deathmonger Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Will be going to Paris from 8th to 14th for a conference. The conference will be from 9th to 11th and after that I will sightsee a little (standard sights). What would an appropriate budget me and recommend some places to check out.
gattaca Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Will be going to Paris from 8th to 14th for a conference. The conference will be from 9th to 11th and after that I will sightsee a little (standard sights). What would an appropriate budget me and recommend some places to check out. I heard south france is good if you have time. But you should try the pastries though. Versailles may be? Be careful in the local trains pick pocketers as per my colleague.
velu Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 if you had not gone to paris , even 2 or 3 days is not enough to cover paris .. trust me :two_thumbs_up: de louvre - need solid half a day to cover all versallies notre dame basiique eiffel - visit during night .. day time it will look like some giant network tower :giggle:
G_B_ Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 DONT pay money to go up Notre Dame for what they claim to be the "view" you cant see jack **** and its a scam. Versilles is a day in itself. But its worth it. If you have spare time do try to visit the statue of liberty. The original one and not the one in New york city. Its not a well known fact that there are two statures of liberties in the world.
velu Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 DONT pay money to go up Notre Dame for what they claim to be the "view" you cant see jack **** and its a scam. Versilles is a day in itself. But its worth it. If you have spare time do try to visit the statue of liberty. The original one and not the one in New york city. Its not a well known fact that there are two statures of liberties in the world. never heard .. miniature size ?? and another warning .. never swipe ur credit card in the shops/restaurants run by sl tamil and bangladesis :--D
G_B_ Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 never heard .. miniature size ?? and another warning .. never swipe ur credit card in the shops/restaurants run by sl tamil and bangladesis :--D its much smaller. Located on the banks of river seine Many people forget that the French had a major hand in helping the 13 colonies get their independence. The Americans like reminding the French of how they saved their asses in WW2. But conveniently forget is was the French fleet which kept the British fleet occupied in the Atlantic. A fact lost in the annals of American history. Without the French america would never have existed in its current form. But rather become smaller countries like South America with Spanish speaking west and a French middle along to the missisipi. Anyways the stature was a gift from the French to the USA. The original stayed in the france and the bigger one was in New York. It was given due to the fact that unlike the the British with the monarchy both France and USA were republics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Auguste_Bartholdi
G_B_ Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 and btw the legend has it that the ones who see both the liberty statures will be blessed with luck. How true it is, or just a means to make money i dont know.
coffee_rules Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Museum of Modern Art - Musée d'Art Moderne Louvre Arc de triomphe - gives very good views of paris and Eiffel tower Champs-Élysées Take a walk across the Seine around the old paris (Latin Quarter) area. Seine river cruises are pretty good in the evening.. Around 100 E every night for hotel in a decent hotel. Commute is economical if you buy the all-day pass for the metro, all areas are covered with that. - 30-40 E per day - it can be combined with 2 or 3 museum entries as well. 50 E for food every day.
velu Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Museum of Modern Art - Musée d'Art Moderne Louvre Arc de triomphe - gives very good views of paris and Eiffel tower Champs-Élysées Take a walk across the Seine around the old paris (Latin Quarter) area. Seine river cruises are pretty good in the evening.. Around 100 E every night for hotel in a decent hotel. Commute is economical if you buy the all-day pass for the metro, all areas are covered with that. - 30-40 E per day - it can be combined with 2 or 3 museum entries as well. 50 E for food every day. our kanju company booked a 40 euro hotel in La defense ( 7 years back ) .. rooms are as good as marriot .. if we are going on our persnal visit , its better to stay somewhere near La defense ..
BlackMamba Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 And don't screw around with the French Girls. Leave them alone.
Yoda-esque Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 And don't screw around with the French Girls. Leave them alone. Ah! Was waiting for somebody to give this kind of advice
diga Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I heard south france is good if you have time. But you should try the pastries though. Versailles may be? Be careful in the local trains pick pocketers as per my colleague. & lots of money.. Nice/Sophia Antipolis/Monaco are very costly during french summers. upwards of 120 Euros for a studio
Crookbond Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 And don't screw around with the French Girls. Leave them alone. Huh?
Mariyam Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Will be going to Paris from 8th to 14th for a conference. The conference will be from 9th to 11th and after that I will sightsee a little (standard sights). What would an appropriate budget me and recommend some places to check out. Over-hyped and expensive place ( as in very low value for money compared to the rest of Western Europe). The only places I liked were the clubs, Versailles palace and the Louvre. The last 2 can take 2 days each to see properly. Do your utmost to avoid that lovers bridge where you are supposed to attach the pad locks to the structure of the bridge and throw the key in the siene. That place was teaming with tourist scamsters, pick pockets and zillions of Japanese tourists. The Siene cruise is strictly ok.
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