Traveling to Paris...?

Question

Suggestions outside of Paris (in close proximity) are welcome as well.

Answer 1

check out the champagne area just out side Paris in Epernay.  

http://www.epernay.fr/en/index.php

The vampire culture is strong in Paris if you're interested.  (refer to Anne Rice books) Montmartre (bohemian cultural meca and where Picasso lived for a while) is a great place after sunset for a view of the city.

http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/English/paris...

Notre Dame while its raining is awesome -- there are tons of candles inside. the Louvre is one of the best museums of the world

more:

http://www.terragalleria.com/europe/fran...

http://www.discover-paris.info/sightseei...

Answer 2

Hi - I am an American married to a French man and working in the event management industry for many many years. I enjoy creating trips for visitors as well. I am happy to make the following suggestions. If you wish for me to create your itinerary, make reservations, assist with transportation etc. please feel free to contact me.

[e-mail].  I have my own company and can arrange everything for you from here.

This is what I suggest:

You can't visit Paris and not have breakfast, lunch or brunch at least one of the most famous and charming Café’s:

Les Deux Magots - Café Restaurant  or Lipp, amazing atmosphere and hang out for many famous writers and artists.

This Café as well as many other famous cafés are located in the Latin Quarter area and my favorite area in Paris by far.

There are many boutique Parisian hotels in the area. The rooms are small but charming. You won't be in your room much anyway and the locations are excellent and prices reasonable for Paris standards. One example of many:

http://www.paris-hotel-saintgermain.com/...

If your jonzing for starbucks there is one at Odeon Metro in this area.

It is difficult to suggest an itinerary for you without knowing how long you will be here or what kind of budget you are on, but a great stay in Paris in say 3 days would look something like this.

Day one:  I would dedicate to an orientation tour to get grounded, go to show and dinner to keep you stimulated and awake, see a real Parisian cabaret, and explore the are area you are staying in to get acclimated.

Day Two:  Breakfast at Les Deux Magots - Café Restaurant

followed by a Segway tour, (the stand up two wheel motorized scooter type deals). It is a great way to see so much of Paris without being on a tourist bus or walking yourself to absolute exhaustion, plus the tour is fun, educational and dynamic.

Visit the Louvre Museum in the afternoon, or evening, really awesome experience at night too.

Dinner on the Eiffel Tower at Altitude 95 (reasonable price and no better view in Paris anywhere).



Go to one of the top 10 clubs before you crash for the evening,.

http://www.10best.com/Paris/Nightlife/Da...

Day 3

Take the Metro and hit all the main landmarks:

Get a metro map at:

http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan_ang...  

Check out map of districts where landmarks are located:

http://www.beyond.fr/map/indexparis.html

Try to see as many of these as possible:

Arc de Triomphe - monument at the center of the Place de l'Étoile, commemorating the victories of France and honoring those who died in battle.

The Conciergerie - Located on the Île de la Cité, it is medieval building which was formerly used as a prison where some prominent members of the ancien régime stayed before their death during the French Revolution.

The Eiffel Tower - a "temporary" construction of Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exposition.

Les Invalides - museum and burial place of many great French soldiers, including Napoleon.

Montmartre - One of the most famous of Paris district, located on a hill and hosting the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Place du Tertre.

Cathedral of Notre Dame on the Île de la Cité - Paris's 12th-century ecclesiastical centrepiece.

Nearby you have to try the famous Ice Cream Berthillon at Pont Louis-Phillippe the bridge between Marais and ILE. ST. LOUIS St. Louis-en-l'Ile.

Palais Garnier - Paris's central opera house, built in the later Second Empire period.

If you're jonzing for a starbucks, there is one at 26 avenue l'Opera, walking distance from the Opera metro.

The Grand Palais - a large glass exhibition hall built for the 1900 Paris Exhibition.

Sainte-Chapelle - Also located on the Île de la Cité, it is a 13th century Gothic palace chapel.

The Panthéon - beautiful church and tomb of a number of France's illustrious men and women.

Statue of Liberty - a smaller version of the New York City harbor statue which France gave to the United States in 1886, located on the Île des Cygnes on the Seine. Another version is in the Luxembourg Garden.

Place des Vosges - square in the Marais district laid out by Henry IV.

Père Lachaise Cemetery (Jim Morrison buried here)

Centre Georges-Pompidou - Hosting the Paris Museum of Modern Art.

Have dinner at any one of these very charming restaurants.

L'Auberge de la Reine Blanche

Address: 30, rue Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile

75004 Paris

Excellent, Charming, Reasonable $$

Hidden little treasure in Paris! VERY ROMANTIC

(discriminating local' favorite and my personal favorite)

You must try the honey duck..

Au Passé Retrouve

(ask for Pascal or Serge)

13 rue Mademoiselle, 75015 Paris

Excellent, Charming, Reasonable $$

To get to London, hands down the best way is via Eurostar only 3 hours from Paris to down town London.. awesome trip.

http://www.eurostar.com - Press United States and you can book your tickets from there.

I hope this helps and have a great trip.

Kind regards, Wendy

Answer 3

Across the plaza from the George Pompidou Museum...

Seen here:

http://www.centrepompidou.fr/home30ans/i...

You'll find the world's greatest ice cream!!!

Seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jedicam/

Answer 4

There are many places to go so i have a good site of restarants, museums, and site seeing places.

Have fun on your trip :)

Answer 5

airfares from USA:

http://www.kayak.com/

http://www.farecompare.com/

Use EWR with JFK/LGA as nearby airports!

Tip: From CDG/Charles de Gaulle take the AirFrance bus for Euros 10 to the Arc of Triumph!

budget airfares in Europe:

http://whichbudget.com/

http://www.euroflights.info/

http://www.autoeurope.com/index.cfm?aff=...

http://www.europebyair.com/efp/index.jsp

http://www.etn.nl/lcosteur.htm

http://www.flylc.com/directall-en.asp

http://www.attitudetravel.com/lowcostair...

http://www.opodo.com/

Train in Europe:

http://www.eurail.com/?gclid=CLW78b3T-ow...

http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/passes...

http://www.eurorailadvisor.com/

Paris accomodations:

http://www.hotels-paris.fr/en/?FSTBKOP=G...

http://www.booking.com/city/fr/paris.htm...