paris!!!!!

beaushalloe

my fantastic husband has surprised me with a trip to paris in feb, im sooooo excited never been ANYWHERE in europe so cant wait. my first stop will be hopefully pere le chares where jim morrison is buried and after that?????? am not too interested in the commercial 'romantic' sights though i will do the eiflel tower ect, any suggestions or indider information?? good places to eat, go out, things to do?? anything a little off the beaten track would e great...
thanks in advance..

jameshayes

Paris is great, I didn't get alot of time there so I only seen the 'normal' sites, E. tower etc.

I didn't go but I heard that the day trip to versaille is great

Calina

Jim Morrison is in Pere Lachaise in case you have to find it on a map.

One of the things I want to do the next time I am there is go to the catacombs.

belleray

Hey the cemetery is good, and so easy to get to with the metro. A good tip if you don't want to buy the maps of the graves is to take a digital pic of the maps at all the entrances - zoom in and you can follow along exactly where you want to go - be warned though, its massive so pick the ones you might want to visit and then plan a route that won't take you too long

Versailles is fantastic to see, again the train straight out and then maybe a 15 min walk up, fantastic building, wonderful interior and amazing grounds.

The boat trip at night is very touristy but still impressive. Notre dame is a must and while your there at the back of it theres the garden for the victims of the holocaust - it was closed in November for me but the display from the outside looked good.

The Musee D'orsay was fantastic - but thats because I knew the certain artists work I wanted to see again massive place either spend the day or target. Very impressive building.

The George Pompidu centre offers a fantastic view, and I really enjoyed the exhibition on the 4th floor I think, the really modern stuff, its a really nice space to wander around with little rooms and hidden spaces and loads of different media.

I was only there for 4 days but had a blast, do as much as you can, and for a bit of romance try climbing the Sacre Coeur at night, its a steep walk but worth it.

babyguinnessfan

Hi - hope you have a great time in Paris. If it's your first time then you can't really come away without going to have a look at the Eiffel Tower and the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. One tip I would have if you are going to the Louvre is to go there via the metro and access it from the metro station itself, as opposed to queuing at the pyramid entrance. You probably won't have any huge difficulties in getting in in Feb but this is a good way to avoid any queues there may be. Also, be aware that the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays!

A trip to Versailles is worth it too - you will have to take the RER (kind of DART).

If you want to do something a little different then why not check out what fairs/events are happening while you will be there. You can see a list at http://eventsuk.britishairways.com/sisp/?fx=event.search&loc_id=134133&cat_id=2229

Also, do take time to just walk around the Latin Quarter/Notre Dame/Bastille areas if you can - full of lovely little streets and restaurants.

I'm actually going myself soon so if I come up with any more ideas I'll let you know when I get back..

lauratkd

If you're feeling particularly flush with cash go for lunch in Jules Verne restaurant on the second flour of the Eiffel Tower. It's pretty cool but since I've been they've changed the menu and I think it might be a bit unreasonable now, not sure!

Other than that, just try and do lots of walking! Sacre Coer is a bit touristy but the square with all the artists nearby is always lovely I think.

Carrigart Exile

The metro is fantastis and €1.50 to go anywhere. You must walk the Champs Elyssee, quite the most breathtaking street in the world. And, contrary to popular myth the people are very nice

beaushalloe

just back
wow it sure is fantastic, checked out all the usual, but was slightly dissapointed as the catacombs were closed for renovations. metro system is cool (after the initial confusion and language barrier) highlight was def pere la chaise.