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 Tour bus passing the Louvre by tiabunna Especially if you have not previously been to Paris, I would strongly recommend that you begin by spending a day (or maybe two) on one of the open double deck buses which will take you past most of the main tourist attractions. If you carry a city map (readily available free) you will gain a reasonable feeling for the city’s layout and of what most attracts you, should your time be limited. Later I would suggest you use the Metro for general transport – but you learn little of the city from underground! I travelled on a “L’Open Tour”, which has multilingual headphones to give a commentary on what you are passing. They cover four routes around the city and your ticket allows you to get on and off at will, or to change between routes. You can join the system at any of their stops (most hotels will have the details) and pay the driver – with luck there will be a stop near your hotel! At a cost of 25€ for one day and 28€ for two days, it might be useful to do the full tour on the first day, then use the bus for transport on the second day. Address: 13 rue Auber, 75009 ParisPhone: 01 42 55 56 56Directions: You will find the bus stops for these tours around Paris: you can pay the driver and join the tour at any point.Website: www.paris-opentour.com
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I find the best way to experience a new city is by a bus tour. The Paris L'Open Tour was very good and informative (you get headphones with commentary in French and English). Plus the first bus driver I had saved me money on my ticket and helped us when we wanted to switch buses (we had to walk 2 blocks - which may not seem difficult, except if you've never been to Paris before and all you know is you're looking for a street called L'Opera) Their 'Paris Grand Tour' was especially good. Leave a Comment
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Since I had the day passes allowing me unlimited travel on trains and buses, I made good use of it from time to time to just loiter about the city in buses looking at the panorama and the beautiful high rises. I allowed myself get lost in the city taking unknown buses, not consulting the map, moving through unknown lanes and boulevards and looking at things that I would have otherwise missed.
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 Moulin Rouge from the bus by gretapet On our recent trip to Paris, I was 5 months pregnant and having back problems. So a bus tour was the perfect solution for me. We chose the L'Open Tour bus. This is a double decker bus which is open on top. You buy a ticket that is good for unlimited use for 2 days, and there are 4 different routes to chose from. We rode them all, but the favorite one was the "Grand Tour", which passes all of Paris' most famous sights. The bus has many stops along the route and you can get on and off when you like. Buses pass every 15-30 minutes and operate from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm, all year long. The tour also provides ear phones which can be used to listen to a tour commentary. The commentary is available in several different languages. The commentary was "ok"...some of the earphone outlets on the bus did not work correctly...so if yours doesn't work, switch to a different seat and try a different outlet. We paid 28 euros for the 2 day pass. Leave a Comment Phone: +33 (0)1 42 66 56 56Directions: Hop on and pay at any of the stops for the L'Open Tour bus. Check the company's website to see a map of where the bus stops.Website: http://www.paris-opentour.com/index_eng.htm Other Contact: information@paris-opentour.com
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by monica78 Take a bustrip around the city to see all the attractions... You can sit and relax and enjoy the city from the top of the bus. And if it is nice weather you can get some sun too! :) Leave a Comment Directions: Tickets can be bought at the bus. And you find stops all around the city.Other Contact: But as you can see our sightseei
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 Bus top view by jolou If you have limited time but want to see as much as you can, take one of the open top bus tours where you can jump off whenever you see something of interest. Leave a Comment
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 Back of the Bus, resting my feet, getting some sun by chellediva I agree that the open-top bus tours are very "touristy", but I don't know how else we'd have gotten anywhere...those people drive like maniacs! Great opportunity to see all the major sights without the hassle of parking and taxis.
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by Oana_bic For your fisrt time visit, highly recomandable to take a ' hop- in hop off' bus & enjoy fantastic views from the open top deck: Tour Eiffel, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, Luxemburg, Saint Germain, Pantheon, Madeleine, Des Invalides, Hotel de Ville, Sacre Coeur, Bastille. Instead of killing your feet and fighting with a map, just try the Open Tour. Leave a Comment
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You can get on and off at any time at any stop, and rejoin the tour on a later bus. Leave a Comment Directions: There are stops all over the city - the one i remember is right outside Notre Dame cathedral
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Touring around by touring bus call red-bus with 125 ff within 2 days !!!! and it will take you to 8 famous places around paris , including Eiffle tower and Louvre Museum!!!!
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