Re: Anyone in Paris?

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

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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.

Re: Anyone in Paris?

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

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Thanks, Ralf and Igor! Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola 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.

Re: Anyone in Paris?

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

Re: Anyone in Paris?

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

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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

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Thanks for the suggestions, Bob and John. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 3:45 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > Yes, I agree with Parc Monceau. There are several other parks also > designed in the so-called English style by

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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

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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

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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