Thanks for watching! Grab my guide at parisinmypocket.com for the best time (and to benefit from all my failed attempts at trying restaurants over the last six years).
We (my family of 4 with two tweens) loved that balloon ride! We also loved the 15th for its calm and quiet in those lovely parks. When the bustle of touristy Paris gets to be too much this is a nice breath of peace. Or if your kids (YOUR kids, def not my angels 😅) need to just run around acting wild for a bit- this is a good day for that.
I love the 15th. Rue du Commerce is a great food street. Next time you're in the Felix Fauré neighborhood try one of our favorite little cafes, Le Bistro du 15e. The food is great, but it's the building, well, trust me, you won't forget the building any time soon.
The building to the left of "that red building" at 4:45 is the "Tour Totem" featured in the 1980s Yale language course "French in Action" as the fictional home of a friend of the protagonist Robert's mother but coincidentally is the godparent of the other protagonist Mireille.
The captions are so much better! Yay, Jay, this makes me happy. One thing: Hercules might have had a Dymo that he kept around, but I do believe he's more known for his labors than his labels. 🙃
Although the unannounced closures and othe sudden schedule changes in Paris can be frustrating the upside is there are many alternative things to do. My wife and I experienced this during our first visit to Paris many years ago when we were greeted with a general strike which canceled many of our planned activities but we were able to find plenty of unplanned activities. I can only imagine how much more we would have been able to do if your Paris in My Pocket guide was around😊
The greatest place for lunch/dinner in the 15eme is Fratelli Castellano - on rue Fondary. Doesn't look like much from the outside (sure it used to be a lavomatic) but it is The BEST pizza in Paris (and I've tried a lot because pizza is my favourite food.) HIGHLY recommend!
Hello. I just found you about a week ago. You're a breath of fresh air! My question isn't relevant to balloon rides but... Do you have any information about gluten free restaurants/bakeries in Paris? I realize that may sound somewhat 'blasphemic' in light of the fact that France is glutenous but my daughter has celiac disease. It's serious. She becomes horribly ill if she consumes wheat based foods/gluten. We'll be visiting in early December and would very much appreciate any information you may be able to provide. Thank you kindly.
Hiya, Emily here - my favorites are Chambelland (pastries, foccacias, tartes) Helmut Newcake (bread and pastries) as well as Pizza Nonna, and Yummy and Guiltfree (waffles). But this blog, and specifically this Paris article, are really helpful, especially for celiac. My biggest advice is to be extra careful in restaurants that aren't certified. While pretty much everyone understands what GF is, you'll find that most people don't understand the extent to which gluten is in everything down to soy sauce. They might not make a connection to batter on fish, or cross contamination, for example. Here's the link: wheatlesswanderlust.com/gluten-free-paris-restaurants/ and this for a map! www.happyceliac.com/gluten-free-paris/ Hope this helps a little, and thank you for your kind words to Jay!
Have you done the pretty Musée de Cognac? No, it's not about alcohol! We stumbled upon it, and loved it. Small, well smallish. But lovely! They have great themes and it's well worth a visit. only if you're interested in that time period... We loved it!
Korean food in general, doesn't really have an order of service based on types of food such as appetizer, main, etc.. It's mostly let's hurry up, eat fast, and get out for drinks types of a culture, so the food coming out in any order doesn't really reflect much about the food quality per say. Fyi.
I'm staying in the 15th this fall , and really hoped to get some good info about the area. Instead, I got blathering about coffee, 4 ads, and standing in front of things that are closed. Terribly disappointed.
Hey - I live in the 15eme, so have some recs! Rue du Commerce is a wonderful street, lots of cafes / fashion shops etc and a lovely park towards the bottom of the street called Square Yvette Chauviré. A very well known café called Café du Commerce here which is lovely. There's a lot of wonderful walks along the seine, Allée des Cygnes and La Promenade d'Australie which crosses in front of the Eiffel Tower and takes you into the 7eme (so can be a little busy in tourist season, but a lovely walk. In the fall should be a lot quieter.) If you like pizza we have the best pizza place in Paris (in my opinion, but I eat a lot of pizza) in the 15eme called fratelli castellano, ran by two Italian brothers, super authentic Napolitan pizzas. It's a small place (it used to be a lavomatic, so not loads of spots to sit) and is often pretty busy. You'll have more luck getting a table earlier in the week and at lunch time than at the end of the week at dinner time. It's closed Monday's & Tuesday's though! There's also pont Bir Hakiem, which is the bridge used in the opening scene of the movie Inception if you have seen / were a fan of that film! Also, not the 15eme, but close in the 7eme, there's rue Cler, another lovely little French street with a bunch of nice cafes. The balloon at the beginning of this video is great too, a lot of fun, though like Jay said, a bit unpredictable on when it is open.
@jessicamoore8595 Thank you! Your reply has been more helpful than any video I've seen on UA-cam, and even some of the guidebooks that I've read. Our closest metro is Pasteur, but nobody talks about anything near that area in videos. I know it's probably not the most exciting area, but we chose it because it's safe, and close enough to everything we want to see and do, but less busy than the tourist area. This is our first and likely only time we will ever get to visit Europe, so we not only want to see the highlights but to experience real neighborhoods. Thanks for all of the recommendations!
Thanks for watching! Grab my guide at parisinmypocket.com for the best time (and to benefit from all my failed attempts at trying restaurants over the last six years).
Les jours fériés is Jay Swanson’s Kryptonite.
Funny, the one time I didn't have time to react 'on time when the video came out' I get mentioned 😂❤
Those shades are 🔥
Thank you!
Jay's coffee flex is a amazing!☕️🍩
😆☕
2:09 As someone who’s been in a hot air balloon, it’s such fun. I want to go on one again.
We (my family of 4 with two tweens) loved that balloon ride! We also loved the 15th for its calm and quiet in those lovely parks. When the bustle of touristy Paris gets to be too much this is a nice breath of peace. Or if your kids (YOUR kids, def not my angels 😅) need to just run around acting wild for a bit- this is a good day for that.
Definitely nice to escape the hustle and bustle some days
I love the 15th. Rue du Commerce is a great food street. Next time you're in the Felix Fauré neighborhood try one of our favorite little cafes, Le Bistro du 15e. The food is great, but it's the building, well, trust me, you won't forget the building any time soon.
Sounds intriguing
12:06 NATIONAL TREASURE 2. The inscription on the torch led to the Resolute Desk.
The building to the left of "that red building" at 4:45 is the "Tour Totem" featured in the 1980s Yale language course "French in Action" as the fictional home of a friend of the protagonist Robert's mother but coincidentally is the godparent of the other protagonist Mireille.
The captions are so much better! Yay, Jay, this makes me happy. One thing: Hercules might have had a Dymo that he kept around, but I do believe he's more known for his labors than his labels. 🙃
Emily's been putting in a lot of work on the captions! Glad they're helping!
Dutch Paul sounds awesome. TY Paul!
He is awesome! Grateful for him 🥰
I love the 15th!
It's so nice
9:35 *Labours (not labels)
“Cluster…f-illed.”
I see what you did there, Monsieur 😂
😆
I've been on that hot air balloon! Spot on with the tremendous views! And if I need a plan B, I'll definitely refer to your guide!😊 Merci Jay!
It's always a fun and random thing to do when it's in operation 😆
I saw the balloon from the Sacre Coeur dome a few weeks ago and was wondering what the reverse view would be like!
Although the unannounced closures and othe sudden schedule changes in Paris can be frustrating the upside is there are many alternative things to do. My wife and I experienced this during our first visit to Paris many years ago when we were greeted with a general strike which canceled many of our planned activities but we were able to find plenty of unplanned activities. I can only imagine how much more we would have been able to do if your Paris in My Pocket guide was around😊
For sure! I think just going into a visit here aware that backups are a good idea can make a lot of difference
I'm planning to take the balloon during my trip next week. Thank you so much for the video -- I feel much more comfortable!
Man, I like your bike at 7:37. What kind is it?
I think it's a vanmoof
It is indeed
Quote of the Day: “What day of the week is it? I never know.”
The greatest place for lunch/dinner in the 15eme is Fratelli Castellano - on rue Fondary. Doesn't look like much from the outside (sure it used to be a lavomatic) but it is The BEST pizza in Paris (and I've tried a lot because pizza is my favourite food.) HIGHLY recommend!
This place looks incredible!!! We will definitely give it a try when we go in October.
Jay Swanson in his Hot Air Balloon Chic. You look fabulous 🔥
Hello. I just found you about a week ago. You're a breath of fresh air! My question isn't relevant to balloon rides but... Do you have any information about gluten free restaurants/bakeries in Paris? I realize that may sound somewhat 'blasphemic' in light of the fact that France is glutenous but my daughter has celiac disease. It's serious. She becomes horribly ill if she consumes wheat based foods/gluten. We'll be visiting in early December and would very much appreciate any information you may be able to provide. Thank you kindly.
Hiya, Emily here - my favorites are Chambelland (pastries, foccacias, tartes) Helmut Newcake (bread and pastries) as well as Pizza Nonna, and Yummy and Guiltfree (waffles). But this blog, and specifically this Paris article, are really helpful, especially for celiac.
My biggest advice is to be extra careful in restaurants that aren't certified. While pretty much everyone understands what GF is, you'll find that most people don't understand the extent to which gluten is in everything down to soy sauce. They might not make a connection to batter on fish, or cross contamination, for example.
Here's the link: wheatlesswanderlust.com/gluten-free-paris-restaurants/
and this for a map! www.happyceliac.com/gluten-free-paris/
Hope this helps a little, and thank you for your kind words to Jay!
Your 20 in 20 really is just great.
Thank you!
Have you done the pretty Musée de Cognac? No, it's not about alcohol! We stumbled upon it, and loved it. Small, well smallish. But lovely! They have great themes and it's well worth a visit. only if you're interested in that time period... We loved it!
Thanks for the rec, Martin!
6:40 It’s a thing among our people. I’ve seen Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean groups of tourists. It’s a collectivist thing, I guess.
I've got to know...what was beeped out?
That's a secret that dies with the balloon 😂
I stay in the 15th when in Paris ❤
It's really chill
Any tour of the 15th should include the bistro Le Bélisaire.
Thanks for the recommendation, will have to check it out!
Korean food in general, doesn't really have an order of service based on types of food such as appetizer, main, etc.. It's mostly let's hurry up, eat fast, and get out for drinks types of a culture, so the food coming out in any order doesn't really reflect much about the food quality per say. Fyi.
Good to know! The quality in this instance, however, definitely was all the indicator we needed in the end 😆
Note to Self: Skip Trocadéro
Anything new to report with riot involving the police? Is any of it in Paris?
Nah, all seems smooth in the city to me
I want to be Amber when I grow up. So cool and absolutely fabulous.
sky scrapers ..... no no no .....
I'm staying in the 15th this fall , and really hoped to get some good info about the area. Instead, I got blathering about coffee, 4 ads, and standing in front of things that are closed. Terribly disappointed.
I do think this one is the weakest in the series. Sorry to disappoint!
Hey - I live in the 15eme, so have some recs! Rue du Commerce is a wonderful street, lots of cafes / fashion shops etc and a lovely park towards the bottom of the street called Square Yvette Chauviré. A very well known café called Café du Commerce here which is lovely. There's a lot of wonderful walks along the seine, Allée des Cygnes and La Promenade d'Australie which crosses in front of the Eiffel Tower and takes you into the 7eme (so can be a little busy in tourist season, but a lovely walk. In the fall should be a lot quieter.) If you like pizza we have the best pizza place in Paris (in my opinion, but I eat a lot of pizza) in the 15eme called fratelli castellano, ran by two Italian brothers, super authentic Napolitan pizzas. It's a small place (it used to be a lavomatic, so not loads of spots to sit) and is often pretty busy. You'll have more luck getting a table earlier in the week and at lunch time than at the end of the week at dinner time. It's closed Monday's & Tuesday's though! There's also pont Bir Hakiem, which is the bridge used in the opening scene of the movie Inception if you have seen / were a fan of that film! Also, not the 15eme, but close in the 7eme, there's rue Cler, another lovely little French street with a bunch of nice cafes. The balloon at the beginning of this video is great too, a lot of fun, though like Jay said, a bit unpredictable on when it is open.
@jessicamoore8595 Thank you! Your reply has been more helpful than any video I've seen on UA-cam, and even some of the guidebooks that I've read. Our closest metro is Pasteur, but nobody talks about anything near that area in videos. I know it's probably not the most exciting area, but we chose it because it's safe, and close enough to everything we want to see and do, but less busy than the tourist area. This is our first and likely only time we will ever get to visit Europe, so we not only want to see the highlights but to experience real neighborhoods. Thanks for all of the recommendations!