WHAT TO DO IN PARIS
Notre Dame de Paris (cathedral)
Le musée d'Orsay (museum that was once a train station)
Le centre Georges Pompidou (modern museum)
Montmartre (best view of all of Paris)
Le Sacré Coeur (cathedral on top of a hill)
WHERE TO RELAX
Le Jardin du Luxembourg (garden, free, perfect for picnic)
Le Jardin des Tuileries (garden, free, perfect for picnic)
Les galeries Lafayette (shopping)
Le quartier latin (college town, best place to get the sandwich called "grec")
WHAT TO EAT
une baguette (cheap, breakfast, snack, French bread, can be bought at any "boulangerie" - bakery)
un croissant (cheap, breakfast, snack, can be bought at any "boulangerie" - bakery)
un pain au chocolat (cheap, breakfast, snack, can be bought at any "boulangerie" - bakery)
un pain aux raisins (cheap, breakfast, snack, can be bought at any "boulangerie" - bakery)
un chausson aux pommes (cheap, breakfast, snack, apple, can be bought at any "boulangerie" - bakery)
un éclair (dessert, can be bought at an "pâtisserie" - pastry shop)
une tarte aux fruits (dessert, can be bought at a "pâtisserie" - pastry shop)
une crêpe (cheap, snack or lunch, sweet or savory)
des macarons (the best ones are from "Pierre Hermé" but if you want to check out "Ladurée", go fot it)
une glace (ice cream, cheap, try flavors you don't usually go for - e.g., pistachio, raspberry, passion fruit, hazelnut, coconut, etc.)
un jambon-beurre (cheap, French ham in a baguette, perfect sandwich for quick lunch or picnic)
un boeuf bourguignon (beef stew)
un coq au vin (chicken)
un croque-monsieur (grilled cheese sandwich with ham)
un croque-madame (grilled cheese sandwich with ham topped with an egg)
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