Paris - Getting Around
There are dozens of ways to get to and from Paris’ airports from rapidfire shuttle trains to the standard assortment of pokey public buses private shuttles and taxis. There’s even a bus that runs solely between the two airports. Say what you will about driving around Paris the city’s public transportation is world class.
The most charming of Paris’ public transport options the underground Métropolitain (and its sister system the RER) is a simply massive network. No matter where you are chances are there’s a metro station within a few blocks. Likewise the public bus system runs everywhere but its hours are laughable and don’t even try to hop aboard on Sunday or a holiday. The Noctambus network takes over in the heavily trafficked areas once both the underground and the day buses go to sleep.
In case you hadn’t guessed it driving around Paris is a job best reserved for the terminally aggressive - if you don’t have lots of time to kill you’re better off taking public transport. Likewise with bicycles: Parisians don’t much like to share the road and bikes aren’t allowed on the metro.
For visitors on their first trip to Paris the Batobus offers an excellent way of seeing a number of major sights from the river.
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Paris - Shopping
If Paris had no monuments, it would still be great to go there just for the shopping. No other town has so many exquisite shops and so many well-known designers. Well, let's face it: there is only one Paris. Here are some of the main shopping places.
Sewers of Paris
Underneath the city of Paris there is another travel exciting destination: the sewers.
Great trip and seriously under rated. Very close to the Diana and Dodi Bridge and Eiffel Tower.
Do it because it's different.
Paris is the world's number one dream destination on the planet. This is confirmed by over 20 million satisfied visitors annually. Paris owes its name to the Gallic tribe called the Parisii, who established themselves on the Ile de la Cité some 2,200 years ago. They were conquered by the Romans in 58 B.C. who renamed their city Lutece.
It is the capital of France and it's largest city. Paris is a vision, with its slate roofs and changeable skies dappled by subtle light ranging from grey to blue. Most visitors to the "City of Light" describe Paris in superlatives:
Paris - Accommodation
Although Paris is expensive in many ways, it has a good choice of cheap, decent hotels, when compared to other European cities. We have divided the hotels into three categories: sleep cheap for those costing up to 25 dollars a night for a single, mid range for those costing about twice as much as that, and first class for the rest. In the expensive category we have tried only to mention those who are actually worth that extra amount of money.
Paris - Sights
Paris has more sights than can be visited in one trip. Here we show a menu of all the different possibilities. Check out Museums - in any case be sure not to miss the Louvre, but the centre Pompidou, the Musee Rodin and the Musee d'Orsay also deserve special attention.
The beautiful Churches among them the Notre Dame and the Sacre Coeur with its great views over the city should be on every itinerary.
The famous Landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower or the Arc de Triomphe are absolute highlights npo traveler would want to miss.
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