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We skipped a lot of the usual places that tourists visit in Paris. We had been before: (me: 5 times, DH: twice.) And we wanted to experience Paris NOT from a hotel stay, but with a soupcon of living there. As usual, there were a few things we couldn't resist seeing again. (who could?)
Our week started fairly easily, with the drop-off our rental at Europcar, where a very nice young lady came to our rescue, refunded that "full tank of gas" cost, (which had turned out NOT to have happened!!) took the car off our hands, and signaled a taxi driver in a big Mercedes to turn around in mid street to stow our luggage and us. (I guess she could see we had had enough driving, especially that last part, directly through the city from the south to the Seine!)
Next we returned with great anticipation to the Ile St. Louis, and to Guest Apartment Services, where Christophe and Phillippe awaited us! We stowed our luggage there, and went around the corner to our first of several meals at Les Fous de L'Ile. www.lesfousdelile.com
This is a very casual place, which we had spurned on our earlier few days at Hotel de Lutece on the Ile, thinking it was just a breakfast place. It became a home away from home, as the servers knew us upon our second appearance, and we learned we could get good wine by the glass, plus small or large meals at almost any time of day. A fun place with a young vibe, and delicious salads, etc.
After that we were escorted to our apartment on the Quai d'Anjou, by one of these great guys who run Guest Apartment Services, and were shown our home for a week.
We really enjoyed having our own place, which made us a bit lazy, but after all, we're getting a bit long in the tooth, and need to rest more than we did 15 years ago, on our last trip!
The apartment, a one bedroom called Marguerita, has every convenience. The kitchen was larege enough, looked brand new, and though I was not planning to cook much, I certainly could have done so.
Our only problem was one that was brought on by my choice of an apartment on the ground floor to save DH from having to walk up stairs. Thus it was a bit dark, esp. in the bedroom. DH solved the problem of the low lights by going to BHV (what a good excuse!) to pick up higher wattage bulbs. The staff would have done it, but DH had such a good time with his errand that we couldn't quibble at all! They were nothing but helpful about restaurants and reservations and where to buy food etc.
Location was super, just over a block across the Pont Marie to the Pont Marie metro station, and we very easily re-learned the fine metro system. We ended up using carnets of tickets for the metro, purchased very easily at our local tabac, also just a block away!
I would not hesitate to rent from this group again. They have excellent apartments, but I think all who rent need to get some experience behind them, to be sure about what are the most important attributes in an apartment, for THEM. Next time, I would have an apt. on the First floor, not the rez de chausee, even if we had to walk one flight, and I realize I would like a view, and more light. OK, now I know that, so lesson learned. Meanwhile, we were always in good hands, even tho' G.A.S. was moving its office that week. (we did get to see their new and improved digs on rue de St. Louis en l'Ile, which was ever so nice, where all the staff were finally together in one place.)
Two of our friends from home were in Paris, so we went by Metro to meet them at Hotel de Varenne, where they were staying in the 7th. www.varenne-hotel-paris.com
We had drinks with them in the nice outdoor passageway, and the hotel looked very nice indeed. They were loving it, and thought the staff especially accommodating.
They had made a reservation nearby at a restaurant that they had tried called Le Basilic, www.lebasilic.fr I had a delicious roast lamb there, at this very popular restaurant, tho' my friends were disappointed that we could not sit outside on their very pretty terrace.
We splurged on a cab ride 'home' and got to see the elegant enchanting sparkling Eiffel Tower on the way!
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Not Your Usual week in PARIS, or Michelangelo at the Police Station??
We skipped a lot of the usual places that tourists visit in Paris. We had been before: (me: 5 times, DH: twice.) And we wanted to experience Paris NOT from a hotel stay, but with a soupcon of living there. As usual, there were a few things we couldn't resist seeing again. (who could?)
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Nice start. Looking forward to more.
I also like Ile st Louis area, and renting there has been something I've wanted to try.
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Looking forward to more taconic traveler. Glad to hear GAS is a reputable outfit as I have my eye on one of their apartments for the next trip!
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Am really enjoying this. We love staying on the Ile (with GAS.) So this will be a vicarious trip for me.
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I've been waiting to hear about your Paris stay. It's certainly off to a great start in a beautiful apartment. Michelangelo??? Police Station??? Can't wait for future installments.
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Happy to hear another good review of Guest Apt. We loved staying in Hisbiscus and would have booked with them again, but we never seem to get our itinerary in order soon enough and therefore they are always booked up by the time we decide on our dates. Say hi to Phillipe and Tom from the Paytons from Oconomowoc, WI.
The police station is right near you, but what was Michelangelo doing there?
Les Fous de Ile-----we walked down that street many, many times----how did we miss that place? Oh well, we'll save it for the next trip.
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That's funny, tpayt. We walked by it a few times also. Then walked in one day and found out why so many people seem to spend time there! It really is like the "local" for a lot of regulars, and very handy for renters from GAS.
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I'm on board, looking forward to the rest.
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Day two, we went back to what became something of a habit for breakfast. On the days when I didn't run out for the fresh orange juice on Deux Ponts, and a couple of croissants from Mme. Martin, we wandered together down the ile to the St. Regis, for their E7 breakfast of oj, croissant and café crème. Easy habit to get in to.
This was laundry day, so we started the machine, and went to breakfast. I put DH in charge of that, (oh, how he loves to do laundry! I still haven't figured it out, after all these years.) Meantime I went down to Mr. Abdul's little grocery store to pick up necessary and enticing items. (We had already gotten to know him on our earlier days on this great island.)
After laundry was drying, we decided to go to see the famed Grand Epicerie at Bon Marche. Walking to the Metro at Maubert was quick and we found our destination easily.
Although the food displays are staggering, and we found good food to take home for a leisurely dinner, our idea to eat lunch there proved to be a mistake. There is a sort of buffet, and some high tables where one can sit down, but the choices were limited by the time we decided, and we ended up spending too much for a mediocre meal. Actually DH's curry cabbage salad with smoked salmon was good, but we could have shared it, and saved the exorbitant price of dry smoked salmon on stale hardly toasted bread that I had ordered.
We loved having a night at home, just reading, snacking and drinking wine, plus planning the next days.
TOMORROW: A surprisingly good tourist restaurant!
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My napkin is on my lap as I wait with knife and fork in hand!
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I hear you TPAYT!! Taconic...I ove to gawk at the food at Le Bon Marche!!
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Can't wait to read about the rest of your Paris trip!
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Thanks, all for your patience in following the thread!
Tpayt, I'd love to be at your table, along with nukesafe, Piccolina, Nikki, Maine GG, Denisea, FMT, Annhig, Michel, CarolAnn, St.Cirq and all the devoted Paris and France trip report followers and contributors. I agree with (I think it was) Tpayt who said, it feels like we are all friends, even tho' we've never met.
I now know why people have GTG's - so my fantasy would be this group in Paris at the restaurant of anyone's choice. Of course, I have to get back to Paris first!
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Day Three: Back we went next morning to the St. Regis at the west end of the ile, for our little French breakfast. (it's at 6 rue Jean de Bellay, right at the bridge that joins Ile St. Louis to Ile de la Cite) Then met our friends from home and set off for the Carnavalet Museum. It's the museum of Paris History, and I thought it would be a good choice for one of those friends, D, who had never been to Paris before this. It proved an excellent choice, and we stayed a long time.
By now it was after 1:30 and I was thinking "food" and wondering where we could go. As often happens with four people and no plan, we passed several places, where one or another of us didn't seem overly enthusiastic. Knowing the dangers of such wanderings, I decided to be quiet and go along with the next suggestion.
Soooo, we ended up at what I thought was going to be a very touristy place with ordinary food. WRONG! (again!)
It was the Royal Turenne, at 24 rue de Turenne, near the Place des Vosges – "www.aveyron.com royal turenne" It was crowded and seats were tight to be sure, but the omelette with girolles, that I had, and the mussels that DH had, turned out to be absolutely delicious!! Now, I can handle a touristy place, but I can't handle mediocre food at tourist prices. Believe me, this was perhaps the best omelette I've ever had, and DH is an absolute Tyrant about mussels. He eats them every Monday for lunch here in our village, where we have a marvelous little French bistro, and NONE that he ever has anywhere else, even on Prince Edward Island, (if you can believe it) were as good as his local mussels at Les Baux, right here at home. Until, that is, the ones he had at Royal Turenne! I was astonished when he praised them! So, even with the touristy waiters, who were actually pleasant and fun, this is definitely a place to which I would happily return.
We spent the rest of the afternoon inspecting all the shops on the Ile St. Louis. It's an easy habit to get in to. You can buy everything from I Love Paris t-shirts, to very stylish knits and gorgeous clothing, and chocolates, and Berthillon ice cream, et cetera, et cetera.
We ended our day, with another quiet evening at "home" with cheese and wine and fruit (and chocolate!!)
TOMORROW: The Retirement Home, yes, really. (Finally getting to the REALLY "unusual" part.)
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I so agree about the Royal Turenne. I usually stay at an apartment near by and have had several great lunches there.
The asparagus omeltte I had there last spring still brings smiles to me
Is there anything better than the big white French asparagus?
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Glad you agree. I was just amazed! Gives me more reasons to go back to Paris. you can't tell a book by its cover!
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I amazed at how much I miss every time I go to Paris. I love the fantasy GTG group...that would be quite a meal!
Can't wait for the next installment!
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When I win the lottery, I'll buy---I'm going out to purchase a ticket right now!
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ttt so I won't miss the denouement!
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taconic, just read through your posts and am hooked. Looking forward to the next installment. Thanks!
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Day Four:
I am going to make an assumption here. It is that very few people on this forum who visit Paris, plan on visiting a Retirement Home while there.
But we did.
Background: an old friend, who lived in our area for many, many years, had moved back to France with her husband when he retired. They lived for the past 15 years in the South of France with her father, who was a spry octogenarian when they returned to France, but wanted to live in the Languedoc. (And he lived to be well in to his 90's!)
We visited them in Logrian, a very small village not far west of Nimes, on our last trip to France, 15 years ago. It was a fascinating visit; we toured the area, attended concerts in small medieval churches, and ate great food, mostly cooked by my French friend!
MC, now a widow, lives in Paris is a most interesting place. It is called Les Hesperides, and it is out on Vaugirard, right at the Metro stop "Volontaires" (the next one to "Pasteur.")
Our plan to meet her for lunch and an afternoon while in Paris, turned out to be extremely interesting. (it is always a great pleasure for me to see how people really live in the country I am visiting. It really changes the experience so much.)
Her building looked rather ordinary from the front, but was warm and friendly as soon as we walked in. Les Hesperides in this location is one of a group of Independent Living homes run by the same company. MC's apartment, and the entire building were exceptionally attractive. (translation: I would live there!) (But I do wonder, what was I expecting??)Her three room apartment had two balconies, and faced a lovely garden. Its furnishings were lovely, as I knew they would be, and the whole ambience was made even better by the balcony views.
We had lunch in the facility dining room, where I was fascinated with the similarities to retirement homes here in the Northeast. A most pleasant room, facing out on the terrace and sloped garden, excellent service of three courses of decent, but not wildly imaginative food. It reminded me a bit of the retirement home where DH's mother lived for several years. However, there was a distinct French ambience here, difficult to describe. In addition, we knew we were in a rather upmarket place, with very well dressed, older, more formal French ladies and gentlemen.
The were all very gracious in welcoming us both in the elevator and in the dining room, speaking French, of course, and assuming we understood their conversation. I managed to understand every 5th or 6th word, and DH just did his usual lovely smile.
I was so taken by the welcoming beauty of this place, (and its location across the street from a Metro) that I might take my friend up on her offer of putting me up in one of their "guest rooms" on another visit to Paris. (extremely affordable, by the way.) That would surely be my chance to see more of the real Paris, as Kerouac continues to encourage us to do.
Before we went to visit MC, we took the metro to St. Sulpice, because I just love to walk around that area. This time in our wanderings we came upon the Marche St. Germain, a "Galerie Commerciale" at 3 rue Clement, an indoor upscale shopping mall! Well, well, and well worth a look. After perusing the shops, and wishing I had to buy something, we wandered down in back of St. Sulpice, up rue Garanciere, to Vaugirard, and to the Luxembourg Gardens, on this lovely sunny morning. Then we took the Metro from Rennes to Volontaires, to our friend.
After lunch, MC wanted desperately to take us up the Montparnasse Tower, which I had thought would be boring, but guess what? I was WRONG (again!!?) She did make it easy, by managing the proper entrance, the confusing ticket process, the busy queue, the elevators, etc. acting like a Parisian at times (meaning she has this wonderful way of asserting her rights, whether in a queue or anywhere else!)
Although it had turned a bit cloudy, I must admit, that this quite touristy activity was really fun. We had to proverbial bird's eye view of "tout Paris" and enjoyed views in all directions. We particularly enjoyed the new Terrasse Panoramique at the very top of the tower. Now, I am very much afraid of heights, but in this case, the entire perimeter has a tall Plexiglas wall, so there is no danger, and I felt totally safe.
MC was ready to carry on to visit more gardens, museums, or whatever, (and she's in a retirement home?) but we had had enough, and chose to go back to our apartment for a rest.
We had dinner at Les Fous de L'Ile again, and this time delicious grilled salmon with red fruit sauce and wonderful jasmine rice. Oh, my.
TOMORROW: Our walk above it all, where we meet Michelangelo at the Police Station!
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See, all the more reason to retire in France...even the retiement homes have character. I have never been to the MP tower, as I also thought it would be dull. Would love to have your friend as a guide, as it is quite necessary to assert one's rights in busy tourist areas! Love it!
Can't wait to hear more...I keep thinking if you can meet Michaelangelo at a police station, maybe Kerouac will show up too!!
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Denisea: I'll bet Kerouac knows exactly what I'm talking about!! I think he's busy at the moment, as I saw on another thread, but hope he checks in.
Next day coming up later today, I hope. Very busy season, isn't it?
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I go each and every day to a nursing home, but my mother is not as lucky as your friend at Les Hesperides. She is in a municipal place, very well run, but I still have to pay 2000€ a month on top of the 1000€ of government aid that I receive. (Private places generally start at 5000€ a month and higher in Paris.)
Yesterday was the Christmas extravaganza, which is always impressive. The show is often surprising, except for the fact that this is Paris and perhaps expectations are higher. So yesterday's show was a transvestite cabaret spectacle with tons of feathers, electric blinking costumes and totally over-the-top performances. It ended with the stars stripping off their clothes and wigs and removing their makeup in public to reveal their true identity. The Alzheimer crowd (75% of the residents) just looks at all of this passively, but the families were there as well, and they thought it was pretty good. I confess that I saw very little of the show, because my mother prefers to be wheeled around the corridors more than anything else -- so I just saw a little bit of the performance each time we returned to the area.
After the show, the champagne and all of the snacks came out, and it is always a super impressive array of goodies, from smoked salmon and foie gras to macarons and everything in between, all prepared in the kitchen of the nursing home. It should be mentioned that the top chef is Vietnamese.
And you know what I was doing while all of these wonders were being consumed? I was back up in my mother's room watching Cougar Town while she performed figure-8's in front of me in her wheelchair. Life is not always fair.
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hugs, kerouac. it's certainly a hard road to parent your own parent.
if it's any consolation, the home where your mother is sound positively palatial to most in the UK.
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Yes, Kerouac, it does sound like at least the food is better. We are beyond parenting our own mothers, which DH and I did for a while. Not always easy at all.
But YOU make it sound interesting!
When I conjured you up above in this thread, I was thinking you probably know about the building I'm referring to along the Promenade Plantee, when I mention Michelangelo.
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Yes, it's the police station.
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Everybody who can picture a nursing home in their neighborhood where the Christmas party is a strip show in drag, please raise your hand.
At a nursing home near me, their Christmas entertainment will be tonight. I will be playing in the community band with which I have played since 1978. We will be in black and white, with "festive touches" if we want, and the hit of the night will be our rousing rendition of Sleigh Ride.
If they are expecting transvestites and foie gras, they are going to be disappointed. I know I will. Although I can't rule out electric blinking costumes. The first clarinet player has a necklace made of blinking Christmas lights that she was wearing at our concert yesterday in a church. Maybe she'll wear it again tonight.
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Nikki---you made me laugh. After spending 12 years watching after several loved ones in nursing homes, I saw more of the blinking Christmas light necklaces than the transvestites in blinking costumes. As far as food, I saw more pureed liver than foie gras. So, you did make me laugh, but both you & Kerouac also brought back some wonderful memories of time well spent with my mom, sister, and aunt.
Kerouac----your a good man to spend so much time with your mother. Yes, life is not always fair but there is always the karma thing---what goes around, comes around. In hindsight, it was hard going to the nursing home each day, however, I know I did the right thing whether they knew I was there or not.
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taconictraveler----Still waiting to hear about Michelangelo!
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Kerouac, I love that your mom watches Cougar Town?? I still remember some of her comments when you posted about the roses a few months ago...she sounds like a pistol.
I do admire you for your perpetual attention to her. And, well, I just think you are as unique and interesting as a person gets! You are one of a kind.
Joyeux Noel to all of you!
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Nikki: Your take on Kerouac's mother's nursing home makes me too wish I lived wherever the mom lives, should I end up in a nursing home.
However, I can't think of a place in all of the US where we could get that kind of entertainment and food.
So, I guess I'll stick with my long held conviction, and concentrate on staying out of a nursing home!!
Michelangelo coming.....
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Day Five
Now this one is a bit complicated, so let me describe the morning to you quickly, for those interested, before I get to the afternoon adventure.
On a lazy morning, we started out at about 10 am, and walked to BHV. My gift for the day for DH was to lead him to BHV, and give him a few hours "off-duty" at this fabulous basement hardware store. For my husband, and for many who have posted on this forum, (which is where I learned of it), spending time in the basement of this department store is like letting a little kid have the run of a candy store, or leaving me alone with a large empty bag in a bookstore, or a chocolate shop.
I agreed to meet him for lunch in two hours, and I even agreed that he could go back in the afternoon, if he really wanted to.
Camera in hand, I wandered around the Marais, looking at shops windows and interesting buildings, ("faisant la leche vitrine" - I think is the idiom) and ending up in the Cognac-Jay museum on Elvezir. Oh, how I love to wander in Paris.
We met for lunch at Au Bourguignon du Marais, where we'd had a nice lunch 10 days before. I softened DH up with wine, and food (he doesn't like to walk) and then suggested that we walk the Promenade Plantee, which, I informed him, is like the High Line, in Manhattan. (He likes that a lot, but has only walked it once)
OK, said he, how do we do that? I had scoped it out, and thought we could take the Metro from Hotel de Ville to Bastille, and then find it. DH thought that wasn't a good enough metro ride, (only one stop) so I suggested we go to the far end of the Promenade Plantee, (As if I actually KNEW where that was!) and walk back to Bastille. That way we'd get "our money's worth" out of the metro ride.(!)
So what we did was take the metro to Daumesnil, then got to the surface and started looking around. Nothing that looked like a raised walkway was anywhere in sight. It became sort of a running-around-in-circles afternoon, and of course, it had to get cloudy and start spitting rain! I was relying on my memory of what I had seen on Google maps on my iPad back at the apartment, and my memory is not so good any more. I had been certain we'd see signs pointing to the walk when we got there, but nary a one was in sight.
Many blocks later, we arrived at a Metro stop, and determined that if we did not see our goal within a block of this Metro, (Montgallet,) we would just get on the metro, and at least stay dry.
We took a left down a short street, in one last attempt, and sure enough, around the corner, we saw the walkway! We managed to find a way to walk up there,( and for everyone's edification, there are several ways to arrive at this walkway.) It actually goes all the way to the Peripherique (stop me if I'm wrong here, you experts, but that's what the maps look like.) I would suggest finding rue Jacques Hillairet, where you can walk right on to the walkway. It starts right at the Metro Montgallet. When we got off at Daumesnil, our first mistake was to walk down rue de Reuilly rather than Daumesnil, so I don't know if there is a marked entrance from av. Daumesnil.
Now arriving close to the point of my story, the Promenade Plantee, (aka La Coulee Verte,) is a marvelous walkway, and it has been around, I think I remember, since some time in the 80's. It is a garden in the sky, and you see Paris from a totally different perspective, just as those of you who have walked the High Line see Manhattan. A delightful afternoon's endeavor, I must say.
However, DH was getting a little grumpy, (remember he doesn't like to walk,) and kept asking "how much farther," and childish things like "are we there yet."
Trying to distract him, I kept saying things like "Oh, look at that lovely building, etc." when all of a sudden, we saw an amazing building!! I had to whip out my iPhone, and snap some photos of this weird structure.
The entire cornice was made up of strange looking figures, repeated all the way, of a man with his left arm stretched up and over his head, elbow in the air, with his hand falling down behind his head. These figures were LARGE, (think DAVID at the Accademia in Florence) (well, maybe not quite that large.)
We were fascinated. I took several iPhone photos, one of which I emailed "toute de suite" to my artist friend in the Hudson Valley. By the time we got to the end of the walkway I had an email from David, (friend in the HV) who had decided that the photo was of a "deodorant factory!!" LOL
Much later, after research (thank you Google) we discovered that the building was designed by Manolo Nunez-Yanowsky, a Spanish/Uzbek architect, in 1991.
The design of the figure is from Michelangelo's "Dying Slave." And the building is the Police Station of the 12th arrondissement! It's located at 78 rue Daumesnil.
Now, this is a bold advert to get you all to take a walk on the Promenade Plantee, because you might miss architectural details like this is if you don't get up higher!!
Plus, if you google the architect, you will find some fascinating buildings he has done, including this one.
This little architectural detour really perked us up, and the rain stopped, and we actually found a clean usable restroom on the walkway, - so we continued happily to the end enjoying the gardens and buildings along the way. It is truly a unique way to see Paris architecture. I heartily recommend it, Michelangelo and all.
There is always something new to discover in Paris!
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By the way, Kerouac, it does sound to me as though the food is better at your mother's place than at Les Hesperides, because, as with most retirement/nursing homes here, the food, at best, is usually mediocre, and I haven't seen any Vietmanese chefs.
And NEVER such exciting entertainment!
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But please excuse me for sidetracking your delightful report.
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Now, see we didn't walk that far on the Promenade Plantee (I think Chaz was a little bit "why are we walking on this?", while I was just willing myself to stay upright and not give in to the queasiness left from that stupid stomach virus)!
Shoulda gone farther! Who knew?
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I would suggest finding rue Jacques Hillairet, where you can walk right on to the walkway. It starts right at the Metro Montgallet.>>
so would this be the best way to access the walkway, tt? and would you recommend doing this at the weekend or a weekday? what about mondays? [always looking for things to do in Paris on a monday!]
perhaps kerouac knows?
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Annhig: this is what we did, but it may not be the best approach, and is certainly NOT the complete walk. However, I don't know what form the walk takes farther east. I am told some of it is at street level.
I do hope Kerouac can shed more light, but I am virtually certain that it is open every day, all day. I seem to recall they might limit access when it's dark.
Kerouac, au secours!
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The complete walk goes on the elevated level, on street level, through a few tunnels and also in a trench at certain places, so there is a big variety of experience.
Here is my really old photo report about it, for those who need to see more: http://anyportinastorm.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=paris&action=display&thread=4088
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TT - We also walked the part of the Promenade Plantée that is above the Viaduc des Arts a few years ago and happened upon the wonderful police station building with Michelangelo's slaves as caryatids. Took some photos, but had no idea at the time what the building was. What a surprise to find that it was a police station, but isn't that the wonderful thing about Paris, a city full of such surprises and artistry.
Kerouac's photo essay is inspiring (as they all are). I would like to walk the remaining part of the Promenade someday.
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thanks, kreouac.
IYO, is it better to walk from Bastille out, or from Portes de Vincennes back? [if i have correctly understood the outermost ends of the walk?]
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Kerouac: many thanks. Your photo essay is just great! I didn't know you had done it. Now i would like to go back and do the rest of it! You're a gem.
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So glad to hear you walked the Promenade Plante and to find out more about that building with the Michelangelo sculptures. Another building that struck my eyes was one with two domes that looked somewhat like two breasts!
I accessed the Promenade from a stairway access along the row of shops below - the Viaduct des Arts I walked from Gare de Lyon and as I recall it was quite well signposted - only about a block or two.
Very much enjoying your report taconictraveler and getting a few ideas for 'next time'.
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Day five continues ….
We walked to the end of the walkway, and descended the stairs to the street level at Daumesnil. We expected to see big signs to the Promenade or to the Coulee Verte, but found nothing. There are arched artists' ateliers underneath the walkway at this point, which is only just a block or two east of the Opera Bastille. I say all this to warn you that the walkway is a little hard to find.
Our day ended with a rest period at the apartment and then a very nice meal at the Rotisserie de Beaujolais, on the Quai de Tournelle, just across from the Ile St. Louis, and which was highly recommended by Christophe and Phillippe at G.A.S. We thought it would be interesting to dine nearby at the less expensive offspring of the Tour D'Argent, so we took the recommendation. www.larotisseriedebeaujolais.com
It is a cheerfully decorated, very professional restaurant, but definitely for roasted and grilled food. We very much enjoyed a traditional French bistro meal: steak frites and chocolate mousse!! (My notes say: "too much, too good.")
Thus ends an unusual day in Paris. I only wish there were more and more.
Next: a quiet Sunday brightened by lunch at l"orangerie….
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It is pouring rain here and steak frites and chocolate mousse sounds so good!!
Also, L'Orangerie sounds so good. We enjoyed our lunch there last month. Can't wait for more.
PS We apparently got really lucky with Rick Steves directions on how to get to Promenade Plantee from the Bastille metro station!
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Yes, you did! I read that someone else, maybe Kerouac, said it was easy to find rhe Promenade Plantee, so we must have been somewhat blind, or weren't sure what to look for!!
I hope many other find it, cuz it's just so completely interesting.
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My mother's nursing home was a dive compared to what is
talked about here. She would have loved the drag show or to see Nikki performing.
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I maintain that the Promenade Plantée is super easy to find from Bastille on condition that:
1. You know that it was created from an elevated rail line.
2. You have found the beginning of avenue Daumesnil coming from Bastille (the big brick arches that look like an elevated rail line may help you for this!)
Knowing that, the moment you are past the Opera building, you will see this:
That is where it starts. There is no neon sign, however.
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We followed R Steves directions and went straight to it. I maintain that Kerouac should open a Paris guide service!
I think if you haven't been there before, you won't know what to look for exactly. Had we not had the directions, we wouldn't exactly have known where to go from the Metro station.
I also think, most would probably expect some kind of signage, so without directions and Kerouac's picture of what to look for, you are not sure if you are going the right way. I think we often expect a neon sign that points to every site!
I really want to see it in Summer!
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Me, too. I must second what Denise says above.
Kerouac, we need you on the front lines of our Paris journeys. You have opened many eyes to the wonders of non-tourist Paris, and certainly whetted my appetite for more and more.
However, I do not want a neon sign, (unless it is tacky in the extreme, then it becomes fun.)
In fact, when we left the walkway at the brick arches, I turned around and took the same photo, so I could show people how to get there.
Thanks for putting up that photo. It is worth downloading people!
I really must ask my techy son to show me how to upload photos!
Merry Christmas and many blessings to all!
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Sorry, readers, I've been away too long. Christmas entered in there somewhere -- now slowly, ending the week:
Day 6
Now it is Sunday, with rain falling down, though lightly. We once again did a walk around the area, (I never seem to get enough!)
Thanks to TPayt, we made a reservation for lunch at l"Orangerie (it was our only open time, and TPayt had a great meal there!) 28,rue Saint-Louis en L'Ile, 75004, tel: 01 46-33-93-98
It was a delicious lunch (delicious goat's cheese in Phyllo with beautiful salad, and ice cream with some sort of croquante/nougat thing! We had a half bottle of the Les Fourniers Pouilly Fume that TPayt had raved about, and it was GOOD.
Among the things we loved about the restaurant was that it was quiet, even though all tables but one were occupied, with white tablecloths, old French movies playing on a strip of video screens, pretty flowers, and very gracious service.
After that, DH wanted an afternoon nap, so I went out for another one of my walks, heading for the garden on the interior of the Hotel Dieu, on the Ile de la Cite. Amazing!. Then I walked down to Place Dauphine, another "movie set" sort of place!
Later, back at the apartment, a young Parisienne friend came to visit. She was full of interesting gossip and chat about Paris politics, art, etc. She is a artist and teacher, married to an artist, with a teen age son. Her projects with students are amazing, she does extra-curricular stuff with the students, using all forms of art and design, and distributing them thru all forms of media to effect change, and to encourage the students to get involved in their community. She is interested in teens working for social good, in restoring vibrancy to communities, etc. Her enthusiasm is most compelling. I am only sorry that we did not have time to spend a day with her taking us on tour of the non-tourist Paris where she lives in the 13th. Another next time endeavor, I guess.
That evening, we had dinner at Le Petit Pontoise, 9 rue de Pontoise, a small traditional bistro, which was jammed with friendly, enthusiastic diners! Traditional roast chicken and mashed potatoes couldn't have been better. DH had steak au poivre with lots of delicious veggies. [email protected] (01-43-29-25-20)
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We also went to L'Orangerie on TPAYT's recommendation and really enjoyed the atmosphere and the lunch! The movies playing was cool...chic and romantic place. We also got great service there. I love Ile St Louis. The dinner also sounds wonderful!!
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Yes, Denise. I saw that in your trip report. Isn't it great that we can exchange real time restaurant reviews? We were still in Paris and I was reading Fodor's reports on my iPad! I think you were too.
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absolutely...have been cheating on the France forum and am looking into Italy for next year...there is a real time T/R posted there and they have gotten tons of restaurant suggestions while they are there (and of course I want to try them all out).
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Well, I skipped France for years, and went to Italy about seven times! I don't think it's cheating, i just think we all love travel and, for me, it's Italy, France, England, Holland, and Portugal that I love most. Wouldn't mind another trip to Spain either. For me, and the few trips that might be left before my mind gives out, they will surely be to Europe.
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I have so much on the list! I haven't been to Spain or Greece yet and am dying to get Chaz to the UK (the Guinness lover in him will love it) and to Italy, as well. There never seems to be enough time & money to do it all. I know he will love Italy and I have seen so little of it myself!
Thanks for the absolution.
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denisea, I agree with taconic.....there is so much to love in Europe. Travel monogamy is not required or even advised!
Paris will probably always be my favorite and we try to tack a week in Paris onto just about any trip (well except Greece, which we love almost as much as Paris!)
Enjoy planning Italy and I'll be reading the advice you receive. We've never been to the Amalfi Coast and, since 2012 in Europe is already planned for us, we're looking at 2013.
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I'm thinking "serial travel monogamy.". That way, one can focus totally on one country at a time, or one city, researching all the fodorites info. , planning and taking the trip, taking in all the visuals on site, fulfilling all your dreams for that venue, eating at the restaurants or picknicking on the delicacies, taking the photos, writing the report.
Then you can drop that place and start researching the next....
That's sort of what I do, but I also like that some people are faithful for a lifetime to one very special place.
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A friend once called my husband and I travel sluts....we loved wherever we had been most recently.
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Should have been my husband and me....need to preview!
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Yes, Judy, that fits us, and many others on this site, I'll bet. I am still gaga over Paris, and can't get enough of it.
But, unfaithful once more, like Denise, I'll probably go on to another relationship, with another part of Italy, since there are places in that country yet to fall in love with!!
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What a great report, tt - looking forward to the rest! Thanks for posting.
Judy, I lol'ed at your comment. Yeah, my husband and I are pretty sleazy as well on the travel front. I would love to go to Paris every year PLUS be able to visit new places. Just can't swing that right now, but maybe someday...
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I totally agree! Very funny, I suppose because it is absolutely true!
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Our last day in Paris, alas ……..
We lolled about in the morning, despite it being our last day in Paris.
We finally got our act together and walked to Pont Marie metro and switched at Opera to get to Monceau. (took the M3 to Villiers, then the M2 to Monceau, thanks to the "ratp" app on my iPhone, which is fabulous for metro destinations.)
We had a lovely walk through the park, photographing the floral displays, still vibrant in October. As we exited on our way to the Jacquemart-Andre museum, we too the time to enjoy all the lovely townhouse buildings, and thought a lot about a book I'd recently read, called The Hare With Amber Eyes, much of which describes the life of wealthy Jewish families who lived in that part of Paris.
The Jacquemart-Andre is a very elegant former town house, with a fabulous collection, and a current exhibit of Fra Angelicos. It is a visit to another era, and well worth the time.
We decided to forego lunch there, as tempting as it looked, because it was also very crowded due to this popular exhibit. By the way, the museum shop is an excellent one!
So we wandered down Haussman to rue de la Boetie, and when hunger pangs got the best of us, we stopped in a fairly non-descript bar/café for a bite. It was a VERY pleasant lunch of avocado and shrimp salad, while DH had some sort of delicious ham sandwich. We shared a dessert which we saw being delivered to another table. It is called a "tart mendiant" and had almost paste, prunes, almonds, apricots, served with a bit of ice cream. I have no idea what the name is, but local business people seemed to fill up the place. It was at 20 bis rue de la Boetie.
After several more blocks of walking on the chilly cloudy day, we metro'd down to the Palais Royal, and decided to go back to the apartment to start packing. Then we got the idea to take one of the OpenTour buses, which, though chilly up top, gave us a great last view of all the beloved Paris icons: up the Champs Elysees, view of Eiffel Tower, Invalides, Notre Dame, et cetera. It was a good idea, I took photos of every one!
Our evening started with packing, drinking up all the wine, and leftovers, but since it wasn't quite enough, and we simply had to go out to experience the Ile St. Louis one more time, we walked down to Sorza, a small restaurant at #51 rue St. Louis en l'ile, where we had a sort of Italianate meal of risotto and raviolis.
By our final morning, the guys at Guest Apartment Services had moved, so we checked out their new digs the next morning, waited there for our ride to CDG, thanked them for being so helpful at every request, and off to the airport.
It was a long and complicated trip, full of changes and excitement, a lot of which was accomplished by the help of Fodorites and their splendid advice, for which I will be eternally grateful.
Now in the new year, I can spend lots of time on the Internet, looking longingly at photos by Kerouac, and trip reports by great Fodorite travelers, and pine away for Paris.
Or Tuscany
Or a place I've never been!
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A "mendiant" is a beggar. A dessert mendiant is a dessert with dried fruit (almonds, nuts, hazel nuts, raisins,figs, apricot) because the color of the fruit is the same as the robe of the "begging" Catholic religious orders : Franciscan, Dominican, Carmelite, etc...
They are part of the 13 traditional desserts served in Provence on Christmas Eve.
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Glad you had a great time taconic. I'll give you something to look forward to when I post my report about spending 5 days near Dinan/Saint-Malo last week. And if your trip to Italy includes anywhere near Genoa/Savona I'll have some tips for you on that area.
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Pvoyageeuse: oh, good. I was hoping someone would know. I sort of remembered the word meaning something to do with religious orders but couldn't connect it.
FMT: i would happily go to either location, and always looking for your name for whatever you're reporting on.
Re: Italy, have not been to Sicily, nor to Turin area, and both are on my list.
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I truly enjoyed reading this report over this past month, but I must confess I must have had a glass of wine or two over my usual allotment while I was reading one night because I cannot remember where you talk about the thread's intriguing topic title. Where do you talk about "Michelangelo at the police station"?
Either I skimmed right over it, or I am starting to suffer symptoms or "What's-his-name-disease".
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Nukesafe: it was in the posting on December 19, Day 5.
Don't blame yourself, by the way - it was a pretty long and meandering report! I sort of got carried away at times, which would have been fun, if it was REALLY funny, but I hope it was at least informative for those patient readers who stuck with it!
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I should also add, to sum up, that our car rental thru AUTO EUROPE, which resulted in a Europcar car, worked out very well. We have found them to be always reliable on other rentals also. Our requirements were a midsize with good room for 4 people and their luggage, and that is what we got: a Renault Scenic, which all the drivers liked a lot.
Also, our experience with GUEST APARTMENT SERVICES was excellent, the only slight problem being MY choice of apartment which was dark (on the ground floor, which DH needed). The guys who run it are very hands on, cheerful and helpful.
We flew AIR FRANCE Premium Voyageur,(JFK - CDG) which was a good choice for us, as we need more space (DH is a big 6'2") but can't afford Business class except with miles. We were very satisfied with that choice.
All these choices were aided by help from these forums, for which we are always very grateful. so thanks to all who helped us narrow down choices, and make well informed decisions.
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OK, Taconictraveler, now I see the Michelangelo/Police Station connection while you were walking the Promenade Plantee. Must have skimmed right over that in my search for something juicier, like you being locked up in a cop shop for some misdemeanor involving the painter. Now THAT would have added spice to your TR!
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You mean for instance, if I had stolen a Michelangelo and got caught? Yeah, that would have been fun!!
I've never been arrested in Europe. Or anywhere else for that matter.
Boring, eh? even in my youth, which was a LONG time ago!
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I noticed that on the South America forum, avrooster has put together a thread of certain fodorite reports, to make it easier for travelers to get concentrated information from reports on a certain place.
I'm wondering if there is such a thread about PARIS reports, and if not, could someone start one. (I would if I knew how)
There have been so many really good reports from Paris in the past few months, it would be great to have them all together!
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Bueller, Bueller?
sorry I can't help and hope you get the movie trivia above!
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I've enjoyed your report taconictraveler. Since I walked the Highline last June, I think I should make a point of going to the Promenade Plantee in March! I hope I have a day nice enough to do so.
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Denisea: You made me laugh. I guess everyone is taking a Day Off.
Toucan: I would go in any weather, it is that interesting! It's different from the Highline, but similarly gives you an entirely different view of the city.
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Whether it's politically correct or not, it's time people felt open enough again to acknowledge that there are some very fundamental differences between the sexes. That's not to say one's better than the other. Just different.
I'm reminded of one of the most basic differences each morning when I stare at my hairy jowls through the steamed-over mirror. You see, I'm a man. What's more, I'm a Greek man. I'm proud of being Greek. It means I'm a genealogical heir to one of the greatest civilizations that's ever graced the world. It means I can boast about my ancestors' contributions to philosophy, drama, democracy, astronomy, medicine and indeed most of the fields of science and art that're benchmarks of Western Civilization. It means I get to stare at topless Swedish women on the pristine beaches of the Greek Isles when I visit my homeland. It means I hear a lot of bad jokes about sheep. And it means that I'm a swarthy bastard. Dark eyes and dark hair. Lots of dark hair. Especially on my Mediterranean face.
When I awaken in the morning, I generally shave. Like people of our generation, I've sported the George Michael (also Greek) three-day stubble, the goatee and even a beard for awhile. But I like a clean-shaven face. More to the point, my wife prefers it. Married men know that to fully appreciate the finest "differences between the sexes," they'd best do as their wives prefer.
Back in my bourgeois days, I acted like most single men. My morning routine consisted of repeatedly thumping on the snooze button, wearily rolling out of bed, showering, piling on the Gillette Shaving Gel, scraping a simple razor across my face, then donning a suit and tie to slave for the man. It's a utilitarian approach. Minimum effort for maximum speed.
Then I started working for myself. And my mornings became more civilized.
One of the best parts of my life is I no longer use an alarm clock. No annoying blaring. No snooze button. No frantic fighting off slumber. I open my eyes and get up when I want to. Have coffee with the paper. A leisurely shower. Then I clear a small circle in the steamed-over mirror, just large enough to see my face. (Who needs to see more of the world than is absolutely necessary in the morning?) And I shave.
Since it's no longer about getting to the office on time, the pace is different. Rushing a shave's like rushing a putt on the 18th hole. It's like rushing through a fine dinner. Or rushing sex -- sometimes quick is necessary but it's usually better when you take your time. After all, this is a routine that's a constant in most men's lives. Why not try and make it as pleasurable as possible instead of just getting rid of your whiskers.
So now I use a badger brush and brass shaving soap holder for sudsy, soothing, hot lather. Slow, smooth strokes down the face. Then another layer of lather, a bit hotter than your face can stand, and another upward sweep of the razor for the smoothest and cleanest shave possible. Then it's onwards into the day.
Shaving your face is a manly domain. And there aren't many of those left, so they should be cherished. When you want to revel in your manliness, go out and get an old-fashioned shave from a professional barber. Forget the unisex hair-styling salons that were once in vogue. Sure, many men opted for the sweet-scented confines of salons operated by young, attractive women and adorned with feminine books and copies of Cosmo...sweet smelling shampoos, sensual stylists and small espressos on demand. But you're a man. That's not what you're there for. If it is, then you might just as well give up guardianship of the remote control.
For a manly blitzkrieg against your resilient whiskers, you need to experience a good old-fashioned shave. The kind of classic manly pursuit that was more common in the slower, more civilized pace of life generations ago. The kind of close shave you watch big-time mobsters get in the movies. The kind Cary Grant or Bogie got on the set before wooing the starlets or saving the damsel in distress.
Where I live there's a simple and old-fashioned barbershop down the road, adorned, as any good one must be, with the classic red and white spinning barber pole. (The colors, symbolizing blood and bandages, come from the days when barbers were pseudo-doctors.) Being a barber is a manly profession that traces its roots back to the middle ages. Real barbers, unlike the beauticians and stylist graduates of beauty schools, have all gone to Barber's College, and learned to give shaves the old-fashioned way -- with hot towels, hot foam and a straight-edge razor. Today, not all barbers do shaves because it's a timely and difficult skill. When you find one that does you can rest assured that you're in good hands.
For my shave, Al leans me back in the full-reclining position and takes out the accoutrements. The towels are almost hotter than I can stand. Then a sensuous soothing as the heat softens
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Al lathers me up with hot foam and puts a new razor blade in his old-fashioned straight edge. He goes to work.
It's generally not the best time to talk when someone has a razor to your neck, so I listen to Al's friendly discourse. After the first pass I feel pretty clean-shaven, but there's another ritual hot towel application and more hot foam before Al finishes the job, making sure to hit all the nooks and crannies of my mug. It's a lot slower than your typical morning ritual. And a lot better. Al smacks some stinging after-shave on my smooth-shaven, wide-open pores, then some talcum powder. Done.
I thank Al and get up feeling cleaner and fresher than I'm used to. For less than a sawbuck -- including tip -- I walk outside into the fresh air knowing that I'm a man.
A professional shave isn't something to be wasted on a mundane day. You want to save it for a big night out with the special woman of your dreams or a cultured day of male-ness. Male-ness doesn't mean just sitting around sipping beer at a Sports Bar with the guys, either. The day you get a professional shave needs to be punctuated by more classic manly pursuits, like sipping elixirs with cultured men who went to barbers before you. So order up an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan or a Sidecar. And before you order it, in case you're in the wrong bar, make sure you know how it's made. Whiskers or no whiskers, if you want to be a man and you want to have your own drink, sometimes that means telling the bartender how to make it.
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Oster Ironman Fitness Blender Review
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Marco Rubio Says 'God's Rules' Trump Supreme Court Law, Advocates For Theocracy (VIDEO)
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Marco Rubio is calling for conservatives to turn America into a theocracy.
During an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, GOP presidential wannabe Marco Rubio pandered to conservative "Christians" by basically telling them that they can ignore any laws they don't like as long as they can find a biblical reason to do so.
Rubio specifically took aim at a woman's right to choose, expressing his desire to see women lose their constitutional right to have an abortion.
"It's current law; it's not settled law. No law is settled. Roe v. Wade is current law, but it doesn't mean that we don't continue to aspire to fix it, because we think it's wrong."
Rubio said that "God's rules" are higher than Supreme Court law, which somehow justifies his crusade to oppress women and discriminate against gay people.
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Then he urged conservatives to use the government process to turn our nation into a theocracy.
"If you live in a society where the government creates an avenue and a way for you to peacefully change the law, then you're called to participate in that process to try to change it."
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The Bible has zero legal standing in our system of government. The Supreme Court is the highest authority on the law in our country, not God. The Constitution makes that incredibly clear since it made no mention of God or the Bible, while specifically stating that the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of what is constitutional.
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Housefull 3 1st Day Collection-Domestic-Overseas-Worldwide Earning-Business-HF 3 :- Housefull 3 releasing on 3rd June, 2016 This Friday and running very successfully on Worldwide Box Office. Opening of the film is awesome. All the fans of Housefull Series, Comedy Films and Cast are very happy to watch this film and appreciated for the story. Akshay, Abhishek and Riteish are working very impressively. Jacqueline, Lisa and Nargis are looking very hot and playing wonderful Character in the film. We should appreciate for the female cast of the film also. Now Housefull 3 Opening is also count in Big Opening of the year in Bollywood Movies 2016. First Day show have gone housefull. Fans were booking their tickets in advance to watch Housefull Part 3.
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Housefull 3 has released on 4370 Screens Worldwide-out of which 3700 Screens on Domestic Market and 670 Screens on Overseas. All the Expectations are very high with this Romantic Comedy Film.
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Housefull 3 day 1 Collection will probably cross Rs. 15 crore. Rajasthan is 93 lakh, C.P. approx. 80 lakh, C.I. 70 lakh!
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#Housefull3 – UAE + GCC – Thu: AED 1.2 mn [₹ 2.20 cr]… One of the highest non-Eid openings. Better than #BajiraoMastani AED 690k.
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