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Genre: Travel & Events
Date of upload: May 14, 2014 ^^
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True story: many years ago my wife and I were eating at one of the Paris restaurants recommended by his guide book. There was an older couple next to us with Rick Steeves guide book in hand. I joked to my wife that the place must make a healthy living from Steeve's customers and that Rick had probably never set foot in the place. literally 2 minutes later in walks Rick and his entourage.
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It's a very different Paris now........
It turns out my wife and I (plus a 14 month old son and ~ 4yr old daughter) were fortunate to have taken our 10 day trip of a lifetime to Paris when we did (mid May 1999).
It was perfect! No rain, warm, no mosquitoes and it was the Paris of glory and charm one dreams of. We were so lucky.
Rick Steves videos were our gift from the gods. We also studied the many guide books.
We rented an apartment in the 11th Arrondissement, shopped in neighborhood stores, had jambonne and fromage (inexpensive) on the streets, enjoyed cafe's on the avenues and hidden outdoor restaurants and on and on.
We saw much of what was presented in this video.
We has one scary experience as we were preparing to get some real French pastry from an local urban patisserie. We were standing in line trying to absorb the culinary nirvana of choices flooding our eyes and brains when..... It was the "Soup Nazi" scene right out of Seinfeld! No asking of questions! State what you want and step to the register!
Apparently this was a very popular place with a long line of Parisians wanting their goodies. We were lucky to get out of there alive escaping the dreaded "no croissants for you"!
We loved that Paris!!!
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Wife and I went to Scotland, Sep 2014, for the Ryder Cup and watch the US get spanded by the Euro team. After 2 weeks there, we flew fro EDI to Paris and stayed at Cote Montmartre for a week. Most marvelous week of my life. We walked for hours, railed to Auvers sur Oise to see Van Gogh's and brother Theo's graves, railed to Rouen to spend day, visited Musee d'Orsay, d'Orangerie, le Louvre, etc. Wonderful!!
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@kevincaldwell4707
4 years ago
The greatest part of Rick's travel shows is that they aren't just about travel. They touch on history, art, architecture and religion.
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