Holiday MNT 2025-12-29 1:38:21
Published by: Paul M
I've been watching Monday Night Travel since Rick Steves launched his weekly Zoom Webinar in 2020, when the pandemic made international travel impossible. My mom started watching in 2023. During the show, we text our observations and we remember our own trips.
Spending this extra time together is so much of a routine that during MNT's summer and Christmas breaks, we watch past MNT episodes, or episodes of Rick's PBS TV program.
I compiled this "holiday Monday Night Travel" show for the last week of 2025. It covers places from our family's past, such as East Germany and the Black Forest, new places I've discovered, such as Austria, favorites from our family trips, such as Nice, and Paris, where my mom joined my father during his studies.
Spending this extra time together is so much of a routine that during MNT's summer and Christmas breaks, we watch past MNT episodes, or episodes of Rick's PBS TV program.
I compiled this "holiday Monday Night Travel" show for the last week of 2025. It covers places from our family's past, such as East Germany and the Black Forest, new places I've discovered, such as Austria, favorites from our family trips, such as Nice, and Paris, where my mom joined my father during his studies.
Notes to Viewers
I end with rue Cler as a reminder that every neighborhood in Paris has a beloved market, and unique markets like the Marché Bio (the organic market) serve the entire city. All are waiting to be discovered on the Ville de Paris Web site, which lists market locations, days and times.
Rue Cler is fine if your stay will be very short and you want to be near the Eiffel Tower, but otherwise, why not challenge yourself to stay in other neighborhoods? My parents had lived at the Cité Universitaire, the international student quarter near Parc Montsouris in the 14th Arrondissement, and the French family who became my father's lifelong friends live in the 13th Arrondissement, so we gravitate toward those areas. Side streets in the 13th near the Butte aux Cailles give an authentic, village feel. Bercy in the 12th is another favorite, with a lovely modern park and a different perspective on the Seine river.
Bon voyage!
Rue Cler is fine if your stay will be very short and you want to be near the Eiffel Tower, but otherwise, why not challenge yourself to stay in other neighborhoods? My parents had lived at the Cité Universitaire, the international student quarter near Parc Montsouris in the 14th Arrondissement, and the French family who became my father's lifelong friends live in the 13th Arrondissement, so we gravitate toward those areas. Side streets in the 13th near the Butte aux Cailles give an authentic, village feel. Bercy in the 12th is another favorite, with a lovely modern park and a different perspective on the Seine river.
Bon voyage!