
Attending Roland-Garros, Episode 430
02/26/23 • 49 min
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On today's episode of the podcast, Annie Sargent chats with Will Weider about attending Roland-Garros. The French Open takes place late May / early June at the Roland-Garros complex just west of Paris. This tennis tournament is part of the Grand Slam and attracts the world's best tennis players every year.
Table of Contents for this Episode
- [00:00:16] Intro
- [00:00:37] Today on the podcast: Attending Roland-Garros
- [00:01:10] Podcast supporters
- [00:02:05] Will and Annie on attending Roland-Garros
- [00:02:32] First trip to France
- [00:03:47] Mother’s Day in France
- [00:05:08] La Truffière
- [00:05:41] Chef PJ’s food tour in Mont Martre
- [00:07:46] Running along the river Seine
- [00:08:45] On and off bus tour
- [00:09:43] Getting bigger rooms in Paris
- [00:11:05] JÒIA par Hélène Darroze
- [00:13:51] Roland-Garros
- [00:15:16] How long in advance he got his tickets?
- [00:17:02] Getting around to and from the Roland-Garros stadium
- [00:20:19] How many courts?
- [00:20:35] Red clay
- [00:24:34] How long is the tournament?
- [00:25:24] When to get the best deals at Roland-Garros
- [00:27:14] How do you know who is playing?
- [00:29:02] Security at Roland-Garros
- [00:30:03] Getting to the stadium
- [00:31:14] When did they book the hotel?
- [00:32:12] Other tips for visitors who want to visit Roland-Garros
On today's episode of the podcast, Annie Sargent chats with Will Weider about attending Roland-Garros. The French Open takes place late May / early June at the Roland-Garros complex just west of Paris. This tennis tournament is part of the Grand Slam and attracts the world's best tennis players every year.
Table of Contents for this Episode
- [00:00:16] Intro
- [00:00:37] Today on the podcast: Attending Roland-Garros
- [00:01:10] Podcast supporters
- [00:02:05] Will and Annie on attending Roland-Garros
- [00:02:32] First trip to France
- [00:03:47] Mother’s Day in France
- [00:05:08] La Truffière
- [00:05:41] Chef PJ’s food tour in Mont Martre
- [00:07:46] Running along the river Seine
- [00:08:45] On and off bus tour
- [00:09:43] Getting bigger rooms in Paris
- [00:11:05] JÒIA par Hélène Darroze
- [00:13:51] Roland-Garros
- [00:15:16] How long in advance he got his tickets?
- [00:17:02] Getting around to and from the Roland-Garros stadium
- [00:20:19] How many courts?
- [00:20:35] Red clay
- [00:24:34] How long is the tournament?
- [00:25:24] When to get the best deals at Roland-Garros
- [00:27:14] How do you know who is playing?
- [00:29:02] Security at Roland-Garros
- [00:30:03] Getting to the stadium
- [00:31:14] When did they book the hotel?
- [00:32:12] Other tips for visitors who want to visit Roland-Garros
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Coming Up in Paris in 2023, Episode 429
Today, Annie Sargent brings you a conversation with Elyse Rivin of Toulouse Guided Walks about the big events coming up in Paris in 2023. We also have a recap of how Paris museums have been doing since the pandemic. And Annie gets to do her own trip report and spills the beans on the best things she enjoyed in Paris in January 2023.
Table of Contents for this Episode
- [00:00:16] Intro
- [00:00:38] Today on the podcast
- [00:01:10] Podcast supporters
- [00:04:00] New patrons
- [00:04:55] Next week on the podcast
- [00:05:30] Annie and Elyse – Coming Up in Paris
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- [00:07:26] Centre Pompidou
- [00:07:51] Quai Branly
- [00:09:54] Versailles
- [00:12:50] The City of Paris museums
- [00:13:21] The Catacombs
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- [00:17:13] Edvard Munch
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- [00:27:07] 50th anniversary of the death of Picasso
- [00:31:02] Museums outside of Paris
- [00:31:43] Paris needs to stop hogging all the art!
- [00:33:46] Annie’s visit to Paris
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- [00:00:34] Today on the podcast
- [00:00:57] After the show
- [00:01:10] Podcast supporters
- [00:01:28] Newsletter
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- [00:04:19] Take the train into the city
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- [00:05:24] La Cigogne for Breakfast
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