This weekwe asked for your Paris tips.
Here are some highlights from the 148 responses.
If you learn just thing, let it be that Parisians like to say hello.
It is considered the height of rudeness to not greet anyone-even when you get on a bus, saysKlee.
Add anAu revoir, bonne journeewhen you leave, saysjseb.
And start your conversations in French, even when you know the other person speaks English.
Readers all agreed that its rude to just start talking to Parisians in English.
The best phrase I know in French isJe suis desole, je ne parle pas francais, saysJobiWan.
Even those that dont speak English are very pleasant and have a go at work with you.
One place poured us extra wine and another one gave use free desserts with our dinner.
If it’s possible for you to sneak in a malaprop, youll become their darling.
If you get lost, hop on the Metro (therell be a station nearby).
Its very, very easy.
But make a point to get lost.
Aimawayfromface3agrees:
Plan less and wander more.
Paris is filled with little micro-neighborhoods and interesting streets.
Be sure to take at least one day to just wander about without any real plans or direction.
I happened upon an old raised railway line (Promenade Plantee) that they turned into a park.
The next day we skipped the bus, and just walked.
It was a lot more fun that way.
Stop at Le Relais de Venise - 271 Boulevard Pereire.
There is no menu here; select your wine, and the servers bring out your meal.
Top it off with homemade dessert.
Excellent!Herecomesthejudd
Relais Odeon.
And theres a tiki bar in Pigalle called The Dirty Dick.
It is expensive, but serves excellent drinks.
The bartenders are fantastic and will take good care of you, especially if you tip well.
Pick one wing and stick with it.nellburt
Pick one or two sections and enjoy the heck out of those.
I love the Picasso museum and Rodin museum.
There are others, but those two are fantastic, pretty tweaks.
it’s possible for you to share them among multiple riders as well.
ensure that you hold on to your ticket until you are finished riding, and have exited the station.
Get an unlimited subway/rail pass, and take a little time studying the routes.
There are 2 trains in paris: Metro and RER.
RER is heavier rail, metro is metro.
you could ride both with a metro pass, but only RER within the city limits.
Go to Versaille, the countryside, whatever.
Cut to two sweaty exhausted people queuing for the tour much later than expected.
The plus side was, we got to see the city all lit up after dark.
it’s possible for you to buy one online ahead of time.
Ditto for oversized clothing.Alan
Montmartre: Hit up Dalis studio, its worth it.
Nothing like the museum in Figueres, but still, pretty cool.
Also: Look for the sculpture of the guy sticking out of the wall.
Its based on a famous French story whose name escapes me at the moment.
Id rather spend a day in Versailles than see 10 sights.
Guillaume givesa breakdown of all the arrondisements(the districts,numbered clockwise from the city center).
Heres the intro: Youll find old, bourgeois people in the 7th, 8th, 16th.
Young people, bobos, hipsters in the 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, 19th, 20th.
This, for most visitors, appears as rudeness while in reality this is just normality.jseb
Parisbymouth.com.
It was, and still is, the website I send anyone to who is headed to Paris.
Come back Monday when were going to Florida!
