Paris Historic sites

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Recommended Historic sites in Paris

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  • May 30, 2003: ... It is located in the fabulous domed building known as Les Invalides. Once inside, you slowly make your way to the lower ...
  • May 24, 2003: ... , and through a number of parks. We saw things like Les Invalides, the Louvre, Place de la Concorde, and the Tuileries ...
  • Jul 7, 2006: ... afternoon, I sat and planned out my day in a park near Les Invalides (near the first thing I wanted to see). Passed many ...
  • Sep 6, 2007: ... (which was yesterday). We went to La tour Eiffel, ensuite les Invalides, et finalement la Musee Rodin. In a nutshell: the ...
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  • Aug 29, 2008: ... lit up with cars and shops, and in the distance the Eiffel Tower and then all the various sights like the Notre Dame ... ...
  • Dec 9, 2005: ... top of the tower, I could overlook the centre of Paris, the Eiffel Tower in the distance and obviously the Sen River, and a ...
  • Dec 16, 2004: ... see the Moulin Rouge. Tomorrow we are going ice skating under the Eiffel Tower at night. This is the first year the have a ...
  • Jan 23, 2004: ... spent 5 hours!), and the Musee d' Orsay (our favorite). The Eiffel Tower was lit in red (instead of the usual gold) ...
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  • Jan 23, 2004: ... to Paris. We were supposed to meet Jessica at 3:00 at Notre Dame Cathedral. While we had been told it was about two hours, ...
  • Sep 12, 2007: ... city of love has to offer. We started out with Notre Dame Cathedral. We joined the hordes to check out the beautiful stained ...
  • May 6, 2008: ... for a while. We met later that afternoon at the Notre Dame cathedral. The towers and Façade of Notre Dame were undergoing ...
  • Aug 1, 2006: ... experience, sitting in a church service at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The organ playing and female singer was truly ...
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  • Mar 17, 2005: ... cafes, all leading up to the mad-roundabout around the Arc de Triomphe. We took our time walking up the street, looking in ...
  • May 26, 2007: ... were delightful. We caught the Metro over to the Arc de Triomphe which Rob and Liz climbed. You may just be ...
  • May 28, 2003: ... by the Eiffel Tower. Then we climbed 280 stairs up the Arc de Triomphe. Aunt Janice was exhausted when we came up top but I ...
  • Sep 16, 2003: ... things - the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, a walk down the river Seine - and loved it! Our ...
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  • Dec 9, 2005: ... situated in the Latin Quarter of Paris, and next to the garden, it is the Pantheon. LE PANTHEON The building ...
  • Mar 16, 2005: ... The next day was an art day. After a breakfast near the Pantheon, we began with the Musee d'Orsay, which has art from ...
  • Aug 2, 2005: ... our way through the scenic streets which are everywhere in Paris, to the Pantheon. Alot of people walk their dogs in paris ...
  • Sep 4, 2002: ... of the Eiffel Tower. Next up was a quick look at the Pantheon and then onto the catacombs. Here are buried 1000's of bodies. ...
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  • May 28, 2003: ... wicked perfum! And that was the end of the day. We were so tired we couldn't feel our feet. Today the catacombs.
  • May 22, 2006: ... of the world's finest artists but and it's a big but the catacombs is eerily lit, seeping water and is full of bones. ...
  • Oct 8, 2005: ... Jim Morrison (of the Doors) grave and going to the Catacombs. The Catacombs were quite an eerie experience. In 1785 the ...
  • Aug 2, 2005: ... Interesting but not much details as i guess its not required. The Catacombs were near by but weren't open when we got ...
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  • May 13, 2007: ... through the Place de la Concorde, and even past the Pont Alexandre III. And eventually we made our way back to the hotel for ...
  • Feb 20, 2008: ... the Seine, taking in the Palaces and also the Pont Alexandre III. We then followed the Seine heading towards the Jardin des ...
  • Oct 16, 2007: ... du lierre ou de la vigne). Les statues du pont Alexandre III étaient resplendissantes au soleil. Je choisis le Parc de ...
  • Sep 8, 2005: ... as we make our way along the bank. We arrive at Pont Alexandre III (bridge) and admire its spectacular beauty. We watch the ...
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  • Sep 9, 2004: ... for an eleven hour exploration of the city. First stop was Pere Lachaise Cemetery to see Jim Morrison's grave. Then all the ...
  • Nov 6, 2009: ... crowds we decided to head back to Paris to check out the Pere Lachaise Cemetery, something I wasn’t entirely thrilled ...
  • Dec 30, 2008: ... .  We got up early and went to the Père Lachaise cemetery.  There are many famous French and non-French people ...
  • Jun 6, 2005: ... bags get searched on the way out instead of in. pere lachaise cemetery - even more dead people!  but this time there ...
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  • Jan 30, 2007: ... on our 'to do' list for awhile, the Musee Jacquemart-Andre on Boulevard Haussmann. Having belonged to a wealthy couple, ...
  • May 30, 2008: ... the bourgeoisie of the Belle Epoque with a visit to the Musee Jacquemart Andre on Blvd Haussman in the 8th.  Not only ...
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  • Feb 16, 2007: Musee de Nissim de Camondo Rob offered to take some time off this morning so we visited the Musee de Nissim Camondo, ...
  • May 8, 2008: ... ), too. Adjacent to the park is the Musée Nissim de Camondo, a private mansion whose early 20th century contents are ...
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  • Jan 23, 2004: ... town. One of our favorite places was the small Sainte-Chapelle which started out disappointing on the first floor ...
  • Aug 30, 2008: ... at Starbucks, we snag our first bus ride in Paris on to our next stop: Sainte-Chapelle and across the street from it, the ...
  • Apr 8, 2006: ... square. After lunch we crossed the Seine to visit Sainte Chapelle. I remember having been underawed by the famous chapel ...
  • Sep 7, 2006: ... and exchanged stories with them for a while. The line to Sainte-Chapelle was so long I decided to see it tomorrow early ...
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  • Nov 23, 2008: ... 10.  We went to a museum called Musée Carnavalet, which is a museum about Paris' history.  It was full of paintings, ...
  • Mar 11, 2006: ... Caught the metro to the Musee Carnavalet, which is about the history of Paris. Would have been more interesting if it ...
  • Jul 30, 2008: ... trip. From there we walked around some more. We stopped into Musee Carnavalet to show DH, but he was just too tired (so ...
  • Jul 27, 2008: ... headed. :) On our way to the Place, we came upon the Musee Carnavalet, which is in two hotels (or what we would call grand ...
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  • Aug 21, 2007: ... This we did only discover having made our way there, via Montmartre cemetery. Bummer. So we walked back to the hotel, relaxed ...
  • Jul 12, 2009: ... anything we wished. Our walk also took us to the Montmartre cemetery.Many famous artsy people are entombed here (I won't say ...
  • May 6, 2004: ... to see the Jim Morrison gravesite but that's OK. The Montmartre Cemetery was really cool. The headstones were huge and very ...
  • Oct 4, 2005: ... tipping. Montmartre Cemetary I continued west to Montmartre cemetery and eventually managed to find the entrance hidden ...
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  • Aug 17, 2007: ... .  Then we tried to see the Deportation Memorial commemorating the Nazi tragedy in France but it was closed so we headed ...
  • Sep 7, 2006: ... off from all directions. I then moved on to the Deportation Memorial dedicated to Holocaust Victims, then to a lovely church ...
  • Feb 7, 2005: ... to see Sacre Coeur, Moulin Rouge, Deportation Memorial and my favorite of all, the Paris Opera House. The sights have been ...
  • Apr 28, 2008: ... : Ile Cite a creperie :) Notre-Dame de Paris Deportation Memorial Ile St. Louis Latin Quarter Sainte-Chapelle ...
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  • Jan 8, 2005: ... It was great. I couldn't wait to get down the Hotel de Ville where I was sure I could wear my own skates! Back to the ...
  • Jan 10, 2005: ... One last skate with the maniacs at the Hotel de Ville and it was time to leave Paris again. Overall, it was a good ...
  • Oct 15, 2004: ... there's a lot to see). I didn't know before that the "Hotel de Ville" is the city hall. Seems odd to call it a hotel, though ...
  • Jan 6, 2008: ... bargain of a price. After a quick bite, we went to the Hotel de Ville as this is where the best rink is. Now in Hyde Park in ...
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