Marijan Radaljac Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Me and my wife, will traveling in Paris in July, as present for twentieth anniversary of our marriage. It is a three day trip. Can some of you guys, maybe someone who lives there, or know Paris well recommend, what is worth of visiting (beside known touristic destination)? I`d like to take a look to some nice french (or any others) instruments. Where to go? Thanks! Marijan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCockburn Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 The Motherlode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I agree with John Cee, you must go to the Cite de Musique, its absolutely fascinating ,for instruments of all types and some weird ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatitablanca Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I live in France but never want to buy a violin form violin shop. It’s so expensive , good violins are 3000 euros up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFIO Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Some friends of our local orchestra just came back from a tournè in Europe, and they visited some shops in France... according to them just lots of Chinese violins and bows... Eventually a fine viola bow was found (a Peccate) but it was about 50 K Euros... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marijan Radaljac Posted April 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Cite de la musique than, thank you for suggestion. Old masters violins I had in mind, maybe some good luthier workshop... What about Paris at night, for the young couple in love? Marijan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiingfiddler Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Marijan, Congratulations on your aniversary and a very understanding wife. If 3 days 2nd honeymoon in Paris meant visiting violin shops and violin museums, that would probably be the end of my marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb_quebec Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Go there to find a list of violin makers in Paris: http://www.glaaf.com/memile.htm If you want to see a lot of violin makers, you have to go on the "Rue de Rome". This is a street where there is a lot of people working on violins and bows (Millant, Boyer, Raffin, etc...). They are mostly restorers, experts and dealers. There is also a book shop with books on violin making on this Street. Near from this street (a little walk) you can visit the shop of VATELOT RAMPAL. VATELOT RAMPAL 11 BIS, rue Portalis 75008 PARIS - FRANCE Tel: +33 145 22 17 25 The "Cité de la musique" museum is really interesting. There is also a library, concerts, etc... Have a nice trip ! Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenford Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 OH ...eat well and drink well. Did I mention the food and wine :-). If you're a fan of Picasso - then don't miss the Picasso museum.....and the Rodin for sculpture. Best, Jen envious Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marijan Radaljac Posted April 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 quote: Originally posted by: skiingfiddler Marijan,Congratulations on your aniversary and a very understanding wife. If 3 days 2nd honeymoon in Paris meant visiting violin shops and violin museums, that would probably be the end of my marriage.[/q Thank you Skiingfidler, I`m not much of a traveler, this trip was a gift from a few friends of ours and it was not really meant as a second honeymoon. But I`ll have to rely to my wife's understanding anyway, hoping that she will be able to bear a burden of my passion and few hours of instruments tour. I`ll make that up for her somehow. Richard, thank you for that info. Sorry for my ignorance but you listed Vatelot Rampal shop specifically. For some specific reason? Jen, I`m more of Impressionist`s fan, but we`ll go and take a look at Rodins work. Marijan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANFIO Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 The Rodin museum is quite good indeed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon55 Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Ah well if you're an Impressionist fan you must go to the Musee d'Orsay. Has the single greatest Impressionist collection in the World and its a great building anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Margolis Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Rue de Rome is the street in Paris where most of the dealer are clustered around. I had a lot of fun wandering through the shops there the last time I was in Paris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grajki Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Marijan, just chilling out in Paris is something to be enjoyed! Forget for a while your fiddle making and just enjoy the city and relax. I'd recommed getting a guide book (The Rough Guide in preferance or perhaps in US Lonely Planet is more popular), learning some rudimentary french (don't be afraid at making an &rse of yourself trying to speak language as it will be appreciated) and just live at a laid back pace. Paris is one of the sexiest cities in Europe:-)) Oh and congrats! Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClickClocks Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Marijan, Paris is THE place for the couple in love - young, old, or anywhere in between. Stroll along the Seine, take in the touristy sights, sit in a sidewalk cafe on the Left Bank sipping your favorite libation - you can't go wrong with any of it. Night or day. And, after 3 days, your wife will be asking when you can go back again! Soon! BTW, wear your most comfy sneakers. Have a great time... c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonLeister Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Marijan, You will have no difficulty finding good things in Paris. Three days is a tease, if you can, (or can't !), stay as long as you can. It is just a beautiful city for so many things. The Cite de Musique is great, good food and wine abounds, I think there is a large flea market there, but then The Louvre! A safe place to walk around, day or night, they really know how to live in Europe! Best, Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marijan Radaljac Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Thank you guys, I`ll just peep in a Cite de la musique and one or two shops (I have to), and enjoy Paris with my wife after that. I wish it is 30 not 3 days, but it will be enough to breathe in some aroma and feel a hint of Paris pulsation I hope. Marijan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew tucker Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 quote: Originally posted by: MANFIO The Rodin museum is quite good indeed... +1. The best is to arrange to meet someone there, at the bottom of the garden ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matej_Kliman Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Marijan, the médiatheque of the Cité de la Musique may be worth visiting, but that might require more time than just peeking in. I do not know about violins, but they have quite a lot of drawings of musical instruments (not only those in the museum) and my french friend told me that you are alowed to make copies from them. I am planing a research trip there for quite a long time. The site of the médiatheque is accessible over the internet only in French, but take a look, maybe you will be willing to copy something: ">http://mediatheque.cite-musiqu...lection-musee.htm Matej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marijan Radaljac Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 quote: Originally posted by: matthew tucker quote: Originally posted by: MANFIO The Rodin museum is quite good indeed... 1. The best is to arrange to meet someone there, at the bottom of the garden ... To meet who Matthew... at the bottom of the garden? It sound poetical. Camille Claudel... maybe? Matej, don`t do that to me, I decided already just to pee...eeek in, that`s all. Marijan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colledge Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Cite de la musique has an amazing number of instruments, including several Strads, at least 2 Nicolo Amatis, an Andrea Amati viola, the Alard del Gesu, a Strad guitar, and Vuillaume's Octobass. Oh and a few hundred other instruments. This is hardly a romantic suggestion, but I recommend the Paris catacombs. Several square blocks of Paris lined in an artistic and meticulous wall of ancient skulls and bones, 100 feet under the city streets. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljsviolin Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I've posted this before, so I hope I don't bore you all; but here are some photos of my trips to the Rue de Rome, and the Cite de la Musique: http://sandiegobagpipes.com/pa.../paris_lutheries.html http://sandiegobagpipes.com/violin/paris_2006.html Larry Samuels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew tucker Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Hardly a romantic suggestion, but a great one! I LOVE the catacombs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew tucker Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 quote: Originally posted by: Marijan To meet who Matthew... at the bottom of the garden? It sound poetical. Camille Claudel... maybe? No, you send your wife to the Galeries Lafayette pour le shopping, and you whizz over to Rue de Rome for your fiddle fix, having arranged to meet several hours later at ze bottom of ze beautiful garden. (And having checked that the Musée Rodin is open!) Don't forget your bottle of champagne and two flutes ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb_quebec Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Hi, The shop of Vatelot and Rampal is one of the leading french shop for expertise and they have an international reputation. They already sold instruments from Stradivari, Guarneri, etc... and they also restore this type of instruments. If you want to visit the underground part of Paris, you could see the Catacombes (Pretty interesting, but surely not romantic) or "Les égoûts de Paris". I think that "égoût" is "sewer" in english.... It's not romantic, but some friends told me that it was interesting if you forget the odors.... Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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