10 things you'd do in France

[Fritzo]

Laugh at the girl's hairy arm pits

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: DannyBoy

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: DannyBoy

Originally posted by: AndrewR
10 things I've done and recommend (speaking French is highly recommended):

1. Eat at hole in the wall restaurants, particularly in smaller towns. Just walk around and look at menus and in the windows. Best way to get fantastic food (it's difficult though not impossible to be disappointed).

2. Visit a vineyard. Sample wine and BUY SOME. You aren't obligated, but I think it's rude to have the vintner open a bunch of bottles and then you leave without buying anything. The wine is ridiculously cheap, and $10 for the experience is a pittance especially since you leave with a full bottle for later.

3. In Paris, visit the Musee du Rodin. Excellent, small museum which is a little oasis in the middle of the city. One of my favorite museums of all time.

4. Also in Paris, visit the catacombs. FINALLY did this on my last trip in Nov 03, and it was fascinating! Piles and piles and piles of human bones and skulls from excavated cemetaries. Prepare yourself for a steep climb on the exit, but it's a unique visit.

5. Drive through Normandie. Eat apples, drink brandy, and eat crepes.

6. Visit Carcassone in the SW part of the country. It's a huge walled medieval town. Many scenes from Robin Hood (Costner one) were shot there. It's been restored, but it's a terrific place to visit.

7. Let's see, back to Paris and the Musee d'Orsay for Impressionist art. No better place in the world.

8. Paris again, ride the metro A LOT. Lots of characters, and the most interesting mass transit system I've ever used. They say that no location in Paris is more than 300m from a metro stop. I've never measured, but that's probably accurate.

9. Paris and churches -- Notre Dame (don't forget the excavation exhibit on the opposite end of the square in front of the church), Sacre Coeur, many others.

10. My favorite for last (Paris once again!) -- Musee National du Moyen Age (Cluny). It's on the Left Bank and is a relatively small museum with all sorts of stuff from the Middle Ages. It won't wear you out like the Louvre and doesn't just have paintings. I've been there three or four times and will go again the next time I visit (didn't in Nov 03!).

London beats Paris on almost everyone of those points, and we speak English :thumbsup:

Been to London, though not as much as Paris, and I don't agree at all. Granted, speaking English is nice (though French isn't a problem for me), but the food leaves something to be desired in comparison, as mentioned above. That's not to say there aren't good restaurants in London, but pub to bistro, the French take the cake.

Two words: English wine. :disgust: Granted, the beer is better in Great Britain, but there's no comparison in wine, not even remotely.

While I like the Tube, it doesn't have the same character as Le Métro, at least not from what I have seen. It's a little more modern, a little less...I don't know. Perhaps just my personal impression.

Museums? Been to British Museum, V & A, Imperial War Museum (ok, that one rocks -- better than the equivalent in Paris, Les Invalides), and a few others -- Paris wins this one, too. London does have the Globe, though.

Oh, French women are better. Better teeth and accents.

French women are nasty, hairy and stuck up.

Our museums, well, natural history museum, science museum, all the war museums, etc...

The tube is the oldest on the planet, and safest and it's unique

Who drinks wine? Bleh, you can't beat british pubs and ale, anywhere, period

I explained my thoughts on food, yeah we lose on that part, if you don't know where you're going

Got you on the teeth part, too.

What is it with the teeth thing, I have lovely teeth :|

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: DannyBoy

Originally posted by: AndrewR
10 things I've done and recommend (speaking French is highly recommended):

1. Eat at hole in the wall restaurants, particularly in smaller towns. Just walk around and look at menus and in the windows. Best way to get fantastic food (it's difficult though not impossible to be disappointed).

2. Visit a vineyard. Sample wine and BUY SOME. You aren't obligated, but I think it's rude to have the vintner open a bunch of bottles and then you leave without buying anything. The wine is ridiculously cheap, and $10 for the experience is a pittance especially since you leave with a full bottle for later.

3. In Paris, visit the Musee du Rodin. Excellent, small museum which is a little oasis in the middle of the city. One of my favorite museums of all time.

4. Also in Paris, visit the catacombs. FINALLY did this on my last trip in Nov 03, and it was fascinating! Piles and piles and piles of human bones and skulls from excavated cemetaries. Prepare yourself for a steep climb on the exit, but it's a unique visit.

5. Drive through Normandie. Eat apples, drink brandy, and eat crepes.

6. Visit Carcassone in the SW part of the country. It's a huge walled medieval town. Many scenes from Robin Hood (Costner one) were shot there. It's been restored, but it's a terrific place to visit.

7. Let's see, back to Paris and the Musee d'Orsay for Impressionist art. No better place in the world.

8. Paris again, ride the metro A LOT. Lots of characters, and the most interesting mass transit system I've ever used. They say that no location in Paris is more than 300m from a metro stop. I've never measured, but that's probably accurate.

9. Paris and churches -- Notre Dame (don't forget the excavation exhibit on the opposite end of the square in front of the church), Sacre Coeur, many others.

10. My favorite for last (Paris once again!) -- Musee National du Moyen Age (Cluny). It's on the Left Bank and is a relatively small museum with all sorts of stuff from the Middle Ages. It won't wear you out like the Louvre and doesn't just have paintings. I've been there three or four times and will go again the next time I visit (didn't in Nov 03!).

London beats Paris on almost everyone of those points, and we speak English :thumbsup:

Yeah right, your food sucks.

Some of the best Indian restaurants in the world are in London.

Mmm, Indian cuisine...ahhh

 

[Patt]

Go to Chamonix and either ski or hike in the Alps. Brilliant area. My wife prompts me to say visit Nice ... but it was kinda scuzzy when I was there 10 years ago ...

 

[NakaNaka]

Normandy. I've never been to France but I cannot imagine going without stopping there.

 

[thirdlegstump]

Food, wine and peace.

 

[Gurck]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
the louvre is the only thing there worth seeing.

Dunno if it's the only thing worth seeing, but it'd definitely be my first stop.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: DannyBoy

Originally posted by: AndrewR
10 things I've done and recommend (speaking French is highly recommended):

1. Eat at hole in the wall restaurants, particularly in smaller towns. Just walk around and look at menus and in the windows. Best way to get fantastic food (it's difficult though not impossible to be disappointed).

2. Visit a vineyard. Sample wine and BUY SOME. You aren't obligated, but I think it's rude to have the vintner open a bunch of bottles and then you leave without buying anything. The wine is ridiculously cheap, and $10 for the experience is a pittance especially since you leave with a full bottle for later.

3. In Paris, visit the Musee du Rodin. Excellent, small museum which is a little oasis in the middle of the city. One of my favorite museums of all time.

4. Also in Paris, visit the catacombs. FINALLY did this on my last trip in Nov 03, and it was fascinating! Piles and piles and piles of human bones and skulls from excavated cemetaries. Prepare yourself for a steep climb on the exit, but it's a unique visit.

5. Drive through Normandie. Eat apples, drink brandy, and eat crepes.

6. Visit Carcassone in the SW part of the country. It's a huge walled medieval town. Many scenes from Robin Hood (Costner one) were shot there. It's been restored, but it's a terrific place to visit.

7. Let's see, back to Paris and the Musee d'Orsay for Impressionist art. No better place in the world.

8. Paris again, ride the metro A LOT. Lots of characters, and the most interesting mass transit system I've ever used. They say that no location in Paris is more than 300m from a metro stop. I've never measured, but that's probably accurate.

9. Paris and churches -- Notre Dame (don't forget the excavation exhibit on the opposite end of the square in front of the church), Sacre Coeur, many others.

10. My favorite for last (Paris once again!) -- Musee National du Moyen Age (Cluny). It's on the Left Bank and is a relatively small museum with all sorts of stuff from the Middle Ages. It won't wear you out like the Louvre and doesn't just have paintings. I've been there three or four times and will go again the next time I visit (didn't in Nov 03!).

London beats Paris on almost everyone of those points, and we speak English :thumbsup:

Yeah right, your food sucks.

What's wrong with boiling and frying everything?

 

[cquark]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
Normandy. I've never been to France but I cannot imagine going without stopping there.

Right, you can't pass up Normandy. After all, Mont St Michel is there:
http://images.google.com/images?q=mont+...en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&tab=ii&oi=imagest

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Eat, drink, and be merry.

For tomorrow we die
?cause we?re tripping billies

 

[cquark]

Originally posted by: tokamak
I'd bet you could easily kill as much time as you want in the Louvre.

I spent one day one trip and two days the next time I was in Paris, but I still missed a lot of the Louvre.

Don't miss the food, especially the patisseries and boulongeries, though the best food IMO was Belgian: Leon of Brussels, with the amazing mussels and french fries (which the Belgians claim to have invented and which were better than any in a French restaurant.)

Take a trip down the Loire to see the chateaux as well:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=loire+chateaux&btnG=Search

 

[b0mbrman]

Spend a few half-days in the Louvre (full days might burn you out) and don't miss the Rodin museum. Despite all your sightseeing, make sure you go out partying at night. Europeans and backpackers alike are a fun group...

 

[Forsythe]

And you wonder why we hate americans?

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Screwing and shaving the chicks, one by one

But preferably in the other order.