Visit the Tour Eiffel. Go at...
by RajWryt
Visit the Tour Eiffel. Go at 9AM and go directly to the third level. The tourist buses arrive shortly after and the elevators are crowded. Even Hitler didn't get to go to the third level.Probably afraid someone would push him off. I love the tour of the Seine on a sightseeing boat. This is inexpensive and delightful. Best if done at sunset for maximum romantic effect. Ile de la Cite is beautiful and I miss it the most.
If you have time and the...
by SusanneBeck
If you have time and the weather's not bad, try and take a boat trip down the Seine. It's a lovely experience and you get to learn a little more about Paris and what it has to offer. You even get to see the Cathedral of Notre Dame which is beautiful and looks just like it does in the story books. (see travelogue)
La Madeleine (Church)
by GUYON
This church was built initially to be a temple devoted to the Glory (for this reason, it is the only church to have a Napoleon painting).
But when the Bourbon went back on the throne, it was definitely transformed into a church. And it was inaugurated in 1842 as a church.
The parish around was inhabited by wealthy persons and it remains one of the most expensive district of Paris.
Look at the real estate frontwindow to check what I just tell.
Climb the stairs and have a look on rue Royale and in the far the Obelisk of place de la Concorde and the Parliament (Chambre des Députés). I have been working for 2 years in this district until my Company moved in the suburbs.
One week before the move I thought :"It's stupid, I am about to leave the area and I never visited the church".
So, at lunch time, I entered for the first time in La Madeleine.
Since this day, I came back several times though La Madeleine is far to be the most beautiful church of Paris.
Enjoy An Aperitif - To be Savored
by CALSF
Part of the absolute charm of being in Paris is the custom of enjoying an aperitif. You will see all Parisians doing this and you should take their cue and do the same.
Two types of aperitif are kir and pastis. Kir is made with a mixture of white wine and creme of cassis which is a black currant liqueur. It is pure heaven. To spike it champagne is added and then it's called a kir royal.
Pastis is an aniseed flavored drink. It's served alongside a glass of water and you mix them together. Usually it's about a 1:5 ratio (one part pastis to 5 parts water). The mixture will look milky hence it's nickname 'the milk of Provence'. Due to aniseed it is licorice flavored.
So order up one of the above and savor it slowly. It leads to the upcoming meal which is eaten slowly and itself savored. No rush at all when you're dining in Paris.
Boulangerie hunting
by 7h0rn
Yum! One of my favorite things about travel.. FOOD!! Paris is known for so many gastronomic feats that trying to tackle any one of them is going to be delicously impossible to finish.. but try, try we must. ;)
Litterally next door to our hotel was a very tiny bakery. One day we decided to stop in and see what they had (we actually missed the morning's open-air market and were disapointed to not have something to snack on). We quickly found a new friend who also shared our love of pastries and were gently asked to share. Needless to say it attracted a band of onlooking beggers and we had to run, run for our lives.