First Time in Paris Trip Report, Episode 358
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
For this first time in Paris trip report, Annie Sargent talks to Joni and Steve Goldin. They had booked an itinerary review with Annie, so they were better prepared than most. But they still made a few minor mistakes as we discuss.
Annie was a guest on the podcast FranceFormation, a show for people who want to move to France. Take a listen!
Hotel Recommendation
They chose the Da Vinci Hotel. A little boutique hotel in Saint Germain on Rue des Saint Pères that they recommend.
Generally they went back to their hotel in the middle of the day to rest up a little which allowed them to stay up later and eat later. This is a good strategy if your hotel (like theirs) is centrally located.
Annie's VoiceMap Tours they Took
Ile de la Cité on their first day, Saint Germain des Prés a few days later and Montmartre towards the end. Podcast listeners can buy these tours at an amazing low price here.
Restaurant Recommendations
- Les Antiquaires, great Parisian café for sitting outside and people-watching.
- La Place Royale on Place des Vosges.
- Bouillon Racine on rue Racine.
- Robert & Louise in the Marais (Joni loved the honey roasted duck breast)
Full show notes for this episode are here: https://joinusinfrance.com/358
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is |
| 0:05.0 | a join us in France episode 358. |
| 0:06.0 | 3.5.000. I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:11.0 | Great places to visit in France, French culture, history, gastronomy, and |
| 0:16.4 | news related to travel during the pandemic. Today I bring you a conversation with Joanie and |
| 0:22.1 | Steve Golden about their recent first trip to Paris. |
| 0:27.0 | They had been listening to the podcast and hired me to do an itinerary review and they had a great time perfect for all of you listening who |
| 0:36.2 | haven't visited Paris yet. After the interview I'll share feedback I got from |
| 0:40.8 | my last newsletter and we will have an update from Elise and also I was |
| 0:46.2 | a guest on someone else's podcast so I'll tell you all about that. |
| 0:50.5 | If you like what we do here at Join us in France, consider supporting us by visiting |
| 0:54.8 | join us in France.com forward slash boutique to check out my cookbook join us at the |
| 1:00.9 | table my Paris Tours on the Voice Map app, |
| 1:04.3 | and my very popular itinerary review service |
| 1:07.8 | where I help you craft the best vacation in France |
| 1:11.3 | specifically for you. And if you don't mind me saying so you really need to take a look at my voice map walking tours when you're in Paris. |
| 1:20.0 | Someone left this comment about my Marie tour this week. I'm a huge fan of walking tours and Annie's the Marais tour is excellent. |
| 1:28.0 | I love the historical information and the |
| 1:35.0 | information, fella fall. Got there just before the line went crazy. |
| 1:40.0 | Next, I want a tour that stops at every patio |
| 1:42.0 | and describe each of the history of all these gorgeous buildings. |
| 1:46.4 | Thanks Annie, yeah that would be a long tour with it. |
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