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 Paris, France travel tales
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21 June 2005 |
Stayed at Transcontinental Hotel Paris - Paris, France.
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We visited Paris, among other European countries by joining a tour departed from Hong Kong about 10 years ago. This time, we decided to travel to France only and arranged everything on our own. We planned to go to Paris, Mont St Michel, the Chennoceaux and the Provence. It involved a lot of work in planning the itinerary as we don't have any friends in France. When we told our friends in Hong Kong that we would have a trip to France, their first reaction was that there would be great dificulties as we did not know French. They had the impression that the people there were arrogant and were not helpful if you did not speak French. They said that you had to speak at least some simple French in order to get help from the local people. In the circumstances, we bought a small dictionary and made an effort to learn simple French on our own.
We were rather excited when we got on our way. In most of the information centres we visited, the staff could speak English and were very helpful. Yet, we met two unfriendly staff at the ticket booking offices, one in Montparnasse Railway Station and one in Avignon Railway Station. We rented a car for two days and drove to the villages Gordes, Rousillon, the Boris village, Abbet Seneque, Pont du Gard, and Nimes. We met some difficulties as the road signs were not clear enough and the other drivers were racing on the road. We lost our ways a few times. Fortunately, we still met good guys who tried hard to show our ways even though we could not communicate with each other. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our trip as there were lots of fun and the monuments we visited were fantastic. Though we had bad experience with some unfriendly people, this did not give a bad overall impression. Most of them were friendly and helpful.
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| G Ng |
02 July 2003 |
Stayed at Aberotel Montparnasse - Paris, France.
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This part of Montparnasse is pleasant but it would take at least 20-25 minutes on foot (with luggage in tow) to get to the Air France airport coach stop near the Montparnasse Station. The coach from Orly stops there too and there is also a coach stop bound for Charles De Gaulle.
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| M Montella |
13 February 2003 |
Stayed at Merryl - Paris, France.
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Paris was unbelievable! Near to the hotel there is a small pizza and crepe shop called El Marssa the have the best crepes in Paris and Ali and Hamid the managers are super friendly.
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| A Rirkins and lim |
30 January 2003 |
Stayed at Aberotel Montparnasse - Paris, France.
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Paris is of course a very nice destination. Food and entertainment is extremely expensive.
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| C Hinterbichler |
11 January 2003 |
Stayed at Merryl - Paris, France.
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Paris is a beautiful place, but visiting it in January, in the coldest spell in Paris' history was not the best time! It is very easy to negotiate Paris using the Metro and we purchased a ticket that allowed us to take unlimited trips for the time of our stay. We also purchased a 3 day card (Paris Pass) that gives you access to selected museums and monuments without having to queue. Although this wasn't a problem at this time of year, this would be very valuable during the busy summer months.
The best place we visited was the Musee D'Orsay, which is in a converted train station and houses some of the best examples of the impressionist period. For Europe the cost of food in restaurants is comparable, however drinks, and in particular coffee and tea, are expensive and it pays to check the cost before ordering.
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| S Kwangbok |
02 December 2002 |
Stayed at Jardins d'Eiffel, Les - Paris, France.
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The location of hotel is good to close the Eiffel Tower and subway station.
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| K Lacourte |
02 August 2002 |
Stayed at Yllen Eiffel, Hotel - Paris, France.
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The location was easy walking distance to the Metro and the Eiffel Tower was not too far.
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| M Hiraoka |
22 July 2002 |
Stayed at Royal Mansart - Paris, France.
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You should not have tea or coffee in famous cafes.
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| J Taylor |
15 June 2002 |
Stayed at Aberotel Montparnasse - Paris, France.
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Walking distance to the Eiffel Tower (20 mins).
Cafe around the corner open till all hours.
Metro 5 mins. walk.
Recommend bus tour of city, get on and off bus as desired.
Cruise on the Seine very pleasant and informative. Meet at the Eiffel Tower for info.
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| J Pearson |
14 April 2002 |
Stayed at Merryl - Paris, France.
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We did all the big touristy things which you can find out about on the internet : Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, etc. All I have to say to get to the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay early unless you like crowds of people. >br>
The most important thing to do while in Paris, in my opinion, is WATCH YOUR PURSE! I caught a 12 year old boy who looked like a regular Parisian with his hand in my friend's purse while entering a Metro stop in Montmatre. He had unzipped it and undone the front latch in under 5 seconds. The only reason I caught him was because he was much too close to her -- there was no one else around, so he had no reason to be right up against her back. Her purse was just at her side, and she only had to let her guard down for a second. The only reason he didn't get anything was because her wallet was too big to get out of her purse easily. Be careful, and definately use your hotel's valuables lockup to secure your passport and tickets. Be especially careful in the Metro and in front of Notredame.
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