recommendations on what to do

My husband and I will be going to paris next May for 3-4 days. What shouldn%26#39;t we miss? My husband definitely wants to go to the Louvre. How long does it take?

Any hotel recommendations? We would like moderately priced and a private bathroom is a must for me.

Thanks!

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I would recommend you start with getting a good travel guide book like Fodor%26#39;s or Frommer%26#39;s. Rick Steves is a little slanted and tends to promote the 7th arrondissement.

Then read a little bit.

Le louvre can take 30 minutes or 30 hours depending on what you want to see. Ask husband what he has in mind.

There are many excellent private guides in Paris who can take you by the hand if you want to maximize your time.

go1to20@aol.com, Lpennin104@aol.com, parisfind@aol.com and many others that you can google.

Hotel: I recommend Madeleine Opera, a 2 stars but the best deal in the Madeleine area, excellent for public transportation and also for walking to many places like Louvre or Concorde or Opera or Tuileries and even left bank , Montmartre or Eiffel Tower if you are a good walker.

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Hi

My wife and I stayed at TimHotel Tour Eiffel and we were happy with that. It was %26quot;only%26quot; about 85€ per night when we were there. What to see and do depends on your interest. But the usual things include Eiffel tower, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Sacre Coeur, Louvre etc. You can walk for days in Louvre so how long it takes depends on how interested you are...the museum is HUGE. I would recommend that you get a guidebook so that you can start your planning in order to find out what you want to see and do. I have a trip report that I will be happy to share with you. Get in touch on gardkarlsen@hotmail.com and I%26#39;ll send it to you :-) Get in touch if you have any questions.

Regards

Gard

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