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[quote=Anonymous]Treat yourself to a delectable pastry every day - you will walk it off.

Have a hot chocolate at Cafe de Flor or Angelina (check the names b/c it has been a few years since I was there)

Fave tourist destinations: Notre Dame, window at La St Chappelle, Luxemboug Gardens, Musee d'Orsay, sections of the Louvre (pick something you like cuz you can't see it all in one bite), Rodin Museum and take the bateau mouche at NIGHT, preferably starting or ending at the top of the hour. You will see the Eiffel Tower light up and for lack of a better description it reminded me of watching a fizzy bottle of champagne. I found it completely enchanting.

Agree on L'as du Falafel. great food and interesting cultural experience (in the Jewish Quarter and you will likely be greeted by an ex-Mossad guy trying to figure out if you are a troublemaker or not).

Pace yourself. It is easy to run yourself ragged, but paris is a place to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace- wander somewhat aimlessly, have sit-down lunches and dinners every day and enjoy excellent wine, chocolate and pastries daily. Your taste buds will thank you.

Google Paris and English language walking tours. We took one of the Marais District, where we were staying, and it was enjoyable.

For language tips, we checked out a Pimsleur language program from the library. This was about 5 years ago, pre-iPhone, so there is probably a comparable app.  Learn the phrases: Do you speak English? I;m sorry I don't understand French. That made a WORLD of difference.

Bon voyage!

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