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10 Must See Places in Paris – No. 2 – Musée du Louvre

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:07:56 +0000

No.2 In our Top 10 Places to Visit in Paris

Musee du louvre

Metro: Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre or Louvre Rivoli Bus: The following bus lines stop in front of the Pyramid: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95, and the Paris Open Tour bus. Official Website: Louvre Museum

One for the Art Lover or Culture Vulture – Mona Lisa and much more besides.

The scale of the Louvre is quite incredible. An impressive building, originally a Royal Palace, it now houses some of the World’s best known Works of Art.

The Louvre gets really busy, particularly in the holiday season and the popular works generally have long queues, patience is the order of the day. There is plenty of space to move around and many of the lesser know pieces are relatively quiet.

The casual visitor will need to allow a good half day to visit, whereas the Art Lover could get lost for weeks in here.

There is a nice Café where you can refresh yourself whilst taking in a health dose of Culture.

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10 Must See Places in Paris – No. 1 – Le Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower)

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:03:40 +0000

A trip to Paris isn’t complete until you’ve seen the Sights.

In the next few posts, I’ll tell you about the top 10 that you won’t want to miss, we’ll explore them in greater depth in future posts.

No.1 In our Top 10 Places to Visit in Paris

1. Le Tour Eiffel

Eiffel Tower

Metro: Bir Hakiem RER: Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel Official Website: Tour Eiffel

Think of Paris and you’ll almost certainly think of the Eiffel Tower.

This is probably the busiest attraction in Paris so my advice is to get there early and beat the crowds. Generally out of season (Oct – Apr) if you arrive before 10.30 a.m., you’ll be alright. The best plan is to head straight to the 3rd floor (Troisieme Etage) and work your way back down.

In season, you really need to arrive at 9.00 and be prepared to wait in line until the Tower Opens. Again, head straight to the top as the queues for the vertical lift from the 2nd to the 3rd floors can be horrific!

The third floor is 276 metres above ground, so weather conditions can be extreme compared to ground level. If it’s cold on the ground it will be very cold at the top, if there’s a breeze at ground level, it will likely be stronger at the top, so dress accordingly and enjoy.

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The Best Way to See the Sights of Paris

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:03:59 +0000

Hello again,

With so much to see in Paris, the best way to orientate yourself is to jump on one of the Tourist Buses that do the rounds every day.

For my Money, the best service if you want to see all the usual suspects is Les Cars Rouges. At the time of writing, a 2 day ticket costs 24 Euros and if you book on line you can save 10%.

The other service is L’Open Tour which has three routes with interconnecting points. This is great for a second or subsequent visit as the routes are more comprehensive, bear in mind that Les Cars Rouge is a more compact tour which will allow you to see the most popular attractions.

Both services allow you to get on and off at any stop during the route and actually, this facility can save you money on using the Metro.

The Metro, Paris’ under ground railway is really easy to use, the routes generally run North – South, East – West and the lines are identified by numbers. It is possible to buy a ticket for inclusive travel for a number of days but if you’re going to use the Tour Buses, you probably should buy a “Carnet” (Pron: Car nay) which is a bunch of Ten single use tickets which can be used on the Metro or the City Buses.

Next time… We’ll take a look at some of the popular sights of the City.

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Until then.. Au revoir.

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