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VI. Distribution of Time.
A sojourn of a fortnight or three weeks in Paris may suffice
to convey to the visitor a superficial idea of the innumerable objects
of attraction which the city contains, whilst a residence of
several months alone would enable him thoroughly to explore its
vast treasures of art and industry. The following plan, which is
topographically arranged, will be found to facilitate the movements
and economize the time of the visitor.
1st Day. General survey (p. 31). Walk in the boulevards
(p. 33), *Place de la Concorde (p. 78), Champs Elysées (p. 82)
and Palais Royal (p. 47).
2nd Day. **Galleries of the Louvre (p. 50). Vendôme column
(p. 40), *Madeleine (p. 109) and Chapelle Expiatoire (p. 42).
3rd Day. *St. Germain l'Auxerrois (p. 105). Second visit to
the Louvre. Place Napoléon and Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
(p. 74). *Jardin des Tuileries (p. 77).
4th Day. Palais de Justice and *Sainte Chapelle (p. 94).
*Hôtel de Ville (p. 92). *Notre Dame (p. 104). Morgue (p. 99).
5th Day. St. Roch (p. 108). Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers
(p. 102). St. Merry and *St. Eustache (p. 107).
6th Day. Palais de l'Industrie (p. 83). *Arc de l'Etoile (p. 85).
Chapelle St. Ferdinand (p. 87). Bois de Boulogne (p. 89).
7th Day. Père Lachaise (p. 113). *July Column (p. 35).
Place Royale (p. 35).
8th Day. **Jardin des Plantes (p. 141). *Gobelins (p. 145).
9th Day. *Jardin du Luxembourg (p. 133). **Modern pictures
in the Luxembourg (p. 128). *Pantheon (p. 138). Library
of Ste. Geneviève (p. 140). *St. Etienne du Mont (p. 163).
10th Day. *Musée des Thermes et de l'Hôtel de Cluny
(p. 135). Hôtel des Monnaies (p. 148), *Ecole des Beaux Arts
(p. 150). St. Germain des Prés (p. 162). *St. Sulpice (p. 162).
Walk through the Quartier Latin (p. 14).
11th Day. *Ste. Clotilde (p. 165). *Hôtel des Invalides and
**Napoleons Tomb (p. 155). Blind Institution (p. 160). Champ
de Mars (p. 159).
12th Day. *Montmartre (p. 122). *Cemetery of Montmartre
(p. 123). By omnibus to St. Denis (p. 189), and back by railway,
*St. Vincent de Paul (p. 111). *Notre Dame de Lorette (p. 110).
13th and 14th Days. **Versailles (p. 168).
15th Day. *St. Cloud and Sèvres (p. 185). *St. Germain-enLaye
(p. 187).
16th Day. *Fontainebleau (p. 196).
If the elements be unusually propitious at the commencement
of the stranger's sojourn, he should at once embrace the opportunity
of visiting the beautiful environs of Paris (days 12-16);
or these excursions may be interspersed among the other sights
according to circumstances.
Excursions to Versailles, St. Cloud, Sèvres and St. Germain-enLaye
may also thus be combined. On the way to Versailles (rive
gauche), an hour may be devoted to Sèvres; in returning (rive
droite), the park of St. Cloud may be visited from the Ville
d'Avray station, after which the stranger proceeds on foot to the
bridge at Boulogne, whence omnibuses start every 10 min. for
Paris (or a walk through the Bois de Boulogne may be preferred).
If a second visit be paid to Versailles, Paris should be quitted
by the first train in the morning, in order to allow time for the
inspection of the gardens (and the Trianons) before the opening
of the museum. Omnibus from Versailles to St. Germain by
be most agreeably spent on the terrace of St. Germain, where a
military band frequently plays.
The appended list indicates the days and hours when the
different collections etc. are accessible. The early morning and
the afternoon may be most suitably devoted to the churches and
cemeteries which are open the whole day, to the Champs Elysées,
the Jardin des Tuileries, the Jardin des Plantes and the Jardin
du Luxembourg; the evening to the theatres, concerts etc. Monday
may generally be spent in this way, as the principal collections
are then closed. The animated scene presented by the
boulevards may best be witnessed from 4 to 6 in the afternoon,
before dinner.
It is a wise precaution never to sally forth without a passport,
or at least visiting-cards, which ensure admission to the
collections on days when the public are excluded.
The days and hours enumerated below, though at present
correct, are liable to occasional variations. Strangers are therefore
referred to Galignani's Messenger, the Saturday number of
which also affords information respecting the Church of England
and other Protestant services.
Collections etc.
Bibliothèque Ste. Geneviève (p. 140), daily 10—3 and 6 till
10 p. m.; closed from Sept. 1st to Oct. 15th.
*Blind Institution (p. 160), Wednesdays 1—5 (with passport
or card).
St. Cloud (p. 185), Sundays and Thursdays in absence of the
emperor.
*Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers (p. 102), industrial collections
open to the public Sundays and Thursdays 10—4; on other days
fee 1 fr.; closed on Mondays.
Deaf and Dumb Institution (p. 161), Saturdays 2—5.
*Ecole des Beaux Arts (p. 150), containing the celebrated
hemicycle painting of Paul Delaroche, daily 10—4, fee 1 fr.; in
Sept. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only.
Exchange (p. 38), daily; stockbrokers' business hours 1—3;
open till 5.
*Gobelins (p. 145), Wednesdays and Saturdays 2—4 (in winter
1—3), with passport, ticket or visiting-card.
*Hôtel de Ville (p. 92), Thursdays 12—4, by special permission.
*Hôtel des Invalides (p. 155) and church daily. **Napoleon's
Tomb, Mondays without, Thursdays with passport or visiting-card,
12—3. Military mass on Sundays at 12, followed by parade.
Hôtel des Monnaies (p. 148), collection of coins, Tuesdays
and Fridays 12—3.
*Jardin d'Acclimatation (p. 91), daily from an early hour in
the morning till dusk, adm. 1 fr.
**Jardin des Plantes (p. 141), botanical the whole day, zoological
10—6, in winter 11 till dusk; nat. hist. collections open
to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2—5 (in winter till 4)
and Sundays 1—5 (in winter till 4), by ticket on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays 11—2; hothouses, by ticket on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays 10—2 and 3—6; inspection of
the cages, by ticket daily 1—4.
**Louvre Galleries (p. 50), daily with passport or card 10—12,
open to the public 12—4, Sundays 10—4. Closed on Mondays.
**Luxembourg (p. 128), modern paintings and sculptures, same
hours as the Louvre.
Musée d'Artillerie (p. 153), open to the public on Thursdays
12—4.
*Musée des Thermes et de l'Hôtel de Cluny (p. 135), open
to the public on Sundays 11—4, with passport or card on Wednesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays 12—4.
Palais du Corps Législatif (p. 152), picture-gallery daily, with
permission of the president, except during the sessions.
*Palais de Justice (p. 94), daily sessions of the different
courts 11—3, Sundays and Mondays excepted.
**Versailles. Musée Historique (p. 168), daily 11—5 (in winter
till 4); closed on Mondays.
Diary.
(To be compared with the preceding alphabetical list.)
Daily. Menagery in the Jardin des Plantes 10—6, in winter
11 till dusk. — Hôtel des Invalides. — Bibliothèque St. Geneviève
10—3 and 6—10 p. m. — Palais du Corps Législatif, see
above. — Ecole des Beaux Arts 10—4. — Bourse 1—3. —
Palais de Justice, sessions 11—3 (Sundays and Mondays excepted).
Sunday. Louvre and Luxembourg 10—4. — Conservatoire
des Arts et Métiers 10—4. — Musée des Thermes et de l'Hôtel
de Cluny 11—4. — Hôtel des Invalides, military mass at 12,
followed by parade. — Museum and gardens of Versailles 11—5.
Monday. Jardin des Plantes; hothouses, by ticket 10—2 and
3—6. — Napoleon's Tomb 12—3. — Grand Opéra (p. 26). — Museums of the Louvre, Luxembourg and Versailles closed.
Tuesday. Louvre and Luxembourg 10—4 (10—22 with passport
or card). — Jardin des Plantes, collections 2—5, by ticket
also 11—2. — Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers 11—5, adm.
1 fr. — Hôtel des Monnaies 12—3. — Versailles 11—5.
Wednesday. Louvre and Luxembourg 10—4 (15—12 with
passport or card). — Jardin des Plantes; hothouses, by ticket
adm. 1 fr. — Musée des Thermes et de l'Hôtel de Cluny 12—4,
with passport or card. — Gobelins 2—4, with passport or card.
— Blind Institution 1—5, with passport or card. — Grand Opéra
(p. 26). — Horse-market after 1 (p. 19). Versailles 11—5.
Thursday Louvre and Luxembourg 10 —4 (10—12 with
passport or card). — Jardin des Plantes, collections 2—5, by
ticket also 11—2; hothouses, by ticket 10—2 and 3—6. — Musée
des Thermes et de l'Hôtel de Cluny 12—4, with passport or
card. — Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers 10—4. — Musée de
l'Artillerie 12—4. — Hôtel de Ville, by special permission
12—4. — Napoleon's Tomb 12—3, with passport or card. —
Versailles 11—5.
Friday. Louvre and Luxembourg 10—4 (10—12 with passport
or card). — Musée des Thermes et de l'Hôtel de Cluny
12—4, with passport or card. — Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers
11—5, adm. 1 fr. — Hôtel des Monnaies 12—3. — Grand
Opéra (p. 26). — Versailles 11—5.
Saturday. Louvre and Luxembourg 10—4 (10—12 with passport
or card). — Jardin des Plantes; collections, by ticket 11—2.
— Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers 11—5, adm. 1 fr. — Gobelins
2—4, with passport or card. — Versailles 11—5. — Deaf
and Dumb Institution 2—5.
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