Tom's Life Bits

------------------------------------------- July 9 Monday US Airways flight 706 Depart RDU 4:40 PM Arrive CLT 5:29 PM US Airways flight 188 Depart CLT 7:30 PM July 9 Arrive CDG 10:00 AM July 10 ------------------------------------------- July 10 Tuesday arrive CDG 10:00 AM Airport to Hotel RER B from CDG to Denfert Rochereau (45 minutes) RER B fare: 49F ($7) Metro 6 to Dupleix (Hotel Mercure Eiffel) Metro Carnet (10 tickets): 58F ($8) Hotel Mercure Eiffel Check-in 10Jul01 for 8 nights. Check out 18Jul01. 64 Boulevard de Grenelle 75015 Paris, France (15th District/Left Bank) tel 1.45.78.90.90 City tour ------------------------------------------- July 11 Wed Palais Garnier July 11, 7:30 PM Ballet Shakespeare's Le Song d'une Nuit d'ete Balcony 56S 60S ------------------------------------------- July 12 Thurs Opera Bastille 7:30 PM Massenet's Manon with Renee Fleming Parterre porte 8, alle F, Rang 4, place 34,32 ------------------------------------------- July 13 Fri Roller Blades ------------------------------------------- July 14 Sat Bastille Day Champs Ellyses Parade, Eiffel tower fireworks ------------------------------------------- July 15 Sun Versailles Chateau: 9AM to 6:30PM closed Mon Trianons: 12pm to 6:30PM including mondays Gardens & park: 7AM daily Sundays: Fountains running, classical music playing 11AM and 3:30PM Kirov ballet at 6 PM July 15 in Royal Opera House, Versailles RER C5 to Versailles RG (Rive Gauche) do not go to Versailles Chantiers!!!! ------------------------------------------- July 16 Mon CAEN 2 1/2 hours via train from Gare St Lazare (174F $25 one way) CAEN Memorial 76 FF ($10). Open everyday summer hours 9AM - 8 PM Indoor traces European history from 1918 and the unfolding of WWII including battle of Normandy Outdoor is International park. buffet lunch available Omaha Beach - site of Normandy American Cemetery Open everyday 9 AM to 6 PM Omaha directions (from cemetery web site): A-13 to Caen, then Highway N-13 through Bayeux to Formigny, then following D-517 to St. Laurent-sur-Mer and D-514 to Colleville-sur-Mer. A large stone directional sign designates the cemetery entrance. D-Day Beaches (directions by Frommer) West E46 from Caen to Bayeux From Bayeux North on D6 to Port en-Bessin D514 runs along coast. Most D-Day beaches are West Numerous free parking spots along the way Arromanches les Baines - wreckage of Mulberry, artifical port known as Winston called "la plage du debarquement" National Car Rental, Caen Reservation # 508651633 Near Rail Station 100 Rue D'Auge, Caen ------------------------------------------- July 17 Tues Monet's Giverny closed Monday Tues-Sun 10 AM to 6 PM House & garden admission: 35 FF ($5) Train: Paris-Rouen line from Paris St Lazare to Vernon taxi or coach Vernon to Giverny (3 miles) Lunch: Auberge du Vieux Moulin Noon to 3 PM 21 rue de la Falaise (5 minute walk from Monet house) ------------------------------------------- July 18 Wed hotel checkout. Metro to Denfert Rochereau RER B to CDG US Airways Flight: 27 Departs: 18Jul01 11:40am Paris-Charles de Gaulle Arrives: 18Jul01 2:20pm Philadelphia US Airways Flight: 191 Departs: 18Jul01 3:35pm Philadelphia Arrives: 18Jul01 4:55pm Raleigh/Durham -------------------------------------------- Musee D'Orsay Closed Monday Open 9:00 AM to 6 PM Tues-Sun Open 9: AM to 9:45 PM Thursday ----------------------------------------- Musee du Louvre Closed Tuesday Open 9:00 AM to 6 PM Wed-Mon (pyramid til 10 PM) Open 9: AM to 9:45 PM Wednesday ----------------------------------------- Musee Picasso closed Tuesday 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Metro Saint Paul, Chemin Vert, Filles du Calvaire ------------------------------------------- Musee Rodin 9:30AM to 5:45 PM closed Mondays Garden closes 6:45PM ------------------------------------------- Georges Pompidou Center Noon to 10:00 PM closed Tuesdays