Paris-- Shopping on A Sunday?

[blindone]

Has anyone been in Paris on a Sunday recently? Were the shops open all over the city or just in the tourist area?

[TLCOhio]

Has anyone been in Paris on a Sunday recently? Were the shops open all over the city or just in the tourist area?

 

Here are a couple of key Sunday shopping options to consider that we loved on that day in early April, 2007. One is the great market area around the Bastille and just east of the Marais. Second, most of the shops are open in the Marais as, in part, it is the old Jewish district. We loved both. Below are some picture options to consider. The great museums also have their gift shops with lots of items there that will be open on Sundays. Lots of great options in Paris, including on a Sunday.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

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At the Sunday market near the Bastille, fresh seafood, plus lots of other items, etc.:

 

 

 

 

 

In the Marais, this covered walkway is a part of the Place des Vosges that was the prototype for the residential squares of European cities that were to come. These brick designs date to 1612. Below is one of the traditional Jewish food places in the Marais.:

 

 

 

 

 

At the d’Orsay Museum, this was the grand dining room of the hotel that was part of the previous train station. Now, dining at lunch here breaks up the day during a long day of standing and walking:

 

 

 

At the Tuileries, there are gardens, cafes and places to sit, watch and enjoy near the Louvre:

 

[carlmm]

TLCOhio is aboslutely right with the areas where you find shopping opportunites on Sundays. In the Marais you find many nice small shops.

 

On the other hand, if you ask

Were the shops open all over the city or just in the tourist area?

 

the answer needs to be: In most areas including the tourist areas (What in Paris is not a tourist area?) most shops are closed including both the department stores and the exclusive designer boutiques.

It is Sunday, not a working day.

[blindone]

Thanks for the info.

 

Nancy

[RoofingPrincess]

Now I just have to figure out how to get myself over to the Marais... :)

[TLCOhio]

Now I just have to figure out how to get myself over to the Marais... :)

 

YES, the Marais is super wonderful with so many great place to see, dine, shop, etc. It's well worth the trip and effort to be there.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

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[wrp96]

YES, the Marais is super wonderful with so many great place to see, dine, shop, etc. It's well worth the trip and effort to be there.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

For more details, great visuals, etc., from our July 1-16 Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle Silver Cloud experiences:

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Thanks for the info and the wonderful pictures. Will do our best to find our way there next Sunday!!

[TLCOhio]

Thanks for the info and the wonderful pictures. Will do our best to find our way there next Sunday!!

 

THANKS for the nice comments! Enjoy Paris on Sunday! Just walking around Paris is great. With style and sophistication, Paris is correctly proud of its cultural achievements over the centuries. This confidence is expressed in Parisian life, including its architecture from ancient structures to controversy over Hausmann's bold late 1800's master plan and more recent modern developments. Paris has taken bold decisions, including the Lourve with is now well-accepted glass pyramid by I. M. Pei.

 

Per AccuWeather, Sunday should be nice. Sunday 9/5/2010, Intervals of clouds and sunshine, High Temperature: 74°F, RealFeel: 74°F.

 

Also love . . . ILE SAINT LOUIS! It is one of the most charming little areas in all of Paris. So nice to stroll up its main street as you walk towards Notre Dame and other key highlights. Famed Berthillon ice cream: The only true Berthillon can be found at 31, rue St Louis-en-l'Ile, where it was born. This delicious ice cream has rich colors and equally intense flavors. It comes in myriad flavors, but the rum raisin, dark chocolate (chocolat noir) and mango (mangue) flavors are incredible. This is divine dessert territory. Lots of Boutique shopping and dining places line this street in the heart of Paris. Try Brasserie Ile St-Louis, 55 quai de Bourbon, 1er (tel. 01/43/54-02-59), that Frommers calls the last independent brasserie in Paris. They note: “Far from the polished restaurants that masquerade as true brasseries, this one has as its heart old Paris.”

 

Here are a few more visual samples on option to consider on Sunday.

 

Terry in Ohio

 

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This is one scenic part of the large park grounds around Luxembourg Palace on a Sunday.:

 

 

 

At the wonderful small and charming Rodin Museum, his studio/home and the grounds are filled with his sculpture. Here’s some folks looking at the key parts to one of his famed pieces, plus from the back gardens of the main house.:

 

 

 

 

 

On a nice Paris day, people are enjoying the Louvre courtyard, the Louvre's famed glass pyramid by architect IM Pei and in the background the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel built in 1805: :

 

[RoofingPrincess]

We (wrp96 & I) were in Paris on Sunday 5 September.

Best. Birthday. Ever.

The ship's tour bus dropped us off at the Eiffel Tower. We had about 4.5 hours to spend.

 

The shops were closed. Poor Wrona could only window-shop:

 

Based on information various people here on Cruise Critic had given us, we decided to ditch our original plan (a HOHO bus tour) and walk the short distance to Rue Cler, where there is a Sunday market. It wasn't enormous, but it was an experience that made me feel like a traveller instead of a tourist.

Rue Cler:

flower shops:

Lots of fruits and veggies, so I got artistic:

[RoofingPrincess]

This bakery is located on a corner; it has both a good bread man AND a good pastry man:

bakery case:

my birthday "cake", a charlotte framboise:

 

So we bought a baguette, and visited the wine and cheese shops

and created a feast for our bus trip back to Le Havre and the ship

[TLCOhio]

We (wrp96 & I) were in Paris on Sunday 5 September.

Best. Birthday. Ever.

The ship's tour bus dropped us off at the Eiffel Tower. We had about 4.5 hours to spend.

Based on information various people here on Cruise Critic had given us, we decided to ditch our original plan (a HOHO bus tour) and walk the short distance to Rue Cler, where there is a Sunday market. It wasn't enormous, but it was an experience that made me feel like a traveller instead of a tourist.

 

Glad things worked well. Looks like you had nice, sunny weather. Glad you posted some pictures. When do you go back to Paris for a longer stay and more exploring there and nearby in France?

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

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