Rollers-et-Coquillages
Le Friday Night Fever (yes, the French refer to it by this English name) has reached epidemic proportions in Paris. Every Friday night just before 10 pm (if it's not raining), about 10,000 people of all ages gather on Place Raoul-Dautry in front of the Gare Montparnasse for a fast-paced, three-hour, 12- to 15-mile-or-so circuit of the city—on skates. If your family includes topnotch skaters, you can certainly participate in this exciting celebration of city skating, but if you'd prefer a more relaxed, family-oriented alternative, you can join the leisurely, free, three-hour Sunday-afternoon skate-ins organized by Rollers-et-Coquillages (Skates and Snail Shells), an association of skating enthusiasts.
The Sunday circuit, like the Friday one, is along a route that changes every week, is organized in advance, and is always traffic-free: the Paris police force blocks off all roads along the routes during the skate-ins so that skaters won't have to contend with cars. Rollers-et-Coquillages has designed the Sunday event for beginning skaters, families, and anyone who'd like to visit the city on skates in a low-key way.Where to Eat: Hippopotamus is always a kid-pleaser, thanks to burgers and mounds of frites (fries). Dalloyau is a sedate pâtisserie/tearoom/take-out shop. At Le Barrio Latino you can fuel up at the huge buffet brunch, which includes pastries, eggs, cold meats, smoked salmon, and even a few Tex-Mex treats.
Good to Know: Near the Omnisports sports complex in the Parc de Bercy, roller bladers can practice in the free outdoor Roller-Park. If someone in your family prefers skateboarding to rollerblading.
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