[Idyllchat] advice

[Art and Marilyn Bervin]

Linda,

I agree with Jerry's advice though I have to 
admit to not having traveled in Ireland.  Maybe 
someday.

Twice my wife and I have visited Paris.  The 
first time was a bit overwhelming, and we were 
staying with a French family on the outskirts 
(that's a story unto itself).  The second time we 
spent a week just north of city center, staying 
in two very modest but acceptable hotels. 
Getting about the city on the bus and the Métro 
was remarkably easy.  If one enjoys museums and 
history, Paris offers a bit of everything.  Musée 
d'Orsay and Musée Picasso are great places to 
spend time and nurture the soul.  Ste Chapelle is 
truly wonderful; its windows were exhilarating. 
St. Denis, on the northern outskirts, is 
generally taken as the original gothic church. 
The organ at Notre Dame is thunderous, and its 
sounds swallowed me up.  Sacré Coeur is a 
striking landmark, and the area offers a 
wonderful vista of the city.  And one could go on 
and on.

Ireland has much to offer, and it was home to 
some of my ancestors.  But the ease of getting 
around in Paris is hard to beat.

Good travels, Art
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