by MountaingirlBC » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:44 pm
by Gabriele Roth » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:58 pm
by Lockhart » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:38 pm
by Gangolf Haub » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:45 pm
by fatdad » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:17 pm
by MountaingirlBC » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:28 am
Gangolf Haub wrote:Is this the right question to ask on a mountaineering site? Actually, Paris can be quite overwhelming and you can spend weeks there. I haven't been there myself in the last 25 years but I suppose some things never change. For adventure take the stairway to the Eiffel Tower. Exposure is horrendous. But then, I'm not sure whether the staircase is still open.
For France, Fontainebleau comes to mind - great bouldering area, also here on SP. And then there is the Ardeche in south central France, a gorge with great white river rafting and some good hiking possibilities as well.
And, of course, you can always visit Euro Disney
by MountaingirlBC » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:40 am
fatdad wrote:You're only spending a day in Paris? That's an absolute shame. When you're sitting out a storm in your tent at Chamonix, you'll be regretting how fast you blew through there.
Go to the Louvre, the Musee D'Orsay, the Picasso Museum, Versailles, Notre Dame and the Ile de la Cite, the Latin Quarter, hit a jazz club. I spent six weeks there one summer studying and I can list any number of things I didn't get a chance to do.
Still, if you can't bring yourself to see more of Paris, head south. You can hang on the beach in Nice (and check out the Chagall and Matisse museums). Go to Monaco for a day and hit the casino. You can climb at Verdon or Buoux, etc. Go to Avignon and Nimes and check out the Roman ruins, etc., etc., etc.
Don't get me wrong. I'm dying to go to Chamonix, but even after all the traveling I've done there, I can't imagine not spending a good chunk of time soaking up the culture.
by fatdad » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:12 am
MountaingirlBC wrote:fatdad wrote:You're only spending a day in Paris? That's an absolute shame. When you're sitting out a storm in your tent at Chamonix, you'll be regretting how fast you blew through there.
Go to the Louvre, the Musee D'Orsay, the Picasso Museum, Versailles, Notre Dame and the Ile de la Cite, the Latin Quarter, hit a jazz club. I spent six weeks there one summer studying and I can list any number of things I didn't get a chance to do.
Still, if you can't bring yourself to see more of Paris, head south. You can hang on the beach in Nice (and check out the Chagall and Matisse museums). Go to Monaco for a day and hit the casino. You can climb at Verdon or Buoux, etc. Go to Avignon and Nimes and check out the Roman ruins, etc., etc., etc.
Don't get me wrong. I'm dying to go to Chamonix, but even after all the traveling I've done there, I can't imagine not spending a good chunk of time soaking up the culture.
Tent? What is this tent of which you speak? I heard there were hotels at the base of every route!!!
Don't get me wrong... I'm not totally blowing off Paris... If I didn't think I'd be back, I'd spend more time there. I will be near Paris for a week or so every year but won't have this kind of time on my hands. So between that and the fact that arthritis is closing in me, I figure I'd better go do the more active/adventurous stuff while I still can. Paris isn't going anywhere. My youth and cartilage are.
by Charles » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:18 am
MountaingirlBC wrote:Gangolf Haub wrote:Is this the right question to ask on a mountaineering site? Actually, Paris can be quite overwhelming and you can spend weeks there. I haven't been there myself in the last 25 years but I suppose some things never change. For adventure take the stairway to the Eiffel Tower. Exposure is horrendous. But then, I'm not sure whether the staircase is still open.
For France, Fontainebleau comes to mind - great bouldering area, also here on SP. And then there is the Ardeche in south central France, a gorge with great white river rafting and some good hiking possibilities as well.
And, of course, you can always visit Euro Disney
Since I'm spending half the time mountaineering my thinking was that I know I have at least one major thing in common with everyone here so I might get better responses as to other activity suggestions than if I'd posted on a more general site.
I've heard that so many people were jumping off the Eiffel Tower that they'd closed whatever sections people could jump off. Will see if you can still take the stairs up. Maybe I'll take all my gear and do it full on Monty Phython expedition style. That would be fun.
White water rafting sounds good but I'm too lazy and weak to boulder. Euro Disney.... *shudder* I'm not that hard.
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