Your Paris

Ok, I%26#39;ve previously posted a similar thread on the London and New York forums so thought all you Paris lovers might like a go.

Every Friday, you can get the ES magazine free when you buy London%26#39;s Evening Standard newspaper. My favourite section in this magazine is called My London and they ask famous people the same questions each week.

So, I thought I would give you the opportunity to be a celeb for a few minutes and answer the questions (and I hope I%26#39;m not breaking any copyright). I%26#39;m only going to list the ones that are Paris or travel related and have adapted the questions to be relevant to Paris. So, here goes:

1. What do you miss most when you%26#39;re out of Paris?

2. What is your earliest London Paris?

3. What advice would you give to a tourist?

4. What would you do if you were Mayor for a day?

5. What has been your most memorable Paris meals?

6. What was the last play or musical you saw in Paris and did you enjoy it?

7. Where were the last 3 places you went on holiday?

8. Do you have a favourite pub/bar/cafe (basically somewhere you can get a drink)?

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Great!!!

1. Nothing, i live here.

2. Are you asking when i first went to London from Paris?

3. Come to Paris at once! Avoid the Paris Visite and buy a mobilis or a carte orange if possible.Tax is included in the bill at cafés and restaurants.

4. I would have all Paris free of cars!!!!

5. Le Boeuf sur le toit, la Coupole. Dessert at Le Rocher de Cancale rue de Montorgueil

6. I saw a concert of Bevinda, modernised Fado, great!!

7.Vietnam, South Africa, Australia

8. Next to the Picasso museum, on the right i think it is called l%26#39;appartement, you can play monopoly, trivial pursuit there.

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Oops sorry.

Question 2 should be:

2. What is your earliest Paris memory?

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1. Walking the streets and daily way of life.

2. ?

3. Take time to savor the flavor! Don%26#39;t rush around too much- walk, talk, sit and observe.

4. ?

5. This is hard to believe, but my ritualistic croissant (this is one of the other things I miss when I leave) and cafe creme each morning while I sit and watch Paris walk by.

6. Joyeaux- George Ballenchine Ballet at the Opera Garnier, November 05.

7. Hawaii, Caribbean Cruise, New Orleans Jazzfest (besides Paris).

8. La Caveau de la Huchette- Latin Quarter Jazz cellar.

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1. What do you miss most when you%26#39;re out of Paris?

The city, the people.

2. What is your earliest London Paris?

Incoherent question

3. What advice would you give to a tourist?

About what?

4. What would you do if you were Mayor for a day? Declare a civic holiday

5. What has been your most memorable Paris meals?

The one where I got food poisoning

6. What was the last play or musical you saw in Paris and did you enjoy it?

Too many other things to do.

7. Where were the last 3 places you went on holiday? Turkey, Rio, Spain

8. Do you have a favourite pub/bar/cafe (basically somewhere you can get a drink)?

Folies Bergeres.

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Raphy, if you read this again, could you talk more about the bar with Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit near the Musee Picasso. Not only was the museum of interest, but my girlfriend is a HUGE Monopoly fan! It would be a great little event to surprise her with as I%26#39;m planning her first trip to Paris.

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1. The Frenchmen.

2. ?

3. Bring twice as much money as you think you%26#39;ll need and half the clothes.

4. Tour the Palais de l%26#39;Elysee.

5. Drinks/snacks/lunches/dinners at some of the palace hotels.

6. Better things to do.

7. Tupelo, Miss., Paris, and Paris.

8. Too many to list.

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I wish I could go back and edit the original post. The second question is:

2. What is your earliest Paris memory?

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1. What do you miss most when you%26#39;re out of Paris?

Morning cafe with bagette or croissant and walking the streets.

2. What is your earliest memory of Paris?

Leaving my hotel after just arriving in Paris. Not knowing where I%26#39;m going I start walking, a few blocks along I look up to my left and there is the Tour Eiffel. I realize I really am in Paris!

3. What advice would you give to a tourist?

Bring your most comfortable shoes, 2 pairs.

4. What would you do if you were Mayor for a day? recall the VAT and keep shops and cafes open late.

5. What has been your most memorable Paris meals? Only had one bad restaurant meal so far. I enjoy the patisseries and street Kabob%26#39;s and ice cream that I can%26#39;t find in the US.

6. What was the last play or musical you saw in Paris and did you enjoy it? Paul McCartney - amazing.

7. Where were the last 3 places you went on holiday? Amsterdam, Paris, Budapest

8. Do you have a favourite pub/bar/cafe (basically somewhere you can get a drink)?

The one that%26#39;s on the corner near my hotel.

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1. What do you miss most when you%26#39;re out of Paris?

Not being able to have a sandwich jambon de pays standing at the bar with a glass of rosé at Le Danton whilst observing the patronne organising the ballet of waiters.

2. What is your earliest Paris [memory?]?

When I came to Paris to look for student accomodation in the early eighties, seeing Mitterrand at 8am coming out of ?? on the sidewalk of the rue Saint Benoît

3. What advice would you give to a tourist?

Not to overplan and not to be to an*l about the whole preparation business.

4. What would you do if you were Mayor for a day?

Don%26#39;t start unleashing the Pol Pot in me! I think I would deport all men caught peeing/spitting in the street to a life sentence in Montfermeil or Clichy sous Bois.

5. What has been your most memorable Paris meals?

On a plane back from Vietnam ten years ago, I -unusually for me! - chatted with the American girl sitting next to me who had been living in Cambodia and was about to meet her mother in Paris on her way back to the States. I gave her some general advice about visiting Paris, bla bla bla. To thank me, she invited me the next day to Le Bistrot de Michel Rostang! I thought that was really classy and nice.

6. What was the last play or musical you saw in Paris and did you enjoy it?

It must have been Le Malade Imaginaire at the Théâtre 14 this autumn. Was OK.

7. Where were the last 3 places you went on holiday?

Argentina, Valencia, California

8. Do you have a favourite pub/bar/cafe (basically somewhere you can get a drink)?

Le Carrefour, a nondescript café opposite the BHV. Nothing special about it, it just happens to be sitting in the right place when I need a drink/break

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1. What do you miss most when you%26#39;re out of Paris?

The athmosphere

2. What is your earliest Paris memory?

Waking up this morning :-/

3. What advice would you give to a tourist?

To bring lots of money!

4. What would you do if you were Mayor for a day?

Getting rid of the cars too.

5. What has been your most memorable Paris meals?

1kg tbone steak on my own in the 17th.

6. What was the last play or musical you saw in Paris and did you enjoy it?

Ben Harper, long time ago.

7. Where were the last 3 places you went on holiday?

Austria, Spain, Tunesia

8. Do you have a favourite pub/bar/cafe (basically somewhere you can get a drink)?

%26quot;Le Gros Caillou%26quot; in the 7th.