No comments about The Paris Sketch Book.

No comments about The Treasures and Pleasures of Paris: Best of the Best in Travel and Shopping (Impact Guides).

No comments about Cool Shops Paris (Cool Shops).

No comments about The Sainte-Chapelle.

No comments about Tino Turtle Travels to Paris, France.

No comments about Michelin Map No 57 Paris by Arrondissements Pocket Atlas, with Street Map and Index (Michelin Guides and Maps).

No comments about Paris: Photographs from a Time That Was (Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago).

5 comments about Eugene Atget: Paris 1857-1927 (Taschen's photobooks).

1. Eugene Atget (1857-1927) is the undisputed photo-documentarian of 19th century Paris. With studious attention to detail, Atget seemingly photographed every intimate corner of his much-loved city. Leaving the well-known monuments and boulevards to others, Atget instead concentrated on the atmospheric fabric of everyday Paris, photographing shops and window displays, cobbled streets, doorways, stairways, vehicles, churches, amusement parks, street-peddlers and prostitutes.

   Unraveling the mystery of Eugène Atget's life and work is easier said than done. Now considered to be one of history's most important photographers, Atget was relatively unknown during his lifetime. Posthumously famous for his photographs, Atget in fact made only a humble living selling his prints to architects, artists, and institutions.

   Atget wrote in 1920, "I may say that I have in my possession all of Old Paris." His systematic method of photographing Paris street by street is spellbinding, and the result is a detailed catalogue of 19th century Paris. The result of Eugène Atget's life's work is gathered here in a heartbreakingly beautiful book for lovers of Paris, architecture, and photography.




2. Eugene Atget (1857-1927) spent almost thirty years photographing details of often inconspicuous Parisian buildings, side streets, cul-de-sacs, and public sculptures. In Focus: Eugene Atget brings together more than 50 of the J. Paul Getty Museum's 295 photographs by Atget, with commentary on each image by associate curator of photographs at the Getty Museum, Gordon Baldwin. Atget's photograph and Baldwin's commentary are enhanced with a chronological overview of Atget's life and an edited transcript of a colloquium on his career. In Focus: Eugene Atget is a superbly presented and invaluable contribution to the history of photography.



3. Eugene Atget spent his 30 years in photography making over 10,000 large-plate negatives of the art, architecture, and lives of Paris. His photographs capture the beauty and emotion of Paris in the late 1800s. Atget does an amazing job of engulfing the viewer into the Paris city life. His pictures of storefronts and street scenes are amazingly lit and present a romantic yet true to life view of Paris.
   This small but powerful book is one of many in the Phaidon 55 series. The small size is great for carrying around, and even though the pictures are smaller then those in most photography books, they still hold true to the original prints. There is a short introduction and history of the photographer at the beginning. Each picture is accompanied by a brief description and insight into the photograph. Even though the size is smaller then most photography books, the images are still great quality, and for the price you can't go wrong.



4. The Aperture Masters series of books are unbelievably good value. They have been recommended to me by several photography instructors as a way of introduction to the `greats' and big ideas of photography. They are small enough to carry around and contemplate at leisure. The limited number of images is also conducive to study.
   
   Atget's images are impressive, varied, often thoughtful or clever, and sometimes stunningly beautiful, especially considering the limitations of the plates of the time. One can imagine the old man lugging his heavy camera and glass plates through Paris in the pre-dawn mist.
   
   The accompanying essay was also enlightening.



5. As a up and coming architecture photograph I found this invaluable and well arranged.

No comments about Tearooms in Paris: Oliver Scala, managing director of George Cannon and chairman of the French Tea Councils takes Georgina Gordon-Ham to explore the vast ... An article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal.

4 comments about Take the Kids Paris & Disneyland.

1. This is great guide! I lived in the Paris area as an adult, but dreaded returning as a family to this exquisite city. My fears couldn't have been more misplaced. With this guide in hand, I found many things for young children to do. The guide doesn't pull any punches, e.g., it tells you which restrooms will be out of toilet paper, how long queues will be, whether at Berthillon or EuroDisney. I can't find one area where the guide falls short. Approximately ¼ of the guide is devoted to EuroDisney. With this guide in hand though, Paris would be fine place for kids, even without a visit to EuroDisney. Nonetheless, the EuroDisney section is detailed and well done. The page with The Best of Paris for Kids in 19 different categories is alone worth the purchase price. Elsewhere in the guide, most all of your questions will be answered, from where to sleep, eat, and shop, to how to plan days for all seasons of the year, indoors or out, for older or younger children. Hours of operation, addresses, phone numbers, transport tips are included for various destinations. I haven't found a better guide so focussed on taking children to Paris than this one yet. So if you're thinking about a family vacation there, get this guide, and enjoy your trip!



2. Just what I needed when I went touring Paris with my kids. On the ball information delivered with authority and in a way that makes me feel sure the author is in the same boat as me - regularly desperate to find a loo, ice-cream, whatever - trying to please my brood but get to know more about the city myself and have as good a time too. Nice work. Any more kid's city guides welcome!



3. While this book covers all the bases for a trip to Paris with children, I found the most useful section to be the extended chapters on Disneyland-Paris. The Disneyland park is huge (1/5th the size of Paris) and this guide helped us quickly prioritize where to go and what to do based on the ages and interests of our children.



4. If you are familiar with other Cadogan guides, this is a little bit of a departure from the usual style, but just as recommendable.

   This book contains a wealth of information for parents, and older kids, planning their trip to Paris. There are sections on the main tourist areas of he city, eg the Latin Quarter, which include the attractions most likely to appeal to children (never neglecting the `Big Sites'), including museums, and especially parks and playgrounds, shopping relevant to kids, and best of all, family friendly eating places in each quarter, including opening hours, an indication of price, and some specialties/type of fare.

   There are sections on entertainment, sports and activities, shopping, eating and sleeping. One useful chapter is on `Themed' days out - eg On the trail of the French Revolution, Paris from below, Paris from above - always with food stop suggestions.

   The latter part of the book is devoted to Disneyland Paris, which provides comprehensive information if you are planning to visit there.

   One negative: the maps aren't all that useful for actual navigation. They do give an indication of the relative location of different places of interest in each geographical area, and show metro locations so are useful for planning your itinerary. But the streets are not named and you may need an accompanying, more comprehensive map.

   No hesitation about recommending this book, and I am using it in conjunction with Fodor's Around Paris With Kids (reviewed elsewhere).