We'll be coming in on the Eurostar from London at around 9pm on Monday evening.
We'll be staying at a hotel in Montparnasse.
Any hidden gems we should check out?
Which attractions should we not miss?
Cheap cafes / restaurant suggestions?
I am cheese enthusiast, by the way.
Good souvenir places?
(We're 2 friends in our 20's and we always travel together, with a limited budget ~ taking around $700-$800 each for spending money)
I've been thinking about going to Versailles, is it worth the trip?
I'm always in charge of creating the itineraries, ha.
Anyways, we've been excited for this trip for months so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Paris, France / March 25th - 31st Suggestions
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We found the gardens at Giverny, well worth the trip.Versailles is beautiful, if, you see anything midst the crowds. A Must is the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre!
Suggest you need a good Paris guide book from the local bookstore. Is Versailles worth it? For first timers probably. Do a search for Fromageries on your computer. They are all over the city.
If you've made it to the Eiffel Tower look for Dominique Rue. It's a street (I think) just east of the Eiffel tower. There is a small souvenir shop on the right side of the street. I'm sure there are scarves and stuff outside the shop. Also on same side of street there is a great pastry shop and continue walking away from Eiffel tower on Rue Dominique there is a restaurant called Cafe Constant. Good food and service. Good luck finding your way around. It's trial and error.
Paris, France / March 25th - 31st Suggestions
Posted by: ajcpks on Mar 20, 13 at 5:56pm Posted in: Europe
We'll be staying at a hotel in Montparnasse.
Cheap cafes / restaurant suggestions?
I am cheese enthusiast, by the way.
Good souvenir places?
Montparnasse - a good neighborhood. There are several reasonably priced restaurants on the boulevard east from rue de Rennes. Great lunch at Alliance Francaise over on Blvd. Raspail. Lunch is even cheaper at the Sorbonne. Go to the markets at rue de Buci and place Maubert to buy your wine and cheeses to picnic in your room. It doesn't get any cheaper than that.
Most restaurants offer a cheese board after dinner. You can typically choose three wedges from an assortment of ten or so.
Get up to Sacre Coeur for a good view of the city. Your Navigo Découverte or metro pass allows you to use the funicular. The tiny street Steinkerque in front of it has a high concentration of souvenir shops.
Café Constant is hardly a good recommendation for two young guys with a limited budget. And it's the rue Ste-Dominique, in a pricey, fairly toney area of Paris. NOT where these guys want to end up, IMO.
There are cheap souvenir places all over the rue de Rivoli and close by Notre Dame and the Centre Pompidou.
Cheap cafés? Head to the outer arrondissements - the 11th, the 20th, the 15th, the 19th... Go to Oberkamp for good inexpensive nightlife/bars. You can also avail yourselves of the inexpensive street food in Paris - crèpes and sandwiches and simple things for just a few euros. And pizza places and ethnic restaurants anywhere. Go to outdoor markets.
Cheese is everywhere, thankfully. There's an awesome cheese shop on the rue Cler, not far from the Tour Eiffel, but it's not essential to head for a particular one.