Notre Dame
Latin Quarter-outdoor market (we want to hang out and eat with the locals)
L’Arc de Triomphe
Champs Ely sees
Luvi Vuitton Factory/store
Notre Dame de Paris
Eiffel Tower
Orasy Musee-d
Louvre
Walk by Seine River
We are scheduled to arrive on 3/28 @7.55am. Staying at the Paris LeGrand.
Is this practical to accomplish?
If yes or no, what changes are necessary?
And what order would you recommend?
What type of transportation ticket you would recommend?
I also understand some of these are free on 1st Sunday in each month.
Please keep in mind that we do not speak French, just recently learned the basic.
How are you, thanks, do you speak English…that’s it!
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Very easy to do as most of the things you want to do are along the Seine. You could start off with Notre Dame then go to the Latin Quarter walk back to the river and walk along that till you get to the Orasy.
Try and throw in Le Marsais this eve if you%26#39;re looking to mingle with locals. There is a great cafe, Cafe Beauburg, I thing was the name, it has a yellow awing and is right across from the Pompidou Center (modern art museum) cheap, very good food and friendly staff.
Day 2 go to the Eiffel Tower right when it opens to avoid the crowds then you can walk over to Champs Elyses and see L’Arc de Triomphe (the Luis Vuitton store is close to the arc)
As far as French goes, you will be going to mostly touristy places so don%26#39;t worry about it, but do at least make the attempt.
Along the Seine, watch out for people who will pretend to find a ring and then try to get you to give them money. Their fairly harmless, but still if one tries to talk to you, keep moving. We had 6 of them try to pull the scam on us.
You are going to have a great time!!
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thanks
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A few clarifications: le cafe Beaubourg (this is the correct spelling) is in Le Marais (the marsh) a very interesting area (google it). Before entering cafe Beaubourg look at it from a distance and you will notice that it occupy the 2 lower floors of 3 very old crooked buildings. Yet inside it is vast, airy and modern! the top floors of the 3 buildings had to be held precariously in place by huge steel beams while the 2 lower floors, where the cafe is now, were totally gutted. There are 2 Louis Vuitton stores close to one another: a big newish one on the Champs Elysees and an older one nearby on Avenue Montaigne, the most elegant and most expensive avenue in Paris. It is not Orasy but Musee d%26#39; Orsay (I only correct the spelling to allow you to Goggle all these places). There are several food markets in the Latin quarter but food markets are places to buy food, not to eat (obviously you can eat in the restaurants nearby whether or not the market is open). If you mean the pedestrian streets in the St Michel area, with lots of restaurants offering food from various countries,..be warned that it is a tourist trap. It is a fun area but the food isn%26#39;t great and the overwhelming majority of the customers are foreigners, not locals. As for the itinerary.. get a map of Paris (may be print one from the internet?) mark with a felt pen all the places you want to see. it will be obvious what is the easiest itinerary to link them all.
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I thought the Latin Quarter is where you can find the good Parisian inexpensive Food ? Tourist Trap ? Oh N!! I don%26#39;t want that...I am on a very tight budget! Tourist Trap, usually mean it is not authentic and the prices are higher than other areas.
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Tasty, cheap street food can be found everywhere and many bakeries have savoury tarts and sandwiches,quiche you can picnic with.
You cannot do the Louvre and D%26#39;Orsay in your short visit IMO. Chose D%26#39;Orsay and just go see the outside/pyramid entrance of the Louvre.
An evening cruise is lovely and rests your feet.
Time saver if Eiffel Tower has long line is view it from bottom and Trocadero and go up the Arc d%26#39;triumph for view
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The previous poster meant only the few streets like rue de la HUchette%26#39;s restaurants %26quot;tourist%26quot; trap i guess. The rest of the area is good, quaint and you can perfectly find good things to eat, and look at. Very nice area
both the LOuvre and Orsay on such a short trip is a lot. If you did Louvre on a wednesday or friday it is late opening, and thursday late opening at Orsay
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No Louis Vuitton factory tours available (most of their stuff is made in China these days).
As for Louvre or Orsay. If you have to choose, do it based on the kin of art you like, not what other posters prefer.
Louvre is pre 1800%26#39;s and from across the Globe. Architectural, largest palace in Europe all about space and scale.
Orsay is predominantly French (exclusively western) from 1848 1to 1914. Architectural, renovated turn of the century train station, all about light and volumes.
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Pearl will you be flying into Paris from the US, and then staying for just the two days and moving on to someplace else? The reason I ask is that you may have to factor in time to rest and recoup a bit from the flight/jet lag. Also, you asked about whether or not some places are free on the first Sunday, but if you are scheduled to arrive on March 28 and are only staying the two days, you won%26#39;t be able to take advantage of the free places.
If you want to do both the Louvre and the Musee d%26#39;Orsay, by all means do so. If you are interested, there are 90 minute guided tours of the Louvre in English, and they take you to see the 3 biggies - Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and Winged Victory of Samothrace, plus a few other masterpieces. It is a good way to have a quick overview of the Louvre which can be somewhat daunting due to its sheer enormity! Have a look on their website for the info at www.louvre.fr. Have a great trip!
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I will arrive on March 38 @ 7.55 am and leave for London on March 31st.
I would love to see Mona Lisa, and just looking at the Tower is good enough for me. I will be their all day Sunday and would love to take advantage of the free museums that are of interst to me.
On a very cold day , Museums for backup...
My first choices :
Mona Lisa (Louvre)
A market Place
Lui Vuitton
Seine River (cruise or just walk by it)
Effiel Tower
Hanging out in non-touristy safe areas.(sightseeing)
The rest, if we see them permitting time allowing us, that would be great. But if not, that fien too.
Just being in PARIS is good enough for me. This is my life longtravel dream!
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Hi again Pearl. Your revised itinerary certainly sounds doable. It%26#39;s very good that you are flexible, and I am sure you will love just being in Paris, since it has been a lifelong dream.
As I mentioned earlier, you won%26#39;t be able to utilize the %26quot;first free Sunday%26quot; at the museums, because it has to be the first Sunday of the month, not the last (i.e. April 5). Also, please note that the Musee d%26#39;Orsay is not open on Monday (many other museums are also closed on Mondays), and the Louvre is open on Monday but closed on Tuesday so you will have to arrange your plans accordingly if you want to see both of those places.
Have fun.
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