General Paris
If you want cheap travel within Paris you need to buy an orange carnet for one month from the metro for each person. This allows as much travel as you like on both bus and metro and RER which is light rail train. You will need to check but you might be able to use them on a day trip to Versailles to see the Palace which is well worth it. So many places to see and so much to do in Paris, you may not want to leave!Budget eating is having a sandwich from the street vendors, carrying your own water bottle or looking for the Formule meals at lunchtime and evening in the cafes. Sadly, they DO have McDonalds in Paris if your children are desperate for junk food. Best budget is to make yourselves and the children packed lunches for day trips. If the kids have back packs, these are popular for carrying food and teenagers are always hungry it seems!I found Hotel Ibis to be clean and comfortable...
