Paris Trip Report
 

After spending a few days in London, my husband and I and another couple took the train to Paris for 5 days January 13-17. We stayed in the Latin Quarter at a self-catering apartment (apartaparis.com). It worked out great--it had two bedrooms, 1 bath (although it did advertsise two bathrooms, one only had a tub!), a great living room and dining room for 241 euros a night. The location was so central!

During our trip, we walked 5 miles every day to attractions--eiffel tower, museuum dorsay, marais, siene river cruise. My favorite street in Paris was rue mouffard--they have a market until 1 pm from Tuesday through Saturday...

Had a great dinner at aux lyonnais. Pretty expensive (340 euros for the four of us) but worth it.

Had a great time in Paris--the weather was in the 40s. People were receptive when we tried to speak french and the wine and cheese were wonderful!

Sorry--the restaurant was only 220 euros for the four of us!!

Sounds like you guys had a great time! We always walk everywhere when we travel, too -- it's great exercise AND it's a great way to explore. Where is the restaurant you mentioned?

SOunds like fun! Did you go back to London after Paris or did you leave for home from Paris on the 17th? How cold did it go down to at Night? Thanks for posting your report.

It got to about 30 degrees at night. The restaurant was aux lyonnais in the 2nd arr. Highly recommend it!

Quick comment : Aux Lyonnais is nice, and typically French, maybe too much... I d recommend 2 other restaurants :
1. mon vieil ami, 69 r St Louis en l'Ile 75004 PARIS +33 1 40 46 01 35 (near Notre Dame, really good, its the bistro of a 3 star chef)
2. MISS BETSY 23 r Guillaume Tell 75017 PARIS +33 1 42 67 12 67 (Near ChampsElysees, very French but with a twist.."modern French" they'd call it in magazines)
Prices are fair for the food, miss betsy a bit cheaper.

Last tip of the day : if you're looking for an adress or a phone nber, the yellow pages website is pretty useful, it gives you a picture of the restaurant your re looking for and a map to go there, pretty handy!
http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en