Eye Need to Do's: The Sound of Music, Ice Magic & Christmas Market on the Champs-Elysees

The Sound of Music
What can be more festive than The Sound of Music at Christmas? The Theatre du Chatelet is presenting a glorious 50th anniversary production. I love the hokey Pierre et Gilles poster. I have never seen a stage production of one of my favorite movies ever and I still cry every time I see it.

December 6- January 3
Theatre du Chatelet
1 Place du Chatelet, 1st arr.
Metro: Chatelet or Hotel de Ville
Tickets

Ice Magic
Over 50 giant ice sculptures of all the Paris monuments including the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and even Rodin's Thinker are on display in a 5,000 sq. feet tent on the Place de la Concorde. Bundle up, it's cold- -6 Celsius /21 degrees Farenheit.

Ice Magic
Till December 28th
Admission 14 euros adults, 12 euros under 25
Open 11AM-11PM
Jardin des Champs Elysees
Avenue des Champs Elysées, 8th arr.
Metro: Concorde

Ice Rink at Hotel de Ville
It's time to sharpen your skates again for the annual opening of the skating rink at the Hotel de Ville. It will give you lots of time to practice before the Winter Olympics in February 2010. The rink has free admission but skates cost 5 euros to rent.

Ice skating at Hotel de Ville
Till February 28
Metro: Hotel de Ville
Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm; Fri 12pm-12am; Sat 9am-12am; Sun 9am-10pm 

Christmas Market on the Champs Elysees
Do all your holiday shopping in over 170 stalls at the festive Christmas market on the Champs Elysees. When you are done you can indulge in a glass of hot mulled wine.

Till December 28
Champs Elysees from Place Concorde to the Franklin Roosevelt circle
Metro: Franklin Roosevelt or Concorde

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, co-author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook (with Olivia Kiang-Snaije). First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte’s professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 3 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com

Comments

[Layla Morgan Wilde]

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P.S. your photo of the ice rink beats the one at Rockefeller Center!

[linda]

Love the photos. Nice to see what winter’s like in other parts of the world as I sit in balmy 21C/70F degrees in sunny Arizona.

[juana]

Oh, Richard find me something at that market. It sounds like fun

[Cheryl]

Richard, today's photos were wonderful! I love the patinoire at Hotel de Ville and all the lights on the Champs-Elysees. Wish I could be there! (maybe March)