Which to do on Sunday?

Bonjour!

I%26#39;ve decided what to do on our 3-day visit to Paris (Sat, Sun, Mon), but not what order to do them!

Can you please tell me which areas/activities would be good for Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening? I don%26#39;t want to head to a place and find most businesses closed.

1. Louvre, Champs-Elysees, Arc de Triomphe

2. Latin Qtr, St Germain

3. Notre Dame, Ile St Louis

4. Sacre Coeur/ Montmarte

5. Teen/souvenir shopping on Rue de Rennes and/or Rue Etienne Marcel

Merci!

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Sunday is not a good day for shopping - many/most stores are closed. Could be some open souvenir shops around rue Rivoli, Notre Dame.. some open in the Marais, since Saturday is Sabbath.

Your %26#39;monuments%26#39; sights are open on Sunday, of course churches (though interior sightseeing should be appropriately modified), the Arc de T, Eiffel... Seine cruises... The Louvre is open, as are most all museums on Sunday.

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I suggest you get one of the little guide books on Paris, such as the D%26amp;K %26quot;Top Ten Paris%26quot;. This will orientate you to the city, and tell you about the opening days of the sights.

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I%26#39;ve wandered around Notre Dame and the Ile de la Cite then over to the Ile St Louis and into the Marais on a Sunday. The small plaza in front of Notre Dame is usually more crowded on a Sunday morning but this is part of the interest. I%26#39;ve relaxed with a drink at the Brasserie D%26#39;Ile St Louis and, usually, enjoyed the several street musicians on the bridge. And had falaffel for lunch at Mi-Va-Mi. On the way back we will usually stop for a drink at O Fil de L%26#39;O, that small boat moored by the quai on the Left Bank and made into a cafe. We also have dinner at the Brasserie D%26#39;ile St Louis once each trip. Everything we enjoy is open.

But I%26#39;ve also spent an afternoon up in Montmartre on a Sunday. It was a very nice day and it was very crowded but we still enjoyed ourselves. All of the cafes were open and doing a swell business, the artists were all out, and we had lunch at Le Consolat as per normal. We went back that night to have dinner at Le Poulbot with no problems, but with reservations.

Either of these on a Sunday would be no problem.

hth

Pjk

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Thank you for your replies.

I have, of course, checked the times for all the sights we plan to visit, but I wondered which areas would be more %26quot;lively%26quot; on Sunday.

It sounds like Notre Dame, Ile de la Cite, and the Marais would be good on Sunday, followed by Montmarte in the eveing if time allows.

Merci!

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I think your last post is perfect Notre Dame, then Montmarte. Unless you want your photo sketched then plan on atleast 30 minutes for someone to do a good job! At the bottom of the Sacre Coeur you will find plenty of touristy souvenir shops, so maybe even knock that off the list.