Memorable Footsie’s of Paris !!!

Posted in Food and Wine, Paris

The Intercontinetal Hotels of France will be always memorable moments in my career and in my eternal Paris to boot ! This was a great moment in my life as we had all the family together and had a blast, Memories that are still intact as well as the friendship of those collegues from yesteryear still in touch, I found me a memorable paper picture that should be in my blog and the reason of this post, Let me tell you briefly on the faboulous bar resto Footsie’s of Paris ! Hope you enjoy it as I.

Footsie’s ,10-12 ,rue Daunou, 2éme arrondissement of Paris was open from  12h to 16h then 18h to 02h and 04h on weekends ! at metro Opera line 3,7,8 . Walking distance from the Opéra Garnier. One of my most hangouts after work, happy hour, and business meeting! love it and unfortunately it is closed. We used to even hold Finance service meetings here with all the managers of the hotels in France !! Our boss CFO was/is nice to do this unique event, It was and still feels like a blast of fresh air, Another memorable spot in my eternal Paris.

Paris footsies 12 rue daunou 2eme c2005

Suffice it to say that when you entered this unusual place, you’ll think you’re at the Stock Exchange! It’s a fun bar where each drink is rated: it’s up to you to monitor the plasma screen which indicates when your choice of drink is the cheapest and when the time comes, everyone takes your orders! Beware of stock market crashes, they regularly fall in the evening. It’s funny, to do with friends on a leisurely evening. Fully friendly atmosphere, heterogeneous clientele for this authentic pub with its rich woodwork and high ceilings . All surrounded by trendy music, light snacks such as club sandwiches or steak salads, and plenty of beers and wine !!! It was a blast !!

A brief tell tell that I like always ! The Intercontinental Hotel or l’Inter (now the Westin Paris Véndôme) on rue Castiglione near the Jardin des Tuileries garden,  and the Le Grand Hotel Intercontinental and its wonderful Café de la Paix by the Opéra Garnier were my emplyers working for them was a blast. The HQ handling all the hotels was at the Intercontinental Paris or affectionally called L’Inter. It was at the corner of the streets 3 rue de Castiglione and rue Rivoli. The offices were again in the mezzanine area off the general public but we could walk all over, and I did as my job will take me to see the restaurants/bar personnel as well as the hotel rooms. The walks between the l’Inter and Le Grand were sublime passing by the Place Vendôme into the Place de l’Opéra !!  The Le Grand hotel is still part of the Intercontinental group at the corner of 2 rue Scribe,and 12 blvd des Capucines. Next to it was the sublime historical monument of my belle France, Café de la Paix which was ,also, attach accountingwise to me back then,

The YELP reviews of old on the Footsie ‘s  for the memories of always : https://www.yelp.com/biz/footsie-paris

There you go folks, another soft spot in my eternal Paris, the hotels and the Footsie’s bar resto was a grand spot for me for several glorious years in the most beautiful city in the world, Paris. Again, hope you enjoy the post as I And thanks for making me remember all these wonderful places of always.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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