Is that a dragon in your castle?

[Not Afraid]

We never finished eating until at least Midnight.

And, MP is right. Merde du Chien est PU.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Prudence

And walk down the Champs Elysee at night. (Bonus points if you sing the song!)

Thank you so very much for reminding me of this song, my high school french play, and giving me something to keep stuck in my head for extended periods of time.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Okay, one definite possibility...

http://www.citysegwaytours.com/paris/segway-tour/

My first thought was that at 4-5 hours, it seems like a huge chunk of the day to spend just zipping by stuff not going in, especially with only 3 full days. BUT, we'll be arriving in Paris from the resort in the afternoon. I'm thinking doing the night tour that evening would be the perfect. It would get us familiar with the city and be a great way to start the mental list of things we want to go back and explore in depth. Mmmmm, 5 hours on a Segway.

A segway tour, how swank. Ya I'd vote you have to do that one. Like the website you linked to says, they are "appropriate for virtually anyone 12 and older."

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Weren't you just there? Actually, finding the items on your list would be a fun challenge.

There is always more music - check out the Buddah Bar or Hotel Costes and pick up some of their DJ CDs (alternative CD buying activity)

[Not Afraid]

We have at least one Hotel Costas CD (there's more to own). We also have one from Man Ray. Buddah Bar has about 6 or 7, I think and I don't think we have any.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Segway tour of Paris...booked and paid for

Hotel in Paris...booked. It ain't the fanciest of places, but when I say "in Paris", I mean in Paris. This place is just 100 meters from the Louvre, and it's only €81 ($100) a night! I keep trying to figure out what's wrong with it, but tripadvisor.com has a litany of great reviews (that all say basically the same thing...it ain't fancy, but it's clean, the people are friendly, it's cheap, and holy crap what a location!). So, umm, score.

Next items to take care of, getting the Paris Visite pass (public transportation pass) and Paris Museum pass (being 100 meters from the Louvre, I suspect we might be using that...). Geez, with nearly 4 months until we leave, if I keep this up by the time we get there, everything will be prepaid!

[Not Afraid]

You can get the Paris Visite pass at the train station in DLRP. No need to have another thing to keep track of and it's the same price.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yeah, I was just noticing that. Since we'll have a couple days at the resort with no transportation need, we can take our time and make the necessary decissions while we're there. I also see that Versailles is in zone 5 (same zone as DLRP), so that makes a day trip out there very possible. Yay!

[Prudence]

Oh! *DO* see Versailles if possible! And make sure you check out Marie-Antoinette's little village where she frolicked with perfumed sheep.

[Not Afraid]

Hey! I've got a really great, if a bit dry, biography of Marie Antoinette that I finished a few months ago. Sophia Copola is making a film out of the bio, which is what led me to it in the first place. The book is a great snapshot of of the period leading up to the revolution. MUCH more interesting than the American version IMHO. Anyways, Chris isn't reading it yet if you're interested.