Due to rising concerns over the health of restaurant and bar workers, France has taken the step to ban smoking in all public enclosed places (ie restaurants, cafes and bars) as of January 1, 2007. Restaurant and cafe owners are nervous that this will negatively affect business. That remains to be seen.
More on this issue was written in this article from Expatica.
“Paris je t’aime” is a film made up of various directors’ visions of what Paris is to them. Each director had approximately five minutes to give their version of Paris. The film has gotten great reviews, including this one from the New York Times.
Today’s New York Times ran a great article about the “other” museums. Other than the Louvre, the Musee d’Orsay, the Picasso and the Rodin. Some of the greatest cultural experiences in Paris can be found at the smaller museums. Here is a list of some of their recommendations, which I agree with wholeheartedly.
Musée Jacquemart-André, 158, boulevard Haussmann, (33-1) 45-62-11-59; http://www.musee-jacquemart-adnre.com
Admission 9.50 euros ($12.35 at $1.30 to the euro); open daily.
Musée Cernuschi, 7, avenue Velasquez, (33-1) 53-96-21-50; www.cernuschi.paris.fr Free; closed Mondays.
Nissim de Camondo, 63 rue de Monceau, (33-1) 53-89-06-50; http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr 6 euros; closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Musée Gustave Moreau, 14, rue de La Rochefoucauld, (33-1) 48-74-38-50; www.musee-moreau.fr. 5 euros; closed Tuesdays.
Fondation Le Corbusier, 10, square du Docteur Blanche; (33-1) 42-88-41-53; www.fondationlecorbusier.fr. 3 euros; closed Sundays.
Musée Marmottan Monet, 2, rue Louis-Boilly; (33-1) 44-96-50-33; www.marmottan.com. 8 euros; closed Mondays.
Musée Carnavalet, 23, rue de Sevignée, (33-1) 42-72-41-13; www.carnavalet.paris.fr. Free; closed Mondays.
Musée Cognacq-Jay, 8, rue Elzévir, (33-1) 40-27-07-21. Free; closed Mondays.
Liquids or gels not allowed in passenger cabins:
- Beverages
- Shampoo
- Suntan lotion
- Creams
- Toothpaste
- Hair gel
The TSA permits:
- Baby formula, which must be presented for inspection at the checkpoint
- Prescription medicines that match the passenger’s name
- Essential nonprescription medicines, such as insulin
- Electronic items such as laptops, CD players and iPods; British Airways flights to Britain do not allow them.
British Airways PLC, the largest carrier between Britain and the United States, offers these guidelines for carry-on items. Allowed in the cabins:
- Pocket-size wallets and pocket-size purses, such as money, credit cards and identity cards
- Travel documents essential for the journey such as passports and tickets
- Prescription medicines and medical items sufficient and essential for the flight (for example, a diabetic kit), except in liquid form unless verified as authentic
- Spectacles and sunglasses, without cases
- Contact lens holders, without bottles of solution
- Female sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, if unboxed, including tampons, pads, towels and wipes
- Unboxed tissues and handkerchiefs
- Keys, but no electrical key fobs.
For those carrying an infant on a British Airways flight, the following are allowed:
- Baby food and milk, but the contents of each bottle must be tasted by the accompanying passenger
- Sanitary items sufficient and essential for the flight, such as diapers, wipes, creams and diaper disposal bags.
Looking for something off the beaten path for your vacation in Paris? Are you a chocolate lover? Then join David Lebovitz on one of his wonderful tours of Paris’s finest chocolatiers and pastry shops.
David focuses his tour on the finest chocolate shops of the Left Bank, where you will nibble on everything from chocolates to breads to the most famous “macarons” in all of Paris.
The tours run approximately three hours and cost 90 euros per person. To book your tour, check out David’s Web site.
