May 26, 2009

La méthode
2, rue Descartes
75005 Paris
01.43.54.22.43

Bar-restaurant of traditionnal cuisine with terrace on a tranquil and small place about two minutes walk from the Pantheon. They work in family, everything is simple and nice, we feel like we are at home, it's a perfect spot for a real break. I will come back!
The kitchen is open at meals time but the bar opens 24/24.

The price/quality

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

The Musée National de la Marine - Paris

The Musée National de la Marine
Place du Trocadéro is the best place to have a good view on the Eiffel Touer and Champs de Mars. It is also at this place you will find the Palais Chaillot – a remain from the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1937 – This building houses The Théatre National de Chaillot, The Citée de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, The muse de l’homme (closed for renovation), and The muse national de la Marine.
It is at this museum we were this morning for a guided visit.
First we’ve seen the permanent collections: models of eighteenth-century vessels, paintings of battles or navy scenes (some are of Vernet), modern models like the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. We have also seen imposing figureheads and the exhibition “Les Marins Font la mode - Sailor chic in Paris”.
The museum was interesting thanks to the guide, if you wish to have a good visit I suggest you to take the audio guides (no supplementary fees) and use one of the 3 multimedia terminals. But I would not go back there without my sons for which the visit may be very interesting more over than that they propose activities (paying) for them. If you like the navy or if you want to see something different visit why not going there !

Musée National de la Marine
17, place du Trocadéro
75016 Paris
Métro Trocadéro (line 6 et 9)

Opened every day except on Tuesday from 10h am to 6 pm
You can also buy your tickets on the web

Fares:
Adults Museum : 7 €
Adults Museum + Exhibition: 9 €

Trocadéro is easy reach from Hotel Corona Opera (line 9), Yllen Eiffel and Eiffel Capitol (with line 6)
Anaïs
Regetel
PHOTO COPYRIGHT : Musée de la Marine S. DONDAIN

May 19, 2009


Maison européenne de la photographie
5/7 rue de Fourcy
75004 Paris
01.44.78.75.00

For the impassioned of photography or to become so, here is a good address ! Today's wednesday and it's five o'clock so i get in for free ! (see details on the web-site). This time I have a water mint drink at the little café on the lower floor of the house. Another floor down you will find the temporary exposition room, at this time it's Laurent Van Der Stockt shooting work. He's a charming photograph acknowledge for his war images, also he gave a conference in the auditorium to count us his experience. If you want to know some more there are 25000 documents available at the library and a shop selling book. On the higher floor is the images of a photographic big name Henri Cartier-Bresson, a treasure with 320 fotografies rarely shown, exposed here for the centenarian birthday of this photographer.

Géraldin
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

Brasserie Balzar
49, rue des écoles
75005 Paris
01.43.54.13.67

Open from 8 am untill midnight without break.
Brasserie till 1886 with the main room and a little terrace, french traditional atmosphere guaranteed. The table is set up with a white tablecloth and silver cutlery. The waiter wear black&white clothes with bow tie and the smiling head waiter is very nice with me. The menu is also is typically french with mayonnaise egg, andouilette sausage, steak tartare, veal's liver, potatoes with grated cheese... ect

+the waiter with the Dali's mustache style
- price

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

May 18, 2009

L’ETINCELLE
Le samedi 2 mai 2009
BAR BRASSERIE RESTAURANT
33 RUE DE CLICHY
75009 PARIS
TEL 01 45 26 84 41

This small bar is situated just a step from the theater " the Big Comedy ". You can consume a small glass outside, if the weather allows it, by waiting for the beginning of the show. The reception is nice and the prices are reasonable.

Valérie
Hôtel des Nations Saint Germain

May 11, 2009


Café Hugo
22 place des Vosges
75004 Paris
0142726404

One of Place des Vosges café-restaurant, it is on “rue du pas de mule” side. Place des Vosges is an old Royal place where you can find Victor Hugo's house. On Sunday a lot of people come here to visit the art galleries, to take advantage of the central garden, or to take a snatch in a restaurant outdoor area.
I choose to seat down at the café Hugo after reading the menu on the black-board. Roquette salad with Italian ham, Italian parmesan cheese, avocado, tomato (8.50 €), Perrier water (4.30 €), coffee (2.60 €). I just like everything in this place, food, wood & rock decoration, soft music, numerous but quiet clients, sunny place.
++young sweet and professional staff
+lemon slice served with Perrier water, little black chocolate with the coffee.

Géraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain

May 8, 2009

Le puits de légumes 5ème
Restaurant végétarien et bio
18, rue du Cardinal Lemoine
75005 Paris
Tél: 01.43.25.50.95
Lundi au samedi 12h à 22h


Since 1O years now Nadya work in the Latin quarter and since september 2008 she welcome you in her small restaurant of 36 seats, as well there is a take away service. The “garden” atmosphere is in the decoration and in my plate. I choose from the day's menu the “Ragout de tempeh et tajine” (varied vegetables and rice) for 13 euros, a hearty meal + fresh lemon juice at 3.50 euros. I discover the Gomasio, bio salted sesame seeds (here everything is fresh and bio), revealed fabulous ingredient! Full vitamins is done!

Geraldine
Hotel des Nations Saint Germain
This restaurant is about 5 min walk from Hotel des Nations St Germain and the Pantheon