Comments on: How to spend three days in Paris

By: carrico

carrico — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 01:39:26 +0000

Not only be in Paris, but BE in your Parisian neighborhood. Old, experienced legs should have little trouble ambling up and down nearby streets. A cup of coffee, perhaps a glass of wine, even a visit to a grocery store to watch how the natives shop–all these can charm. Careful though when it comes to street corners. The curbs are often formidable.

By: carrico

carrico — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 01:29:33 +0000

For those so inclined, a brief, evening visit to Pigalle can be instructive. How can the world’s ‘oldest profession’ coexist with such a nearby neighborhood? Come back in the morning before you catch your train, and see people munching freshly-baked bread in neighborhood laundromats .

By: Paul Heymont

Paul Heymont — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:28:09 +0000

I’m 73, and a fairly frequent visitor to Paris, and don’t run as hard as I used to–but I also don’t have as many ‘musts’ as newer visitors. But the big suggestion I’d make, is to mostly avoid the Metro.

No, not for the usual reasons, but because the bus system works so well. You get a view of the areas you’re passing through, any changes are at street level, and when you add in the time and wear of endless underground passageways and stairways involved in Metro changes, you’ve often lost only a few minutes!

We usually stay in the upper 18th, near Jules Joffrin, where the 80 and 85 take you quite near most central destinations, with one trending west and the other east. There are also east-west choices there, and I’m sure it’s true for most other neighborhoods.

And: the most over-looked thing for a visitor to do in Paris: Join everyone else in the parks. Sit a while, read, snack, just BE in Paris!

By: Terry Harrell

Terry Harrell — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:35:52 +0000

These are excellent suggestions for someone with only three days in Paris, especially someone who hasn’t been there before. It’s also best for someone who is younger and in good shape. How about if one were older? It was great for me on previous trips, but I am 71 now, and not quite up to charging around so much. I think I know Paris well enough and know how to use the Metro, so it wouldn’t be a problem for me. But how about the first visitor who isn’t all that mobile? I would probably have suggestions, but you might have better ones.

By: Craig Nelson

Craig Nelson — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:16:18 +0000

We love exploring off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods like Belleville. Check out this article for tips.

By: jor

jor — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 13:33:31 +0000

Looking for a post concentrating on a trip to Paris that’s done Paris, somewhat like a not for tourist version of Paris. Visiting neighborhoods like Belleville, etc.

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French Immersion … | Whatever takes my fancy — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 05:45:17 +0000

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