Is it kitschy, or just fantasy? 25 centimes to the person who identifies the street corner this was taken from.
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Is it kitschy, or just fantasy? 25 centimes to the person who identifies the street corner this was taken from.
I don’t see anything new in them, but they do give quick ideas for an outing First, published by Fodors, is Around Paris with Kids: 68 Great Things to Do Together …. This set might be more valuable to spread out on the table to involve kids in choosing what to do for the day’s outings.
I have to say I don’t really resonate with the idea of being a “Francophile,” though most of my life I have loved spending time in France, learning the language, and eating the same twenty meals over and over…. Since I read these, they’ve also come up with Street French 3: The Best of Naughty French which appears to have all the juicy bits not included in books 1 and 2.
I wasn’t happy when they moved the collection at the Jeu de Paume to the Musée d’Orsay (but not as upset as Hemingway when it was moved from its original spot at the Musée du Luxembourg)…. Of course, that’s what they said when they started flashing those lights every hour, and, of course, when they built the Tour in the the first place.
Travelogue 360 Paris is an I SPY – like game that has you hunting for clues in Paris neighborhoods. The graphics are beautiful and the life-like scenes will remind you more of a gritty Paris experience than images scraped off a postcard. I haven’t tried it yet with the kids, but I’m sure our 7-year old will love it. You can try a 60-minute demo at Macgamestore.
bistros, wine bars, restaurants in Paris, 6me
A restaurant recommendation in Paris
Here’s what appears to be a good one, though we got serious about it too late to get reservations. The Rotisserie du Beaujolais is right across the street and run by the Tour d’Argent. Food is simple bistrot, but the setting overlooks Notre Dame and the menu looked tasty though Patricia Wellslike it too much. Address is: 19, Quai Tournelle, 75005 Paris, 01 43 54 17 47 Website supposedly is La Tour d’Argent, but I couldn’t find any details anywhere.
I searched and searched for travel books to excite a two year old kid as well as inform me as to what are best things to do when we traveled. I found these, written by Sasek in 1959! With a minimum of words and a maximum of illustrations, ‘This is Paris’ captures the magic of… Continue reading ‘This is Paris,’ ‘This is San Francisco,’ but where is ‘This is Tokyo?’
So I’ve been thinking about writing a series of ‘Let’s Go… to Paris, pour les enfants,’ to Tokyo, to Sydney, for now a couple of years now. Ever since Hadley was born seven years ago and I took her around the world, I saw a need. She was a sport, and is, an inveterate, world… Continue reading Birth of ‘Let’s Go, Paris’ pour les enfants…
