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What to do in Paris

At times, everywhere a vacationer looks in Paris seems like a cliché: baguette bearers emerging from boulangeries , literary wannabes scribbling in terrace cafés, the Eiffel Tower glowing at night. For centuries, the City of Light (or is it the City of Love? Or both?) has set the standard in culture, couture, and cuisine, evident in its age-old institutions in existence today. The Louvre art museum is still one of the greatest in the world. The famed La Tour d’Argent restaurant still gets top rankings nearly 150 years after opening. And the Bon Marché department store still houses magazine-worthy displays of the latest labels. But tourists will also find electric trams, bike- and car-sharing programs, and new architecture (such as the controversial Cité de la Mode) to challenge those old clichés.

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Megan rates Paris

Paris is my personal favorite city. It truely is a romatic city with the lights and river at night. There is so much to do and see here. When you are visiting Paris you must go to a bistro and enjoy a nice long lunch or cafe au lait. The people can be a little unfriendly if you don't approach them with French or at least an attempt at French. Use a trip here as an excuse to learn some basic French.

Submitted on December 02, 2011

Megan Paris is my personal favorite city. It truely is a romatic city with the lights and river at night. There is so much to do and see here. When you are visiting Paris you must go to a bistro and enjoy a nice long lunch or cafe au lait. The people can be a little unfriendly if you don't approach them with French or at least an attempt at French. Use a trip here as an excuse to learn some basic French.

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day trip from Paris by train to Battlefields of Normandy, suggestions?

I have 2 1/2 days in Paris and want to go to Omaha Beach and the surrounding areas of DDay Invasion in Normandy. I have a train pass(Eurail) so the journey to the closest city would be by train. Anyone made the trip recently? Can you recommend a local tour guide? I walk with a cane. Caveats?
Asked on April 11, 2012 by Laurel

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Interested in home rental

Would like to rent an apartment in paris for two weeks
Asked on February 02, 2012 by Iriet

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My husband and I are flying into Paris in September and we will be traveling around...

My husband and I are flying into Paris in September and we will be traveling around France and Belgium for two weeks. Should we make reservations before we go or is it possible to find a room as we go?
Asked on June 07, 2011 by an anonymous user

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I am going to Paris for 2 weeks and will need a cell phone to call and text back to the...

I am going to Paris for 2 weeks and will need a cell phone to call and text back to the States with. My cell phone carrier doesn't offer an international plan and they've recommended that I purchase a pre-paid cell phone at the airport. However, I don't want to pay a fortune and get something that's not going to do what I need it to do. Can anyone suggest a good phone? I'll be calling/txting home twice a day for about 5 mins. at a time-ish. The phone doesn't need tons of bells and whistles ... just enough that if family at home needs to get ahold of me in case of an emergency, they can. Thanks for any help!
Asked on April 15, 2011 by an anonymous user

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