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"Ce haut-lieu de la révolution est aujourd'hui un quartier vivant accueillant l'Opéra Bastille. Surmontée d'un génie de la Liberté doré à l'or fin, la colonne de la Bastille dite aussi "colonne de Juillet" sert de pivot à la place de la Bastille. Elle a été érigée en mémoire des morts des journées d'insurrection de juillet 1830. Elle n'évoque donc en rien la prison de la Bastille prise par les Parisiens, le 14 juillet 1789. La place, elle-même pourtant, est restée symboliquement liée à cet événement et est restée le lieu privilégié des grandes manifestations politiques et sociales."
The Conciergerie (La Conciergerie) Paris
La Conciergerie - Paris
In 1391, the Conciergerie became the first prison of Paris when this residence accommodated the seat of the Parliament and the judicial power. During the French Revolution, nearly 3,000 condemned spent their last days here. They were then transported to Concorde Square to be guillotined. Amongst them were Marie-Antoinette, the Austrian and wife of Louis XVI and Charlotte Corday, arrested to have stabbed Marat in his bath.
Danton also has his share of stay here. Today you can visit the Prisoners' Gallery, where the cells have been reconstituated according to those time. The windows of this gallery overlooks onto the Women's Square, where the prisoners take their walk. The dungeon of Marie-Antoinette was reconstituted and her original cell was transformed into a chapel, according to the wish of Louis XVIII. You will also find mementos of the French Revolution during your visit."
photo from http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/France/North/Ile-de-France/Paris/photo1224858.htm
photo from http://www.whatparis.com/musee-dorsay.htmlLocated about a half-hour from Paris, this famous chateau was the new home for the French kings. Below is the official site. Click on the icons on the left of the homepage for views of the various areas- Le Chateau, Les collections, Le Jardin, Le Grand Trianon, et La Domaine de Marie-Antoinette.
Tea time is usually around 3:30pm - 5:30pm. But as Canucks said, it seems to have expanded.
Adding to Canucks' list of Peyton and Byrne establishments, I understand that the Wallace Collection does a very nice afternoon tea. Their cream tea is £12.50, and their afternoon tea is £17.50
thewallacerestaurant.co.uk/menu_afternoon_te…
Elsewhere on this forum, Bea's of Bloomsbury is recommended. Their afternoon tea is £9.90.
http://www.beasofbloomsbury.com/
It's been a long time since I was last in The Orangery, and I hadn't realised that their afternoon teas now start at £14.85 (to give you an idea of how long it's been since I had tea there, my last tea there was well under £10). I love the setting of The Orangery, but the food was never great, and I'm not convinced that nearly £15 is particularly good value. For a few £ more, I recommend the Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge. My delicious tea in a lovely room was £18.50.
capitalhotel.co.uk/restaurantbar_afternoonte…
