It's been twenty years since I was in Paris, so I can't recommend specific places. But there are experiences I remember fondly.
My suggestions:
See Notre Dame at night as well as in the daytime. The way it's lit up is beautiful, and the nearby neighborhood around the Blvd. St. Michel gets lively. It's also nice to hang out by the Seine at night and watch the tour boats go by.
Buy a crepe from a street vendor, with Nutella or whatever suits your fancy. Also get roast chestnuts if they're still available when you visit; they're mostly a winter thing. And there used to be a great ice cream place, um, somewhere on the Ile de la Cite, but I haven't a clue if it's still around.
Browse the bookstalls along the Seine (which are in the same area as Notre Dame).
Go to a farmers' market. You should be able to find out locations and times online, but at least when I was in Paris, they were held right in the center city, often near Metro stops.
Try a North African restaurant (as I recall--I was a vegetarian when I lived in Paris--there are usually vegetarian options, but of course it'll depend on the individual restaurant).
If you have the time and inclination, a visit to one of the suburbs, where there are many more working-class people and immigrants than in central Paris, can be enlightening. I lived for a little while in Montreuil, and among other things I vividly remember the competing posters for the Communist Party and the National Front.
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Date: 2018-03-30 12:47 am (UTC)My suggestions:
See Notre Dame at night as well as in the daytime. The way it's lit up is beautiful, and the nearby neighborhood around the Blvd. St. Michel gets lively. It's also nice to hang out by the Seine at night and watch the tour boats go by.
Buy a crepe from a street vendor, with Nutella or whatever suits your fancy. Also get roast chestnuts if they're still available when you visit; they're mostly a winter thing. And there used to be a great ice cream place, um, somewhere on the Ile de la Cite, but I haven't a clue if it's still around.
Browse the bookstalls along the Seine (which are in the same area as Notre Dame).
Go to a farmers' market. You should be able to find out locations and times online, but at least when I was in Paris, they were held right in the center city, often near Metro stops.
Try a North African restaurant (as I recall--I was a vegetarian when I lived in Paris--there are usually vegetarian options, but of course it'll depend on the individual restaurant).
If you have the time and inclination, a visit to one of the suburbs, where there are many more working-class people and immigrants than in central Paris, can be enlightening. I lived for a little while in Montreuil, and among other things I vividly remember the competing posters for the Communist Party and the National Front.