PAINT IN PARIS 2014

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WE'RE BACK!! AND OH-LA-LA IS WAS MANIFIQUE!
Our journals and photos will follow shortly!!


We are back! It was an amazing bucket list trip!!! We stayed in the heart of Paris, walked to the Louvre and D'Orsay, went to the top of the Eiffel tower and sketched haystacks in Monet's village! We will share more with you once all the photos are collected and the dust settles!

2014 Paint in Paris, the City of Light

August 09- August 16

PACK YOUR BAGS ! Paris AWAITS!

This is a once in a life time opportunity to experience seven magical days in one of the top ten cities an artist should never miss. Time to check another thing off you bucket list!! Paint and sketch the famous sites of Paris-

Louvre, D’Orsay, Notre Dame Cathedral, The River Seine, Museums, Churches, Parks, Bridges, Fountains, Doors, Shops, Restaurants, Cafes and Graffiti. There is no shortage of sights in Paris! Art instruction and Photo Safari are included!

Enjoy the Parisian lifestyle for eight nights/ seven days commencing on Aug 9^th and ending on Aug 17^th.We will stay at the luxurious and Historic LEFT BANK area of Paris!  

Tentative List of Sights and Excursions

These activities will be dependent on time, weather and local events. Updates will be sent closer to departure.

Monet’s Gardens

Giverny and Monets Gardens: About an hour from Paris by train and bus we will spend the day at Monets Garden and the small village of Giverny. The house, flower garden and Lilly pond are places that cannot be missed.

Museums

·         Louvre Museum - 0.6 km   A 90 minute guided tour to start off the day. This is the kind of place that can’t be seen in 90 minutes so we will spend the entire day in the Louvre.

·         Musee d’Orsay - 0.8 km

·         Maillol Museum - 0.2 km

·         Rodin Museum - 0.6km

·         Sainte Chapelle - 0.8km

·         Saint Sulpice - 0.3km

·         Les Invalides (The Golden Dome) - 0.9km

·         L Orangerie

Monuments or Landmarks

• Saint Germain des Près church - 0.2km
• Notre Dame - 1.4 km
• Tuileries Garden - 1.0km
• The Sorbonne - 0.9km
• Eiffel Tower - 3.0 km The Golden Dome, Rue Cler and the Eiffel Tower: Napoleon’s Tomb is in the Golden Dome on the grounds of Les Invalids’. Rue Cler is a small street filled with shops and restaurants where many Parisians do their daily shopping, open only to pedestrians it is a picturesque  stopping place for painting and  lunch on the way to the Eiffel tower.
• Arc de Triomphe - 3.0km  Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees: A quick metro trip from the hotel to the Arc and then we will take in the sights and shops of Champs Elysees. A photo op day and shopping day.
• Montmartre - 3.7 km

Shopping

• Le Bon Marche 0.3 km
• Galeries Lafayette 2.0 km

Accommodations:

Academie Hotel Saint Germaine. ( www.academiehotel.com)

 We will stay in the heart of the legendary Saint-Germain-des-Près district, with its antique-dealers, galleries, designer boutiques. Our accommodations are the former mansion of Duc de Rohan, tastefully restored, that shares the neighbourhood with the Louvre and Orsay museums, famous cafes including "Le Café de Flore" anD"Les Deux Magots". 

Breakfast is included. There is free wi-fi, air conditioning, lift, safe, hair dryer.

 

What is included:

Accommodation for 8 nights

Continental breakfast

Entrance to selected museums/places

Art instruction- introduction to watercolors and on location painting.

Transportation on the metro and to Girveny by train.

What is not included:

Air fare

LuncheS and suppers

Tips /Gratuities

Art supplies ( A supply List will be available)

Cost:

Single Classic – ( limited availability)       $2800.00

Double Deluxe (One person)                     $3200.00

Double Deluxe shared                              $2300.00

A deposit of $500 will secure you place. Total refund before March 15.NO REFUNDS AFTER MARCH 15-IT WILL BE UP TO THE STUDENT TO FIND A REPLACEMENT

Full payment must be made by April 01^st.

Participants must sign a liability waiver