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Eiffel Tower Paris

228 Reviews Shopping was awesome please Tour the purfumerie factory and make a purchase there as well. The effel Towel was my best spot I brought a perfect basket lunch from home in Wiesbaden Germany that...

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Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière Lyon

8 Reviews La basilique de Notre-Dame de Fourvière domine la ville de Lyon depuis le sommet de la colline de Fourvière, sur l'emplacement de l'ancien Forum de Trajan (Forum vetus, d'où le nom de Fourvière), où...

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General Town Information Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

14 Reviews Learn some basic French phrases before you go to France - it's only polite to know how to say 'hello', 'please' and 'thank you'! Please ask if someone speaks English before starting to rattle off at...

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La Canebière Marseille

3 Reviews I wasn't sure where to put this tip - hotels, warnings or where. My husband's USNavy ship was coming into Marseille, and I was meeting him there. We had met earlier in Valencia Spain, and I had taken...

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Places to visit - Lieux Cannes

18 Reviews The Cannes Film Festival / Festival de Cannes) is the world's most prestigious film festival. The 59th Festival will take place between May 17-28, 2006. The Award Ceremony will be held on Sunday May...

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Walking around Lille Lille

4 Reviews Lille has a compact old town which is fabulous to wander around. All the main sights are close by and easily accessible on foot. So toss aside the stilettos (not good on the cobblestones!!) and take...

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Impressions & Souvenirs Toulouse

17 Reviews I know very little about Toulouse, only been there once for one day. The other day, I was listening to Claude Nougaro's song, which is called Toulouse. So much emotion. It is a love declaration from...

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VIEUX MARCHE Rouen

11 Reviews La Couronne, on the Place du Vieux Marché, claims to be the oldest Restaurant in France (may be in the world) that has been continuously open since it first opening in 1431 till now ! More on my...

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Palais des Papes Avignon

15 Reviews This huge plaza in front of the Palais is usually teeming with people. It is a great place for lunch or a drink or snack and listen to music from various street entertainers. When we were there we...

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Old Town Colmar

11 Reviews The traditional Christmas Markets of Colmar, on different squares, are for me a standard of what a Christmas market should be: A glitter of decorations and magic lightings, Products responding to art...

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Tour Pass Yvoire

1 Review An useful pass if you want to visit and enjoy Yvoire at the max. This pass is available at the tourist centre for the price of EUR 20 for adult or EUR 15 for children and offer: - Guided visits...

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Walking Around Paris

170 Reviews I spent a day in Paris in 2009. On my way from Munich to New Delhi , I took a detour in Paris. I just had to see the Eiffel and had heard a lot about cabaret at The LIDO. I used a day pass for metro,...

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Vieux Lyon - general Lyon

9 Reviews Sur la place St.-Jean, devant la cathédrale du même nom, ne manquez pas d'aller voir l'Herboristerie. C'est l'une des rares rescapées de France, où elles ont toutes pratiquement disparues. En effet,...

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Aiguille du Midi Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

7 Reviews Only for hikers in good shape: As I wrote in my "things to do", the areal tramway to l'Aiguille du Midi isn't cheap (40 euros/person in 2009). The ultimate place to hike to, is "Le Plan de...

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Vieux Port Marseille

13 Reviews Its a small walking town and you will be able to cover it with leisure in 1.5-2 days, 1 day is also possible but I would not recommend it. 1st day can be spent in the old town, take a guided tour...

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Customs - Coutumes Cannes

20 Reviews The sound of water is said to be soothing and in Cannes the sound coming from the many fountains from a street planted fountain to hanging on a wall fountain, your admiring of and listening to the...

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Museums Lille

2 Reviews On the Place de la République you will find the hugue museum of beautiful art, which is the 2nd museum of France after the Louvre With 22.000 m2 of space. The building is not just interesting because...

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Garonne river & banks Toulouse

13 Reviews Les quais, tels que nous les connaissons aujourd'hui datent du XIX° siècle, lorsque les digues furent érigées pour proteger la ville des crues du fleuve. C'est une agréable promenade familliale depuis...

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ARCHITECTURE Rouen

44 Reviews Rouen has been severely hit by collateral damages from D-day and the bombing destroyed many ancient buildings. Restoration of the most prominent pieces of architecture took years and was (nearly)...

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Life in the streets Avignon

12 Reviews There was nothing better than taking an evening stroll after dinner through the Place de l'horloge. Nightime brings the people out an about and is a great people watching time. We enjoyed outr evening...

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Petite Venise Colmar

2 Reviews There is a district which is called Little Venice by many coz the whole center of the town is cut by numerous small shallow channels.... One can hire a small boat with engine looking like an air...

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Louvre Paris

128 Reviews As I have seen Le Louvre in the early sixties well before the pyramid which dates from 1989 but also well before the huge renovation works outside and inside undergone by the Palais du Louvre I have...

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Cathédrale St-Jean Lyon

5 Reviews Originellement du XIVe siècle, elle fut remaniée plusieurs fois. Elle indique : la date, les positions de la lune, du soleil et de la Terre, ainsi que celle des étoiles au-dessus de Lyon. Bien...

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Mont Blanc Massif / Aiguilles Rouges (Mountains) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

5 Reviews No matter where you stand, as soon as someone points out Mont Blanc (if you cant see it yourself) you will be awed! At first it does not seem that high but as soon as you realise how high you are...

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Les calanques Marseille

6 Reviews The Calanques are actually pretty bare, but if you look closer you will find the most interesting plants there. The sight of huge bushes of rosemary was awesome, and some of the plants were unknown to...

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FRENCH SYMBOLS

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Nationnal...- Flag: blue, white, red, the colours are those of Paris (blue and red) + royal (white) (1789)- Anthem: the Marseillaise (1792)- Motto: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". - National day: Bastille Day =14th July (1789) - French republic: Marianne, wearing a Phrygian cap or Roman goddess Liberty or Liberté. - Animal: French Cockerel (christian symbol of vigilance since the New Testament)(Origin: a joke, a pun in roman between gallus (Cockerel) and Gallus (Gaul)Food : (it is impossible to quote a national dish because each of 26 French regions has its specialities), the emblematic could be in my view the foie gras (Southwest); the baguette of bread; the Camembert cheese; the frog's legs - wine (Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Champagne, Alsace, etc.); Some of the French symbols are obsolete (like a french man with beret, newspaper and baguette, smoking a "gauloise" in a bistrot), part of a...

DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? PARDON?

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It's true: while most people in France have studied English, they are often unable or unwilling to use it: lack of practice, or fear that their English will sound ridiculous, most of the time. Please note that British English, spoken with the carefully articulated "received pronunciation", is what is generally taught in France; thus, other accents may be understood with difficulty, if at all. Try to speak clearly and slowly, using your best ""received pronunciation".Don't forget:- That most of the French people will really appreciate any attempts you do to speak French, even if you are wrong.- Use the formal form (Vous) by default instead of the informal (Tu)PS: picture from http://www.cartoonmuseum.org/

VIAMICHELIN: The best for tourists ... after VT

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I already told that there is really an amazing and wonderful webtool available: viamichelin. Michelin capitalizes on its internal available resources (guide, restaurants, maps, ...) for providing to us an excellent support, allowing (2009) to - Calculate your routes- Find a map (interactive)- Display hotels, restaurants, tourism spots and guides (green guides series)- Real time traffic information- Weather- A lot of options (booking, refine your search,...)Yes, for France, the best site in my view, no doubt (after Virtual Tourist!!) Web site: viamichelin (english)All photos from the web site (real cases as exemples):- Photo 1: Paris, activating the "Tourism" menu- Photo 2: Grenoble interactive map, with Hotels, Restaurants, Tourism attractions, Traffic camera display activated

MAKE SOMEBODY HAPPY ?

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(tittle inspiration: Santanna's brothers song)1. A good start: bonjourThe French are attached to politeness and should react coolly to strangers that forget it. Addressing your hellos/goodbyes in return to everyone when you enter or leave small shops and cafes is appreciated. Starting the conversation with at least a few basic French phrases, or some equivalent polite form in English, is a good way to convince Frenchs to try and help you. "Excusez-moi Monsieur/Madame": Excuse me "S'il vous plait Monsieur/Madame" : Please "Merci Monsieur/Madame" : Thank you "Au revoir Monsieur/Madame" : Good ByeWord replacement for Good morning/afternoon/bye... : "Salut" (hello: slightly informal, for close acquaintances) Use the formal "vous" by default until invited to say "tu". Always use the "vous" form to a law enforcement officer (or other person of authority). A good work-around is to still use...

Aix En Provence

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A bit far from Nice, but we did fly from Marseilles and so on our return did a special visit. Well worth a visit, this is a beautiful little town. full of little cobbled streets and very traditional. The town has provided little electric buses which seat about 5 people and for 1 euro you can jump on and off at your leisure. After driving the whole of the cote de azure that day we were a bit tired however and managed to get ourselves lost. And so time was wasted and did not see as much as we would have liked. The thing I liked most about France were the views to the sea and the traditional houses and buildings, also a lot cleaner than here in britain.

Fois Gras

by Rupanworld

Foie Gras is a typical French cuisine delicacy that is prepared from fattened goose or duck liver. Foie gras implies the liver of a duck or a goose that is specially fattened by gavage. It is buttery and soft and a very rich food and tastes quite different from an ordinary duck or goose liver. It is sold in various forms like the whole liver, or in the form of mousse or pâté (like a paste) and can be found in all types of stores starting from supermarkets to restaurants. It is generally served with bread, toast or steak as an accompaniment, but can be definitely eated sole as well. I found the taste of foie gras excellent beyond any description. And I believe, a person travelling to France should definitely try it once.

Beach and history

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Beach and history you can have both if you go to Arromanches (Musee du Debarquement ),Saint Malo for beach (great tide in Europe ),Mont Saint Michel (1330 years of history ), Cancale , Dinar , Cherbourg...The distance between them is not so big .There are many advices on :www.tripadvisor.com ,www.normandy1944.com ,www.ot-montsaintmichel.com ,www.saint-malo.com .I take the information when I need directly from the forums of virtualtourist.

FRENCH TOURIST OFFICE site (English)

by vinc_bilb

The official web site of the FRENCH TOURIST OFFICE, provides a lot of information's for tourists:- accommodations - flights & transports - practical info - regions of france, ... A good way for having a look in advance, for cooking your own tourist trip "à la carte", complementary to virtualTourist, for sure!!FRENCH TOURIST OFFICE Also included: tourist pass I'm leaving here, so ...

Great website to plan your vacation

by ealgisi

Surfing the internet i have found this great website containing a lot of information about place to visit in France with a lot of local information about places, what to do, etc...http://www.francethisway.com/

Few word in French

by ealgisi

Below you will find few useful words you can use while traveling in Fance:Yes/No = Oui/NonYes, please/No, thank you = Oui, s'il vous plaît/Non, merci Please = S'il vous plaît Thank you = Merci (madame/monsieur) You're welcome = Il n'y a pas de quoi Here is/are = Voici... Hello/Good morning/afternoon = Bonjour, (madame/monsieur) Hello/Good evening = Bonsoir (madame/monsieur) Goodbye = Au revoir Good night = Bonne nuit How are you? = Comment allez-vous? Very well, thanks = Très bien, merci Excuse me = Excusez-moi Do you speak English? = Est-ce que vous parlez anglais? Can you help me? = Est-ce que vous pouvez m'aider? I don't understand. = Je ne comprends pas. I don't know. = Je ne sais pas. Could you please write it down = Est-ce que vous pouvez l'écrire? Sorry = Désolé(e) Where? = Où? When? = Quand? How? = Comment? Why? = Pourquoi? Who? = Qui?Which? = Lequel?/Laquelle? Where is...? = Où...

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Q: Dear all, Does anyone knows whether it is possible to get a phone sim card in France for use during a short term/traveller stay...

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