Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Igor PDML-StR]

That's it!
Right you are!
Thank you, Bob!

The reason I couldn't recall it is the fact that the store has been closed 
for over 10 years. I was trying to google a large department store, and,

evidently it was no longer there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Samaritaine
Now I am worried if I was the reason it got closed... ;-)
I have that effect on things: places that I like get closed.

Igor


 Bob W-PDML Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:58:21 -0700 wrote:

The department store you're thinking of is La Samaritaine. I've been to 
the rooftop restaurant, which was fabulous. The interior was quite 
spectacular too. It has been closed for years, supposedly for 
refurbishment. It featured, closed, in the film Holy Motors, the encounter 
between Denis Lavant and Kylie Minogue. Great film.



On Fri, 31 Mar 2017, Igor PDML-StR wrote:



Dan,

That sounds like a fun trip!
I envy you. :-)
We've been to Paris many years ago, and keep planning on coming back.

There are two things that I could recommend:
1. It might be obvious, but ... there is a large department store that has
a very nice view from the top floor, and it is very close to the river, so 
the view is great.
The restaurant is rather expensive, but we went there just for a few minutes 
when it was not too crowded, took a few photos and left.


Last night I was trying to figure out if it was Printemps or Galleries 
Laffayete.  I believe it is the former.


2. There was (and still is, from what I can tell) a restaurant that is off 
the tourist path. I've learned about it from a personal contact.

I see that now it is rather famous (on Trip Advisor, Yelp, etc.)
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d1116684-Reviews-Marie_Edith-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

Marie Edith restaurant:
Telephone:  01 45 66 44 60
Address:  34 rue Laos
Paris 75015
France

It is a smallish restaurant. So, it's better to make a reservation via the 
phone (we called in the morning). It is one of those places where there is 
only one "seating" per night.
My rather rudimentary knowledge of French did not allow me understanding some 
parts of the menu. They either didn't have an English version, or what they 
had was incomplete. So, the owner himself was helping us placing the order. 
He is a very interesting person himself. And the food was great (and 
reasonably priced) - but it's been a decade ago...



Igor




On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:11:45 -0700, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:



Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?

Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to Normandy
and return.
We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on
Monday, April 10.  I would love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.

We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond
the usual monuments would also been appreciated from anyone familiar with
the city.




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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Bob W-PDML]

One of the several strange, quirky things about Parc Monceau is that at the 
main entrance there is a beautiful little building which is a copy of 
Bramante's Tempietto - used as a public toilet. It must be the grandest public 
toilet in Europe, second only to the one in Charlton House, near me.

The Tempietto is also to be seen on top of St Paul's, London, and the Pantheon 
in Paris (stolen from Saint Paul's, so a copy of a copy).

The entrance to Parc Monceau can be seen in the excellent thriller Ne le dis à 
personne (Tell No-one).

And here:
http://www.web-options.com/Paris/content/L1000233_large.html

B

On 31 Mar 2017, at 20:57, Ralf R Radermacher 
> wrote:

Am 31.03.17 um 09:45 schrieb Bob W-PDML:
Yes, I agree with Parc Monceau.

A 5 minute walk from there is Rue Daru with the beautiful Russian orthodox 
cathedral.

I've lived there (Rue Daru, not the cathedral...) for some time in '76. Sunday 
mass used to be fun. Mind you, those were the days of the Soviet Union and most 
of the old Russian aristocracy was living in Paris. So, just before mass, 
everybody was standing and chatting on the square in front and the suddenly 
they would all go quiet and everybody bowed while a battered old 2CV or Simca 
stopped in front and some Great Duke would alight from it.

Ralf

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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Bob W-PDML]

The department store you're thinking of is La Samaritaine. I've been to the 
rooftop restaurant, which was fabulous. The interior was quite spectacular too. 
It has been closed for years, supposedly for refurbishment. It featured, 
closed, in the film Holy Motors, the encounter between Denis Lavant and Kylie 
Minogue. Great film.

> On 31 Mar 2017, at 21:27, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:
> 
> 
> Dan,
> 
> That sounds like a fun trip!
> I envy you. :-)
> We've been to Paris many years ago, and keep planning on coming back.
> 
> There are two things that I could recommend:
> 1. It might be obvious, but ... there is a large department store that has
> a very nice view from the top floor, and it is very close to the river, so 
> the view is great.
> The restaurant is rather expensive, but we went there just for a few minutes 
> when it was not too crowded, took a few photos and left.
> 
> Last night I was trying to figure out if it was Printemps or Galleries 
> Laffayete.  I believe it is the former.
> 
> 2. There was (and still is, from what I can tell) a restaurant that is off 
> the tourist path. I've learned about it from a personal contact.
> I see that now it is rather famous (on Trip Advisor, Yelp, etc.)
> https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d1116684-Reviews-Marie_Edith-Paris_Ile_de_France.html
> 
> Marie Edith restaurant:
> Telephone:  01 45 66 44 60
> Address:  34 rue Laos
> Paris 75015
> France
> 
> It is a smallish restaurant. So, it's better to make a reservation via the 
> phone (we called in the morning). It is one of those places where there is 
> only one "seating" per night.
> My rather rudimentary knowledge of French did not allow me understanding some 
> parts of the menu. They either didn't have an English version, or what they 
> had was incomplete. So, the owner himself was helping us placing the order. 
> He is a very interesting person himself. And the food was great (and 
> reasonably priced) - but it's been a decade ago...
> 
> 
> Igor
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:11:45 -0700, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?
>> 
>> Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to Normandy
>> and return.
>> We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on
>> Monday, April 10.  I would love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.
>> 
>> We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond
>> the usual monuments would also been appreciated from anyone familiar with
>> the city.
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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks, Ralf and Igor!

Dan

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On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Igor PDML-StR  wrote:

>
> Dan,
>
> That sounds like a fun trip!
> I envy you. :-)
> We've been to Paris many years ago, and keep planning on coming back.
>
> There are two things that I could recommend:
> 1. It might be obvious, but ... there is a large department store that has
> a very nice view from the top floor, and it is very close to the river, so
> the view is great.
> The restaurant is rather expensive, but we went there just for a few
> minutes when it was not too crowded, took a few photos and left.
>
> Last night I was trying to figure out if it was Printemps or Galleries
> Laffayete.  I believe it is the former.
>
> 2. There was (and still is, from what I can tell) a restaurant that is off
> the tourist path. I've learned about it from a personal contact.
> I see that now it is rather famous (on Trip Advisor, Yelp, etc.)
> https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d11166
> 84-Reviews-Marie_Edith-Paris_Ile_de_France.html
>
> Marie Edith restaurant:
> Telephone:  01 45 66 44 60
> Address:  34 rue Laos
> Paris 75015
> France
>
> It is a smallish restaurant. So, it's better to make a reservation via the
> phone (we called in the morning). It is one of those places where there is
> only one "seating" per night.
> My rather rudimentary knowledge of French did not allow me understanding
> some parts of the menu. They either didn't have an English version, or what
> they had was incomplete. So, the owner himself was helping us placing the
> order. He is a very interesting person himself. And the food was great (and
> reasonably priced) - but it's been a decade ago...
>
>
> Igor
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:11:45 -0700, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>
>
>> Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?
>>
>> Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to
>> Normandy
>> and return.
>> We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on
>> Monday, April 10.  I would love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.
>>
>> We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond
>> the usual monuments would also been appreciated from anyone familiar with
>> the city.
>>
>
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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Igor PDML-StR]

Dan,

That sounds like a fun trip!
I envy you. :-)
We've been to Paris many years ago, and keep planning on coming back.

There are two things that I could recommend:
1. It might be obvious, but ... there is a large department store that has
a very nice view from the top floor, and it is very close to the river, so 
the view is great.
The restaurant is rather expensive, but we went there just for a few 
minutes when it was not too crowded, took a few photos and left.


Last night I was trying to figure out if it was Printemps or Galleries 
Laffayete.  I believe it is the former.


2. There was (and still is, from what I can tell) a restaurant that is off 
the tourist path. I've learned about it from a personal contact.

I see that now it is rather famous (on Trip Advisor, Yelp, etc.)
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g187147-d1116684-Reviews-Marie_Edith-Paris_Ile_de_France.html

Marie Edith restaurant:
Telephone:  01 45 66 44 60
Address:  34 rue Laos
Paris 75015
France

It is a smallish restaurant. So, it's better to make a reservation via 
the phone (we called in the morning). It is one of those places where 
there is only one "seating" per night.
My rather rudimentary knowledge of French did not allow me understanding 
some parts of the menu. They either didn't have an English version, or 
what they had was incomplete. So, the owner himself was helping us placing 
the order. He is a very interesting person himself. And the food was great 
(and reasonably priced) - but it's been a decade ago...



Igor




On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 20:11:45 -0700, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:



Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?

Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to Normandy
and return.
We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on
Monday, April 10.  I would love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.

We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond
the usual monuments would also been appreciated from anyone familiar with
the city.


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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 31.03.17 um 09:11 schrieb Bob W-PDML:


Have you been on the Canal Saint-Martin?


Really nice and the best impression of Amsterdam you could get in Paris. ;-)

The famous Père Lachaise cemetery, resting place of Edit Piaf, Jim 
Morrison, Honoré de Balzac, Frédéric Chopin, Auguste Jean Fresnel (yep, 
the one with the lens), Georges Bizet, Marcel Marceau, Yves Montand... 
well, you name them, they're buried there... is always worth a visit.


Ralf

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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Ralf R Radermacher]

Am 31.03.17 um 09:45 schrieb Bob W-PDML:

Yes, I agree with Parc Monceau.


A 5 minute walk from there is Rue Daru with the beautiful Russian 
orthodox cathedral.


I've lived there (Rue Daru, not the cathedral...) for some time in '76. 
Sunday mass used to be fun. Mind you, those were the days of the Soviet 
Union and most of the old Russian aristocracy was living in Paris. So, 
just before mass, everybody was standing and chatting on the square in 
front and the suddenly they would all go quiet and everybody bowed while 
a battered old 2CV or Simca stopped in front and some Great Duke would 
alight from it.


Ralf

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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Thanks for the suggestions, Bob and John.

Dan Matyola
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On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 3:45 AM, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote:

> Yes, I agree with Parc Monceau. There are several other parks also
> designed in the so-called English style by Alphand and they're all
> worthwhile. Parc des Buttes Chaumont, and the Parc Montsouris in
> particular. Square des Batignolles is nice, but small, and some of the
> surrounding streets are lovely.
>
> B
>
> > On 31 Mar 2017, at 08:36, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Daniel - try the Parc Monceau, entering from the gates opposite the
> Rue de Prony along Boulevard
> > de Courcelles.  It's very pretty, and a more up-market part of Paris: my
> wife and I explored it
> > together for the first time for both of us in 1995.
> > I always avoided the Bois de Boulogne, too big and some dodgy goings-on
> happening there!
> > An interesting walk is from the Pigalle metro station, up along Rue
> Houdon, left into Rue des
> > Abbesses, which becomes Rue Lepic and takes you eventually close to the
> Place du Tertre.  Not too
> > far, quite a lot of uphill, but I always found it colourful and some
> really good
> > bistros/restaurants, populated by the locals, which is always a good
> sign!
> >
> > HTH
> >
> >
> > John in Brisbane
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola
> > Sent: Friday, 31 March 2017 1:11 PM
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> > Subject: Anyone in Paris?
> >
> > Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?
> >
> > Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to
> Normandy and return.
> > We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on
> Monday, April 10.  I would
> > love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.
> >
> > We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities
> beyond the usual monuments would
> > also been appreciated from anyone familiar with the city.
> >
> > Dan Matyola
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Re: Anyone in Paris?

[Bob W-PDML]

Yes, I agree with Parc Monceau. There are several other parks also designed in 
the so-called English style by Alphand and they're all worthwhile. Parc des 
Buttes Chaumont, and the Parc Montsouris in particular. Square des Batignolles 
is nice, but small, and some of the surrounding streets are lovely.

B

> On 31 Mar 2017, at 08:36, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> 
> Hi Daniel - try the Parc Monceau, entering from the gates opposite the Rue de 
> Prony along Boulevard
> de Courcelles.  It's very pretty, and a more up-market part of Paris: my wife 
> and I explored it
> together for the first time for both of us in 1995.
> I always avoided the Bois de Boulogne, too big and some dodgy goings-on 
> happening there!
> An interesting walk is from the Pigalle metro station, up along Rue Houdon, 
> left into Rue des
> Abbesses, which becomes Rue Lepic and takes you eventually close to the Place 
> du Tertre.  Not too
> far, quite a lot of uphill, but I always found it colourful and some really 
> good
> bistros/restaurants, populated by the locals, which is always a good sign!
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> John in Brisbane
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
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> Sent: Friday, 31 March 2017 1:11 PM
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> Subject: Anyone in Paris?
> 
> Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?
> 
> Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to Normandy 
> and return.
> We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on 
> Monday, April 10.  I would
> love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.
> 
> We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond 
> the usual monuments would
> also been appreciated from anyone familiar with the city.
> 
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RE: Anyone in Paris?

[John Coyle]

Hi Daniel - try the Parc Monceau, entering from the gates opposite the Rue de 
Prony along Boulevard
de Courcelles.  It's very pretty, and a more up-market part of Paris: my wife 
and I explored it
together for the first time for both of us in 1995.
I always avoided the Bois de Boulogne, too big and some dodgy goings-on 
happening there!
An interesting walk is from the Pigalle metro station, up along Rue Houdon, 
left into Rue des
Abbesses, which becomes Rue Lepic and takes you eventually close to the Place 
du Tertre.  Not too
far, quite a lot of uphill, but I always found it colourful and some really good
bistros/restaurants, populated by the locals, which is always a good sign!

HTH


John in Brisbane




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Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?

Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to Normandy and 
return.
We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on Monday, 
April 10.  I would
love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.

We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond the 
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Re: Anyone in Paris?

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That sounds like a very enjoyable trip.

Have you been on the Canal Saint-Martin? It's very enjoyable place to stroll on 
a spring day, and you can have a very good lunch at the famous Hotel du Nord.

B

> On 31 Mar 2017, at 04:11, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?
> 
> Next week my wife and I are flying to Paris, for a river cruise to Normandy
> and return.
> We will be in Paris for several hours on Tuesday April 4 and all day on
> Monday, April 10.  I would love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.
> 
> We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond
> the usual monuments would also been appreciated from anyone familiar with
> the city.
> 
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Anyone in Paris?

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Are any list members or lurkers in Paris?

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and return.
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Monday, April 10.  I would love to meet up with any PDMLers in the city.

We have been to Paris before, but any ideas for photo opportunities beyond
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