many information about that city.
So, What you wanna know about?
| | Paris is my
favorite place to go. If've been there several times so that you can get many information about that city. So, What you wanna know about? |
| Short history, dates about Paris. Some dates about the Tour Eiffel. | |
| Bars; Pubs; Discos | |
| Where to go for eating? | |
| Hotels, Camping? | |
| What to visit else (beside the usuall things. Good museums | |
| Visit-tour for three days. | |
| Tips, Tricks, don't... and things to take care for! |
| History | |
| 52 b.c. | Occupation through the romes |
| 360 | Current name by Julianus Apostata |
| 508 | Capital of France |
| 12. century | divided in: Cite, Ville, Universite |
| 1420 | Conquered by England |
| 1436 | Liberation |
| 14.07.1789 | Storming of the Bastille |
| 1846 | Population over one million |
| 1855 | First EXPO |
| 1900 | First Metroline |
| 1977 | Gouvernement by elected president |
| Dates | |
| 20m-30m | Over the sea. |
| 105 km² | Only maincity with |
| 2.3 mio | citizen. |
| 2000 km² | With suburbs there are |
| 10 mio | citizen. That is |
| 1/5 | of the whole population of France |
Bars, Pubs, Disco'sHere are some of me favourite places to go.
Discotheque
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Where to go for eating?
In Paris
you find hundreds of good place to go. MC Donalds and Burger King are very often
to find but that only for a cheap Cola or snack.
There a couple of regions
where you can find good restaurants. Here are some places:
And here some of my favorites:
Hotels and Camping places
Well, it's
really no problem to find some exclusive hotels. But here you can find cheaper
ones wich will mean a double room for 160F (53,-DM) per person without all. But
for one who want to spent good days in Paris go to the Novotel wich is direktly
in the City beside les Halles. (Novotel.com)
CAMPINGS
But
now to the cheaper one.
The best thing you can do in summer is to go to a camping place. There is
no reservation possibility for tents but for huts. Normally there is always a
place to stay. There are two camping places in Paris. One is in the west of
Paris in the Bois de Boulogne. The better one is in the east in the Bois de
Vincennes. From both you have an direkt connection via bus and metro into the
city till one'o clock.
Here is the addresse from the better one (you can
speak english and german):
Camping du Tremblay
Boulevard des Allies
94507
Champigny sur marne cedex
Tel: 0033 1 43974397 and Fax: 0033 1 48890794
(don't know is the 1 is correct but I think so)
prices for a car small tent
and two persons: 98F (33,-DM) per day (water like shower included)
HOTELS
There
are no so many cheap hotels but many pensions. Here you have a good link to a
catalog of pensions and also hotels:
HEBERGEMENT
Other
information you can get form the TOURIST
OFFICE
For youth groups
There is a really good plave to
go specially for school. The next metro station is 100m further.
Centre
International de Sejour Leo Lagrange
107 rue Martre, 92110 Clichy, Tel: 0033
42700322 (hope it's still correct)
What to visit else. Real museums
What
to visit elss
Buildings
Museums
ATTENTION: Free entrance for people under 18 years in every museum.
Visit-Tour for three days
That's my
proposal for a three day trip through the city with the most important things to
see.
1. Day
Up to Momartre and Sacre Coeur. Here you got an good
overview of Paris. (take care for your money here) Then to the heart of Paris:
Ile de la Cite. Here is Notre Dame and the Palace de Justice. Now go north to
the Hotel de Ville () and further to the Centre George Pompidou. Then to the
Forum des Halles the old market place. Here you have lots of posibilities for
eating (snacks) and shopping.
The next station for today is the Pyramide
(Entrance of the Louvre) DON'T GO INTO THE LOUVRE but into the Pyramide into the
forum. Only if you're under 18; it's for free then.
The last Sation is
tour Mompernasse. Here you can go up by elevator. This is the highest building
in Paris which you can visit. Pupils and students are much cheaper! Around the
tour there are Pubs and good typical french restaurants or go back to the Halles
where the most people and bars are.
2. Day
First take the metro to
la Defense (Attention for the metro-zones of you tickets). This place is called
New Paris. Here all companys and banks have their buildings. La Grande Arche is
the new Arc de Triumphe and an interesting place to visit. You also can get upby
elevator. Walk also through the passage by MC Donalds. After that go by metro to
the Place de Trocadero near by the Tour Eiffel. Walk from that place to the
Tour. At the Tour Eiffel: don't take the elevator, take the stairs. It's really
faster, cheaper and don't take long.
After that take the metro to the Arc
de Triumphe. Walk down the Champs Elysee. Walk through some passages wich are
really exclusive. On the left side in the middel you find the Planet Hollywood.
Good place for drinking and eating, not so cheap but phantastic and always
crowded.
3. Day
Your first staion could be the Opera. Behind that building
is the largest Magazin in town: Galarie Lafayette (like Harolds in London). Near
Opera is the Place de la Obelisque. near this place is the Orangerie where you
can see some picutres of Monet. After this go by metro to the Quartin Latin (St.
Michel) Here you can find small old streets with the the famous jazz clubs and
many restaurants. Typical place for students 'cause of the prices.
If
you really saw all this you know a lot of that town. You can find more things
you should visit on this page.
Tips, Tricks, don't... and things to take
care for!
There are lots of things you've to know to save many
'cause you all know that Pris is an expensive city.
First
The
cheapest way to visit Paris is with the metro. You can get everywhere you want
to. There are couple of tourist cards wich are resonable but the best card you
can only get at an office which you find in every bigger Metro station. Buy an
carte orange hebdomandaire. This is an carte for one week to the next sunday.
take care of the zones you need. (for example La Defense!!! or camping place)
Second
Don't
buy anything from street sellers. You can get it cheaper everywhere. Take always
something to drink and eat with you. You save much money. At the south street of
the Jardin des Halles is an very good and resonable supermarket.
Third
Don't
forget your student card etc. Many museum and other things are much cheaper.
FOR PEOPLE UNDER 18 IN ALL MUSEUMS ALSO LOUVRE!!!
Forth
Always
take a menue in a restaurant. You get much more instead to of ordering it
seperate.
Don't ...
.... take the elevator at the Tour
Eiffel. The stairs are more resonable and really faster.
... do a
ship-tour. You don't see anything more or different.
... go into the Louvre.
Only for people with art knowlage.
Take care for...
...your
money and bags specially at Montmartre and the Tour Eiffel.
...if you have
to give a tip in the restaurant or not. This information is usually on the check
or menue.
But generally Paris is not a criminal city. (It's more
dangerous in Frankfort). Also the Metro can be used all the time without fear.