PRACTICAL INFO
Transportation : RATP
http://www6.ratp.info/touristes/index.php?langue=en
check this link which is the link for touristical website.
Once you get in Paris, just go to a RATP desk and you might want to get a ticket for the week so that you can travel as much as you want in Paris (which is zone 1 &2 , be carreful if they try to sell you zone 3 or 4 you won’t need this, as it is zone outside of Paris)
Bateaux Mouches
Port de la Conférence
Pont de l’Alma, the Rive droite ,Paris, 8e
Metro : Pont de l’Alma
If the weather is good, take a cruise on those boats, it is a nice different way of discovering the city.
Velib, the bike hire system
http://www.en.velib.paris.fr/comment_ca_marche
Information there in English :how does it work, subscription and prices.
Getting Around
* The metro system is great – buy the 10 billet
(ticket) bundles and you will find it real easy to get around. I don’t
think we took more than one cab ride during our entire trip. Of
course, best to walk
- Paris is a perfect walking city and things aren’t as far as they
seem
* You may want to take one of the bateaux mouche along the
Seine once to get a feel of the city from the water and see a lot of
the sights
Learn a few basic phrases in French – it will make life much easier
for you and will make it easier and more fun to interact with folks
and ask questions/get around.
Tipping :
15% is automatically included everywhere. You usually give an 5% for good service. No more than that. If you take taxis, it’s not included so tip15%
