In Paris for 4 days, what to do

In August I will be with a small group and we have 4 days in Paris. I’m looking for something to do that may help keep my sanity. These are wonderful people but after last nights planning diner I think I may need to get away. Any ideas are appreciated
Thanks

 

go see Papa and impress him with your credentials... record his uppity tone as he belittles the riffraff so we know what it sounds like

Do not go to the Louvre... seriously... I’ve never been more disappointed and felt as I totally wasted my time as the day I spent there, the glass pyramid entry is better than anything inside... I kept going thinking there has to be something spectacular here... it’s all hype... some sculptures were ok, some paintings were, Mona Lisa is blah... and you’ve never seen so many fat angels and Jesus scenes in your life...

the graveyard where Jim Morrison is buried was better just because the art of the old headstones

obviously I’m not the one to ask as I didn’t find anything great in Paris but I found plenty to bitch about I guess like every time I wanted to go somewhere else in Europe I had to go through Paris and was laid over there with nothing cool to do... I liked lots of other places in France but after the Tower, Arch, Notre Dame, that you’ve seen on tv your entire life there isn’t much...

oh wait! They had a row of cool motorcycle gear shops with all the best leathers and helmets etc.... that’ll take a few hours to try on new gear...

 

Catacombs

 

Seek medical attention for any erection lasting more than four hours.

And watch out for Johnny, he might be the jealous type.

 

oh yeah! I forgot about those...

you know I’ve seen a bunch of really cool things about the underworld cities from the Middle East to Central America lately... something definitely had those cultures living underground...

 

Drive to Normandy

 

For food, spend a couple of hours going down this rabbit hole when you have some time to kill. But I'm guessing you got all the touristy stuff covered?

When in August? French superbike championship 20 minutes outside the city on August 26-27.

Driving simulators: https://paris.i-way-world.com/simulation-course-automobile/

Couple of historic bike dealerships quarter mile from the Champs-Élysées/Arc de Triomphe: https://www.japautomoto.com/ (Other one across the street, if it's still there)

I'll post more if I think of something.

 

Do a 4 day baguette and pain du chocolate crawl.

 

Never mind, I miss read the title. I thought it was must be in Paris in 4 days.
I was excited to fire up the Panzers!

 

Hold your breathe.

 

Yeap, Paris in August heat. . . The overwhelming stench of ass, BO and rotting garbage.

 

my son is there now... mowing down $.19 USD crossiants

 

That's way too cheap not to be industrial.

 

No kidding... nothing is cheap in Paris, except baguettes.

 

You know better. It's regulated. Don't even think of enriching yourself by making a superior baguette and asking the commie to pay what you feel it's worth. He will burn your shop.

 

How are baguette prices regulated? The govt has some jurisdiction over pricing? Or simple street justice? I honestly don't know.

 

So like being in Korea.

 

The Man hasn't technically dictated prices since the late 70s but he still applies pressure and strongly "encourages" big supermarket chains, for instance, to keep things steady. And there are various trade organizations also involved in all of that. So really, the small independent bakery can't really afford to trade on their superior skills, except maybe in some more affluent neighborhoods. Everywhere else, people will just go to the next store for cheaper bread.

 

Pompidou Museum if you like Modern Art.
https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/

Rodin Museum if you like classic bronze sculptures
https://www.musee-rodin.fr/en

I'm sure you can pick a wing of the Louvre and explore. That place alone would be 4x days.