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 Champs-Elysées by jglsongs
The Avenue des Champs-Elys?es is worth a visit- one visit- short, sweet, see the Arc de Triomphe, and then move on to another, more interesting area.
My alternatives would be:
-for haute couture and fashion: go to Rue du Faubourg St-Honor?. THAT'S where you get a glimpse of Catherine Deneuve!
-for nightlife: anywhere else! The left bank, Marais in the 3rd and 4th, rue Oberkampf. If you must see one of those Vegas-y shows, try Paradis Latin instead of Crazy Horse.
For Christmas lights, Bastille Day, parades and other major exhibitions, the Champs-Elys?es is the best. For the other 358 days of the year, I say don't bother. You'll get more a feel of Paris on any other street or avenue. Leave a Comment
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 Top of Arc de Triumph by gaston_febus
People pushing flowers into your hands
People selling dancing mickey and minney mice
People selling things that "climb" down windows!?!
People who want to talk to you
You know what I mean, this place is a nightmare.
Go up the top of the Arc de Triumph. There is no lift and lots of stairs but there is a little exhibition with loads of old interesting pictures and there are good views of Paris from the top Leave a Comment
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 Champs-Elysées by Izvor
Too many tourists, too many pick-pockets, the cafes and shops are unreasonably and horribly expensive... Of course you would have to see the place... still... keep in mind my advise: keep your purse safe, don't go shopping there, if you would like to have a cup of coffee or anything be ready to pay double price or even triple if you would like to sit outside on the street.... But anyway who would like to have something to drink outside in the smog?
Here is a picture of Champs-Elysees as I saw it.... a big grey street... may be it was the weather, who knows? Leave a Comment
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 Paris shoppers standing in
line for Louis Vuitton by Confucius
I have heard that some Chinese shoppers actually pay people to stand in line and purchase purses here. (The China embassy is less than 3 blocks away from Louis Vuitton.) So there is not only a limit to the number of shoppers allowed inside, but also a restriction on quantity of purchases? This is mind boggling to me and I show the Malaysian couple my fake Louis Vuitton wallet that I bought in Guangzhou for 10 yuan, which is about 1 Euro. Our chat ended there, but I didn't want anybody thinking that I was the end of the line anyway.
Why stand in line on the Champs Elysee to spend 100 Euros for a wallet that costs 10 yuan on Guangzhou's Chang Shou Street? There's no queue in Shenzhen to buy fake Louis Vuitton handbags and you can purchase as many as you like there! Leave a Comment
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Do me a favor and read the whole thing before you start throwing stuff.
The Champs-Elysees:
I still go there for multiple strolls everytime I visit Paris, but let's be honest - (imho) parts of the Champs-Elysees are becoming a beautiful, seductive, and overpriced tourist trap. (Charles de Gaulle would roll over in his grave.)
An espresso or drink at Fouquet's terrace for only 10 - 15 Euros
And let's not forget the below-average dinners & touristy glitz shows at the Lido for a mere $220 - $400 a pop (2008 prices) ... the dollar sucks
Hey, it's the Champs-Elysees.
She may be a little jaded, but despite the commercialism the Champs-Elysees is still one of the most warm, sexy, attractive, sassyest-classiest strolls in the world, especially down below Rond-Point.
I still make sure to wander down the Champs-Elysees every time I visit Paris anyway.
There IS no alternative to the Champs-Elysees ... I'll always love it.
Also: Some truly great restaurants (Guy Savoy, Les Ulysees Du Vernet, Ledoyen, etc.) and clubs hide just off the Champs Elysees. One block or two off the street and you're in Paris restaurant heaven.
Alsace on the Champs has excellent choucroute. Fouquet's has some of the best cafe/people-watching in the world (but the food @ Fouquet's is definitely a tourist trap....)
Champs Summary:
She's kind of like that aunt you see only during holidays: sometimes a little too much, ... but you still love her to death anyway.
"in France they kiss on main street..." Leave a Comment
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Avoid buying overpriced souvenir items from the shops in around this street.
Just browse, but don't buy chintz. Champs Elysées has many other offers like ... just taking pictures of the plaque with the name of the avenue on it, looking at the numerous people milling up and down, as you sip on your chocolat chaud or eat a baguette.
If you want souvenirs, the typical stuff such as plastic eiffel towers and , t-shirts, mugs and scarves with Paris plastered all over them, you are better off going to Blanche (line 2, can take the metro directly from the north end of the Champs Elysées metro station Charles de Gaulle Etoile, won't take your more than 16 mins) the less glamourous part of Paris which will have all of these items at a fraction of the price on the Champs Elysees. Sometimes you can even bargain with the shop owners, on the streets surrounding the Sacré Coeur. Leave a Comment
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This is what we bought: two Cokes + two chocolate pastries
And guess how much we've paid? Around 7 euros!
Just stay calm and still try to enjoy your meal. We've learned our lesson: better buy food at a supermarket!
Better buy your food in a supermarket (like "Ed" or "Franprix").
Also bakeries which are located a bit farther from the centre are often cheaper (like in La Villette if you're staying in the Etap Hotel). So just avoid the main attractions like the Champs Elysées to buy your food.
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