frontenac551, it appears that Monday will be a holiday as it had been for a number of years until 2006 when the government declared it to be a work day. Naturally this was not greeted well and Pentecost Monday will be a holiday once more. Several years ago we were in Nuremberg on Pentecost on Sunday and the city was completely at a stand still...we had to go to the train station to get film (this was a long time ago) and only found an ice cream stand available for refreshment. Don't know if Monday would be as bad, but if the French have a holiday my best bet is they will enjoy every minute of it. We have wandered around places in Spain and Italy on a regular Sunday...shops all closed, especially in Spain...but managed to enjoy the feel of the city. Have a great trip!