I%26#39;m travelliing to Paris mid October and finding it difficult to decide wat to do there. Few ideas i hav had are Disneyland, Museum Pass and an hop off/hop on pass for two days. Wat do you think? Any suggestions? Wat will the weather be like in October? Is the railway way safe?
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Hi
Paris is an amazing city and it is not a problem filling 5 days. It depends what you are into of course. When it comes to weather you should check out www.weatherbase.com . At least you will get an indication of what to expectt.
What to see and do:
- Eiffel tower
- Notre Dame
- Sacre Coeur
- Arc de Triomphe
- Louvre
- Catacombs
- Segway tour
- DaVinci code tour
It all depends on your budget and what you are into. I spent a week in Paris in April and I have made a trip report that I can share with you if you are interested. Get in touch on gardkarlsen@hotmail.com and I%26#39;ll get back to you. Have you bought a guidebook to start planning your visit? :-)
Regards
Gard
Stavanger, Norway
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Hi SL, the metro is safe and much more efficient and wide reaching than anything we have in any city in Australia. Just remember to keep your wallet etc held close as the French crooks are far better than ours at being pickpockets (lighter fingers perhaps). I know that you are attracted to Disneyland since we dont have it here but if you have less than 7 days (%26amp; even then but I hate that sort of place) I would give it a miss and concentrate on Paris. It is a 5 to 7 day visit minimum city in my view. The 2 day hop on hop off is a good idea, as you can go back on day two (note they must be consecutive days) to see the places that interested you but you did not have time for on day one. Museum passes are quite expensive and I think they are only worthwhile if you are planning to see a number on one day. You can avoid long lines by getting to popular places early. Check out IrishRover%26#39;s guide to get an idea of the value (or rip off if not properly used) of the pass -
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k60609…
Make sure you see Ste Chapelle in the Palais de Justice on Ile de la Cite as the upper chapel is very beautiful and in my opinion, the view of Paris from Montmartre outside Sacre Coeur - that includes a view of the Eiffel Tower - is better than the view from Eiffel Tower and you thus avoid the queues and the cost (the ET is not covered by the museum pass) of going up it to see - a view over Paris that is not as good as that from outside Sacre Coeur.
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Hi Faux - I%26#39;ve read this in a number of places and you%26#39;re just the unlucky one that gets stuck with my question. :o)
With regards to the view from Sacre Coeur. We went up there once, I recall a fence, through which, vaguely, we could see half of the ET if we reeeeally strained our eyes and some of the city but it didn%26#39;t even come close to seeing it from the ET. So after your post (and others) I wonder, was I in the wrong spot? Is there a place from which the view is much better?
(Sorry if I hijacked the thread. I didn%26#39;t want to open a new one for this.)
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The highlights of my trip are two picnics we had. We had breakfast beside the fountain at the Louvre, and lunch in the Tuilleries (sp?). It was beautiful, relaxing, and memorable. I also really enjoyed the museum pass - surprised me because it was an afterthought.
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Well apart from the classic sights, I wouldn%26#39;t try to %26#39;do%26#39; or %26#39;see%26#39; too much, otherwise you will spend a lot of time in the metro or on a bus or in a taxi frantically getting from one %26#39;must see%26#39; to another
Paris is s great place for people watching in cafés, mooching along the quais, eating a picnic lunch in one of the gardens.
We are fortunate in that we live in the UK 90 minutes flying from Paris so we can go back often.
So please don%26#39;t think you have %26#39;missed%26#39; things by doing not much for a couple of days at least.
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