Doc Gonz0

Right, so i've some time off coming up. I've not really got the cash
to do the whole holiday thing, but (given I live only 10 minutes by
tube from Waterloo station) I've got it into my head to go on a day
trip to Paris (or maybe Lille, Brussels doesn't stand a chance).

Paris i like (although it's wasted on the Parisians, IMO), but I've
only been to twice, both with big groups and so just did the Eiffel
Tower/Louvre/boat ride/Jean-Michel Jarre concert (alright, that was
just the once) thing. Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
preferably on foot, in Frog-central?

Failing that, does Lille have anything worth going to see?

(ObBike - I need to drop the bike off for crash mushrooms to be
fitted, so this is another reason I only really need to kill a day)
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Champ

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:56:58 +0000, Doc Gonz0 <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk>
wrote:

>Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
>preferably on foot, in Frog-central?

Do you like art? I could easily lose a day in the Musee D'Orsay and
the Pompidou centre. The former has all the great impressionists (it
covers 1848 to 1914), the latter focuses on modern art.

Both are great buildings too - Osay being a converted 19th century
railway station, and the Pomidou being one of *the* controversial
landmarks of late 20th century architecture.
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PeterT

Doc Gonz0

> Right, so i've some time off coming up. I've not really got the cash
> to do the whole holiday thing, but (given I live only 10 minutes by
> tube from Waterloo station) I've got it into my head to go on a day
> trip to Paris (or maybe Lille, Brussels doesn't stand a chance).
>
> Paris i like (although it's wasted on the Parisians, IMO), but I've
> only been to twice, both with big groups and so just did the Eiffel
> Tower/Louvre/boat ride/Jean-Michel Jarre concert (alright, that was
> just the once) thing. Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
> preferably on foot, in Frog-central?
>
> Failing that, does Lille have anything worth going to see?

your e-mail is bouncing, or did I miss an obvious spam trap?


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petert

Cab

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:56:58 +0000, Doc Gonz0 <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk>
bored us all completely to death with wittery prose along the lines
of:

<prolly snipped>
>Paris i like (although it's wasted on the Parisians, IMO), but I've
>only been to twice, both with big groups and so just did the Eiffel
>Tower/Louvre/boat ride/Jean-Michel Jarre concert (alright, that was
>just the once) thing. Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
>preferably on foot, in Frog-central?

Walk along the Seine, through the parks (Luxembourg is a good park to
go too, with photographic displays every so often), Champs Elysee,
Musee d'Orsay, la Villette, Notre Dame.

How much time do you have though? A day really is too short.

What you can do, is give me a bell (drop me an email) if it's a w/e
and we can meet up for a beer or two, or even an evening session would
be a laugh.

>Failing that, does Lille have anything worth going to see?

Prolly a church or too. Ah, yes, the Eurostar terminal, you can see.
:-)
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Doc Gonz0

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:08:28 +0000, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:56:58 +0000, Doc Gonz0 <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
>>preferably on foot, in Frog-central?
>
>Do you like art? I could easily lose a day in the Musee D'Orsay and
>the Pompidou centre. The former has all the great impressionists (it
>covers 1848 to 1914), the latter focuses on modern art.
>
>Both are great buildings too - Osay being a converted 19th century
>railway station, and the Pomidou being one of *the* controversial
>landmarks of late 20th century architecture.

I don't know much about architecture, but I know what i hate - and the
Pompidou Centre (and it's vertical equivalent, the Lloyds Building),
are things I hate.
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GHPOTHUF#3, UKRMHRC#6, DFV #6, YTC #8, DIAABTCOD#9. BOD#8,

dog

dixit Doc Gonz0:
> Failing that, does Lille have anything worth going to see?

no.

hth
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et in arcadia ego

flashgorman

"Doc Gonz0" <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk> wrote in message
news:tq8930ds9t3as3bo4qrdi1kiont99utu8l@4ax.com...
> Right, so i've some time off coming up. I've not really got the cash
> to do the whole holiday thing, but (given I live only 10 minutes by
> tube from Waterloo station) I've got it into my head to go on a day
> trip to Paris (or maybe Lille, Brussels doesn't stand a chance).
>
> Paris i like (although it's wasted on the Parisians, IMO), but I've
> only been to twice, both with big groups and so just did the Eiffel
> Tower/Louvre/boat ride/Jean-Michel Jarre concert (alright, that was
> just the once) thing. Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
> preferably on foot, in Frog-central?
>
The Catacombs are worth a trip.

Champ

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:19:58 +0100, genuine_froggie@zeouane.org wrote:

>Champ <news@champ.org.uk> wrote ...
>
>>>Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
>>>preferably on foot, in Frog-central?
>
>> Do you like art? I could easily lose a day in the Musee D'Orsay and
>> the Pompidou centre. The former has all the great impressionists (it
>> covers 1848 to 1914), the latter focuses on modern art.
>
>You could certainly 'lose a day', if you wanted to see a tenth of what they
>have to offer. Two days _each_ would be the minimum.

Granted, but I find half a day at any one venue is enough for me.

>Get to the Pompidou
>Centre early, though, as there are _huge_ queues stretching all the way
>down rue Beaubourg (I know, as I just rode past it [1]).

Last time I went was about 5 years ago, but I walked straight in.
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William Grainger

In article <dqc930t60kqpur3v4m371abt80m1h4qi2j@4ax.com>,
Doc Gonz0 <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk> wrote:
>On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:08:28 +0000, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:56:58 +0000, Doc Gonz0 <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
>>>preferably on foot, in Frog-central?
>>
>>Do you like art? I could easily lose a day in the Musee D'Orsay and
>>the Pompidou centre. The former has all the great impressionists (it
>>covers 1848 to 1914), the latter focuses on modern art.
>>
>>Both are great buildings too - Osay being a converted 19th century
>>railway station, and the Pomidou being one of *the* controversial
>>landmarks of late 20th century architecture.
>
>I don't know much about architecture, but I know what i hate - and the
>Pompidou Centre (and it's vertical equivalent, the Lloyds Building),
>are things I hate.

Hint: if you visit it, you can't see the outside from inside it.

Champ

On 19 Feb 2004 14:33:22 GMT, wfg1001@mrao.cam.ac.uk (William Grainger)
wrote:

>>>Both are great buildings too - Osay being a converted 19th century
>>>railway station, and the Pomidou being one of *the* controversial
>>>landmarks of late 20th century architecture.
>>
>>I don't know much about architecture, but I know what i hate - and the
>>Pompidou Centre (and it's vertical equivalent, the Lloyds Building),
>>are things I hate.
>
>Hint: if you visit it, you can't see the outside from inside it.

Actually, you can...
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Cab

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:44:59 -0000, "flashgorman"
<theflashgorman@hotmail.com> bored us all completely to death with
wittery prose along the lines of:

<prolly snipped>
>The Catacombs are worth a trip.

If you like a load of bones that have been cemented into walls.
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flashgorman

"Cab" <cabyour_head@ukrm.org> wrote in message
news:roo930t7c5ohtbggkogpnvshe1dcjvpcji@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:44:59 -0000, "flashgorman"
> <theflashgorman@hotmail.com> bored us all completely to death with
> wittery prose along the lines of:
>
> <prolly snipped>
> >The Catacombs are worth a trip.
>
> If you like a load of bones that have been cemented into walls.

Well obviously yes. Similarly a lot of the art galleries are only of
interest if you like paint applied to canvas.

sweller

Doc Gonz0 wrote:

> Failing that, does Lille have anything worth going to see?

Lille has a brewery bar in the centre, very nice. Not seen anything else
in Lille.

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Boots Blakeley

On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:56:58 +0000, Doc Gonz0 <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk>
wrote:

>Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
>preferably on foot, in Frog-central?

Not sure about a whole day but IMO the area around republique and
bastille is worth a wander and a few drinks. Republique is quite
amusing in the rush hour watching the near misses whilst quaffing.

--
Ian
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deadmail@burnt.org.uk

Doc Gonz0 <ukrm@cluebyfour.co.uk> wrote:

>Any suggestions on good ways to kill a day,
>preferably on foot, in Frog-central?


Drive by cleaning?

Puzzle the Parisians by being polite?

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