A Guide to Picnics in Paris

Some quick and dirty tips for having a picnic in Paris. Go on a bike picnic tour with Fat Tire fas.st/t/xTeG22a5 and if you'd like more great ideas for Paris, grab a copy of my guide to Paris at parisinmypocket.com/
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Thanks for watching!

[@swicheroo1]

I spent a month in Paris during the height of the Great Recession. As a professor, I had a large, readymade circle of friends--mostly young. Consequently, there were many 'picnics.' But the French have a different idea about 'picnics.' I once said I really love these picnics. "This is not a piquenique. This is just public drunkenness."

[@gallolocoparisien]

Jardin du Ranelagh is also a great spot. Plenty of green space, clean, 3 public bathrooms, kids playgrounds, poneys and a view of the Eiffel tower.

[@jocbutler]

The look on the guys face between 1:09-1:21 is amazing!!!

[@jacqueline4749]

Nice to see you spending time with your dad again...❤

[@judyjackson4020]

good to see you with your father and cooper, out and about , like the old shows that i use to love.

[@debisusan1037]

Just had a picnic in Paris at Luxembourg Gardens, so much fun.

[@andyshacks7812]

Ahhh isn’t Paris just a fabulous city! It’s just made for outdoor eating! Really good guide Jay! Cheers! 🙏

[@antessawalters3595]

Love Buttes Chaumont..had my first lunch there with a quiche I got from the boulangerie next to the metro. Then had a picnic last week in Jardin de Luxembourg. 2 of my favorite spots in Paris for a picnic.,

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Jay: ‘My life is just one big existential crisis.” Sartre: (smiles)

[@Darkeforce]

“Everything is born without reason, prolongs itself out of fear, and dies by chance”

[@rob7819]

Hello from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪. great video Jay.Really enjoyed it

[@JaySwanson]

Thank you!

[@kathychristopherson8077]

Yes! Bike tours were the best!!! Okay, now I need to come back!

[@JeffNealsPlace]

Oh man, the boomer looking at you coming out of Carrefor was friggen hilarious...

[@gia1827]

Looking good Jay! Glad your still posting on KZbin 🙏🏼

[@cinerie]

Jardin des Plantes, pour moi c’est le meilleur spot !

[@susangalpin4967]

Thank you for your fantastic video. Relatable. Good info.

[@mbrolfe7504]

Glad your dad is back in town for a visit. And yes please a place to find when and where the farmers markets are on would be greatly appreciated in the new PDF/app.

[@nyasak721]

I loved seeing the view of your legs over the border and the angle of the border to the water. I thought it was different and glad to see it is something I might try. Who am I kidding! My spot is that concrete bench or curb behind you. And your Dad’s tip was everything! Your channel is helping me create a fantastic month in Paris this summer! Thank you! I purchased your other guide and will look into the new one.

[@FrenchMartini]

Cave a Bieres?! I think I'm in love!

[@jemwxyz]

Yes! Jay! And I love Paris...so it is fun to see and reminisce and dream about the next time...

[@alicianielsen679]

I love the jacket!

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks!

[@sherrieshatzen3801]

Thanks for another wonderful petit tour de Paris. every time I watch current videos of Paris I see how much the city continues to change. While part of me would love to see Paris rarely if ever change (isn't nostalgia enough to send you running to the therapist's office?) I love that the internet makes it possible to be exposed to these changes in a way that would have been impossible during most of this city's history. One request--please slow down a bit. You sound manic, especially at the beginning of the video.

[@agyos]

Lovely!

[@allysonran5542]

Fabulous video! Now I' m stoked to do a bike tour when I come in October. Merci, Jay!

[@gretabuckley9382]

I do enjoy your sparkling personality! Just came back from a wonderful trip to Paris and thanks mostly to your recommendations! Merci beaucoup

[@Matthew.Pequegnat]

Exceptional well done.

[@oliviagiles]

I love picnics, awesome, I will be in Paris next year and am already loving your guide

[@JaySwanson]

Thanks Olivia!

[@james-p]

Oh, fun! I recognized Jess (Fat Tire Tour guide) from my trip in 2022! It was also kinda cool to hear her speak French with an Australian accent. I recommend Fat Tire's skip the line Eiffel Tower tour, too. Thanks for the vid.

[@jerrismith9337]

Love to see your Pop!

[@Darkeforce]

Parents: Luxembourg gardens also has a really cute playground for little ones. It costs a small fee to access it, but imho it’s well worth it. My kids both loved it. 😊

[@samanthaklein9236]

So great! Thanks Jay! Does anyone know what kind of camera Jay is using when he is on his bike? Would love to get one

[@scottibass]

It's funny I have been watching HPI on TF1 and I see it in the background behind you

[@ritankarsasmal380]

Definitely hv to try doing a sitting beside Seine with sandwich n drink in my next Paris trip. Canned beers are convenient. Could u suggest some good brands?

[@andrewjaja]

Hey Jay! I'm going to Paris soon and would like to know if you order your food at restaurants in French. I know greeting them by saying bonjour is respectable, but I don't know much French. Thank you!

[@carolbrenner3121]

How do you keep doing it? Thank you ❤

[@spadaacca]

I noticed you didn't mention anything about alcohol laws? Where are you allowed to drink, where not? Champ de Mars and the Luxembourgh Gardens are usually alcohol prohobited no?

[@JaySwanson]

Champ de Mars may be in letter but definitely not in spirit. I've had many many a drink there (it's the only way to do it haha). Luxembourg gardens I'm not sure - I've never had a drink there. It is an arrondissement by arrondissement thing, I don't know them all, but I've had drinks at picnics in most parks like Buttes Chaumont or Monceau. Bord de la Seine is also drink friendly.

[@rc9272]

👍😎

[@Deckson25]

Cool video at 11:08 mark, drone footage?

[@britt-sen]

I love the idea of a picnic at the seine. But I have to ask..are public restrooms within a good short distance along it? Im just thinking of how wine goes right through me... 😆 🤷‍♀

[@JaySwanson]

On the northern quai in the center of town where Paris Plages is in the summer you have several stations of public toilets, yes! Best to picnic close... but not too close

[@britt-sen]

@@JaySwanson Ah, thank you! :) ...and of course. sound advice.

[@aeolia80]

finding food that can be eaten outside in the Paris region isn't the hard thing, there are plenty shops, bakeries, epiceries to get food that's "portable" (ie: France isn't really a streetfood culture, you usually have to be sitting down to eat, but that can be on a bench or on the grass), the trick is to know where the nice-ish public restrooms are, lol.

[@JaySwanson]

That's the true mastery of the city right there 😆

[@gabisrad]

Fat tire doesn’t offer Paris tours yet? Tried booking it, and couldn’t find it

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Thank you for all the tips you’ve given in this video. P.S. Yes, I really do love your charming personality.

[@bonniea8189]

Your dad and I are soulmates. #handsanitizerhomies

[@thomasmerrill3585]

Get cat also it helps?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Your dad is so cool. Meanwhile, my dad couldn’t give 2 hoots about hand sanitizer or where he’s sitting and eating lol

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Your arsonist joke scorched my screen because it was that good 🔥

[@bruin_tea_et_ecriture]

Here for the charming personality.. bien sûr!

[@andrewronniedoc]

Ginger Jeff Goldblum.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’m ambivalent about picnics but with the right people, it’s great fun. Although we should normalise solo picnics.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Going on picnics in Paris is like something out of Pinterest. I could be wrong.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Note to Self: Jay is partial to watermelons so don’t hesitate to offer him some.

[@oakpope]

Are you ashamed of your father ? You didn't introduce him :) Also, do you have a list of your preferred brunches in Paris ?