Vive le HumHum!
Nice runthrough, I'm keeping it in case I go.
Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: "Humbert Humbert" <0humbert0humbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 2:09 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: Photo suggestions for Paris?
>
> Donald,
>
> First off, grab the Michelin Green Guide in addition to a Berlitz phrase
book. It contains recommended walking tours. If you like street scenes, do
not miss the best open air markets, including the one in my old haunt, Rue
Mouffetard. Have a look at the latest buildings (La Defense Arch, Ministry
of Finance, Tres Grande Bibliotheque) for interesting architectural shots
and more. For rooftop views and other opportunities, make a trip to Centre
Pompidou. Other great views: Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Tour Eiffel (duh),
La Samaritaine, Tour Montparnasse. Try a Vedette du Pont Neuf or a Bateau
Mouche for shots from the river. Use a touring two-decker bus (there are
stops near Opera) for nice elevated street shots. Check out restaurants with
photo expos like Le Zimmer near Chatelet and Le Berthoud near Le Pantheon.
>
> And keep an eye on your gear at all times as thieves and pickpockets
abound, some of whom can bump into you and grab your passport and wallet --
or a nice camera -- in no time at a Metro turnstile (happened to my mother)
or in a bus (happened to a girlfriend). That includes begging children, who
actually work for foreign gangs. Also keep an eye on taxi drivers, some of
whom steal luggage (happened to me and to a girlfriend). You may also want
to read up on the latest legal outrage, the so-called "droit a l'image"
(image rights) which allows some to claim you can't take a shot of them or a
building they own and publish it freely (just say you're a tourist). Make
sure your hotel has a safe for expensive stuff.
>
> For the countryside and outlying towns, you need to get past the ring of
banlieue ugliness surrounding Paris. Some towns have lovely historic centers
(Pontoise for instance). Fontainebleau was of course fit for kings, as was
Versailles. Rambouillet is famous too. Just outside Paris, you can't go
wrong with Bois de Boulogne, though -- in addition to many a leafy parc
intra-muros, and Bois de Vincennes.
>
> Phil (a onetime Parisian)
>
> On 02/06/2004, Donald Shedrick <shedridc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >I am planning a week long trip overseas to Paris (Not Paris Hilton!).
> > Anyone have some suggestions on must see photo ops in the city or
> >surrounding countryside?
> >
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> >Don Shedrick
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