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Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

June 18th. And, to be honest, I was after company rather than a list of places, although all gratefully received.

I shall enjoy it walking, nibbling and looking, if the weather holds. Tourist stuff on the Saturday (by force), and culture on Friday night, work on Monday, but Sunday is Mine.

Northern_Lad



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
June 18th. And, to be honest, I was after company rather than a list of places, although all gratefully received.

I shall enjoy it walking, nibbling and looking, if the weather holds. Tourist stuff on the Saturday (by force), and culture on Friday night, work on Monday, but Sunday is Mine.


There's a windmill on a hill if company's all your after.

Behemoth



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
to be honest, I was after company


Aaaahh, I'll send the number of an agency I know.

Nick



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

You two are sick.


(Le Moulin isn't showing anything great at the moment, and Friday we're off to something to do with horses, apparently.)

dougal



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The brother with a flat in the 17eme isn't really Downsizer material.
However, should you really want a lightly-used executive jet, I'm sure he'd return your call...

Paris is relatively quiet (shut) on Sunday. Brother frequently goes out to the Guinguettes on the Marne for Sunday lunch. Its a sort of partial escape from the city, but not from accordions...

MarkS



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
June 18th. And, to be honest, I was after company rather than a list of places, although all gratefully received.


that would be Pigalle then ?

Nick



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dougal wrote:
Its a sort of partial escape from the city, but not from accordions...


Gervase goes to Paris?

Does he know Le Dougal?

Nick



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hm. Private jet. I don't think so. It appears to be the Paris Airshow, so I may find the skies a wee bit crowded...

LynneA



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 07 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sainte Chapelle - the other end of the island to Notre Dame.
Lower storey is a Byzantine influenced chapel - richly coloured mosaic tiles. The upper storey is fantastic, near floor to ceiling stained glass. Like standing in the middle of a kaleidascope.

Also - Berthillon, round the back of Notre Dame over the bridge to the smaller island. Countless flavours of sorbet. I highly recommend the Pear, Mango and especially Chocolat Noir.

dougal



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 07 7:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Paris? Reply with quote
    

dougal wrote:
And if you don't want to go up Eiffel's tower, you can go down the sewers... https://www.paris.org/Musees/Egouts/info.html

BBC2 tonight at 9

Seems they had the same idea !!
Quote:
Sandrine Voillet tells the story of how Paris rose up from the blood-stained streets of the French revolution to become the worlds first great modern city in just 100 years. From restaurants to Rodin, from boulevards to bistros and from photography to the Impressionist painters, Paris led the way in transforming the way people lived, worked and played in cities.
Art historian Voillet reveals why Parisians loved their sewers and courtesans, but hated the Basilica of Sacré Coeur and the Eiffel Tower.
*link*

Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 07 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
June 18th. And, to be honest, I was after company rather than a list of places,


What's your budget?

sean
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 07 6:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jonnyboy wrote:
Nick Howe wrote:
June 18th. And, to be honest, I was after company rather than a list of places,


What's your budget?


Er, he's back now. Try to keep up.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 07 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jonnyboy wrote:
Nick Howe wrote:
June 18th. And, to be honest, I was after company rather than a list of places,


What's your budget?


Had about £3,000 to spend.

MarkS



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 07 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick Howe wrote:
Jonnyboy wrote:
Nick Howe wrote:
June 18th. And, to be honest, I was after company rather than a list of places,


What's your budget?


Had about £3,000 to spend.


for the day?

That's a lot of blonds.

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 07 5:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yeah, it was.

And no, not for the day. Three and a half. And there were 16 of us.

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