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Musee de La Poupee

LauraG — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:24:14 +0000

At the edge of the Marais and half a block from the Pompidou Center is the little-known Paris doll (poupee) museum. With 300 dolls, some dating from the 1850′s, the museum features rotating exhibits, a doll shop and a doll hospital as well. Lest you picture china dolls only, there is an extensive Barbie collection. Cost is 3 euros for children under 12, 8 euros for adults and 5 euros for older children. LG.

Musee de la Poupee
Impasse Berthaud
75003 Paris
Tel: 33 (0)1 42 72 73 11
Open Sunday-Saturday

Hours: 10am to 6pm.

Website: http://www.museedelapoupeeparis.com

Metro station Rambuteau

Batobus

LauraG — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:08:27 +0000

Beyond the excellent Metro subway and RER light rail, eleven months a year you can get around Paris by boat. That’s right, along the Seine from February through December, the Batobus stops near 8 major Paris landmarks. In low season the boat stops running at 4:30 at night, but in summer goes until 9:30. Cost is 13 euros per adult and 7 per child under 16.

Website: http://www.batobus.com

Musee du Vin (Wine Museum)

LauraG — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:39:13 +0000

Metro line 6 will take you a little east of central Paris. Get off at Passy and you can visit this former monastery, where the history of viticulture and wine is told with a display of objects and an audio guide. There is an onsite restaurant and you can do a three wine tasting as well. LG

Address:

Musée du Vin
Map it!
Rue des Eaux / 5 Square C. Dickens
Paris, France 75016
Tel: 01 45 25 63 26

website: www.museeduvinparis.com

Musee d L’Orangerie

LauraG — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:29:08 +0000

Behind the Louvre are the Tuileries Gardens, and there you’ll find this museum which focuses on Monet, a love-hate artist for many. The museum was constructed to his specification in 1922, after he donated 8 paintings to the French state. Extensive renovations uncovered the remains of 17th century fortifications and the museum’s re-opening stalled until 2006. There’s an English language tour at 2:30 every Monday and Thursday. Closed Tuesdays. LG

Address:

Musee d L’Orangerie
Jardin des tuileries
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Paris, France 75001
Tel: 01 44 77 80 07
website: www.musee-orangerie.fr

Les Puces de Saint-Ouen

LauraG — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:52:02 +0000

Try to visit a Paris flea market if your trip permits. This one is Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Everything from junk to antiques, plus vintage clothes. More expensive than others, perhaps because it’s closer in. Take the metro to Clingancourt and you’ll see it. Bypass the stands very close to the metro so as to find the quality goods. LG

Les Puces de Saint-Ouen
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Metro: Clingancourt

The Pantheon

LauraG — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:58:21 +0000

This is a neoclassical church located in the Latin Quarter near both le Palais de Luxembourg and theSorbonne. Built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve, now a mausoleum, It’s on the Montagne Saint Genevieve. Foucault’s Pendulum is located here, as are the tombs of Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo and Émile Zola to name but a few. LG

Address:
The Pantheon
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Montagne Saint Genevieve
Paris, France 75005
Tel: 01 44 32 1800
Metro: Cardinal Lemoine

Pere-Lachaise Cemetery

LauraG — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:02:07 +0000

Jim Morrison, Oscar Wild, Max Ernst, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf and many others are at eternal rest here. There are holocaust monuments you should not skip. You can buy a map at the entrance and should plan for the fact that this is a big place with those hard-to-walk-on cobblestone walkways. LG

Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
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Boulevard de Ménilmontant
Paris, France 75020
metro: Line 3 Gambetta or Line 2 Phillipe Auguste

Web site: www.pere-lachaise.com

Musee Carnavalet

LauraG — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:48:04 +0000

This covers the history of Paris, especially focusing on the art and furnishings pre and post Revolution. It’s in a grand Napoleonic townhouse in a lovely part of Paris for dining, as well. It might not be at the top of the list on a short first time trip, but worth a look if you are in the area. LG

Address:
Musee Carnavalet
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23 Rue de Sevigne
Paris, France 75003

Tel: 01 44 59 58 58

website: www.carnavalet.paris.fr

Musee Marmottan

LauraG — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:39:17 +0000

On the east side of the Bois du Boulogne, you’ll find an Impressionist painting collection second only to the Musee d’Orsay, with much less crowded viewing. The standard museum pass is not accepted, but you can buy admission, of course. Monet’s “Water Lilies”, anyone? LG

Address:
Musee Marmottan
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2 Rue Louis Boilly
Paris, France 75016
Tel: 01 42 24 07 02
Metro: Line 9 : Pont de Sèvres – Mairie de Montreuil

website: www.marmottan.com

Cineaqua

LauraG — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:49:52 +0000

This is a very new addition to Paris touring, and a welcome one for families. There are movies, vast exhibits, and, like any Paris landmark, has excellent on site food. It’s entirely underground, with the largest tank being 60 feet below. You don’t just walk past tanks; there is a constantly changing multi media installation, plus mechanical fish which blend in with the real ones. See if you can spot them. Open till 8 every day; children under 3 free. Located in the Trocadero Gardens. LG

Address:
Cineaqua
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5 avenue Albert du Mun
Paris, France 75016
Tel: 01 40 69 23 23
Metro: Trocadero

website: www.cineaqua.com