-star hotel has breathtaking views over the Montparnasse rooftops in southern Paris and an elevator to get to its 23 rooms, which is practically unheard of at a one-star. Dial-up Internet only. If you&#8217;re looking for luxury, you won&#8217;t find it here, but you will get more than you pay for. Reserve a room overlooking the courtyard. Prices range from 76 euros to 137 euros. <em>33 rue Délambre, 75014; métro: Edgar Quinet; 33 1 43 20 85 27</em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Wired for business </strong>— A block east of the <a href="http://www.amb-usa.fr/" title="American Embassy" target="_blank">American Embassy</a> in the center of Paris, only a few paces from the breathtaking view at the Place de la Concorde, the Sofitel Le Faubourg offers 174 rooms and 19 suites, conference facilities, secretarial service, in-room dual-line telephone, data ports, voice mail and a fitness center; high-speed internet is also available. Two 18th- and 19th-century mansions have been joined together to form the library of this hotel. Prices range from 230 euros to 550 euros. <em>15 rue Boissy d&#8217;Anglas, 75008; métro: Concorde or Madeleine; 33 1 44 94 14 14; <a href="http://www.sofitel.com/" target="_blank">www.sofitel.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Not a two-star at all </strong>— Nestled in the non-touristy 5th arrondissement in south Paris, two blocks from the Jardin des Plantes and the Seine, is the family-run, recently renovated Hôtel Devillas. The two-star, 40-room hotel is elegantly designed, immaculately clean and offers excellent service and charm at prices that can&#8217;t be beat. The 8-euro breakfast is a feast of fresh croissants, pastries, yogurt, cereal and orange juice. There&#8217;s even an elevator, another unusual feature for a two-star. Wi-Fi is available in every room. Prices range from 79 euros to 115 euros. <em>4 boulevard Saint Marcel, 75005; métro: St.-Marcel; 33 1 43 31 37 50; <a href="http://www.hoteldevillas.com/" target="_blank">www.hoteldevillas.com</a></em>.</p>
<p class="inside-copy"><strong>Go on, you&#8217;re worth it </strong>— Ed Tuttle, an American architect famous for his work with the Amanresorts, designed the interiors of the Right Bank Hôtel Park Hyatt Vendôme, which opened in August 2003. The room to book at this lush, 188-room paradise is a fifth-floor double with views of the Place Vendôme. This is one of the most classically beautiful hotels to open in Paris recently. The hotel offers pamper-me bathrooms and wonderful surprises at every turn. There&#8217;s a spa and gym, and the pastries are from the most famous pastry shop in all of Paris, <a href="http://www.laduree.fr/index_en.htm" title="Ladurée" target="_blank">Ladurée</a>. Modern, understated elegance with superb electronic everything is available for your pleasure. Prices range from 600 euros to 4,000 euros. <em>5 rue de la Paix, 75002; métro: Tuileries; 33 1 58 71 12 34; <a href="http://www.paris.vendome.hyatt.com/" target="_blank">www.paris.vendome.hyatt.com</a></em>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[La grenouille du bénitier et le grand ange de Saint Sulpice]]></title>
<link>http://switchie2.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/le_grand_ange_de_saint_sulpice/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Je ne suis vraiment pas une grenouille de bénitier mais hier soir en rentrant d&#8217;un dîner chez ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img src='http://switchie2.wordpress.com/files/2007/11/saint_sulpice.jpg' alt='saint_sulpice .jpg' align="left" /></a> Je ne suis vraiment pas une grenouille de bénitier mais hier soir en rentrant d&#8217;un dîner chez Laurent, je suis tombé en arrêt devant cet immense ange illuminé qui me tournait le dos. (j&#8217;ai du couper la photo et donc vous ne vous rendez peut-être pas compte de la taille, mais ceux qui sont passés rue Saint-Sulpice savent que ces vitraux sont carrément immenses). Ce que je voulais dire c&#8217;est que généralement quand on longe des églises le soir, on ne voit rien : la rue saint-sulpice est plongée dans la pénombre et comme l&#8217;église est d&#8217;une laideur à pleurer, c&#8217;est carrément lugubre. Mais là, ce grand saint tutélaire derrière ces vitraux illuminés de l&#8217;intérieur ça avait un côté surnaturel qui m&#8217;a presque rassuré. Je sais qu&#8217;on va dire que j&#8217;ai un côté Saint-sulpicien, mais bon, c&#8217;est comme ça : à une époque où ça fait bien d&#8217;être <em>&#8220;laïque et obligatoire&#8221;</em> ou matérialiste, moi ça ne me fait absolument rien de dire que j&#8217;aime les églises (cisterciennes de préférence ; Saint-Sulpice étant ce qu&#8217;il y a de pire dans le genre), que j&#8217;adore les cloches (surtout en italie), que j&#8217;aime la liturgie (celle d&#8217;avant Vatican II bien entendu), que si j&#8217;étais catholique je serais un adepte de la messe en latin (forcément parce que si je vais en espagne ou ailleurs je veux comprendre un truc qui se veut universel), que je suis pour le retour de la grande musique sacrée (évidemment) et l&#8217;abandon des petites chansonnettes nunuches avec accompagnement navrant de guitare scout&#8230; Bon OK, j&#8217;arrête la liste sinon vous allez m&#8217;envoyer dans un camp de rééducation. N&#8217;importe comment vous savez quoi ? je m&#8217;en moque complètement : j&#8217;ai toutes les cantates de Bach sur mon iPod, j&#8217;écoute en boucle William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Josquin Desprez ou Roland de Lassus et ils peuvent bien chantonner ce qu&#8217;il veulent dans leurs églises, ça m&#8217;est totalement indifférent : il y a belle lurette que je n&#8217;y vais plus le dimanche tellement la musique est indigente. Je vais encore à Saint-Roch le jeudi soir quand il y a des grands concerts de musique sacrée. Mais je n&#8217;y retournerai le dimanche (avec sans doute des milliers d&#8217;autres gens) que lorsque les évêques auront réintroduit une musique qui élève l&#8217;âme ! D&#8217;ici là <a href="http://switchie2.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/la-tete-qui-pivote/" target="_blank">les églises seront mon iPod</a> !</p>
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<link>http://darkescamp.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/day-4-paris/</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Highlights The strike, therefore NOT the Louvre St Sulpice Luxembourg Gardens The Panthéon Weather F]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dégustation: Saint-Sulpice 2003, Domaine de l'île ronde]]></title>
<link>http://achacunsabouteille.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/degustation-saint-sulpice-2003-domaine-de-lile-ronde/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winecase</dc:creator>
<guid>http://achacunsabouteille.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/degustation-saint-sulpice-2003-domaine-de-lile-ronde/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[En traitant du Domaine des Pervenches, l&#8217;autre jour, j&#8217;avais évoqué le beau travail viti]]></description>
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<link>http://chrisos.wordpress.com/2005/10/09/brunch-dejeuner-au-pdg/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://chrisos.wordpress.com/2005/10/09/brunch-dejeuner-au-pdg/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cf. http://restos.chrisos.com/dejeuner-au-pdg-8e-22/]]></description>
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<p>Cf. <a href="http://restos.chrisos.com/dejeuner-au-pdg-8e-22/trackback/" target="_blank" title="PDG Chrisos Restos">http://restos.chrisos.com/dejeuner-au-pdg-8e-22/</a></p>
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