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slums just outside the city...the dirty side of France

ebug9 wrote:

Vimy Ridge  Basically a tourist site though.

Canadian

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

FEOS wrote:

I'm going to have a few hours to run around Paris...any tips (other than the obvious...Louvre, Eiffel Tower, etc)?

A few hours won't be enough for the Louvre.  My advice?  Don't even bother.  Paris (and France in general) is the most unfriendly place I've ever traveled.  Even my brother, who speaks French pretty flawlessly, was treated like shit.  I would try to talk to people in English, get the cold shoulder and a "no speak English" type response, then my brother would engage them in French, and they would say, "no no no, no good".  I hope any of you Frenchies on here don't treat foreigners like shit as I was.

I would stay at DeGualle and read a book.

Yeah stay at DeGualle... DeGaulle sucks ass

Last edited by argo4 (2008-06-09 18:23:57)

Haha, the Mona Lisa really isn't that special you know. There are many MANY more impressive paintings, artefacts and sculptures in the Louvres. And the Eiffel Tower takes a lot of time. Time waiting at the base, time to get in the elevator, time to get to the first, second and third platform. The view from the third platform is worth it though.

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

FEOS wrote:

I'm going to have a few hours to run around Paris...any tips (other than the obvious...Louvre, Eiffel Tower, etc)?

A few hours won't be enough for the Louvre.  My advice?  Don't even bother.  Paris (and France in general) is the most unfriendly place I've ever traveled.  Even my brother, who speaks French pretty flawlessly, was treated like shit.  I would try to talk to people in English, get the cold shoulder and a "no speak English" type response, then my brother would engage them in French, and they would say, "no no no, no good".  I hope any of you Frenchies on here don't treat foreigners like shit as I was.

I would stay at DeGualle and read a book.

Bad luck. I was in Paris in 2005 for a week and didn't meet one unfriendly person.

There is the Stade De France, in the Seine St Denis which is awesome when seen from the highways.
You can also visit the Musée D'Orsay which has it's own good paintings and sculptures.
If you like heights you can climb the Tour Montparnasse and see the Eiffel Tower from it, it's a great view especially in the evening.

90% of native French people are very bad at learning foreign languages, don't be surprised if you don't find many people speaking english or any other language.

Last edited by Axatar (2008-06-10 02:54:52)

Algerian area.

I want to go to Paris, is it really as romantic as it sounds? I mean the French can be quite odd at times.

If you go to the Louvre skip the Mona Lisa and head for the Winged Nike of Samothracia.

Can I clean this up a bit?
1. Find a club. Go clubbing. The Paris clubs are the best in France, you'll meet some interesting people (if you know what I mean) and have a blast. If not, try Montmartre. It's a jewish-y quarter of Paris, in the 9th arrondissement, lots of nifty shops and bistros and fun things like that. If you like to shop, Galeries Lafayette.
Oh, and there's the sewers. They're actually amazingly cool. And also La Villette, for science and shit like that.
Where are you staying??

To all those bashing parisians--I agree with you for the most part. However, we can be friendly if approached in the right manner. i.e. recognize their superiority, be extremely polite. And try to speak english with a Russian accent. Definitely NOT american accent. And we ca nlearn foreign languages--I think I'm adequate proof of that...

Anyhow, bienvenue and enjoy yourself, ok?

HurricaИe wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

If you go to the Louvre skip the Mona Lisa and head for the Winged Nike of Samothracia.

No idea what the second thing is, but the Mona Lisa wasn't that great. There were a bunch of people there to see a painting they'd already seen tons of times on the internet

And yeah, Paris is a great visit... I enjoyed it. Varegg has it right, there's something nice about sitting down and having a nice coffee with some sort of food and just chilling.

As I said, the catacombs are pretty cool. The Chateaux Versailles was pretty tight too, although if you visit Paris for a while you'll wanna get these special tickets from the government (they've got offices for it, can't remember the name) that lets you go in an express lane at any official museum or historical area.

I really wanna visit the south of France sometime, near the coast... I hear it's beautiful.

Yeah, i usually spend a week or two in the summer down in southern France - It's absolutely perfect.

Biarritz (sp?) in particular.

FatherTed wrote:

HurricaИe wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

If you go to the Louvre skip the Mona Lisa and head for the Winged Nike of Samothracia.

No idea what the second thing is, but the Mona Lisa wasn't that great. There were a bunch of people there to see a painting they'd already seen tons of times on the internet

And yeah, Paris is a great visit... I enjoyed it. Varegg has it right, there's something nice about sitting down and having a nice coffee with some sort of food and just chilling.

As I said, the catacombs are pretty cool. The Chateaux Versailles was pretty tight too, although if you visit Paris for a while you'll wanna get these special tickets from the government (they've got offices for it, can't remember the name) that lets you go in an express lane at any official museum or historical area.

I really wanna visit the south of France sometime, near the coast... I hear it's beautiful.

Yeah, i usually spend a week or two in the summer down in southern France - It's absolutely perfect.

Biarritz (sp?) in particular.

I have this idea in my head that it's some idyllic wonderland, with flowing green hills, blue skies, and beautiful cliffs near the sea. Amirite?

@Flemish, I might have seen it and just don't remember it