10 days in Paris....Go!

[b1os]

I'd visit Versailles for the day trip.

 

[tullytra]



I think you could take a day trip to Rouen which is in Normandy. It's the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. The cathedral was painted many times by Monet. The buildings in town are famously half timbered (do a google image search on rouen half timber to see what I mean). It's about an hour from Paris by train, which means it would be an easy day trip, and you'd probably enjoy a brief respite from the city.

I stayed last semester in Rouen, and I can't say that it's anything worth a trip. Sure Jeanne d'Arc was burnt there, but that's it. The cathedrals aren't worth the trip. If the OP heads that way, just keep going through to Caen then to Bayeux and hit up the American Memorial at Omaha Beach. It's a trek to get there, and there are sporadic buses from Bayeux to the memorial; so plan it out if you head there. Check timetables for trains to grab those which leave Paris-St. Lazare and don't stop until Rouen and then Caen. It saves so much time. I'd recommend renting a car for a day to get there just for the ease of not needing the buses/trains.

 

[StephenHero]

If you're going to do a day trip, I might suggest Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte.

 

[Fuuma]

You should visit Seine-Saint-Denis.

 

[supplychainman]

Don't.

no love for brussells?

 

[gumercindo]

Had a fantastic trip. Of the 9 full days we were there, it was sunny and mid to high 60s 6 of those.

Our itinerary basically went as follows:

Day 1: walked around our area (Rue Montorguiel, St. Denis, Les Halles, La Bourse)
Day 2: walked from our apartment by the Lourve, through Jardin Tulieres, across Place Concorde, across Pont D'Alma, Luxembourg gardens, through St. Germaine, a little bit of the LQ and then headed back home. Seine river cruise at night
Day 3: Sacre Couer (including montmartre) and Eiffel (climbed both of them!)
Day 4: Lourve, walked around st. germaine and ile de citie, Le Marais southern district, Arc de triumph and walked up to the top, Salsa dancing down in the bastille area
Day 5: Orsay, St. Chapelle, ND, ile st. louis strolling
Day 6: Versailles (picnic lunch here)
Day 7: Giverny, ven dome strolling, took a dancing class at night near bastille with one of the best instructors in the world
Day 8: Strolled through the north side of Marais and the south side as well - just a strolling day
Day 9: Strolling day and we hit St. Germaine and rue honore

Had a fantastic time and I'm glad I did not try and squeeze another day trip in. For a first time to Paris, I think 2 day trips (even though they weren't full day trips) are enough. Paris has so much to see! It's my new favorite city.

Thanks again for all the recs.

 

[b1os]



Had a fantastic time and I'm glad I did not try and squeeze another day trip in. For a first time to Paris, I think 2 day trips (even though they weren't full day trips) are enough. Paris has so much to see! It's my new favorite city.

Glad you liked it! Have you visited Mariage Frères?

 

[gumercindo]

Unfortunately, I did not. We did not spend as much time on the cullinary highlights as we did on the landmark highlights. That's reserved for the next Paris trip!