lettre d'un étranger

paris by andrea laliberte

i bought a poster not entirely unlike the one above. drifting through the store, debating other impulse purchases, i was stopped by a woman. her children lived in paris and she used to spend holidays ever year with them. she spoke, at length, about the sights and sounds of paris and before i left, she was kind enough to give me a list of her france recommendations. her list follows, written, more or less, in her words...

these periodicals come out once a week, i believe on wednesday:

1) pariscope

2) l'officiel des spectacles

you must pick them up as they will tell you what all the current exhibits and shows are and how to buy tickets and find the theatre/museum.

here are some sights both in and around the city that you must see if you get the chance. some are rather obvious, but still capture the soul of paris:
1) chateau de chambord
2) louvre
3) versailles
4) giveny
5) museo d'orsay
6) tomb of napoleon
7) arc de triomphe

o la la! i don't think one trip will be enough.