From the Grande Arche to the Arc of Triumph

From the new "Grande Arche de La Defense" to the old "Arc de Triomphe" with Amy

6:30 AM - With Amy, coming from Chicago, we started very early, leaving the quarter of the Defense, the bigger business center in Europ, to join the "Place de l'Etoile" where stands the "Arc de Triomphe", going through a part of the historical axe of Paris.

At the end, a statue of Cesar cheered us with a "well done!":

Thank you Amy!

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A sunny morning with Sarah

Sarah running on the "Esplanade of the Invalides"

7:30 AM - Sarah just arrived from Ohio. This Saturday morning, the summer was ending and the air was a little bit chilly, but fortunately the sun was with us on the tour. On our way, among the nice places of Paris we saw, we went by the Rodin museum. The museum is inside a park where you can admire some famous creations of the sculptor. On our route, outside, from the street, we could see the "Thinker", very well-known statue.
Thank you Sarah!

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From Palais-Royal to the Eiffel tower with Julie

Under the Eiffel tower - Bettina (journalist), Julie and Jean-Charles (D.R.)

7:30 AM - Julie, from New-Zealand, travelling in Europ, chose to begin her stay in Paris by a running tour. Bettina, journalist from the German newspaper Spiegel Online, ran with us to do a report on one of our tours. You can see the article and photos here (in German).
Thank you Julie and Bettina!

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A nice long tour with Brenda and Kevin

On the "Pont des Arts"

8:15 AM - A very long and nice tour with Brenda and Kevin. Let them speak:

Here's our testimonial for your blog:

We visited Paris in August 2010, and it was our first time there.  We were training for the New York City marathon and wanted to combine a training run with a running tour around the sights of Paris.  We contacted Paris Running Tours and they arranged for Jean-Charles Sarfati to take us on a 23 km running tour of Paris.  Jean-Charles came to our hotel, where we started our run.  He had organized a customized tour/run, whereby he included all the major sights around the centre of Paris.  It was fantastic!  He told us historical facts about the places we saw and was more than patient to stop, explain and take pictures anywhere we wanted.

We saw Place des Vosges, Bastille, Pont d'Austerlitz, Jardin des Plantes, Arenas de Lutece, Pantheon, Jardin de Luxembourg, Senate, Saint-Sulpice, Saint-Germain, Louvre, Tuileries, National Assembly, Invalide, Champs de Mars, Eiffel Tower, Trocadero, Canadian Embassy, Grand Palais, Concorde, Madeleine, Place Vendome, Opera, Palais Royale, Colbert and Vivienne Galleries, Les Halles, Notre Dame, Hotel De Ville, Pompidou Centre, and Archives.

Inside "La Galerie Colbert" (The guard at the entrance said: "Walking only" !)

It was the best experience during our time in Paris, and Jean-Charles made it extra-special!  We have definitely recommended it to all our friends.  Thank you, Paris Running Tours.

Brenda and Kevin W.

Calgary, Alberta CANADA

 Thank you Brenda and Kevin!

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Opera, Eiffel tower, Le Louvre… Keeping pace with Melanie

Melanie - Eiffel tower

7.00 AM – This Saturday in the middle of August was a very quiet day in Paris. Melanie came from Australia to visit and was happy to do her first run in Paris. We tried to keep the pace, finally doing nearly 12K in 1h05. So we are confident that Melanie will reach less than 1h for the 12K race she will run soon, even though we rested a little during our pauses to enjoy Paris and take pictures…

Thank you Melanie!

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Climbing to the Butte Montmartre to see the view from the Sacré Coeur early in the morning

Paris from the Sacré-Coeur

6.30 AM – Early in the morning to enjoy the light of the awaking city from the top.
Usually the Butte Montmartre is full of people. We had the Sacré Coeur (and the city) for us only. It was a great pleasure to run with a family so sports.
Thank you  Jennifer, Mark, Brett and Alyssa!

The Moulin Rouge on our way...

Climbing to Montmartre...

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Matignon, Ecole Militaire, Champ de Mars, Eiffel tower, Palais de l’Elysée, Louvre… Places of History and French institutions.

Dan - Elysée Palace

8.00 AM Where does the French Prime Minister reside? Where does the French President live? What is the meaning of the “Champ de Mars” and what did it serve for? What does “Elysees” refer to? Many questions we discussed with Dan still keeping a good pace. Thank you Dan!

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