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Discover how to make the most of your Paris adventure. Our guide will lead your through the most famous landmarks as well as the more intimate sites. We offer intriguing details at each location; giving you the ultimate French connection. Follow the historic trails of the most notable French figures. You'll shadow the steps of Marie Antoinette from celebrated Queen to the grisly guillotine. The Empire comes to life as you trace the paths of the powerful Napoleon and his beloved Josephine. You'll be impressed as you follow the artistic trails of Monet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh and Manet throughout all the top museums. We provide all the essentials for a fabulous trip. Our insider tips on shopping, markets, river cruises, cuisine, safety and traveling around Paris are simply invaluable. Our recommended booklist offers insight into the history and culture of France. This is a great choice for book clubs. Sandra Gulland, author of the Josephine B. Trilogy, "I love the You Go Girl guide for Paris! It makes me want to be there now... Bravo! And -- need I say? -- bon voyage." You Go Girl - Paris is available on Amazon.com here. Paris September 2008 The Big Wheel Keeps on Turning…
The Big Wheel 5 Sep 2008 - 18 Jan 2009 (annual) Place de la Concorde Ride the grande roue or The Big Wheel at Paris' Place de la Concorde and see Paris at a birds eye view.
October 2008 Musée du Luxembourg From Miro to Warhol. The Berardo collection in Paris From 16 October 2008 to 22 February 2009 The Berardo collection, one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary art in Europe, will be showing in Paris for four months
Musee D’Orsay --- Special exhibits Pastels in the Musee D'Orsay (8 October 2008 - 1 February 2009) The Musée D'Orsay houses several hundred pastels produced between 1850 and 1914. Among them are several masterpieces by the greatest pastellists of the period: Millet, Manet, Degas, Redon and Lévy-Dhurmer.
Picasso / Manet: Le dejeuner sur l'herbe (8 October 2008 - 1 February 2009) Manet's original Déjeuner sur l'herbe will be paired with Picasso's later reworkings. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Special Exhibit Picasso et les Maîtres (8 Oct 2008 - 2 Feb 2009; not Tue) Paris' Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais explores the great masters that inspired Picasso: Greco, Vélasquez, Goya, Zurbarán, Ribera, Le Nain, Dubois, Chardin, David, Ingres, Delacroix, Manet, Courbet, Lautrec, Degas, Cézanne, Renoir, Gauguin, Titian, Rembrandt and Van Gogh.
Salon du Chocolat 29 Oct - 2 Nov 2008 (annual) Salon du Chocolat located at Paris' Porte de Versailles is irresistible for true chocolate lovers.
November 2008 Antiques at the Place de la Bastille 8 - 18 Nov 2008 (various dates) Place de la Bastille 11am-7pm Antique dealers from all over France get together at the Place de la Bastille for its biannual Brocante.
Great Wine Fair 21 - 22 Nov 2008 (annual) Carrousel du Louvre Daily 10.30am-8.30pm
The annual Great Wines Fair (Le Grand Tasting) at the Carrousel du Louvre is a chance to sample some of world's finest wines. www.grandtasting.com
December 2008 Ice Skating at Montparnasse 1 Dec 2008 - 10 Mar 2009 (annual) Patinoire Montparnasse Free; skate hire €5 Mon-Fri 12pm-8pm; Sat & Sun 9am-8pm
January 2009 The Big Sale Jan - Feb 2009 (annual) Starting on January 9, you’ll find great deals at various stores such as Galeries Lafayette, Printemps and Au Bon Marché. Over the six-week period, further reductions will be taken on the sales merchandise.
April 2009 April Fools Day is kind of fishy! April 1, 2009 (annual) Watch your back if you're in Paris on April Fool's Day. Tradition has it that paper fish are stuck on the backs of unsuspecting passerby’s- "Poisson d'Avril," or April fish. Journalists also love to print some bogus stories on this fun day.
New Books We Are Recommending
The Mistress of the Sun, by Sandra Gulland
Mistress of the Revolution, by Catherine Delors
Check out the book descriptions on Amazon
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