Saint Germain des Pres
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- It's a smaller quarter but it's got a lot going on - Saint Germain des Pres is a popular spot to go (except apparently on Sundays). Help me make better videos at / jayswanson and then find me on the internet in all of the usual spots:
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Saint Germain des Pres is a church and also the name of its quarter in Paris' 6e Arrondissement, on the Left Bank. It's a fantastic area filled with charm, upscale shopping, and tons of art galleries (as well as the national' academy of fine arts - the academie des beaux arts). Well worth a visit!
My name is Jay Swanson - I'm an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa and hoping to make the city of light my home base - at least for the foreseeable future. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much.
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I enjoy your strolls very much! Keep them coming. I miss Paris so much.
Thank you! Will do!
I've been to that Eggs and Co before. It was so good. They handed me a menu in French and my husband one in English. I felt so special. :)
Hi all, when Anthony Bourdain filmed "No Reservations Paris" (S01E01) he stayed at that hotel and filmed inside - check it out on YT. RiP.
“I think I might have had too much absinthe.”
Really enjoying the 80 in 8,I like seeing more of Paris. Funky music choice today, loved it!
Glad you enjoyed it =D
We stayed in Saint Germain des Pres for our honeymoon (more or less, we were closer to Invalides). 100% my favorite place on earth.
It's sooooooo great!
Be sure and go back to the Delacroix museum. It has his studio and a wonderful garden you can sit in and his pallets. It's my dream apartment in Paris. I go there every trip to Paris.
Jay...so wonderful. Why am I seeing a PBS series in the making?
Great idea. Jay--go for it.
That church was something else, and the music in the background was amazing. I loved this walk, so much to see.
Movie trivia: 13 Rue des Beaux Arts is where Sabrina lives (filmed there) at the end
of the 1995 movie "Sabrina" with Harrison Ford & Julia Ormond 💖.
Love me some movie trivia!
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"L'Hotel will reopen on 05 November
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I love Saint-Germain-des-Prés! I always take my first time Paris friends to this areas bc I always think it looks the most “stereotypical Parisian” and makes it a great picturesque start to the trip! That aside, a lovely neighborhood and famous for a reason! Really love this idea!
Wow Jay, your filming is truly wonderful and your detailed explanation of each arrondissement is a joy to listen to. I have been following you for a while now and throughout enjoy the experience with you 👍☕😍
Thanks so much!
Almost 50K!!!! Congrats, well deserved.
"Cafe de Flore" "Les Deux-Magots" ... The Luxembourg garden , in front of the Senate :) ... Saint-Germain is great, it is the "smartest" district of Paris, full of famous writers and co. ;)
Thanks for the great walk! It's raining here as well, so if I squint I pretend you are walking in my neighborhood.
Even with overcast weather Paris is beautiful. It makes you enjoy a warm brunch even more too. Your list of places you say you'll have to go back to is growing Jay. Is anybody keeping track?
haha - it's an endless list. I wish I could fit it all in just one video 🤣
Bonsoir Jay good vid even with wind
Glad it wasn't too bad!
Love this series!! I love walking and finding hidden gems. This is still exciting sitting on my couch. 😆
Glad you enjoy it!
The Abbey is gorgeous! That ceiling is just amazing. Isn’t Place de Furstenberg so tranquil! That whole part of the city is just so lovely. Thanks Jay !
Bravo, Jay! Great episode! Inspiring. So much more connection to see your eyes instead of sunglasses. 1000x better... especially because of the mask. We communicate so much spark and life with our eyes, more engaging. Excellent topics and scenes. Keep going, brother! What a delightful respite into Paris. Gratitude! By the way man, you’re improv humor is pretty hilarious- keep doing that!
Well done!
I'm enjoying seeing Paris by it's quarters-It's been wonderful so far.In this video I was happy to see the painting of the grinning cat is still up on the wall near the Beaux Arts.Also there is a statue in the church of St.Germain that fascinates me as it was basically 12th century rubbish that was uncovered in a dig a few years ago.I believe the statue would have been a madonna and child but the stone cracked while being worked so was thrown in a rubbish pit way back when.Anyway I think it's cool that a stone mason's discarded work is on display in a church that dates from the 12th century.
That lunch though 😍😍😍
6em has restaurants galore--or at least it used to when I was there. The oldest restaurant in Paris is in the 6em. Place St. Andre des Arts has lots of cafes, bistros, walk-up creperies, etc. There were also several Algerian cous-cous restaurants that were very good. This was my old stomping grounds and I loved it. I'm sure it has changed a lot since I was there, but the architecture, the streets, the bridges & hopefully the market are still there. The Musee d'Orsay is there along with a lot of government buildings and other museums. The Muse de la Croix is wonderful. You will love it. I love the small museums the best. I always missed the Jeu de Pomme when its collection moved over to Muse d'Orsay. It is much easier to have a personal relationship with a collection when it is small.
Sherrie Shatzen Jeu de Paume is now dedicated to Photography, video and is closed until spring 21
www.jeudepaume.org
Delacroix' studio is super worth checking out when you get the chance, there's even a little garden/courtyard area. I could be wrong but I think that's actually where he lived and worked which is pretty neat. Also, love the footage of the Abbey, the finished restoration work is beautiful!
Not to insult - TRULY - for some reason I didn’t think 🤔 this would be a “fun “ fast moving, etc video but I ended up TRULY LIKING IT ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️ 👍👍👍👍❤️ This is a great series
I'm so glad you're enjoying it! =D
Ugh! I was only there last january but miss Paris terribly 😥 Stayed at this arrondissment. Walked pass that abbey many times. Can’t believe i never went inside to check it out. Got to go back SOON! (I hope)🙏🏻
Jay you had me as a follower from the first time you did all the arr., the 80 in 8 is the next level. Love following your journey as a vlogger, author, podcaster, and human.
Loving the videos and thanks for taking us along! I miss Paris!😞 Btw.. funky music. Keep it!🤗
Loved it. I stayed at a cool hotel in Saint German des Pres last year, hope it’s still there- Hotel La Louisiane. Thanks Jay!
My pleasure!
We have a rainbow sign install in Melbourne too! As far as I can tell they’re by Ugo Rondinone? Ours is positioned on top of a building overlooking one of the busiest east-west freeways in the city where it runs parallel to the river and says, “Our Magic Hour” 🌈
Ooooh, that funkadelic music made my day! Definitely that area is fun to walk through. I had a chance to go into the Académie de Beaux Arts once. I forgot the reason why. It was something my ex was invited to, an exhibition. I probably have photos somewhere. It was interesting to be let in the gates and feel the weight of history in the area!
We were supposed to stay at the Hotel Signature St Germain des Pres on Rue Chomel
last week in Paris 😢 for part of our stay. I was so looking forward to our first trip to Paris. 😩
Hopefully you can make it over soon and have an even better experience! =D
it will be more amazing than you can imagine.
A really lovely walking vlog! I hope to see your return to the Delacroix studio! Loved the mini-tour of the abbey church. The music at around 12:00, coming out of the church really caught my attention, and I super liked it. Also, the food portion at Eggs & Co., made we want to jump through the screen, lol! These are the types of videos of yours that keep me watching, even months later! (Not sure if you’ll ever see this comment, as it is being made several months after this video was posted. )
Eggs and Co was delicious when we went back in December.
Fantastic, thank you Jay. I'm sure many, like me will be using it to help plan a stay in Paris. I started using a traffic light system to mark on a map areas in green that were a must, yellow needs further investigation and red of course a waste of precious time. Naturally the map is turning into a green blob.
Haha - well I'm glad that we have yet to hit any solid reds ;D
I enjoyed your brief visit to the church, and I was interested in the brief view of icons on the wall of this Orthodox Church at 5.03, 5.08 and 5.16 minutes of your YT video. Icons have a different history to some of the other branches of Christianity. I would like to see move of the Icons next time you get a chance to visit an Orthodox church.
They definitely looked interesting - very different - I just didn't feel comfortable exploring further while they were in service. Next time for sure though =)
Yes, Jay it is a beutyfull churtch, in Saint-Sulpice madame Marie-Clarie Alain was organist, one of the worlds most famus organists she was follower to her father and started play a services in the age of seven, her brother was famus organist and composer too! You can listen to her on this medium even listen to her education lessons in America! Was it arsenic in the wallpaper?! Barbro Sweden
I love the food and the church😋❤️💐✨
Thanks!
Jay, really intrigued by the 2 paintings that you originally thought were by Delacroix! Which ones are they?
Sharon Lin ...Check his Louvre visit on Patreon!
Oscar Wilde was only 46 when he died
He was broken by the prison sentence
he received from the British authorities
for gross indecency - basically being gay.
He served two years hard labour in Reading Gaol.
I happen to think that 46 is not old
being twelve years older than that myself.
LOL
haha - that's a very good counterpoint to the 'old' in my description
Now thats a ceiling!
Keep up with the churches--- Could you put a video/guide together for the churches? SVP. Cheers.
A little late to the game here. But I am loving this series.
I thought for sure you were going to point out the Picasso in the park near the church.
Definitely missed that one haha
Jay Swanson I am Canadian and always gravitate to Place du Quebec in that area as well. The bronze fountain in that corner is done by Charles Daudelin from Québec. It symbolizes ice breaking on the Saint Laurence river. So much to spot that’s why there is always new things to discover. Enjoying these videos 👍🏻💕
Hello Jay - enjoying the series. I know that you filmed that on Sunday, but other times you were filming during a work day but I didn't see many people on the street, Is this because it is very early, residential areas, or that is Paris without tourist. BTW, you should see Times Square without tourists - disaster.
Saint Germain is a great church, but there's so many great ones.
Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, Sainte-Chapelle, Saint-Sulpice.
personally only Rome is better than Paris for churches.
There's a good collection to be found here to be sure =D
As good--don't know about better. Of course the Vatican is in Rome, the Bernini & Michelangelo works are mostly in Rome. Ok--you may have a point!
@@sherrieshatzen3801 did you make a tour reservation for the Borghese? It’s a must see.
@@dave928 Yes. I am an artist and I have been to Italy several times. My favorite city is probably Florence. That being said, I am a francofile/francophone through and through. I do appreciate Italy, but my heart belongs to France. not just Paris--I also love the Midi.
It's easy, Jay uploads and I give it a like. #NoMoreQuestions
You're the best!
So Jay you cant leave us hanging like that. What are the two paintings?
bbbrunella ...Au Louvre!
Come on, Jay, you can't just dismiss Cafe de Flore and Les Deux Magots without a minimalist explanation that this is where Hemingway, Janet Flanner, Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir et al. hung out. It's the CENTER of the 6th.
Sure I can 😘
No social distancing at Egg & Co? Food looked delicious, but I’m a little concerned about you being in a small space with all those people. Stay well!
Yeah - the restaurant scene is going to be challenging without terraces at a lot of places. I'll have to pull back a fair amount, I'm afraid
Did you read Voire Paris?
What song is at the start of the video ?
where I can find music from 0:18
Is Les Deux Magots super touristy? Yes. Should everyone still eat there because of its history of literary giants like Hemingway hanging out there? Also yes. 😁
Also I’m getting triggered by the handful of people who thumbs down these videos. Like, seriously, what do you people want?!? 😡
Thanks for the support though =) I've taken to blocking the trolls and haters right off the bat, just because why bother with people who either seem intent on hurting my feelings or simply don't care? I think there's a small group that tune in just to thumbs down - but it's alright, it's all engagement in TH-cam's eyes 🤣
No sciences po?!
Do people speak English at the restaurants in Paris?
Most people will speak English at restaurants...and very well as a matter of fact everywhere
Hot Mamacita thank you!
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That’s not discarded art... it’s the crazy agressive homeless artist. Would recommend staying a decent distance...
Ahaaaa - he was a good 50m away when I walked by, wasn't sure if it was associated or not. Hot tip ;)