We are leaving next week for London and Paris. I've read from some posters that it is very hot in Paris right now and although we will have an apartment with a/c in both places, are the museums in Paris airconditioned? Also is it a little cooler in London or just as hot. Thank you in advance for your replies. Sandra

We were in Paris in August 2 years ago. It was hot, but not unbearable. The Louvre is definitely airconditioned, as is the Orsay. I think the smaller ones are as well. Have fun.

I figure artwork is more fragile than people, so museums need to keep the temperature cool, constant and not humid. Visitors get the benefit!

Just got back from Paris, both the Louvre and Orsay had AC, made it quite nice to stroll around. We also went to the Rodin Museum and it did not have AC (This has mostly sculpture). Be sure to get the Paris Museum Pass (available in any metro station)to bypass the lines to get into the museums. The lines to both the Louvre and Orsay must have had over 300 people in each when we went. <BR>Dave

Yes, the museums are air conditioned...but keep in mind almost everything else (i.e. restaurants) are not!!

The only places I noticed that were lacking in AC were the Rodin museum and some of the trains.

Sandra, <BR>If you haven't left already -- I just got back from London and Paris, and London, unfortunately and surprisingly, was even hotter than Paris. This may change before you get there, of course. The National Gallery in London was air-conditioned bliss on one "tropical" afternoon. Enjoy!

Sandra: As other posters have noted, most of the big museums are air-conditioned. The small ones tend not to be, yet they are always hidden behind those cool stone walls and are reasonably comfortable. We spent 4 days in Paris last week and the only place we were truly uncomfortable was in the métro (we switched to taking buses after Day 1 and that solved that problem) and some department stores - the Galeries Lafayette at Montparnasse was such a furnace we couldn't even enjoy the sales - and that's saying something! Also, we bought tickets on the Batobus and enjoyed breezy rides from one favorite locale to another on the Seine, which was far more enjoyable (though it took more time) than taking the métro. But in the big museums, you won't have a problem. DO buy a Carte Musées et Monuments as the lines for the museums were astoungingly long!

Sandra, <BR>Just got back from Paris the end of June. Yes the large museums are air conditioned. The main problem with the museums are that each day one is on strike. You won't know which one until you get there. It's a spur of the moment thing after their morning meetings. They are striking for pay for the extra hours they put in working at the museums. They get hours instead of $. Their work week is 35 hours and they get 6 weeks vacation. With a museum pass, you have to use it in consecutive days only. So, that can tie up your time for other sightseeing adventures. <BR>When I was in Paris, the temp. was 73 and I was warm. My hotel turns off the a/c at midnight to conserve energy. <BR>I was in GB in early June and the temp. was 58 or 60. Most of the hotels don't have A/C. It was wonderful weather with rain the last day (June 16). I wore a light jacket a few days and some nights. Most of the attractions have a/c. I guess the weather will be much warmer this time than when I went. <BR>Have fun and bring light clothes.