We are a group of 6 ladies traveling to Paris in mid march, we will be on our own for 2 days till we hook up with a trafgalar tour that will take us to the Provence region. We want to see the Eiffle tower, go out to Versailles spend maybe 3 hours any good suggestions on how to get there will be helpful. Some of the shopping areas to buy perfume, soaps, wine, cookware all the frivolous things. Two of us have traveled to Europe 4 times before so the metro is nothing new but the other 4 have not, any one have some suggestions for our 1st time in Paris.
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Hi,
You can catch the RER train that will take you out to Versailles. A few hours is definately enough to see what you want to see there. If you haven%26#39;t been to Paris before then I would suggest that there are better things to do than Versailles - e.g. Louvre, Musee D%26#39;Orsay, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, stoll down the Champs d%26#39;Elysses to Place de la Concorde and into the Tuillerie Gardens which eventually lead into the Lourve, Notre Dame, Latin Quarter, sample some of the lovely coffee shops, take a stroll along the Seine etc...
Re: Shopping - for all you want try Galleries La Fayette or Primtemps on Hausmann (they%26#39;re beside each other) - these department stores have everything you are looking for clothes, shoes, toys, house wares, etc... I personally prefer Printemps. They%26#39;re department stores so will be a bit more expensive but you can get a visitor%26#39;s card at the information desk which entitles you to 10% off certain items. There is a really lovely food area in the basement of Printemps that you might want to check out!
The Eiffel Tower shouldn%26#39;t be too crowded in March. Just get there early to avoid any Qs.
and...enjoy Paris! It really is fab!
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Perhaps you could buy a good guidebook ( Rick Steve%26#39;s Paris OR Frommers) and review all the tourist possibilities. In addition, visit your library, a bookstore, or a video store to check out items with a Paris topic.
Some places in Paris that I suggest researching beforehand are the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Elysees Ave., the Seine River, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre-Coeur Church, Montmartre, and the Louvre Museum, and of course the Eiffel Tower. Two days will definitely be a brief visit , but if you plan wisely, you will see a lot of the main tourist attractions.
Have a wonderful trip!
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Have fun in Paris!
To add to glamgirl2007, you can try Lafayette Gourmet at 40 boulevard Saint-Germain on the 2nd floor (premier etage in France)for some gourmet items and chocolates. Also, La Grande Epicerie at 38 rue de Sevres and find goodies from the four corners of the world. It is a feast for %26quot;les yeux%26quot;.
For a good overview, how about a cruise on the Bateaux Mouches? It is a good way to see most of the Paris monuments. Then, a hot chocolate drink at Angelina%26#39;s, 226 rue de Rivoli (not too far from the Louvre).
A place to enjoy coffee is Les Deux Magots, 170 boulevard Saint-Germain. It is right across from the Church of Saint Germain. It is a good place to people watch. So popular for tourists and Parisians alike. If you like Gregorian musice, there is a 10-am Gregorian mass at Notre Dame every Sunday and Holydays.
Don%26#39;t worry if you don%26#39;t see everything you like. Two days is not long enough to experience all of Paris. I%26#39;ve lived in Paris with my family for several years and still missed a lot.
Good luck and bon voyage!
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