I need feed back!
Please answer the following questions for me in the comments section.
1. What would you do with 12 hours in Paris (7am-7pm)?
[CJane, you better comment on this one!]
2. What songs remind you of winter/ the holidays, but aren't neccesarily holiday songs?
14 comments:
I'd never been to Paris, but I know what'd I do because this is what I do in EVERY strange big city: I walk around and look at shops and eat. Simultaneously. Look and eat. I could do that for 12 hours.
Winter songs: "Let All Things Now Living" is a good, Welsh-y Thanksgiving-type song.
Oooh. This is a fun question. I'm not much of a music person, so I'm just answering the 12-hrs in Paris question.
2. Eat a chocolate crepe
3. Go to the top of Montparnasse (bldg) to overlook the city. (A spectacular view, plus you can see the city including the Eiffel tower vs. seeing the city from the tower).
3. Visit the Musee D'Orsay (The Louvre is much too big to pack into a twelve hour venture, plus, the dorsay has better art, in my opinion).
4. Take a boat ride on the Seinne. You'll be able to see the Eiffel, Notre Dame, etc. And then decide what you want a closer look at if you've still got time.
Why? Are you going to Paris for 12 hours?? Lucky!
I didn't forget #1. I just numbered wrong. Sorry!
First I would sit and eat some pastries for breakfast then see the following: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame - eat some lunch outside at a sidewalk cafe, then ride down the Seinne, see the Louvre, arch de triumph, then sit down to a fabulous french dinner. I guess if time permitted I might want to see the crash site of Princess Dianna (is that too morbid?). If you gave me an extra day, I would go to EuroDisney to compare it to Disneyland and Disney World.
Fun! These sound like what I had in mind, but I just wanted some insider details, too. Crepes? For sure. Notre Dame, for sure, at least from the outside.
Yes, I will be spending approximately 12 hours in Paris on September 22, after riding the night train from Munich, after touring the Romantic Road (including Rothenburg and the birthplace of my hubby, Wurzburg), after staying over in Garmisch and seeing Neuschwanstein, after flying into Frankfurt on September 18th. From Paris we will take the chunnel to London and continue our adventures. I will post about our plans when they are more set in stone (meaning we actually have plane and train tickets in hand).
What about the Rodin museum (has the "thinking man") or the Louvre (hello Mona Lisa). I personally preferred the Rodin b/c it's so much more intimate. Also do get a crepe avec chantilly. And people watch - you won't believe how fabulous the french are! I agree with lacy e. that you need to go to the top of montparnasse to see the city. Actually all of her suggestions are right on based on my experience in the city of lights.
for non-holiday, holiday songs - I LOVE rufus wainwright's version of Hallelujah. it's so beautiful it hurts. jeff buckley also has a great version of this song.
Man, that is a tough question! One of my favorite things in Paris is the Sainte Chapelle close to Notre Dame. Stunning. I like the Musee D'Orsay too. Sample lots of yummy food!
p.s. frankfurt, paris. where else are you going? sounds like an awesome trip!
Okay, just saw your earlier comment about itinerary. can i just tell you that Rothenburg is one of my all-time favorite places ever!!
I would probably sleep, because of jet lag......but we both know that I'll never be in Paris or any other European city, although I would love to go to Germany with Marks' mom to meet the cousins that are still there, and see where she lived as a child...but it involves way too much time in a plane over the ocean......can't do it!!! My favorite song that isn't a holiday song but makes me think of Christmas and Easter is "Beautiful Savior" also "I wonder when He comes again" love ya!
I'll have to get Jason to leave some insight. I've been to Paris twice but if you want an insider's view-- that's where he served. As for music, how about Sarah McLachlan's "Song for a Winter's Night"?
Another winter song: "Lullaby of New York."
JAMIE!!! What a coincidence. Damion and I are flying to Europe on the 18th of September! We are going to Geneva.
Em, I wish we could do Switzerland and Austria, too! Fun coincidence.
Luisa, that Sarah song is already on my list--in fact, I might include the Gordon Lightfoot version, too. It's a family favorite since my parents listened to GL all the time.
Lisa--did you mean "Fairytale of New York"? Cuz that's on the top of my list. One of my favorite winter songs EVER. Loooove it! "The boys of the NYPD choir still singin' Gallway Bay..."--makes me wanna kiss on the corner and dance thru the night! I'll have to look into Let All Things Now Living.
And mom, you'll be pleased to know that the Primary is singing "Beautiful Savior" for our Christmas song this year, along with "Once Within a Lowly Stable". I am looking for some cool instrumentals--bells or flutes or something.
Becca, where are the best organs? is Sainte Chapelle a famous one?
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