The quick and dirty travel guide for Paris travel if you’re going for just a few days. RESTAURANTS/ CAFES Chez Prune Address: 36 rue Beaurepaire- Quai Valmy Paris 10e- Metro Stop: Metro République The Quick and Dirty: It is located along the canal St Martin in front of the footbridges. The food is yummy with [...]
MUSEUMS Louvre and Jardin Tuilliers: The Louvre is HUGE. You may want to just do part of it, and save more for another trip. Palais de Tokyo (13, avenue du Président Wilson, Paris 16e) Metro Iéna www.palaisdetokyo.com Contemporary art. Interesting exhibitions (check the website to see the current exhibition when you are there) Located [...]
SHOPPING Department Stores Galeries Lafayette (40 boulevard Haussman Paris 9e) Metro Opera or Chausee d’Antin Nice historical department store, great dome ceiling inside` Le bon marché and gourmet deparment store La Grande Epicerie (38 Rue de Sevres, Paris 7e) Metro Sevres Babylone Check the gourmet store there. You shoudl get a pastry there (= ‘pâtisserie’ [...]
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 , [...]
Sightseeing: The whole Chanps-Elysees, Place de la concorde, Jardin des tuileries, Musee du Louvre is definitely worth it. Nice walk, the louvre is amazing but too big, choose a few galleries and don’t overdo it. It’s crowded and exhausting. There are a few nice cafes / restaurant actually in the Jardin des tuileries. Another area not [...]
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