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1. Please use this information at your own risk. You're responsible for cross-checking hours of stores, etc., with web searches, guidebooks, or by simply asking on this forum.

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Paris ice-cream:

Berthillon: 31 rue Saint-Louis-en-L'ile, closed Monday and Tuesday (according to website). Probably closed part of summer.

Website:
http://www.berthillon-glacier.fr/

Threads:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34403035

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=1392976

Amorino (touted as Berthillon competition on this forum): Three locations, one of which on 47 rue Saint-Louis-en-L'Ile (close to B.).

Website:

http://www.amorino.fr/

Threads:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34506527

Amorino and other ice-cream places also mentioned here:

http://www.bonjourparis.com/pages/articles.php?articleId=543&page=3

Links from publications:

Economist:

Economist's city guide for Paris:
http://www.economist.com/cities/citiesmain.cfm?city_id=PAR

The "Catch If You Can" section on current events is useful.

New York Times:

http://travel2.nytimes.com/top/features/travel/destinations/europe/france/paris/guide.html

Restaurant recommendations and also the periodically updated "What's Doing in" section, along with other interesting articles.

Times (UK) Travel section:

http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10319-1161058,00.html

Repeat (or even first-time) visitors -- things to do:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34496680

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=1277898

France: Useful information -- started by ira

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34479132

Fat Tire Bike Tours (Formerly Mike's Bike Tours) and Segway Tours:

Website:

http://www.fattirebiketoursparis.com

Threads:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34503753

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34468561

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34516712

(More can be found by typing bike tours Paris into search box.)

PARIS WEBSITES:

Paris In Sites Newsletter
http://www.parisinsites.com/

Paris Tourist Office
http://www.paris-touristoffice.com/

Paris City Official Website
http://www.paris.fr/en/

"RATP" -- Paris Métro and Regional Transport System
http://www.ratp.fr/

Eiffel Tower
http://www.tour-eiffel.fr

Paris Museum Pass
http://www.museums-of-paris.com/
http://www.museumpass.com/
http://www.intermusees.com/index.html


Recent Fodorite discussions on popular hotels in Paris ---

Paris first timers looking for a good hotel > > >
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34512881

Hotel Muguet vs Hotel de Fleurie or other hotel in 6th? > > >
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34512429

PARIS Hotel, which one? Jardins, Tourville, Littre or Relais du Louvre? > > >
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34513922

paris for first timers > > >
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34493249

Find comments on Superthread here:

The not particularly useful comments:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34519276

The (presumably) useful comments -- possibly corrections to postings in the Superthread:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34519278

PARIS TRANSPORTATION

Official website: http://www.ratp.com/

Routefinder:
http://www.citefutee.com/informer/anglais/index.php

Metro/bus pass information:
- Tickets / Carnet
http://www.citefutee.com/informer/anglais/ticket_t.php
- Carte Orange (Fr only)
http://www.citefutee.com/informer/tarif_abonnements_o.php
- Paris Visite / Mobilis (French)
http://www.citefutee.com/informer/tarif_tourisme.php#mobilis
- Paris Visite (English)
http://www.ratp.com/ParisVisite/Eng/index.htm
- Carte Musee pass
http://www.citefutee.com/informer/anglais/musees_monuments.php

How to use the subway:
http://www.gisparis.com/paris/paris_subway.htm

Metro map/plan: http://www.citefutee.com/picts/plans/gif/reseaux/metro.gif

RER map/plan: http://www.citefutee.com/picts/plans/gif/reseaux/rer.gif

Bus map/plan: http://www.citefutee.com/orienter/cv/cartebus.php

FOOD -- restaurant suggestions and cooking classes. Food critic and author Patricia Wells offers up her opinion on top restaurants, bistros & casual dining.
http://www.patriciawells.com

http://www.metropoleparis.com
A weekly online magazine with some quirky essays, and good listings of what's going on in the city

http://www.parispourvous.net
Paris webcams

http://www.resto.fr/default.cfm
"All the restaurants in Paris"

And my absolute favorite:
http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr/x/home_paris.htm
Put the address of your hotel (or anyplace in Paris) in the appropriate blanks, and you'll be able to take a virtual "walk" down the street in that neighborhood.

Paris walks:

Guidebooks/self-guided threads:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34518751

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34511772

(The above link has a link to a series of pretty detailed walks posted by Degas.)

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34495778

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34479121

Tours:

A review of "Paris Walks" can be found in this thread:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34516336

Direct link here:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pariswalking/

websites for classical music concerts in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34380731&numresponses=6&start=0

adding to superthread
restaurant discussions or info

?affordable? Paris restaurants
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34504962

restaurants for a ?student budget?
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34387887


www.smokefreeworld.com/paris.shtml restaurants with non-smoking sections

http://www.paris.planresto.fr in French, but not that hard to understand. Search by name, price, location, cuisine.
http://www.parisrestaurants.com/ great info, including price estimates, hours of operation, places by location, etc
For vegetarians: http://www.vegetarianguides.co.uk/paris
http://www.nwfolk.com/vegparis.html
http://www.ivu.org/avf/VisitFrance/visitfranceMAIN.html
http://www.vegetarianguides.co.uk/samples/springtimeinparis.shtml


Student(university) restaurants:
Open to the public, only those with a French student card pay student rates, but even so the rates are very reasonable. Most universities in France have several ?Restos-U?.
In Paris:
IUT Descartes, 143 Ave de Versailles, 16th. West-Indian influence on the food. Mon-Fri 11-1:45 only.
Le Mabillon 4,, 12 rue Clement, 6th. Very very good food. Reserve 2 days ahead for this gourmet experience. Tel (0)1 43 25 66 23 Mon Fri 11:30-2 and 6-8pm.
Necker, 155 rue de Vaugirard, 15th. Food choices from around the world. Mon-Fri 11:30-1:45 and 6-8.


For more bargain suggestions:
http://www.top10guides.com/samples/Top_10_Guide_to_Paris.html (their top 10 inexpensive places to eat, also romantic choices)

http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/PURSUITS/FOOD/9809/paris.cheap

daytrip
visiting Versailles

www.chateauversailles.fr/

www.versailles-france.com/tfaqa003.htm

www.frommers.com/destinations/versailles/

town of Versailles: www.versailles-tourisme.com

also www.mairie-versailles.fr

The chateau is closed all Mondays and some holidays. Open approximately 9-6:30, closes earlier in fall and winter. Summertime crowds are bad, especially on Tuesday, Sundays, and every day between 10 and 1. It is less crowded earlier and later (before and after the tour groups arrive and leave.) If you dislike crowds, arrive after 3:30pm and pay a reduced charge, tour the chateau on your own (you'll be too late for the guided tour), and, when days are long, tour the gardens after the chateau closes. If you arrive mid-day, tour the gardens first, then see the chateau before closing.

Allow at least 2 hours for the palace and 2 hours for the gardens, but many people stay all day and still don't see it all.

A very helpful Rick Steves article on visiting Versailles http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/countries/versail.htm

Fountains: Check the website for the most current information.

Admission to the chateau and to the Trianons is included in the Paris Museum Pass/Carte Musee. Pass holders will have a special entrance at Versailles, entrance A2, it?s on the right when facing the chateau. You can also buy a guidebook there.

There is also a Versailles Pass which includes admission, allows you to bypass the ticket-buying line, and includes an audioguide. It is sold at the Versailles train station, the RER station in Paris, and possibly elsewhere.

If you don?t have a pass, join the ticket-buying line.

To get there, take the RER line C to Versailles Rive Gauche (R.G.). The RER lines are suburban trains to and from Paris. You can catch the RER train in Paris at Invalides, Champ de Mars, Musee d'Orsay, St Michel, and Gare d'Austerlitz (consult your metro map for these stops). Make sure your C train goes to Versailles Rive Gauche (R.G.) as the end destination.You?ll have about a half-mile walk to the Chateau.

When you leave the Versailles Rive Gauche station you will be on Avenue General de Gaulle. There is a clean bathroom at the MacDonald?s near the RER station?be nice and buy something. Head right on Ave. G deG and then left on the big Avenue de Paris which goes straight to the chateau. Tourist information offices: across the street from the Rive Gauche Station; also at the chateau at the entrance.

You can take a taxi from Paris to Versailles which according to someone who did the math, saves money over the train fares for every four of you. To save a long walk, have the taxi drop you at the Petit Hameau.

Acoustguides are available for use in the self-guided tours, as are free maps. The self-guided tour takes at least an hour.

There are also toilets and public telephones available. So are bike rentals, and a tourist tram.

You can picnic in the gardens, but you?d have to check your bags or baskets while you do the indoor tours.

For an article on top eating in Versailles (1999)
http://www.nytimes.com/library/travel/europe/ct990124.html

Where else and how else to start -- Use Fodor's, of course:

Have you checked the miniguide that Fodor's puts out, which you can find here?

http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=paris@117

Contains hotel and restaurant listings and also a sample 3-day itinerary found here:

http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=paris@117&cur_section=fea&feature=30002

OK,

Angelina's, Rue de Rivoli, famed for its hot chocolat (Africain) and deserts

http://www.angelina.fr/

Paris Walking Tours...to work off those deserts..

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pariswalking/

And then have a bit of chocolate to get back your strength...

http://chocolat.chapon.free.fr/decouverte.htm

Time to go to Versailles...?

http://www.chateauversailles.fr

Neat site...enter an address and gather info on area...map, bust stops, Metro...

http://www.citefutee.com/Proxi/proxi.php

Perhaps a nice dinner...

http://www.blanc.net/

Want to see what the restaurant and neighbourhood look like? The famous pages jaunes...enter an address, get a picture of the buidling, then using the arrows you can 'walk' around the neighbourhood..Note you need the arrondissements eg. Paris 16

http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/


A nighttime bus tour...

http://www.parisvision.com/fr/index.cfm

And off to bed...

http://www.accorhotels.com/accorhotels/index.html

http://www.timhotel.com/hotels/us/index.html

http://www.travel-in-paris.com/hotel-notre-dame/english.htm

http://www.myhotelinparis.com/hotels2/023.htm

More to come
Mike

Chocolates in Paris:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=1278655

A list can be found here:

http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/Gourmet/Chocolate/chocolate.htm

Also here:

http://www.timeout.com/paris/shops/26.html

And here:

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/travel/inspiration/hobbies/articles/0,,563230_572641-2,00.html

A degustation experience that compares Richart, Christian Constant, Dalloyan and Maison du Chocolat:

http://www.andrews.edu/~penner/chocolate/parisfour.html

[I should add that I did a own taste test recently with Richart, CC, Maison, Hevin and Debauve et Gallais. I still like Maison the most, and Hevin is very good as well. Richart chocolates are extremely beautiful.]

This interesting link has pictures of the display cases of the pastry section of the various patisseries and chocolatiers:

http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?showtopic=41001&st=0&#entry575548

HOTEL SEARCHES
(all sites show photos, some show comments; cannot personally vouch for booking through them)
-------------------------------------
<> These have photos, customer reviews and/or ratings:
www.venere.com
www.hotelclub.net
www.france.com
www.1stparishotels.com
www.france-hotels.net/
www.cybevasion.com/hotels/france/paris.html

<> These have photos but no customer reviews
www.france-hotel-guide.com
www.parishotels.com
www.hotels-paris.com
www.parisby.com
www.123france.com/123/en/recherche.php?ville=Paris
www.webscapades.com

<> For more customer comments: (not a hotel booking site)
www.paris.org
www.tripadvisor.com

Pariscope magazine

Purchase Pariscope at a news kiosk when you arrive in Paris. This cost 0.40 Euro as of July 2004. This is a small magazine, in French, that lists concerts, films, theater, other events, and lots of additional information. I have not found an online link that contains the same information.

tipping in Paris, suggestions, discussion

www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34519885&start=0&dirtyBit=1

Tipping suggestions
www.worldexecutive.com/cityguides/paris/etiquette.html

www.fodors.com (click on tipping guides)

Concierges: http://conciergeassoc.org/concierg/concierg.htm

some restaurants with a view

Restaurants with a View
Toupary, fifth floor, La Samaritaine department store, 2 quai du Louvre, right bank. Closed Sunday. Reserve for lunch--they get a large business crowd.

La Tour d?Argent, 15 quai de la Tournelle, left bank. A very famous and old restaurant. Quite expensive, though lunch may be considered more affordable. Breathtaking view of Notre Dame. Dressy.

Le Jules Verne, 2nd level, Eiffel Tower. phone 1 45 55 20 04, fax 1 47 05 29 41. Reserve months in advance. Dressy and very very expensive.Expect to pay hundreds, dollars or euro.

Altitude, 1st level, Eiffel Tower. Food not as good as the Jules Verne, but prices are much less.
Telephone 1 45 55 20 04. Reserve weeks in advance.

Le Ciel de Paris, in the Montparnasse Tower, 33 Avenue du Maine, in the 15th. Has spectacular view of all of Paris including the Eiffel Tower. Food said to be so-so. http://www.cieldeparis.com/ENG/index_ENG_FLASH.htm

Le Totem, 17 place du Trocadero. Wonderful close-up view of the Eiffel Tower, great esp. at night. Smart-casual setting
tel 1 47 27 28 29. I ate there several years ago, I thought the food mediocre and over-priced for what it was, yet not horribly expensive. But for one casual meal, the view made it an okay choice.

Day trip to Loire Valley without a car:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34519959

weather websites

http://www.paris.org/Accueil/Climate/ weather and climate all over France, also has historical data

www.accuweather.com/adcbin/intlocal_index?wxcity2=PARIS&wxcountry=EU;FR Paris 5-day forecast

www.wunderground.com On the home page you can click on the Europe map, and on the next screen click on your country. Then you get a list of cities to click on.
When you do that, you get a screen with the forecast on the right side, but on the left side, under Conditions, there is a submenu offering for historical weather info.

www.weatherbase.com and www.washingtonpost.com have historical data

www.worldclimate.com/ has historical data

www.nytimes.com/
www.weather.com/

Compute sunrise and sunset times http://aa.usno.navy.mil/AA/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html
Also www.mindspring.com/~cavu/sunset.html

For Jewish travelers
www.shamash.org
www.jewishtravel.com
www.geocities.com/NapaValley/2621/kosher/paris96kash.html kosher restaurants in Paris
www.haruth.com/JewsFrance.html
www.cityorganiser.co.uk/paris/places_to_visit/worship1.htm list of places for Jewish worship
www.bnaibrith-europe/org
http://www.mjlf.col.fr/home.htm
www.ecjc.org
www.jewishroutes.com/
www.kashrut.com

Synagogues in Paris:
Those seeking Orthodox synagogues should contact the Consistoire de Paris. There are also two liberal synagogues in Paris whose services are similar to American Reform:
Mouvement Juif Liberale de France, 11 rue de Cailavet, 75015 Paris, 01-45-75-38-01.
Union Liberale Israelite de France, 22-24 rue Copernic, 75016 Paris, 01-47-04-37-27
Many American residents and visitors attend services here and services are partly in English.

This information is also available on the French Jewish Community web site at www.col.fr.
which includes kosher restaurants in Paris and elsewhere. Site is in French.

thread about traveling in Paris in a wheelchair: www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=1384663&numresponses=12&start=0

Paris/Venice on Volare:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34520135

Paris Metro -- what to buy (carnet vs. Carte Orange), tips:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34520107

miscellaneous websites

www.voila.fr web phone directory

www.paris-anglo.com suggestions for sightseeing, daytrips, shopping, etc including special activities for English-speakers

http://info-france-usa.org/america/embassy/custom information on French customs, bringing animals

www.timeout.com, click on Paris tons of information, esp restaurants, shopping

www.1france.com travel packages for France, destination guides, gifts, food, hotel info

www.info-france-usa.org French embassy site, has info for travelers (holidays, etc)

www.francetourism.com French Tourist Office. For brochures, in the US call (410) 286 8310

www.paris-capital.com

http://gotofrance.net/index.htm includes weather

http://us.franceguide.com/magazine/article.asp?z1=1DFf1thg&idc=11450
general info, sometimes hotel promotions

www.webscapades.com/france/paris/paris.htm descriptions of arrondissements (districts) and neighborhoods

A small selection of "insiders' " shops, hotels and restaurants: www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/traveler/20010304tra-paris.html

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/France/Regions/Ile_de_France/Entertainment_and_Arts/Museums_and_Exhibits/ museums of Paris broken down into categories such as Art, history, natural history and observatories.

http://www.parisdigest.com/
includes articles on the museums of Paris as well as pictures of particular works of art that hang on their walls.
Also, activities for children

http://www.paris-galleries.com/
a brief blurb about Paris museums and galleries as well as telephone numbers, addresses and the hours of operation.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g187147-Activities-c6-Paris_Ile_de_France.html
attractions in Paris accompanied by a brief, informative description and some user reviews.

http://www.france-hotels.net/english/tourisme.asp
the information you need to get you into the monument or museum--you?ll find ticket pricing, hours of operation, address and telephone. Hotels too.

http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/Index_Pages/index_to_francophone_museums.htm
This site includes links to web pages of particular museums, but also includes web cams of some of the great monuments in Paris. You can also read about particular French artists here such as Degas and Monet.

www.parisbalades.com architectural walks, plus clicks to other sites for events, museums, etc

www.wfi.fr/metropole/1999/414/414oldie.html an article and pics of the oldest houses in Paris

www.parisinsites.com weather tips, good current museum info, transportation, general info
www.paris-touristoffice.com sightseeing, transportation, tours, things for children, hotels, etc. Good site!

www.francentral.com: food, travel, art, news, plus a selection of articles from the publication France Today

www.paris-tourism.com clicks for airports, sightseeing, paris for kids, walking itineraries for short visits, shopping, electricity, embassies,weather, hostels,etc

www.francentral.com: food, travel, art, news, plus a selection of articles from the publication
France Today
www.paris-tourism.com clicks for airports, sightseeing, paris for kids, walking itineraries for short visits, shopping, electricity, embassies,weather, hostels,etc

www.writing.org Click on "Durant Imboden" and then on "Europe for Visitors" . Much good info on Paris
www.metropoleparis.com

www.jack-travel.com personal web page, lots of info

http://www.paris-anglo.com/guide/ask/index.php living in , studying in, visiting Paris

info (in French) on Paris's churches: http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/quartier/egl.htm

www.francekeys.com / commercial site but links to lots of free info including passports, currency, French language practice on line, smaller Paris museums, email cards, book sightseeing and excursions, shopping,etc

www.ga/tes96.com/cam/Europe/France/Paris/index.html?travel.html links to hotels, restaurants, sightseeing

www.writing.org Click on "Durant Imboden" and then on "Europe for Visitors" .

www.metropoleparis.com

www.jack-travel.com personal web page, lots of info

http://www.paris-anglo.com/guide/ask/index.php
living in , studying in, visiting Paris

info (in French) on Paris's churches: http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/quartier/egl.htm

www.francekeys.com / commercial site but links to lots of free info including passports, currency, French language practice on line, smaller Paris museums, email cards, book sightseeing and excursions, shopping,etc

www.ga/tes96.com/cam/Europe/France/Paris/index.html?travel.html links to hotels, restaurants, sightseeing

visiting the catacombs

www.infiltration.org/catacomb.htm

www.paris.org/Musees/Catacombes/info.html

visiitng Pere Lachaise cemetery

Open every day. Free entry. This cemetery is the burial site of Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Heloise and Abelard, Gertrude Stein, and many other notables.

www.paris.org/Expos/PereLachaise/pl.history.html has maps of the cemetery

www.gargl.net/lachaise/ has printable maps of each section

If you go bring sneakers or comfortable walking shoes to Paris, this is the place to wear them. The roadways, such as they are, are cobblestone. To find some of the graves you have to walk among them in the dirt. And, there are very very steep hills in this cemetery.
Near the main entrance (at the Pere LaChaise metro stop) there is someone who sells maps of the cemetery, and there?s no point in going in unless you have a map. However, next time I?m going to travel to the next metro stop on the same line, the Gambetta stop. Perhaps there is someone at that entrance also selling maps. That stop is closer to the graves of Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and Gertrude Stein, but more importantly, it might avoid having to climb those amazingly difficult hills. If there is no one at that stop selling maps (and I?d be surprised) it would still be better imo to buy the map at the Pere LaChaise entrance and then walk on the street around the cemetery, or get back on the metro for one stop to get to the other entrance, rather than scaling the hills through the cemetery.

More about Carte Orange:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34482864

Printable guide to Paris transport:

http://www.atkielski.com/PDF/data/ParMetro.pdf

A really neat routing program for Palm or Pocket PC:

http://nanika.net/metro

Various metro passes are also good on the following,check the ratp site for current details:
There is an electric Montmartrobus that climbs up to Sacre Coeur from Jules Joffrin (metro Jules Joffrin) and then down to Place Pigalle. Because the streets are mostly one-way, you get a nice tour of Montmartre, including the vineyard, the Lapin Agile, etc. With the Carte Orange Hebdomadaire you can get on and off as many times as you like. For a route map:

www.ratp.fr/ParisVisite/Images/Plans/Pdf/Bus_paris/18.pdf

planning a visit to the Louvre

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34521481


louvre website
www.louvre.fr

good places for photo ops in Paris
(vantage points for great photos)

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=1344810

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34520955

info on Paris's Nissim de Camondo museum

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34521608

More about transportation:
Carte Orange & Mobilis price list charts:

http://www.gisparis.com/paris/paris_subway.htm#pricelist

Batobus is a real bargain... discounted if you have Carte Orange. There is now a combined L'Open Tour/Batobus ticket:

http://www.batobus.com/

Some links from an older thread

cmt
Date: 03/30/2004, 06:05 pm
Message: Here's a thread re another possible day trip from Paris without a car: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34487543

Another day trip from Paris without a car: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34475530

and more: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34456888

Guided bu$ tour$? Who n€€ds 'em?

If you're the teensiest bit adventurous, you can get a fine overview of all the top landmarks on the cheap. Just grab your RATP transport pass (Carte Orange or Mobilis), and print out the "Bus touristique" map from this page:

http://www.citefutee.com/orienter/tous_plans_pdf.php

(Note that the dotted lines are l'Open Tour routes - you want the RATP routes with numbers embedded in the lines.)

Jump on the nearest autobus...and knock yourself out!

A list of the "Passages Couvert" in Paris:

http://www.passagesetgaleries.org/texts/passages/4renseignements/renseign_open.html

First off... I'm adding the words superthread and super thread to the text so it shows up in the search function without the "superthread" in quotation marks and in case someone doesn't remember the exact title of the post with the dashes and spaces. I had a dickens of a time tonight trying to find it tonight when typing the word superthread.

Markets in Paris (this website has rich descriptions and photos)
http://www.parismarkets.net/

A great site for browsing small ads if looking for a short/long term rental flat in Paris:
http://www.fusac.org/en/index.php

a thread on ordering coffee in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34497082

Budget hotels in Paris:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34521943

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34520703

New NYT articles on Paris on a budget:

Left bank:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/travel/29leftbank.html

Right bank:
http://travel2.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/travel/29rightbank.html

Mosquee de Paris Hammam:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34501168

More budget hotels in Paris:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34525736

boat tours:

http://www.batobus.com/english/index.htm

Addendum to boat tours - BatoBus isn't guided, but if you have a map you can figure out where you are easily and see a lot of sights from river-level.

If you're staying within walking distance of a boat landing, a one-day BB pass is a nice alternative to a Métro pass.

Not to be outdone by the New York Times, the Fodor's forum contributors offer their thoughts for a perfect day on the Right and Left Banks in Paris:

Right bank:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34526077

Left bank:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34525324

Buying French rail/SNCF tickets in advance (on the net):

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34497214

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34513759

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34525601

11op, you have done a superb job and service for visitors to Paris.
Many thanks,
Les

two threads on French food, accuracies and inaccuracies

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34518165

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34512775

a thread on Paris's arrondissements


http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34530926

"Secret gardens" in Paris:

http://travel2.nytimes.com/mem/travel/article-page.html?res=9D05E6DC1131F934A25752C1A9649C8B63&n=Top%2fFeatures%2fTravel%2fDestinations%2fEurope%2fFrance%2fParis

Also, a trip report that deals with this:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34516163

How to get a map of the bus routes for Paris:
www.ratp.com
Click on the English flag
Click on the "interactive map" (left side)
When that map opens, a bar will slide over across the top of the screen - click on the bus map.
You can print it on a color printer but the type may be small.

You can click on the Line Numbers to see that line 'flash' on the map, or to open a window so you can click on "line map", which is great to print b/c it is easier to follow. I've printed the 3 lines that run by my hotel to carry with me.

If you buy the "Paris Practique par Arrondissement" when you get there, it will have a bus map as well as the Metro/RER maps. (small dark blue booklet about 4x6" for about 6-7Euro).

Degas's thread on the Paris passages
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34455833

hotels with rooms that have balconies

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34525233

www.parisbalades.com architectural walks, plus clicks to other sites for events, museums, etc

www.wfi.fr/metropole/1999/414/414oldie.html an article and pics of the oldest houses in Paris

Paris concert listings:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34535923

(older -- from end of 2002)

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34380731

Concerts at Ste-Chapelle:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=414763

http://www.conciergerie.com/main.htm?http://www.conciergerie.com/paris_museum_pass.htm?O=FK

among other topics, offers info on which museums and monuments will be open on Xmas Day and New Year?s Day

link to a thread on cooking classes in Paris, also a flower-arranging school

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34536123

How to get to Paris from the airport: CDG or Orly.

http://www.adp.fr/webadp/a_cont01_an.nsf/NFhome@ReadForm.html

thread on the St Ouen Cligancourt flea market
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34536135

just correcting my typing so searches will work

Flea Market Marche aux Puces
St Ouen Clignancourt

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34536135

for the superthread

link to info on Paris taxi regulations and fares

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34538119

Paris Hotels - Triples
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34478609

Paris Restaurant websites
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34445987

Paris Hotels - Quads
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34391541

Luggage/Lockers:

It appears from these threads that there're no lockers at CDG, but there're lockers at some of the train stations. As to be expected, much of this depends on current security alerts, so it's a good idea to check to avoid complications and disappointments.

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34539349

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34538858

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34521365

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34510266

Linking other threads within your own thread:

This doesn't have anything to do with Paris, but it's a useful tip for those who don't know how to do this. If you've just learned this, you can now link all sorts of useful stuff to the Superthread:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/postreply.jsp?fid=2&start=0&tid=34536586

Oops, I didn't quite do that right. Try this again:

[On linking other threads within your own.]

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34536586

link explaining how to find info on guided tours of the Louvre in English

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34539558

link to suggestions for
places to eat
restaurants
cafes in Versailles

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34540469

a link to a thread on casual restaurants which open early for dinner, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34540103

A great resource for planning travel by public transport is here:

http://www.citefutee.com/orienter/itineraire.php

The blank at the bottom right defaults to Fewest Connections, but you can also select Minimum Walking Le moins de marche à pied or Fastest Le plus rapide.

Boldface , Italics :

This will help our postings read better:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34541276

restaurant reviews for neighborhood bistros in Paris serving French cusine, left bank

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34541055

Here is a good website about taxis in Paris:
http://www.infotaxiparis.com/

Miscellaneous tips (started by missypie):

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34488595

thread called
Charming Paris Hotel with Balcony

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34525233

More budget hotels

(For more suggestions, scroll back or use the Find facility (under the Edit menu bar in Internet Explorer, for example) to search for budget hotels in this thread.)

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34548270

London Superthread

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34548473

Perhaps useful info can be gleaned here for day trips to London.

Also Eurostar :

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34537380

http://www.fodors.com/forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34510103

It's been noted that it can be cheaper to pretend that your residence is in the UK when purchasing tickets off the website.

More on Paris neighbourhoods

Courtesy of Elaine

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34548557

I'm going to post Judy's link again in case someone is doing a search with
American spelling of neighborhood


http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34548557

thread on buses in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34548544

Finding what you need or a particular post in a thread

This is how you do it (I LOVE this function as it works not only on websites but also for Word or Excel docs).

For Fodor's threads, click the anwhere in the right hand column, hit Ctrl+A (that will highlight that section of the screen), go to the toolbar at the top of the page, hit Edit then "Find on this page", type in the term you're looking for (it's not necessary to type the entire phrase, perhaps the least used word, i.e. for Hôtel Degrés de Nôtre Dame, I'd type Degres or Degrés in the box). The function will then go through the thread finding & highlighting every instance of where that word is mentioned!

BTW, this for non-Mac users. I'm not sure how the Mac users would do it. Hopefully, it's similar.

link to a thread on planning travel

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34446472

more suggestions on travel planning and research

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34404808

Taxi info

www.infotaxiparis.com/index.htm

http://www.taxi-paris.net

http://paris-anglo.com/guide/travel/transportation/taxis_stands.html

http://perso.club-internet.fr/podvin/sitegb/taxis/taxiarrt.htm



www.ehow.com type in Paris, get lots of advice about Paris, including packing, hailing a taxi, etc

renting an apartment in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34548573

things you did or saw in Paris when you've already been there many times

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34496680

for a link to a website comparing popular guidebooks and maps

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34549886

cheap but nice hotels

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34464929

a thread on saints depicted in art
and links to more information

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34550186

A thread on French Etiquette:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34564077

information on Chartres and on Chartres cathedral

http://goeurope.about.com/od/chartresfrance/a/chartres.htm

More unique things to do in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?2&tid=34564973

Oops -- relink:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34564973

topping so I can find this later tonight when I get home from work.

avalon, it will come up in a search here if in the little search box you enter Superthread

restaurant recommendations for the 6th arrondissement

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34538493

Cheap Paris Bus tour
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34568214

Information on Paris Flea and Street Markets:

http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Paris/Shopping/Paris_fleamkts2.shtml

http://www.jack-travel.com/Paris/ParisHtml/Paris_Flea_Markets1_11.htm

http://www.parispuces.com/

http://www.paris.fr/EN/Living/markets/markets.ASP#3eme

http://www.paris.fr/EN/Living/markets/specialised_markets.ASP#3eme

http://www.intransit-international.com/life_paris_markets.html

http://www.parismarkets.net/

Chocolate Store Reviews

http://edp.org/chocguid.htm

Basically one man's reviews of various chocolate stores in Paris and around the world. Interesting read and quite comprehensive.

This Week in Paris

From Time Out:

http://www.timeout.com/paris/thisweek.php

Complements the Economist listings (Catch If You Can):

http://www.economist.com/cities/briefing.cfm?calendar=1&city_id=PAR

Also Time Out's free guide :

http://www.timeout.com/paris/freeguide/

website for Paris
restaurants, hotels, great detail on the most famous monuments, e-postcards, etc

http://www.paris-eiffel-tower-news.com/

information on the Canal St Martin

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34572118

roast chicken
roasted chicken
in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34574756

Travel by Métro/RER in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34553600

Dinner Party at Jim Hayne's atelier in Montparnasse or at Patricia Laplante-Collins' on the Île St-Louis.

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34552537

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34532852

Info on the Crown of Thorns display at Nôtre Dame:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34579087

Paris Walks

Author: bardo1
Date: 03/23/2005, 11:13 am
Message: Here are some walks from a poster who used to frequent this board. All free if you leave out the shopping parts:

Notre Dame and Islands
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34454939

Latin Quarter
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34454229

St Germain and Shopping
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34454443

Marais, Shopping, Eating
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34454657

Right Bank, Shopping, Eating
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34455303

The Passages
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34455833

Parc Monceau and Grands Boulevards
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34455870

Montmartre
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34456501

ttt

New Paris Street/Metro Map

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34597852

Paris Restaurant Links; Chez Pim's Blog

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34601373

Fabulous! Thanks.

ttt

ATML

Getting to Versailles:

The usual way is to take the RER C to Versailles-Rive Gauche.

Here is another way:

Travelnut
Date: 05/13/2005, 07:26 am
http://www.transilien.com/_8D49079D/M8DC0|HORLIS1GB|DETAIL|0

You can go from Gare Montparnasse to Gare Versailles Chantiers in 19 minutes...how far is that from le Chateau? Mappy says it is 1.2 km, and 18 minutes of walking (+19 min on train = 37 minutes)...not that much of a time-savings over the traditional path...

Do you have a shorter/faster route than that one..?



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Author: rkkwan
Date: 05/13/2005, 08:35 am
The train from Montparnasse to V-Chantier is quite a time saver if you're starting from the Montparnasse area, but not if you need to connect from somewhere else.

The "additional" walk time from V-C to the chateau, compared to the walk from V-RG RER to the chateau, is under 15 minutes; less if you walk fast. Or there's a local bus to the Hotel de Ville.

thread on Breakfast in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34588267

Yet more budget hotels (from 06/2005)

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34636370

Website that lists current art exhibitions in Paris

http://www.rmn.fr/

Thinking of buying pied-a-terre in Paris

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34576493

Last-minute tickets at Bastille/Garnier

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34589875

Airport transfers

http://67.72.88.51/CDG

http://67.72.88.51/ORY

Paris TI website

http://www.parisinfo.com/

What's free?

http://www.parisinfo.com/guide_paris/rub5974.html

I can't vouch for the accuracy of this list, but many (national) museums are free on the first Sunday of the month. This can include the special exhibitions -- for example, I went to one the past Sunday in Orsay free (and admission to Orsay itself is also free).

Favorite Parisian Markets
from PALQ at
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34658840

cozy cosy hotels


www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34660179

newer responses to questions about
VAT

www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34660461

Paris restaurant reviews, from a recent trip
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34691237

more restaurants in the 6th arrondissement

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34698691

Where was your best meal in Paris
October 2005

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34689251

ttt

more Paris bistros with comments

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34701396

Travel + Leisure Best of Paris Nov. 2005

http://www.travelandleisure.com/invoke.cfm?ObjectID=9A31DCC4-8BF5-481F-B360F73314F06FFB

great thanks

ttt

ttt

Morgan B'sguide to purchasing SNCF train tickets:

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34752919

Highly detailed neighborhood maps
Plans de quartier

http://www.ratp.info/orienter/plan_telech_quartiers.php

These are the RATP maps posted at every Métro stop to orient passengers to the district immediately around the station. They are in pdf format, and can be viewed and printed on any computer or PDA (and a few phones!) with the free Adobe Reader from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

The maps are in alphabetical order, in three dropdown lists. The name of the first and last stop in each group is shown; for example, the first list covers Abbesses to Funiculaire. Pull down the list containing the station you want, highlight your selection, and click OK.

A couple of notes on what these maps depict:

The box that names the Métro or RER stop contains the number or letter of the line(s) serving that station.

Colored boxes contain the numbers of bus lines that stop where the word BUS is shown in a circle. Adjacent to each box is the name of the endpoint of the line, which indicates the Direction of that service.

Blue boxes with letters in them indicate the routes of night bus services: the so-called Noctilien network.

The period between the beginning of morning CT and the end of CT is "day" for purposes of the Federal Aviation Regulations.

There are certain things that certain pilots with certain ratings and certain endorsements are permitted to do with certain aircraft having certain lighting during day that they can't do at night.

How did that get there?! I was over here:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34756732

dear people!

would anyone be so kind to help me, what kind of metro ticket i need to buy when coming to paris?

i am arriving at CDG on thursday 6 pm and leaving again on sunday 8 pm.

what is the cheapest ticket for me? is it true that i cannot get a carte orange for my stay, because it is only available until wednesday night?

any help will be very much appreciated, thank you!

Please start a new thread. Thank you.

topping for julies.

A thread about websites for booking a hotel in Paris >
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34711353

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A booking French Rail (SNCF) Train tickets step by step guide:

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34803732

ttt testing 500 NULL

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bookmarking.....leaving in 5 days!!!!
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Restaurants in Montmarte Area

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34743508

Quite a few links to sites specific to Paris.

http://www.parisnotes.com/superlinkstoparis.html#Anchor-Bike-23240

ttt

Pictures of any address in Paris

http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr

Phone number for SNCF


TimS
Date: 07/18/2006, 12:20 pm

The SNCF English-speaking number [is]... from the US, dial 011 (US international access code) + 33 (country code for France) + (0)8 92 35 35 39. Omit the initial zero in the number. It's in parentheses because it is only used for calls originating in France. If you get an automated message, press 2 and you should be connected with someone who speaks English.

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Please note OP's plea:
3. Please *do not* top the superthread. It would be better to consider adding to it a topic that has not yet been previously discussed (as this will automatically bring the superthread to the top and enrich it).

Thanks nyse.

One could easily find interesting stuff on Paris to link to this thread, like this NYT article on small museums that appeared today.

Small Paris Museums

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/travel/27culture.html

Mentioned are these (Please check address, phone opening hours -- I copied from the NYT article).

Musée Jacquemart-André, 158, boulevard Haussmann, (33-1) 45-62-11-59; www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com
Admission 9.50 euros ($12.35 at $1.30 to the euro); open daily.

Musée Cernuschi, 7, avenue Velasquez, (33-1) 53-96-21-50; www.cernuschi.paris.fr Free; closed Mondays.

Nissim de Camondo, 63 rue de Monceau, (33-1) 53-89-06-50; www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr 6 euros; closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Musée Gustave Moreau, 14, rue de La Rochefoucauld, (33-1) 48-74-38-50; www.musee-moreau.fr. 5 euros; closed Tuesdays.

Fondation Le Corbusier, 10, square du Docteur Blanche; (33-1) 42-88-41-53; www.fondationlecorbusier.fr. 3 euros; closed Sundays.

Musée Marmottan Monet, 2, rue Louis-Boilly; (33-1) 44-96-50-33; www.marmottan.com. 8 euros; closed Mondays.

Musée Carnavalet, 23, rue de Sevignée [sic -- don't think the street name as the extra e], (33-1) 42-72-41-13; www.carnavalet.paris.fr. Free; closed Mondays.

Musée Cognacq-Jay , 8, rue Elzévir, (33-1) 40-27-07-21. Free; closed Mondays.

Paris 2* Hotel List +/- 100€

Author: Travelnut
Date: 09/30/2006, 10:11 am

http://paris-eiffel-tower-news.com/downloads/paris-2star-hotels-money-saving-list.pdf

This pdf file was emailed to subscribers (free) of the http://paris-eiffel-tower-news.com website.

It lays to rest once and for all the question of decent/central rooms in Paris for the approximate price of 100€/double. Not all of them will pass 'muster' re: Tripadvisor comments, but many will. No, not many located in St Germain des Pres. (there are many other areas of Paris with decent neighborhoods and location, yes it's true ). I noticed quite a few hotels with reasonable prices for triples and quads as well. You have to open each hotel website to get that detail, but at least the list is all pulled together for you and organized 3 ways (alpha, price, location).

Kudos to the author for his efforts!

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Guides to Paris Restaurants

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34907183

Paris Charms and Secrets

Electric bicycle tours of well known and hidden Paris

www.parischarmssecrets.com

Night owls might want to take a night time tour of the Paris Metro on the old, restored trains. Tickets cost 57 euros, and tours are given in French.

Night time Paris MétroTours (Chicago Sun Times)

http://tinyurl.com/y5yeul

ADEMAS association:

http://ademas.assoc.free.fr/

Sandy

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Here Ger:

http://www.magazinesusa.com/html/BeautifulItineraries3804.shtml

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I found this site has numerous performances throughout France, including Paris of course:
http://www.evene.fr

Once you find the performance you want, you can look at the venue's web site to see if you can buy the tickets cheaper. For example, I found tickets at http://www.foliesbergere.com that were cheaper than what I could order through http://www.evene.fr .

Interesting bus routes:

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34933263

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kerouac
Date: 02/23/2007, 01:05 am

You can order a taxi online through www.taxisg7.fr. The site also has a fare calculator.

Tips on How to Travel to Hotel from CDG

For everyone asking how to get to your hotel from CDG - do you realize that for nearly every request, someone has to do this research to give you specific advice..? Wouldn't you like to know how to do this for yourself? Here are some tips - hope you find them useful.

1. know the hotel address and find it on a map (www.mappy.com)

2. have a map of the Paris metro ready (www.ratp.fr)

3. know the options:

- Taxi direct from CDG to hotel (fares: 40-60€, depending on traffic, etc)

- Shuttles (fares: 18-22€ each person, one way, book in advance)

- Roissybus, 8€ or so: DROP-OFF - rue Scribe, next to Opera Garnier area

- Air France coach: 12-13€ per person, one way 2 routes from CDG>>

Line 2= DROP-OFFS Porte Maillot, Arc de Triomphe

Line 4= DROP-OFFS Gare de Lyon, Gare Montparnasse

- RER train (Roissyrail) to several stations in Paris - 8€ or so, per person, one way:

Gare du Nord, Chatelet les Halles, St Michel, Luxembourg, Port Royal, Denfert-Rochereau


From the above stations for Roissybus, Shuttles, Air France coach and RER, there are Metro connections and taxi stands

Look at the Metro map - you need to trace the metro lines nearest your hotel to the above stations


For automated advice, go to www.ratp.fr and use the Itinerary planner:

- click on Station and enter "gare du nord, paris" or one of the other main stations listed above

- in the 2nd box enter your hotel address, ex. "123 rue bourdeaux, paris"

You will be presented with choices such as departure time, mode of transport,etc.

Then it will open a window with directions, travel time, and a map


The transport passes (Paris Visite and Carte Orange) *IF ZONE 5* also cover Roissybus or RER+Metro to hotel

If you take Roissybus or Air France coach, you can buy ticket from the driver

If you take a taxi, there will be a small extra charge (ex. 1€) for each bag

WEBSITES

www.mappy.com

www.ratp.fr

http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/Adp/en...

http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/Adp/en...
http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/Adp/en...

http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais...

http://cars.airfrance.fr

www.parishuttle.com/

www.bee-shuttle.com/

http://www.paris-blue-airport-shuttle...

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The shortest distance between Pointe A et Pointe B, c'est

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34987572

You can now transfer between buses.

See
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=35007966

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Author: Breda
Date: 06/19/2007, 05:08 am

The www.parisfranceguide.com website gives a list of medical practices which has "been put together for Canadian and Americans by their respective embassies" and includes the pharmacies below - one of which is on the Champs Elysees.

PHARMACIES
Anglo-American Pharmacy (Swan)
6, rue de Castiglione
75001 Paris
Tel: 01-42-60-72-96

British and American Pharmacy
1, rue Auber
75009 Paris
Tel: 01-47-42-49-40

British Pharmacy (SNC)
62, Avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
Tel: 01-43-59-22-52

Anglo-American Pharmacy (Cypel Evelyne)
37, avenue Marceau
75016 Paris
Tel: 01-47-20-57-37

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this is wonderful - thank you

bookmarking. thanks everyone, great information!

Even though I don't even really believe in the concept of the superthread, this one is a thread that I will likely print outand give to my wife for our trip later this month:

"Help me indulge my sweet tooth in Paris"

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34866878

Best wishes,

Rex

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Paris 2* Hotel List +/- 100€

http://fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=2&tid=34877440

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Thanks for all of the info!

As the OP requested, rather than bookmark or top this thread, I'll add a link that may be helpful for some, and the thread will still end up bookmarked for me:

Free Paris tour by a local Parisian:

http://www.parisgreeter.org/home/

I've not tried them, but have put in a request for our May trip!

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Paris Sewer Tour - Musee des Egouts de Paris

http://www.paris.org/Musees/Egouts/info.html

http://itotd.com/articles/432/paris-sewers/

http://europeforvisitors.com/paris/articles/paris-sewers-museum.htm

Robyn

An updated URL for the Paris Greeter tours:

http://www.parisiendunjour.fr/

And some recent restaurant threads:

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/best-casual-paris-restaurants.cfm?58

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/family-friendly-restaurantscafes-in-paris.cfm?24

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/pudlo-paris-restaurants.cfm?38

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/paris-restaurants-we-enjoyed-september-2007.cfm?63

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/restaurants-paris.cfm?22

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/non-french-restaurants-in-paris-1.cfm?33

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Wonderful info-----Merci!

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