Best guide book to Paris
Feb 16th, 2005, 05:14 PM
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hi
see this thread on this same topic, started earlier today
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34568535
see this thread on this same topic, started earlier today
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34568535
Feb 17th, 2005, 01:05 AM
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I don't believe there is one best guide, and much depends on your interests. If I were packing, I'd take the Insight guide for Paris, the Zagat restaurant guide, and because I'm still young at heart, if not otherwise, the Time Out Paris guide. And for one day at least I'd be sure to leave them all closed and just let things happen!
Feb 17th, 2005, 04:59 AM
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For planning the trip (flights, hotels, restaurants, etc.) we mostly use the web. For taking with you as a detailed guide to the sights, I prefer the Michelin Green Guide. It is very descriptive and included history and practical information such as opening days and times, prices, etc.
Feb 17th, 2005, 04:53 PM
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La, I have such a pile of guides here on this desk right now!
My son wants me to bring the Rough Guides book for him.
I will bring my Zagat Paris for us.
The Streetwise Map and the Middleditch Mapguide.
And my dear, stained, bent and crumpled Access Paris.
I don't bring everything with me, there is also Frommers Irreverant Guide to Paris
My son wants me to bring the Rough Guides book for him.
I will bring my Zagat Paris for us.
The Streetwise Map and the Middleditch Mapguide.
And my dear, stained, bent and crumpled Access Paris.
I don't bring everything with me, there is also Frommers Irreverant Guide to Paris
Feb 17th, 2005, 05:25 PM
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jahlie:
Michelin Green Guides are the first guides I consult when planning any trip. For Paris, I also have Fodor's Exploring Paris and Eyewitness Paris. I never use guide books to choose hotels or restaurants, as they are often out of date and thousands of other travelers have the same information. I always check HERE and Tripadvisor for recent hotel and restaurant recommendations.
For walking, please check out "Pariswalks" - its a great book. You can also downlod from Audible.com, of you want an audio tour:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s&n=507846
Regards Ger
Michelin Green Guides are the first guides I consult when planning any trip. For Paris, I also have Fodor's Exploring Paris and Eyewitness Paris. I never use guide books to choose hotels or restaurants, as they are often out of date and thousands of other travelers have the same information. I always check HERE and Tripadvisor for recent hotel and restaurant recommendations.
For walking, please check out "Pariswalks" - its a great book. You can also downlod from Audible.com, of you want an audio tour:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...s&n=507846
Regards Ger
Feb 17th, 2005, 05:53 PM
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JMyra, if you were browsing the travel section you'd see a thick red and white book with Insight Paris in big letters on the cover, and the Discovery Channel logo on the bottom right corner. They're colorful books loaded with pictures, and spend a lot more time discussing the culture and day-to-day life of said place - Paris, in this case - than most. It's got the requisite hotel, dining, travel and other practical information in the back, but the meat of the book is a description of Paris, section by section, and its people. All the major sights are covered, along with some a lot of travel guides won't cover.
Feb 18th, 2005, 05:30 AM
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My only guide when I first went to Paris over 40 years ago was the Michelin Green Guide. Over the years I have used many guides, and have gone through three or four editions of the Michelin. It is still my first choice.
You might want something else for hotels and restaurants, but you can choose these from the internet. In fact, unless you have a specific restaurant in mind, by simply wandering around the neighbourhood of your hotel you will have no trouble finding good restaurants to match your taste and budget. That's what I always do.
You might want something else for hotels and restaurants, but you can choose these from the internet. In fact, unless you have a specific restaurant in mind, by simply wandering around the neighbourhood of your hotel you will have no trouble finding good restaurants to match your taste and budget. That's what I always do.
