Paris Guide

... we spent a week doing home stays. There was also a lot of free time where most of the wackiest adventures occurred. I used Frommer's guide to Morocco to help me around. Here I recounted my trip as well as posted many photos from the trip. I hope ...

... any sense of direction yet so we figure the easiest thing to do would be to look for the Seine and use the river as our guide.  Surprisingly, it takes a bit of stumbling to find the damn river but we finally make our way over and decide to check out ...

... by a tour in Paris. The tour had so many sights and I had the feeling that I had seriously underestimated how interesting Paris could be. The avenues are apparently all lined with trees and there is big emphasis on maintaining the aesthetic appeal of the ...

... the lady at reception say Flamingos, not Flamenco) It was great though. I was with a group of Irish people and a Scotish tour guide so conversation was really good. We had tapas and sangria while the tour guide told us all about the history of tapas, ...

... decision because everyone that went (about half of the group) said it was unbearably cold and they couldn’t hear the guide over the obnoxiously loud British kids. When I woke up unexpectedly early Sunday I was peeved at some yelling and chanting ...

... stairs.  Bad move.  We were caught opening the alarmed exit door.  Oops.  We all went on a 3 hr Paris tour with a local guide. We get to were headsets on these sorts of tours so that the guide can give us commentry easily. We then ...

... The Eiffel Tower was sparkling.  Our hotel was quintessentially french.  Tiny and cute and far from the center of Paris. Breakfast was included, an assortment of croissants and pain du chocolat, little french yogurts and cold meats, cheeses, ...

... The Eiffel Tower was sparkling.  Our hotel was quintessentially french.  Tiny and cute and far from the center of Paris. Breakfast was included, an assortment of croissants and pain du chocolat, little french yogurts and cold meats, cheeses, ...

...  Paris-so very modern. Had a break for an hour to get ready for our dinner excursion to Moulin Rouge in Paris. Very impressive seats that our guide got us-front row! We started off with a three course meal and then the show. Interesting show-lots of ...

... police vehicles make that very French wailing ooh-aaah sound that's embedded in your subconscious and immediately makes you think.......Paris! Plenty of Americans here but also Brits and other Europeans enjoying the place.....Last night the weather was so ...

After a long bus ride we finally arrived in Paris. After eating dinner at the hotel we got right back on the bus to start our city tour. We drove around the city and our guide pointed out most of the major sites through the bus; mostly to give us an idea ...

... a slow start picking us, it actually turned out to our advantage. It was Bastille day. We were staying in Paris for three days before boarding our ship.  That night the city had music, speeches and fireworks at the Eiffel tower.  ...

... seated, again the young lady face like thunder. She softened slowly and as the food arrived I think he was forgiven - possibly. Paris is great for people watching! We said our thankful goodbyes with kisses all round and a promise to return, hopefully ...

... in Germany next week in order to blend in better. In the Marias I found the Musee Carnavalet that contained a history of Paris as depicted through various paintings, sculptures and models that had been created through the years. Again there was free ...

... Raymond drank more, his English became fluent. Laurent was for me a French gentleman. He lived in Versaille, a refined district outside of Paris, good enough for queens and kings! I knew his girlfriend, and was lucky that he was such a kind man to ...

... 1920s. Some of the cafes like La Coupola which Picasso and Monet frequented still exist. This I think captures the experience of Paris beautifully. Each neighbourhood tells a story and is witness to historic events that we have read in books. And best of ...

... a falafel chain Maoz. I was set for the night. We still hadn't found any good bars so we consulted the Lonely Planet Guide to Paris and were led stray two different times to bars which were purported to be open but closed when we arrived. We went into ...

... 40 years ago, things are amazingly more civilized now. We were even able to cross the Place de La Concorde with real pedestrian lights! Paris Day 2: So, the main reason we wanted to check out the bike route yesterday was the fact that we had to ride in at ...

Sunday was Easter. To our surprise and delight, our tour guide and bus driver were dressed for the occasion – in full bunny suits! We even got an Easter egg on our bus seats. Our first adventure for the day was a guided bike tour. Split into two ...

... usual walk down to the Eiffel Tower where we saw in the New Year.  We were told there is No fireworks anywhere in Paris anymore apart from at Disneyland so that was ok.  Along with 10's of thousands of other people we joined in the ...