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• What to wear? - Sep 17, 2009, by erato
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  Ladies, if you go to Paris, don't forget about a few things in order to look less like a tourist. You definitely have to forget your T-shirts, sports shoes and baseball caps at home. Women is Paris are likely to wear black very often, so [...]
• Paris City Passport - Sep 16, 2009, by erato
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  Paris City Passport is a very useful little booklet. It contains coupons that give you a discount to more than thirty places including museums, shops, shows, restaurants, attractions etc. You can use one coupon only once and, to be honest, [...]
• The Louvre - Sep 9, 2009, by Wazling
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  If you are at Paris, you should definitely visit the Louvre. It´s one of the most famous museums, with exceptional collections for nearly every period of the human beings and for every piece of art and history [...]
• Food and drink - Aug 14, 2009, by erato
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   Distance: 1.6mi
  I totally agree with Danpop, even more, I think it's more rentable to bring water, beer (if you are more of a beer-drinker kind) and food with you visiting the sights of Paris. You can buy a bottle of mineral water for 0.80 Euro in a shop [...]
• walking up to the Eiffel Tower is cheaper - Aug 14, 2009, by erato
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   Distance: 1.6mi
  If you want to visit the Eiffel Tower you better take your time and walk up on the stairs, it's much more fun and beautiful then taking simple the elevator, although, stairs go only until the second floor, not to the top. It lasts more for [...]
• The bank of the Seine - Aug 14, 2009, by erato
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  The public transportation in the city is not as reliable as one would think. For me for instance, last time the trip to the airport took more than one hour instead of the average 45 minutes (from Gare de Lyon in the city center to the [...]
• Luggage lockers - Aug 14, 2009, by erato
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   Distance: 2.8mi
  If you travel with large luggage, you can leave it at the luggage locker of one of the train stations like Gare de Lyon, Gare du Nord, Gare d'Austerlitz. If one is not opened, you can ask about the other at the information stand and walk [...]
• Take a bottle of water with you - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  If you visit Paris by foot during summer, or when the temperatures are really really high, you better take with yourself a bottle of water. The fact is that at certain landmarks the only water you can find is from streets salesmen. They [...]
• Louvre free of charge for art students - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  If you want to visit Louvre and you're an art student, then I have a good news for you: the entry is for free. But be careful, not every kind of student has this privilege, only students at Art, Sculpture, or anything that resembles Art. [...]
• entry fee for Notre Dame de Paris - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  While going inside Notre Dame de Paris is free of charge, climbing the towers costs 5.5 euros. It's not much compared to what you see (This is only from what I heard from other friends that climbed up there, we were in a hurry and it was a [...]
• Dancing funny man - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  Still, on the Sacre Coeur Hills, you can often see a funny dressed man that dances. My advice, avoid taking a lot of photos, because he will get mad and say something intelligible. As a guessing, I think he is expecting money from all those [...]
• View from the hill next to Sacre Coeur - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  Next to the Sacre Coeur Church there is nice hill from where you can get a splendid view over Paris. You'll see that even if it has so many parks and gardens (some argue about this saying that the number is really small compared to its [...]
• Bargains in Paris - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  For buying souvenirs from Pris I recommend also trying the ambulant shoppers findable all over the capital's streets, even on the famous Champs d'Elysees. What is the gain? You can negotiate a really good price, for the souvenirs, as they [...]
• Sainte-Chapelle - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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   Distance: 1.5mi
  While entrance to Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur are free of charge, for going inside Sainte-Chapelle, there is an entrance fee. Frankly I don't remember well how much it was, what I can recall is that the amount seemed infirm to me compared to [...]
• The ugly gardians on Notre Dame - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  On top of the Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris, you can see some really ugly creatures that look like a devil. One can wonder what are those doing on top of a christian chuch. The purpose is to throw away the water and they are said to guard [...]
• Pay attention on your words - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  One thing to remember when visiting really impressive monuments, like Louvre, the Eiffel Tower or the Arc de Triomphe. This sights are heavily guarded, and I heard from many people that they are particularly vigilant for any words that [...]
• View from Arc de Triomphe on Eiffel Tower - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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   Distance: 1.3mi
  Many say that the view from Arc de Triomphe over Paris is much more interesting and nicer than the view from the Eiffel Tower. I must disagree with this statement, even if I heard it myself. The truth is that from the 50 meters of the Arc [...]
• Formula 1 location on Champs-Élysées - Jun 30, 2009, by danpop
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  If you are lucky and arrive during Formula 1 season, you can see and hear live the formula 1 commentary made from a really nice location on Avenue des Champs-Élysées. This is own by Renault so it's most likely that you'll also see there a [...]
• Use the Metro when in Paris - Jun 27, 2009, by jeweatherspoon
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  The Metro system is extensive and inexpensive. Ask for the best ticket value. [...]
• Louvre entrance fee tip - Jun 27, 2009, by jeweatherspoon
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  We were not charged entrance fees to the Louvre because we entered from the shopping center. [...]
• Advice against stealing - Jun 27, 2009, by jeweatherspoon
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  Never agree to take a photo of an unknown person, they will steal your wallet. [...]
• Arc de Triomphe - Jun 23, 2009, by danpop
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  A cheaper way to see the city from above (well, not that above), is going in Arc de Triomphe. The entry fees are 9 euros for adults, 5.5 euros for youngsters between 18 and 25 years and free of charge for anyone under 18 years. it is opened [...]
• Basilique du Sacré-Cœur - Jun 23, 2009, by danpop
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  If you wonder why there are so few photos from inside Basilique du Sacré-Cœur ('Basilica of the Sacred Heart') in Paris is because photos are forbidden there. Maybe if you're brave enough you can take some photos, but I wouldn't suggest [...]
• Accomodation in Hostels - Jun 7, 2009, by danpop
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  If you don't wear fancy pants, if you search for something rather cheap than comfortable for accommodation in Paris, you should definitely take into consideration hostels. Depending on the date of arriving, the nights spent, the number of [...]
• Eiffel Tower by night - Jun 7, 2009, by danpop
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  If you want to see something breathtaking, watch the Eiffel Tower every hour from dusk to 2 am (1 am in the winter) as 20,000 bulbs twinkle brilliantly for five minutes. The view will surely make you love Paris even more. [...]
• ParisVisite Card - Jun 7, 2009, by danpop
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  One can chose for traveling in Paris the ParisVisite Card which applies for Metro, bus, tram and regional SNCF trains. Also provides special offers at select museums, attractions, and restaurants (details and prices here: http://www.ratp [...]
• Metro in Paris - Jun 7, 2009, by danpop
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   Distance: 2.6mi
  If you are in Paris just a day or two, the best way to go to the most important tourist attractions is to buy a one day Metro ticket (Carte Mobilis), that costs 5 euros, the cheapest. Be careful, Paris is divided into zones and the cheapest [...]
• The city of bicycles - May 9, 2009, by erato
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  Paris is more and more the city of bicycles. There are hundreds of stations where you can rent a bike for 1E per day or 5E per week. The only thing is that you have to check in a bike station in every 30 minutes. If you miss it, you have to [...]
• Eiffel tower - le tour d'Eiffel - Apr 27, 2009, by erato
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  Eiffel tower is the symbol of France built for the Paris World Fair in 1889. It is 324 m heigh and has two restaurants in it and a lookout on the top floor. The stair entrance to the tower is the cheapest, 4.50E for adults, 3.50 E for [...]
• Visit the artist districts - Apr 20, 2009, by Wazling
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  If you are at Paris, you should visit the district of the fine arts and artists, Mont Martre. A lot of stylish bars and coffee shops, also restaurants are located there. [...]
• Disneyland resort - Apr 15, 2009, by mary
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   Distance: 20.7mi
  When you are in Paris, then you can go to Disneyland resort paris. It's great for children. [...]