tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post7153026867336346433..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: City Trails - ParisLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-15820797457964875512017-01-07T16:39:55.526-06:002017-01-07T16:39:55.526-06:00(p.s. - you made me laugh. Yes, that title is jus...(p.s. - you made me laugh. Yes, that title is just wrong!!)Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-14058203465234269462017-01-07T16:25:29.571-06:002017-01-07T16:25:29.571-06:00
Lesa - my collection of Paris books keeps growing...<br />Lesa - my collection of Paris books keeps growing thanks to you, and that, my dear friend, can never be considered a complaint! SO many fun things to do and I am so excited about breakfast with the giraffes I can hardly stand it!Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-61784905428858577362017-01-06T05:43:04.417-06:002017-01-06T05:43:04.417-06:00Yes, the Bateaux Mouches boat cruises on the Seine...Yes, the Bateaux Mouches boat cruises on the Seine are a lovely way to view Paris.<br /><br />I also recommend the Musee d'Orsay for Impressionist paintings.<br /><br />And even if you take online apps to get around, I recommend you buy the PLAN DE PARIS pocket street guide (red book). I bought mine 30 years ago and it is still an indispensable reference guide to get around:<br />https://www.amazon.com/Plan-Paris-par-Arrondissement-different/dp/0785991824<br /><br />And of course, I am going to recommend a good bookstore selling English books, Shakespeare and Company on Rue de la Bûcherie. Not too far from the Notre Dame cathedral.<br />https://shakespeareandcompany.com/Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-53522711478197445642017-01-05T18:43:00.585-06:002017-01-05T18:43:00.585-06:00This!! http://www.bateauxparisiens.com/en/the-comp...This!! http://www.bateauxparisiens.com/en/the-company/our-boats.html#pt=BATEAUX_PROMENADE<br />cleaClea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-81058807248497376172017-01-05T18:41:51.853-06:002017-01-05T18:41:51.853-06:00Thank you, Susan! I'm taking notes of all the ...Thank you, Susan! I'm taking notes of all the hints. Thank you for those!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-48693675737708104622017-01-05T18:41:31.799-06:002017-01-05T18:41:31.799-06:00Oh oh oh oh!! Take one of the riverboat rides!! I&...Oh oh oh oh!! Take one of the riverboat rides!! I'm trying to remember what they're called... they're big wide boats that go up and down the Seine. They've got glass covers, like huge windows, so you can see everything and it is JUST a great intro to the city! I mean, you'll see Notre Dame Cathedral from the water, etc. Just a blast!! There are lots of boarding places and they run all day and into the night (They're covered, so they're heated). TOTALLY touristy and really fun!<br />Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-18221339754814303262017-01-05T15:16:12.692-06:002017-01-05T15:16:12.692-06:00Make sure to see the Rodin sculpture gardens and t...Make sure to see the Rodin sculpture gardens and the Musee d'Orsay. Get to the museum right at opening time to beat the crowds. Also, for an inexpensive tour of the city ride the #69 bus (starting at the Eiffel Tower) through the city ending at the lovely Père Lachaise Cemetery. Rick Steves has a nice guide you can follow as you go.<br />Have a wonderful time!!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587458342021470161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-46834617282907110162017-01-05T10:54:53.708-06:002017-01-05T10:54:53.708-06:00I just love all of you! I love your suggestions fo...I just love all of you! I love your suggestions for my trip, books and movies to check out, places to go. I love your comments about tee shirts and books and obsession with books. Thank you for stopping by every day, even when I don't have an exciting post. You readers just make this blog worthwhile. Thank you!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-89400524340303922302017-01-05T08:30:25.462-06:002017-01-05T08:30:25.462-06:00I just had a talk with our cataloger about that ve...I just had a talk with our cataloger about that very problem, albeit with a different book. It's listed by LC and our catalog as "Strange Tide: A Peculiar Crimes Unit Mystery." The cover, however, has "Bryant & May: Strange Tide" in very large letters. We had a patron request it by the latter title and imagine my surprise when the catalog said we didn't have that title.... because I had it checked out at the time.<br /><br />I was in Paris just once and loved it. By all means go to the Cluny Museum. It's not as flashy as some of the better known ones but it has the Unicorn Tapestries. I'm sure a stop at Shakespeare and Company is on your list as well! Another worthwhile stop, even if it took us a lot of time to find it. It's just sort of tucked away on a street.BPL Refhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206148409183653691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-18429306941032740622017-01-05T08:26:51.152-06:002017-01-05T08:26:51.152-06:00Lesa, glad you shared about your shirt your mother...Lesa, glad you shared about your shirt your mother gave you for Christmas. Love the saying. Now I need to find one for myself. Maybe it would help my family understand about my books.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746340822577008970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-74269110682763260962017-01-05T07:57:47.413-06:002017-01-05T07:57:47.413-06:00Best book to read before going to Paris isn't ...Best book to read before going to Paris isn't a book, it's a movie: CHARADE. Another was A LITTLE ROMANCE.<br /><br />I liked Janet Flanner's PARIS WAS YESTERDAY 1925-1939. Also Michael Reynolds's biographies of Hemingway, in particular HEMINGWAY: THE PARIS YEARS. I've read a LOT about Hemingway (as well as by him), and for me "Hemingway in Paris" is a very evocative phrase.<br /><br />As for other books, I like to read about the so-called Lost Generation of the 1920s. We visited the Shakespeare and Company bookstore, though it wasn't Sylvia Beach's original, which closed in 1941.<br /><br />Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-86797612429699329242017-01-05T07:18:23.491-06:002017-01-05T07:18:23.491-06:00Breakfast with the giraffes sounds great! We took...Breakfast with the giraffes sounds great! We took my nephew to feed a giraffe in the Phoenix area several years ago and it was amazing.<br /><br />And speaking of amazing, Paris! We first visited in 1972 but haven't been there in 20 years. It is just a beautiful city and the most important thing to bring is good walking shoes! You can just walk and walk everywhere.<br /><br />Other things not to miss: <br /><br />The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_Rodin" rel="nofollow">Rodin Musee</a> (Rodin Museum). A must see.<br />The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_Marmottan_Monet" rel="nofollow">Musee Marmottan Monet</a>, which is self-explanatory. HUGE water lilies, etc.<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuileries_Garden" rel="nofollow">The Tuileries</a>.<br /><br />I envy you.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.com