Paris Favorites

Churches, Places
Notre Dame (including the archaeological site at the west end of the Place) – also wander around the neighborhood
Ste. Chappelle and Place Dauphine
Thermes of Cluny (walk around the outside, enjoy the garden)
Place des Vosges (pop into the Hotel Sully in the corner – mansion, not a hotel)
Samaritaine (department store)
St. Sulpice
St. Eustache
Montmartre
Pere La Chaise Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery

Museums
Louvre (get a multi-day pass and go for an hour or so on several days instead of one massive day). Walk under the Passage Richelieu (straight north from the Pyramid) – fabulous view into sculpture gardens
Rodin (take a picnic on a nice day)
Musee d’Orsay
Musee du Luxembourg
Musee de Maillol
Jeu de Paume
Marmottan
Musee Jaquemarts Andre
Musee Nissim de Camondo
National Library Richelieu (also has a museum, but just the Oval Reading Room is very cool)

Art Galleries in the 6th arrondissement along Rue de Seine, Rue Mazarine, Rue des Beaux Arts, etc.

Kitchen Shops (near the Bourse)
Dehillerin, A Simon

Toy Shops
Si Tu Veux (in Palais Royal shops at 68 Rue du Vivienne)

We’ve made a google map of some of our favorite things in the vicinity of the apartment.

Lost in Paris (NY Times) 10-9-11

Walk to Notre Dame, Laurent Dubois/Isabel, Thermes of Cluny, home

Walk to Place Des Vosges and Marais

Walk to Luxembourg Gardens, St Sulpice, Marche St Germain, Mulot Patisserie

Walk to Musee d’Orsay

Walk to Louvre (Cour Carree, Pyramid, Richelieu Passage, Palais Royal, Tuileries, Orangerie, St Germain l’Auxerrois, Pont Neuf)

Walk to Palais Royal, Bibliotheque Richelieu, Kitchen Shops