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Videos:
EF - Live The Language - Paris from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.
What are the essentials that a tourist with 3-5 days in the city should know?
My tips:
1. Behind Sacre Coeur there is a neighborhood that is really great. You walk down behind the church and descend. Sorry, I forget the name of the neighborhood, but I know that if you walk too far down, you get to that seedy street that has moulin rouge. But, the neighborhood up top is really interesting, full of immigrants and lots of great immigrant restaurants (much cheaper than in other parts of the city)
2. Jewish quarter in Marais, there is a
falafel place that will have a line around the corner. Billed as the worlds best, and its easy to believe. the history of the neighborhood is really interesting, but now its mixed Jewish/gay/immigrant...so its multicultural, cheap, and different. Start walking at the modern art museum "Pompidou" and walk toward Pl des Vosges. The entire area is full of modern art galleries (located between the Picasso Museum and Pompidou. We actually thought the art we saw by "window shopping" in this neighborhood was better than we saw in Pompidou! Go around sunset, and the streets are FULL of people walking. Lots of fun!
3. Just off Bastille circle, there is a small road that is filled with restaurants and bars. Almost all locals, very few tourists... which made for a rather cheaper and fun place to go out for dinner. If you walk around the Bastille circle counter-clockwise, pass the Opera center, and follow the small walking road (2nd after Opera center?), you will see it. The atmosphere is quite fun, lively. We waled a ways, and chose a great Vietnamese restaurant (seeing as how Vietnam was once French, there is great Vietnamese food in Paris!).
Oh, and two more...
4. my all-time-favorite road in Paris: Rue Mouffetard - there is a certain day of the week when they have the open-air markets. Its fantastic. The sell fruit, wine, food on the streets ,and often have music and dancing. Any of the side streets (going up hill) are likely to be packed of small (typical) restaurants.
5. Walk along river from Jardim des Plantes (near Gare Austerlitz) till you get to Ile St Louis and go to Berthillon for ice cream. The walk along that stretch of river around sunset is really fun in the summer. Lots of picnic blankets and LOTS of people dancing. The ice cream is optional :-)
Brief history:
Paris is the capital and largest city in France. It is more than 2000 years old and is found on the river Seine in northern France.
Top Attractions:
10-15 top attractions of place
1. The Eiffel Tower
2. Notre Dame Cathedral
3. The Louvre Museum
4. The Musee d'Orsay
5. The Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter
5. Arc de Triomphe and the Champs
6.Centre Georges Pompidou and the "Beaubourg" Neighborhood
7. Sacre Coeur and Montmartre- Amazing church
8. Cite des Sciences at de l'Industrie
9. Jardin du Luxembourg - largest park in France
10. Le Marais- popular district
If you only see 1 thing... what should it be?
The Eiffel Tower! It tops at over 1000 feet. The Eiffel Tower has two gift shops, a souvenir shop, and a post office. Makes for the ultimate experience.
Language :
Tip: Learn to say "please", "thank you", and "can we speak english please" in each language. It helps with everything. (tip from Patrick W, of FN Summer '10)
Here are 10-20 essential words / phrases you should know:
Hello/ Good morning- afternoon: Bonjour
Hello/ Good evening: Bonsoir
Good-bye: Au revoir
Yes: Oui
No: Non
Please: S'il vous
Thank you: Merci
You're welcome: Il n'y pas de quoi
Sorry: Desole
I don't understand: Je ne comprends pas
Good night: Bonne nuit
How are you?: Comment allez-vous?
Erika Feinstein
Foods:
5-10 foods you should try while here:
** see blog post - on foods across Europe: "I’ll tell you about it" - by Alina Kidanova intern
Curiosities:
curious facts about this place:
Practical Info:
how to get around, save money, find stuff
Nearby our hotel:
what is our hotel address? what is nearby? (internet cafes, laundry, cheap eats, etc...)
Nightlife:
Off the beaten track:
places to get away from crowds, discover local attractions
Contributors:
Mary Woodforlk
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