So after a few weeks spent in Joburg and at the farm, it was time for Homer 2107; our 10th oddessy! We began with a week in Munich and whistlestop visits to Justine and Arjen in Magden and Anique in Luxembourg
before we headed to Paris for 10 days. We met up with Rina and Menon primarily
to go to the French Open tennis at Roland Garros but also to party in Paris. The
tennis was an awesome experience and we did get to see some of the
greats in action on Philippe Chatriere ( the centre court.) The rest of
the blog is in the form of a list of things we highly recommend you do
next time you are in Paris, but it pretty much sums up our experience
there..And thanks to Uber we got around with such ease..
Roland Garros
Look who we found in Paris thanks to FB
FOOD
Le Grand Epicerie @ Bon Marche - fabulous food shop with big wine cave downstairs doing free tasting on Saturdays.
Buy
for a picnic or eat in the conservatory style restaurant LeTable for
lunch. Or at any number of pop up restaurant areas in the store.
RESTAURANTS
L'encrier. 55 rue Traversiere. Husband and wife team, good wine.
Jeanne B. 61 rue Lepic. Nr Montemarte. Deli style restaurant.
Les Bougresses.6 rue de Jarente.Cheap set menu.Nice food but not too touristy.
Au Virage Lepic. Fabulous bistro run by gay couple Maurice and Rico, lots of fun. Rue Lepic. Next door to Jeanne B.
Relais La Butte. In Montmartre. Outdoor terrace. Good aperitifs, set menu with daily specials .
La Tuit Petit - Modern bistro.Small menu, fresh ingredients. In Batignolles, 17th arrondissement.
Maison Plisson. In Marais.Excellent deli and bistro for lunch.
Biondi - Argentina steakhouse. 118 Rue Amelot. Cool neighbourhood.
Le
Verre Vole. St.Martin Canal area, another cool, edgy area. Not
touristy. Great Modern french food. Good wine, shelf price plus Euro 7
corkage. Small, tables very close together, so book ahead.
L'Absinthe
- Bistro by Michel Rostang, very good food. Especially ' the Hot Duck'
©. A starter sandwich of smoked duck and fois gras on brioche. Better
value than eating at 2 Michelin starred Maison Rostang.
BARS
Le Mammouth. Rue Amelot. Students and live cover music.
38Riv. Live Jazz club in Marais. 38 Rue Rivoli. Live music 7 days a week.
Le Petit Cafe del Montmartre. Rather Avant Garde local crowd and interesting live music.
Harry's Bar - historic Bar Americaine.
L Alementaire Generale. Live music venue in trendy Rue Oberkampf for indie/ jazz etc.11th arrondissement.
La
Nouvelle Siene. A theatre boat with great views of Notre Dame. Most
acts French comedians but La Caberet Burlesque at 11pm is ok if you
don't speak French. A great alternative to the terribly touristy Moulin
Rouge or Crazy Horse.
View from La Nouvelle Siene
ART
Centre Pompidouu and Musee d'Orsay are our favourites.
The Louis Vuitton Foundation is a Frank Gehry building with good African Art exhibition this year.
Paris Museum of Modern Art. Main collection is free.
Picasso Museum.
Antiques Market. Paris Flea Market. Saint Ouen. Best on Sundays. Live Blues music at local cafe all afternoon.
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