First visit to Paris and PdP

Discussion in 'Paris Saint Germain' started by Enties87, Mar 24, 2010.

  1. Enties87

    Enties87 New Member

    Jun 9, 2007
    Gothenburg
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    Hi all PSG supporters.

    I'm going to be in Paris from the 23rd of April to the 26th. Already got the tickets for the game against Rennes :) (great service of them to send them to Sweden!). I was just wondering if there is anything special I shouldn't miss while I'm there. Will try and catch one of the early stadium tours on the 26th before we leave.

    Any tips are highly appreciated

    /Enties
     
  2. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    hey, i know göteborg pretty well, used to go there several times a year on business (VCC).

    first thing you have to know is that even if at this moment PSG-Rennes is not to be played à huis clos (behind closed doors) like the last three matches PSG has been involved in, our sorry excuse for a MOI Brice Hortefeux, a pissant the likes of which this world has too many of, is on his high horse and god knows what decision his ouija board will make next.

    that said, here are some tips from a provincial, there are some parigots on the boards who will probably be able to help you more:

    - don't let the lines at the eiffel tower put you off. it's worth a gander.

    - don't know how much of a culture vulture you are, but the louvre isn't just any old museum. but don't just wander around afor hours, it's too big. get a guide at the library (or go online), pick out 20 or 30 things you really want to see and soak them in.

    - the hippest neighborhood used to be bastille, but a local will know better.

    - for a respite, the place des vosges is (relatively) calm. the restaurants there aren't that cheap, but not exorbitant either, and aren't ripoff joints. but you can bring bread, cheese wine and eat on the lawn (at least you could, i haven't tried in his century).

    - the île saint-louis is very nice, and surprisingly out of the way considering it's in the dead-center of town. berthillon ice cream (their specialty is actually sherbet) is considered the best in france; just look for the lines, it's the only thing you have to queue up for in this parisian village.
     
  3. AllezParisAllezPSG

    AllezParisAllezPSG New Member

    Sep 3, 2005
    Manhattan, NY
    how was the game!??!?!?!
     
  4. Enties87

    Enties87 New Member

    Jun 9, 2007
    Gothenburg
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    I don't know, it hasn't been played yet :p. Leaving in a week, will be fun. Seems like the team has picked up the pace, great game versus Bordeaux.
     
  5. AllezParisAllezPSG

    AllezParisAllezPSG New Member

    Sep 3, 2005
    Manhattan, NY
    Solid point. Btw I'm sure you're aware of the PSG Legion in Russia you can get in touch with. Please do let us know how the game goes.

    http://fcpsg.ru/
     
  6. Conartist

    Conartist Member

    Mar 15, 2010
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Hey y'all! So I'm visiting Paris next month and currently deciding whether or not to try to make it to PSG's season opener against Lorient. A couple questions- 1) would I have any trouble purchasing a ticket at the stadium on match day, being that it is the home opener and 2) would a young, non-French speaking American run into any trouble with some of the locals? I understand that the PdP has somewhat of a hostile reputation. Any other advice/info is greatly appreciated!
     
  7. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    1) my guess is that the match will sell out well before gameday

    2) the PdP is very family friendly these days, you're more likely to get rolled by minnie mouse at disneyland.
     
  8. Conartist

    Conartist Member

    Mar 15, 2010
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Haha, well, that certainly helps. Thanks anyway!
     
  9. Bianconeri13

    Bianconeri13 Member

    Dec 21, 2010
    Anaheim, CA
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    from what i hear , at PdP you should be fine but your lack of french won't be loved by those you encounter in the rest of the city...mais c'est la vie ;)
     
  10. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    well let's be honest, tourists aren't really popular in any city that gets a lot of them (except among people who make their living plucking them and that's not nice either). but the eiffel tower, the louvre and notre dame belong to everyone. it's only if you want to get to the real paris behind all that that french would be of some use.
     
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  11. Bianconeri13

    Bianconeri13 Member

    Dec 21, 2010
    Anaheim, CA
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    bien sur mais paris a un reputation pire qu'autres villes..
     
  12. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    and of course everyone knows it's impossible to spend a weekend in italy without getting your backpack stolen ;) ... reputations are not fact!

    in france lyon has a reputation for being colder and less friendly than paris... and marseilles is supposed to be warm-hearted and welcoming. but in fact they're all identical!
     
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  13. Bianconeri13

    Bianconeri13 Member

    Dec 21, 2010
    Anaheim, CA
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    je n'y suis jamais alle :(
     
  14. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    ma, com'e mai?

    poverino...
     
  15. Bianconeri13

    Bianconeri13 Member

    Dec 21, 2010
    Anaheim, CA
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    n'ai rien d'argent.
    mais parce que je suis etudiant

    you speak italian too huh? :D most ppl would disagree, but i prefer italian to french. i especially love the way italians do idioms, like..

    avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca
    :)
     
  16. guignol

    guignol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 28, 2005
    mermoz-les-boss
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    i used to speak fairly fluent italian as it was my #2 foreign language at school and i've travelled quite a bit in italy including several months in san gimignano... tanti anni fa...​
    when asked to name what they consider the most beautiful language the french tend to say italian, and the italians french. so you're on the right track somewhere.​
    for me the interesting particularity of communication in italy isn't linguistic; they say italians talk with their hands, and that's much more profound than the stereotype of them waving their arms around when they talk. there are a dozen (and probably dozens i don't know) hand gestures that have precise signification.​
    all languages are nearly equally idiomatic, and though the exact literal expression carrying over from one to another is the exception, as a rule there's always an equivalent... or almost: one italian expression i have to use tel quel is far ridere i polli.​
    the exact transliteration of idioms always offers amusement: if anglo-saxons grasp "you mustn't sell the bearskin before you kill the bear" as readily as the italians and french do "ne comptez pas vos poules avant qu'elles n'éclosent", "à chaque lune bleue" is no more intelligible than " the 36th of every month" or "every time a pope dies". a lévi-straussian structural analysis would be interesting, but i have other cats to whip.​
     
  17. Bianconeri13

    Bianconeri13 Member

    Dec 21, 2010
    Anaheim, CA
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    yea that's true about the idioms. but definitely true about the hand gestures. i think part of the reason people talk so much about italians using their hands is because they don't grasp that there can be communication from the movements. obviously alot is just in accompaniment to words, but i agree theres a lot that is said by movements.

    the french side of me would be ashamed to hear that i think italian is slightly prettier to listen to, but what can i say :D although it depends on dialect too like nnapulitano is nowhere near as pleasant to listen to as florentine italian imo.
     

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