For those who have already visited Paris....

What was your favourite %26quot;a-ha%26quot; moment -- something you stumbled upon unexpectedly; something not on your original must-see list, etc. As someone who is making her first visit to Paris in 2 months, I thought it would be fun and interesting to know about your unexpected favourite finds (and I also hope to have some of my own!).

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Are you going to be there in april?

It will be my first time and I want to have several moments like those, one of them at the Notre Dame C. by the gargoyles :) or everytime I discover a very french restaurant - not a touristy one.

Enjoy your trip

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TravellingGal- you will have some of your own, I assure you!

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Pylones gift shops. A real hoot.

Berthillon ice cream, especially the cassis flavour, and best of all if you go into the real cafe and sit down.

Sainte Chapelle, I had no idea it would be so beautiful both upstairs and downstairs

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Memorial to the deportation behind Notre Dame.

The interior of Galleries Lafayette, the levels and the dome.

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I second Sainte Chapelle.

Also Jardin du Luxembourg.

Aahhh

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Oh, and definately a night cruise on the Seine.

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VEROPALO,

did you go on a tour cruise or actually a dinner cruise on the seine?

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I absolutely love Ste. Chappelle, but it was on my %26quot;must-see%26quot; list for my first trip.

But in 2006, I was sitting in the square facing Notre Dame late in the afternoon when the bells began to ring. Not being Catholic, it took me a minute or two to put 2+2 together, but when I heard the choir, I knew I had to go in for the Mass!

The choir and the organ rang off the stone walls in an almost magical sort of way - it was very moving. The following week, while in St. Peter%26#39;s, I heard the choir and immediately found a seat for Mass..........

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Definitely taking the 10.30pm Seine cruise with Vedettes du Pont Neuf and passing the Eiffel Tower just as the light show started - spectacular!!!

We had meant to take an earler cruise which left on the hour, but we were running late so we took the last boat at 10.30pm!!!

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This will sound odd, but four french guys eating (drinking) their lunch and playing cards at the outdoor antique market. Why Ah-ha.........well, it was one of the %26quot;local%26quot; moments that are so fun.

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Realizing that I love Paris at all. We are not big-city people, so we avoid them usually. Surprise, surprise, we loved Paris. We are returning for another visit in less than 40 days.

Have fun,

chuck.