Paris For Vegetarians

Here are a few tips on enjoying Paris - away from the tourists! We had a great weekend there 2 weeks ago. Don't bother going first class on the Eurostar - its not worth it especially as the journey is only just over 2 hours - spend the £100on slapping a mute dwarf with a damp wellie in the Pigalle! Book a few month early for cheaper prices.

http://www.eurostar.com
Book the hotel separate and remember in Paris you don't get big rooms here are some lovely boutique hotels - perfect for disappointing your partner in (6 times a night dressed as Mussolini or Barry George).

Hotels
Here are 2 great hotels in The Marais that I recommend, its the oldest part of Paris full of lovely streets and shops and cafe's etc but not too touristy. Hotel Bourg Tibourg www.hotelbourgtibourg.com Hotel Caron De Beaumarchais http://www.carondebeaumarchais.com

Food
For cheese and wine on an afternoon Le Verre Volé is great - and its next to Canal St Martin where Amelie skinned the stones! They love their wine and have encyclopedic knowledge of cheese and wine.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Le+Verre+Vol%C3%A9+paris&ie=UTF8&ll=48.866013,2.350988&spn=0.048274,0.111752&z=14&iwloc=A&om=1
Our favourite restaurant for dinner is Et Dans Mon Coeur Il Y A.... - beautiful food romantic and great vege selection as well as everything else - 150 Euros for a great blow with passion, full of locals and very special. You don't feel like you've got beri-beri as a vegetarian in Paris here!  Map on website link here; You must book ahead at least 2 weeks to make sure you will not be disappointed. (picture of inside at top of this post)
http://www.linternaute.com/restaurant/restaurant/11917/et-dans-mon-coeur-il-y-a.html
My other recommendation for dinner is The Maceo Restaurant - very central again booking is essential - they also have a 3 course vegetarian menu!
http://www.maceorestaurant.com
The Amelie cafe Café des Deux Moulins is great for lunch and breakfasts too - its not too touristy here despite the film and Montemartre is worth a visit where the cafe is situated.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=caf%C3%A9+des+Deux+Moulins+paris&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&ll=48.868893,2.350903&spn=0.096543,0.223503&z=13&iwloc=A&om=1

Things To Do
The Amelie walk is great if you liked the film, or even if you didn't!
http://www.xs4all.nl/~couvreur/engl/travel/paris/amelie/amelie1.htm The Picasso Museum is really interesting and in The Marias our favourite area http://www.paris.org/Musees/Picasso Just chill out in The Marais area loads of info here: http://www.parismarais.com Guide & Podcast of the Marais here;http://letthemtalk.com/pariswalks/TheHeartOfTheMarais.html

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