Hi, my boyfriend and I are going to Paris for bank holiday weekend, we are there from the friday morning till the sunday afternoon. Obviously we want to go up the Eiffel Tower, but we realy dont know what else to do. Theres tons of places to see, but could anyone recommend some kind of order. I dont really want to be spending more time looking for the places and travelling there!
Just if anyone could say that they would recommend a certain order fo doing things so that we can fit in all the best stuff in our limiterd time, i would be most grateful.
Thanks all!
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Please do some research beforehand about your type of interest, museums etc...and you will get good answers. If you have more precise questions ask us then, this is typically the type of question difficult to answer as you haven%26#39;t researched anything.
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Looking at previous posts it seems that the queue for the Eiffel tower can take nearly half a day, unless you get there early morning. Seems a waste of time if you%26#39;re only there for a weekend. What myself and my partner do when we%26#39;re anywhere is pick a destination, such as the Eiffel Tower, and then walk there, sometimes following main roads, sometimes going down side roads. That way we get to see a lot more of the city than just the main tourist sites.
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If you%26#39;re only going for a weekend, I%26#39;d say hit the Eiffel Tower since you don%26#39;t want to miss it, then spend the rest of the time walking around the city, stopping in cafes, maybe take in a river cruise (there are a lot to choose from). If you have time and the desire to go to one museum, I would make it the Musee d%26#39;Orsay. I wouldn%26#39;t worry about fitting everything in, just enjoy yourself!
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The line for the Eiffel Tower is very long, but it is definitely worth the wait. I didn%26#39;t go up the first time I visited Paris, and I did regret it so much that I was sure not to make the same mistake the second time. What I did, however, was take the tour of the Tour at night, around 8 PM. There was a much shorter line to see the Tower, and the sight is still breathtaking.
The best idea is the take the Champs Elysees, the main thoroughfare of Paris. At one end is the Arc de Triomphe, which can also be scaled and you get a great view of the city, and at the other is the Louvre, arguably the most famous art museum in the world. In between are great shops and designer stores. I would suggest starting at the Louvre, then walking up the Champs, ending at the Arc de Triomphe, after which is a short walk to the Eiffel Tower.
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If you really want to go up the Tower, you have to get there early, like 8h45 in the morning.
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I%26#39;m on board with %26#39;hp slash%26#39;s%26#39; last paragraph. Do it first thing when you get in town as a way to get your bearings. You get all the %26#39;major%26#39; sights out of the way that first afternoon and (if you%26#39;re anything like me) after you%26#39;ve done that you can take a few deep breaths and just relax.
I%26#39;ve been to Paris a half a dozen times and I%26#39;ve never been up in the Eiffel Tower - I don%26#39;t feel like I%26#39;m missing out on a thing. I%26#39;m of the opinion that spending your romantic getaway on line is a bad move. But for the rest of my life I%26#39;ll remember the first time I saw it lit up. It was after a late dinner with my husband, I was a little tipsy, the streets were shinny from a rain and as we rounded a corner that we both stopped short at the sight of a sparkling Eiffel Tower. I think it%26#39;s those moments, the ones you can%26#39;t plan and schedule in, that are the most wonderful. Enjoy!
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The hop on hop off bus is a good use of your
time to get oriented. Following that you can
make a short list of what you want to see and
the order you want to see them to make the
most of your time.
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It depends on where you are staying as to what order to do things.
We stayed in the latin quarter and caught a RER up to Sacre Cour then walked all the way back taking in the Moulin Rouge, The Eifel Tower and Notre Dame on the way.
The boats are quite reasonable and you can get a day pass that allows you to get on and off as much as you want. It stops at the Eifel Tower, Musee D%26#39;orsay, Notre Dame and the Louvre which are all worth a look.
If you like art the George Pompidou Centre and Musee D%26#39;orsay are great as well as the Louvre (but the Louvre is very long and may be worth skipping if you only have a weekend)
Luxemburg Gardens are very nice. We used to get croissants for breakfast and go and eat them there. Also the Gardens for the Musee Rodin are lovely and the entrance fee is only about 1 Euro (just for the gardens - very nice spot for a picnic)
The main thing to do is just sit in Cafe%26#39;s and soak up the wonderful ambiance of the city.
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