Various Questions

Hi everyone,

Hoping you guys will be able to help me out with a few questions. My boyfriend and I are planning a few days in Paris followed by a few days in Barcelona in September - ages away I know, but wanting to gather as much info as possible. So, any help would be much appreciated!

We are staying at the Prince Albert Louvre Hotel in the 1st. Can anyone recommend some restaurants / bistros neaby? We are on a budget so nothing expensive I%26#39;m afraid!

We are planning to go to Disneyland as my boyfriend has never been to any of the parks ever! Can you tell me the best way to get there?

Our flight to Barcelona is from Orly Airport so any tips about how to get there would be great.

Finally, we will be there from Friday lunchtime until Tuesday morning. Are any of the main attractions closed on specific days?

Thanks in advance!!

Lolly

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The simplest, least expensive and most convenient way to get from Paris to and from Disnetland Paris is via the RER A-4 ligne (in the dirrection of Marne-la-Vallee/Chessy) from any of its stops across Paris--Etoile, Auber, Chatelet-Les Halles, Gare de Lyon. Trains begin running at approx. 05:30 AM through approx 1:00 AM every 10 minutes or so. The travel time between Paris and DP is approx 40-45 mins. The round trip RER fare is 12,20 Euro per person and you can also purchase DP admission tickets at the same RER ticket booth that you buy your train ticket for 40 Euro. The main gate of DP is approx. 100 metres from the Marne-la-Valee train station. BUT....with only 3 1/2 days for ALL of PARIS open and available to you....unless you are an absolute die-hard Disney-fan, skip DP and leave it for another trip.

There are several ways to get from ORLY to central Paris. One is the ORLYVAL bus from outside of your arrival terminal to the RER B train station at ANTHONY and then the RER B into CHATELET-Les Halles. From there, you could either make your way to the #1 Metro ligne (in the direction of La Defense) to the TUILERIES Metro station, then a two block walk from the exit on rue de Rivoli, up rue du 29 Julliet to your hotel...OR...take a TAXI PARISIEN from the taxi stand at the exit of the Chatelet-Les Halles RER station, the short ride to your hotel at rue Saint-Hyacinthe. A TAXI PARISIEN from outside of your ORLY arrival terminal, directly to your hotel would probably run 30-35 Euro.

ORLY/PARIS AIRPORT TRANSFERS--

http://www.adp.fr/webadp/a_cont01_an.nsf/$$Affich@ReadForm%26amp;cle=X400410411.html

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Thanks so much for the detailed info! Hopefully we won%26#39;t get lost!

L

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I just returned this morning from Paris, and stayed at the Prince Albert Louvre for 5 nights!

There%26#39;s plenty of bars, bistros etc all nearby. I don%26#39;t know if you are having breakfast at the hotel but there%26#39;s a place around the corner called %26#39;215%26#39; which sells loads of nice baguettes, pastries and very good coffee at fairly reasonable prices.

If you turn left out of the hotel, then right, then right again you%26#39;ll be in a square called %26#39;place du Marche Saint-Honore%26#39; where there a few good places, L%26#39;Absinthe bar was good for drinks. We ate at a place called %26#39;Rouge Tomate%26#39; also on the square, prices were average (our mains were 13.50 Euro each but I think they did a set menu deal which was better value) but the food was very, very good!

About 10/15 mins walk away near the Opera there are a couple of streets lined with eateries (Blvd Italiens, Haussman and Montmatre) and we usually ate around there where the prices were reasonable - %26#39;Bistro Romain%26#39; was nice, I think there are several around Paris - good value and good food.

Hope you have a nice trip - I didn%26#39;t want to leave!

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A %26#39;simple but hearty%26#39; eating place is the %26#39;Abre Sec%26#39; on the corner of rue de l%26#39;arbre sec and rue Faubourg st Honor��.

Either the louvre or the Mus��e d%26#39;orsay is closed Mondays, the other is closed Tuesdays - a quick visit to theri websites should tell you which is which.

(Sorry my capitals aren%26#39;t more consistent)

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Of the more popular Parismuseums, the Musee d%26#39;Orsay, Musee Rodin, Musee Marmottan and Chateau de Versailles will be closed on Mondays.

For sorta%26#39; one-stop-shopping for museum Open/Closed days, use this forum%26#39;s SEARCH feature to Search for a previus post entitled, %26quot;..PARIS MUSEUM LINKS..%26#39; for a listing of OPEN/CLOSED days for many museums and direct internet links to individual museums for more detailed descriptions and information.

It is also worth noting that on your FRIDAY, day of arrival, the Musee du LOUVRE is OPEN LATE--until 9:45 PM...which may allow you to extend your day and visit the Louvre with fewer people and clearer sightlines.

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Thanks so much everyone for your hints and tips!

Only 7 weeks to go now and getting excited!

Lx

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KDK! where have you been? your absence has been noticed... hope everything was ok.

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well crap. old post. I was so surprised I didn%26#39;t check the date. nevermind. bah.

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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;KDK! where have you been? your absence has been noticed... hope everything was ok%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;

Couldn%26#39;t be better...after lying on a beach on Bermuda for 11 days and then another 9 days of museums, theater, dining, shopping (that wasn%26#39;t my idea) in NYC and a few days at a nephew%26#39;s home on an upstate lake-island. Now I%26#39;m paying the %26#39;..price..%26#39; by trying to catch up with %26#39;real life%26#39;. Are you aware that they still send bills when you%26#39;re on vacation? How rude !!!

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KDKSAIL -

Yep, you are back alright !

Thanks for the tip, I%26#39;ll tell them to hold

my bills while I am in Paris in September.