On Jul 4, 3:22?am, Mike Tommasi > wrote:
> Mark Lipton wrote:
> > e. winemonger wrote:
> >> My brother and his wife will be going to Brussels for a visit and will
> >> spend one day in Paris. It will be her first time there. They are both
> >> foodies and are both very into wines- but not so much that they would
> >> want to spend the day outside of Paris visiting wineries. And
> >> personally, I think that with only one day, the Louvre is out of the
> >> equation.
>
> >> SO! Where would you go? What would you see? Which epic restaurant
> >> would you make your dinner reservation at? Which great cafe or bistro
> >> or wine bar for lunch?
>
> > Wow, Emily. One day in Paris? Which 3 pages of Ulysses should I read?
> > Seriously, what I'd do with that day would depend on what I value.
> > Since she's never been there, I'd suggest just wandering the streets of
> > the 1st, 2nd and 8th Arrondisements. See the Champs Elysees, the Place
> > de la Concorde, Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, the Louvre, the Tuilleries, the
> > Eiffel Tower, maybe the Muse d'Orsay. Eat lunch at a sidewalk caf ,
> > get coffee at another. Shop for wine at Cave Auge on Blvd. Hausmann or
> > stop in at a Lavinia. Ride the Metro. Get a good dinner at a place with
> > a great wine list, such as Chez Ramulaud, Le Troquet or Repaire de
> > Cartouche. Mike Tommasi can no doubt offer much more up-to-date reccos.
> > Email me for his address if he doesn't respond in this thread.
>
> > Mark Lipton
>
> If you are there this week go see Anselm Kiefer's Falling Stars at the
> Grand Palais.
>
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> Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
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My friend Lynn just raved over this, it closes the day we arrive,
going to try and run over to see