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Attractions

Natalie Doss ’10 (Intermediate French Language, 2008) recommends the following New York Times article for discovering the “Hidden Gardens of Paris.”

La Vallée des Singes (The Valley of the Monkeys)
The autumn 2008 Primates and Human Evolution program visited La Vallée des Singes (Valley of the Monkeys) to observe its 30 primate species en liberté.  La Vallée is located in Romagne near Poitiers.

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Culinary Delights

“Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.” Charles de Montesquieu

Gourmet Magazine features a good article about restaurants in Paris. Paris: A Remembrance of Things Present
By Alexander Lobrano

The University of Paris- VII (Diderot) recommends the following restaurants for a bite when you’re on the go:

Kayzer Port Tolbiac
77-81 quai Panhard et Levassor
- sandwich + boisson = €3,50
- sandwich + boisson + dessert = €4,50

Monoprix
15, rue Olivier Messiaen
- sandwich + boisson = €3,50
- sandwich + boisson + dessert = €4,50

Or there is also the "Le Crous" university cafeteria if you prefer to sit down.  The specialties are fish, shish kabob and dessert.

Le Crous
17, rue Hélène Brion
Deux formules sont proposées:
- entrée et plat, ou plat et dessert d’une part
- entrée, plat, dessert d’autre part

Kathleen Chu ‘10 (European Civilization in Paris, 2009) recommends the following food-related blog. Of particular interest is the section on Parisian markets: http://chocolateandzucchini.com/parismarkets.php

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Recommended Readings

Study Abroad Chicago recommends the following books to evoke a sense of Paris and to enrich your journey:

• Almost French by Sarah Turnbull
• The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein
• The Flaneur by Edmund White
• Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
• A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
• My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme
• Nadja by André Breton
• Nana by Émile Zola
• Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
• A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne
• Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't be Wrong by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow

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