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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Feb 2, 2011 15:09:01 GMT
Thanks again fumo, paris, mich and lagatta, bixa and bjd. Now I've got to go and read again kerouac's excellent report on modern architecture. See you all over there.
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Post by Lynn Booth on Feb 2, 2011 23:54:59 GMT
We have the promenade plantee on the list for June. Loved the paintings in the church, you don't often see more contemporary art in the style of Italian frescoes. Worth a look I should think.
As usual, you make the commonplace look interesting. What a gift!
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Post by Jazz on Feb 3, 2011 0:21:14 GMT
This is the finest essay that I have yet seen about the 12th arrondissement online, FMT. It has been saved in my 12th folder. Perhaps it isn’t the most exciting arrondissement, but one could easily spend a week just there, especially following your report. The places you mention in the opening… Marché d’Aligré, Bois de Vincennes, Viaduct des Arts, Bercy etc. are all worth a day each to explore, I enjoyed them all. Fascinating to see the rest of the neighborhood that you reveal and I will certainly go when next in Paris. There is so much from your thread that I need to explore. Loved your shots of la Cour d’Alsace-Lorraine, the timbered house, the sign of the hungry cat..the whole sense of the neighborhood. There are, I think, many small passages and courtyards in this area? It would be great to base here, given that the rents are less expensive and it is easy to access the rest of Paris. One of my favorite top secret apartments is in the 12th facing onto a small beautiful 17th century courtyard.  Merci, mon ami. |
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Post by thill25 on Feb 3, 2011 16:48:20 GMT
Bravo! I could look at Paris pictures all day. ;D
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Post by Leeskid on Feb 3, 2011 18:00:24 GMT
On Day Three of being iced in here in Dallas...thank you for taking me away! Your photos and commentary are wonderful.
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Feb 3, 2011 18:16:21 GMT
Lynn - Thanks so much. The church is not far from the end of the Promenade, nor is the Bois de Vincennes, nor the Immigration museum. Any or all of them are worth a visit but the church will take the least amount of time if you have other plans. Jazz - You know where you can stay on your next visit to Paris.  thill25 - I will surely have plenty more Paris pictures for you to see in the future.  Leeskid - Ice in Dallas? Really? Search my name in the France forum and you'll find a bunch more of my reports, where the skies are always blue and sunny! |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 3, 2011 18:31:24 GMT
Excellent report frenchmystiquetour...really very interesting ;D Thank You X
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Feb 3, 2011 18:53:25 GMT
Thanks cheery!
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Post by auntieannie on Feb 18, 2011 23:16:12 GMT
oh, fab! between FMT and Kerouac, we really get such a wonderful perspective on Paris! I remember K's walk along the promenade plantee. was it last summer?
Thanks!
Another translation of mignon is "small". Guess a more modern version.
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Post by lagatta on Mar 1, 2011 7:07:05 GMT
Ooooo mon chéri, ta bitte est tellement mignonne! ;D
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Post by koloagirl on Mar 19, 2011 21:27:12 GMT
Aloha from Kaua'i! Mahalo and merci for the virtual tour of the 12th arrondissement! We stayed at the Maison Zen on our first trip to Paris last year - that is located in the 12th on rue de Lyon and just over from the Promanade Plantee and Viaduct des Arts area - we loved the whole area - it had easy access to the metro and the neighborhood (what we saw of it) was great and not "overly touristy" at all - we enjoyed it so much that we are staying in the exactly same place again this September! We saw most of the big sights of the 12th, including the wonderful flea market at Marche d'Aligre - and my very first real "look" at Paris is when I walked on the Promenade Plantee and looked down on the streets below - it was wonderful and even though it was so very cold (I come from a tropical climate and had trouble with the cold weather this time of year) - I absolutely fell in love with it. I'm looking forward to exploring some more of the 12th then - we barely scratched the surface last year! The Bois de Vincennes is beautiful and my husband ran the Paris Marathon/Half Marathon last year that started at the Jardin Floral there - we are looking forward to going back in September and seeing some greenery and maybe even flowers! I also adored the Chateau du Vincennes and probably will go back there - it was fascinating! Anyway....merci for all your wonderful pictures - it gives me a much better "feel" for this arrondissement and all the things there are to see there - I'm looking forward to doing some exploring of my own!! Malama Pono (take care) Janet
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Post by lagatta on Mar 20, 2011 1:10:41 GMT
koloagirl, the temperature did get unusually cold in Western Europe this winter and last - often it was warmer here in Montréal - unheard of, usually we have far more "Continental" weather with much colder winters and warmer summers.
I have bookmarked La Maison Zen, which looks like a wonderful place for someone working in Paris (including a fair bit of "home office" work) and needing peace and quiet. A small kitchen is a big plus - I hate eating out three times a day.
I have friends who live between the Promenade plantée and Gare de Lyon.
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Mar 20, 2011 19:31:47 GMT
koloagirl - That is a great area of the 12th where you stayed. Lots of stores and restaurants and good transport options and only frequented by locals. Tough life you have, living in Hawaii and vacationing in Paris. |
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Post by koloagirl on Mar 22, 2011 23:08:48 GMT
Aloha from Kaua'i! Yes indeed "frenchmytiquetour" - tough life! lol Well for instance today it is almost cold since it is quite cool (70's farenheit) and huge gusts of wind - I fully expect everyone to be very sorry for me - LOL!  Believe me, I know how fortunate I am to live in one of the most beautiful places in the world and be looking forward to visiting for the 2nd time the city I've fallen fully in love with - Paris! "Maison Zen" is indeed a great place, quiet, and I enjoyed having the convenience of my own kitchen as well - even though I mostly used it for heating things up and making coffee! I enjoyed not having a "hotel" experience and of course the fact that it was very reasonable in price was a big factor as well! I loved the area around it - easy to get to all the big tourist sites, but not in the middle of them....it was nice to come "home" to at the end of the day! Wonderful area! Malama Pono, Janet
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Mar 23, 2011 19:49:11 GMT
Well, it got into the low 60's here today and for this time of year that's pretty good. Great biking weather. I doubt I'll ever make it there but if I ever go to Hawaii I know who the destination expert is.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2011 18:59:04 GMT
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Mar 25, 2011 23:22:40 GMT
One of these days I'll learn how to use the Bombay video thing and send you a proper response K2.
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Post by koloagirl on Mar 30, 2011 17:21:36 GMT
;D ;D ;D Oh my......only response is.....ROFL (which I don't like to use really, but it is particularly apt here!!) Love it!! I'll have to remember to leave my big carriage at home then in September - shoots, what do I do with my horses then?  ;D Malama Pono, Janet |
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Post by lagatta on Mar 30, 2011 23:32:58 GMT
Koloa, a kitchenette in Paris would mostly be for making coffee, heating up or rincing treasures I've bought in markets, shops and supermarkets, and entertaining Parisian friends (I'm over 50, and even my younger friends there have probably hit 40 by now and we wouldn't upset the calm atmosphere of the Zen Center). One of my best friends there has hit 70, but he is a bit of a Dorian Gray with a smoth face and a slender waistline. Only signs of age are his thick head of hair going a beautiful silver and a few odd age spots on his hands (you really have to look).
And the Royal Wedding will have been over and done in September, and I don't believe they are even using horses and carriages.
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Post by koloagirl on Mar 31, 2011 2:18:09 GMT
 Aloha from Kaua'i! "lagatta" - the little studio flat that we rent at Maison Zen is just right for us - beautiful 200 year old building with curving staircase (no elevator - good exercise!) and a nice bath-tub and shower as well as the little dining area and stove area. I have a couple of pictures - this one taken from "my side" of the bed and what I wake up to and go to sleep with while I'm there:  The little dining table (sorry for the messy table!):  And a view of the bed with my "doudou" that I purchased at a wonderful little shop in Le Marais called "L'Ours du Marais" - she was and is my "mascot"!!   I don't have good pictures of the inside of the flat - but suffice it to say that is is perfect for us and our needs - I can't wait to see it again this September! Malama Pono, Janet
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Post by Jo on Aug 22, 2011 20:44:55 GMT
Hi,
Is there anything you can tell us about Gare De Bercy ? We are travelling from London to Nord and then have to go to Bercy for our night train.
It will help if you can do a similar post as you have done for the Nord station.
Thanks
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Post by dugraves on Jan 9, 2012 19:23:54 GMT
Another 12th arr. attraction for some (especially Americans interested in history) is the Cimitiere de Picpus off RUE (not blvd) de Picpus. It holds the grave of the Marquis de Lafayette and family and commemorates the slaughter of thousands (including many nuns and priests) by guillotine during the French Revolution. The entrance is difficult to find but is just past the Hopital Rothschild.
Thanks FMT for the tour. I stayed in the 12th my last visit and will next time too. You've given me even more to enjoy.
P.S. The Parc Floral in Vincennes is also a favorite attraction of mine.
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Jan 10, 2012 0:12:28 GMT
Glad you enjoyed the report dugraves. At some point this winter I'll finally get around to writing my long overdue report about the 20th.
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