[smileykylie2007]

Hi there

My boyfriend & I will be arriving in Paris from Amsterdam by train on Monday 14 May arvo......needing some advice please...

Where should we stay, which area? Cheap hotel ok inc breakfast preferable, no hostel.
Looking at going to Disneyland for 1 day - where should we get our tickets? From the Disneyland gate or a website? How long on the train & how much to get there?
We are not arty farty types, but are interested in building architecture, drinking, huge rock music fans-listening or live gig, having a good time & general nice feelgood things to do is our thing. Will check out Notre Dame, Louvre (maybe) & Arc de Triumphe - what other places are worth seeing?
Definately will be doing the Eiffel tower thing, whats the best time to get there in the morning? Also, ive heard of Eiffel tower bike tours at night - who runs these & how much?
Would also love to catch a show at Moulin Rouge - how should we go about getting tickets & how much $$ is a show? I have found a company that does dinner at first floor Eiffel tower, Seine river cruise & Moulin Rouge show (FEERIE) for 155 euro.....is this worth it and it is a good price?

Anyway, look forward to your responses & sampling the coffee & wine in france!

Thanks

[fra72]

hi there,
about the cheap hotels, check out the website below, you'll find plenty.
about Disneyland, you can buy tickets there and then, just don't go on weekends and Wednesday, too busy!!!

[coyotus9]

Hi Kylie,
don't know anything about Moulin Rouge prices, but you were asking about places to visit, you definitely should have a look to Montmartre (Dalì museum and a huge view over Paris) and Le Marais... Have a nice trip

[snowman123]

Here's my tips

Check out the official toursm sites for things to do here http://www.tourismrankings.com/France/
[/url] and http://www.tourismrankings.com/Netherlands/

For accommodation - hostels seems great, lot's of young folks to make friends, but if there are 2 of you it isn't private and it can cost more, 'cos the prices are per bed - hotels are per room. BUT - Paris is expensive.

Check out this site, it will help you a lot:

Paris :http://www.cheaperthanhotels.co.uk/France/Paris/
Paris Montparnasse:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.co.uk/France/Paris/Montparnasse/
Gare du Nord:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.co.uk/France/Paris/Gare-du-Nord---Gare-de-l-Est/
Louvre Chatelet:http://www.cheaperthanhotels.co.uk/France/Paris/Louvre---Chatelet/
Republique:[http://www.cheaperthanhotels.co.uk/France/Paris/Republique/

etc etc

[herve]

[equilibrium01]

Hi

Here's a handy guide covering flights, hotels, car hire, shopping and eating... http://www.travel--guide.org/Paris

[sothern]

[odysseusthebrave]

Paris is a greaty city and you should be sure to make the most of your stay. I use travel--guide, they're an invauable travel resource.

http://www.travel--guide.org/Paris

[gianfranco2003]

I'll to share my own experience with Paris. First, the good thing is you don't need to bother with cash : The city is very card-friendly, plenty of ATMs everywhere if you need cash, and stores or restaurants routinely use cards. Versailles is overcrowded in summer and much of the year. Better go to [URL="http://www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr/"]Chateau de Fontainebleau[/URL] or [URL="http://www.chateaudechantilly.com/"]Chateau de Chantilly[/URL], also reachable for a day-trip, and these are real gems.
Don't forget to have a [URL="http://www.diner-boat-paris.com/"]dinner cruise on the Seine[/URL], this one costs only 50 Euro, wine extra but costs only an additionnal 25 Euro for a bottle of Cotes du Rhone.
Another little-known gem is the [URL="http://www.baudelet.net/paris/canal-saint-martin.htm"]Canal Saint Martin[/URL] which was used in the past to deliver goods and construction material with barges. Scroll along the Canal through [URL="http://www.baudelet.net/satellite/paris/canal-st-martin.htm"]this satellite picture[/URL], the neighborhood is fantastic...

[gianfranco2003]

I want to share my own experience with Paris. First, you don't need to bother with cash : The city is very card-friendly, plenty of ATMs everywhere if you need cash, and stores or restaurants routinely use cards. Versailles is overcrowded in summer and much of the year. Better go to Chateau de Fontainebleau or Chateau de Chantilly, also reachable for a day-trip, and these are real gems.
Don't forget to have a dinner cruise on the Seine, this one costs only 50 Euro, wine extra but costs only an additionnal 25 Euro for a bottle of Cotes du Rhone.
Another little-known gem is the Canal Saint Martin which was used in the past to deliver goods and construction material with barges. Scroll along the Canal through this satellite picture, the neighborhood is fantastic...

[fra72]

there's something that everybody tends to forget...it is a place reachable in an-hour train ride from Gare de Lion. the place is called Giverny and it is the village where Monet lived in his wonderful house...
I would recommend to spend an entire day there,especially if you are around during Springtime!!