First time, 3 days in paris

hi,

i need your help about my stay in Paris for 3 days, 2 nights on the next Oct.

1- till now i didn%26#39;t decide if I%26#39;ll stay at De Dieppe at 22, rue d%26#39;Amsterdam or Ibis Paris La Défense Centre (help).

2- from Paris tripadvisor page, i extracted some places to visit like Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Arc De Triomphe, Madeleine, Louvre and les invalids. r these places many to visit within 2 and a half day??(help)

and what else i have to c?(help)

3- what about the bike tour?some experience? (help)

thanks,

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The first time we went to Paris it was also for three days. There is a lot you can do in that time. These are the %26quot;must sees%26quot;: Notre Dame, Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Arc the Triomph, Ile St. Louis, Montmartre.

Any doubts or clarifications you need on these sites you may enter specific questions on right hand side on top of your original question.

Good luck!

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The Dieppe is probably the more centrally located choice, but since you are traveling in October--not high season--maybe you can shop around for a different possibility. Of course the places you list are must-sees. Maybe in the short time you have, a bus tour would work well to help as an orientation. You%26#39;d see all the major sights without having to navigate on your own at first.

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One day: Notre Dame, Sainte-Chapelle, Ile St. Louis (for lunch and to wander around and see this small village-like island), then walk past Hotel de Ville (Paris city Hall) to the Louvre and go inside using the entrance on Rue de Rivoli under the red and white banner saying %26quot;Carousel%26quot;, go down the escalator, pass the shops on your left and your right until you get into an open area where there are machines to purchase you entry ticket. If you still have time, walk through the Tuilleries to the Place de la Concorde, up the Champs-Elysees all the way to the Arc de Triomphe and go to the top. The view is fabulous and you will be able to see the Eiffel Tower.

Another day: Visit 2 areas: Latin Quarter and Saint-

Germaine-des-Pres (5th %26amp; 6th arrondissements), les Invalides, the Pantheon, le Jardin du Luxembourg, the Rodin Museum. That night go to the Eiffel Tower.

Third day: Opera Garnier (do your own self-tour)--gorgeous building inside, Marais District just wandering around (there are several wonderful museums you could see in this area but I don%26#39;t think you will have time--Picasso, Cluny, Carnavalet (I think this is in this area). Definitely see the outside of the Pompidou Museum (amazing architecture) and go next door to see the Stravinsky Fountains which are colorful, have lots of moving parts and are fun to watch. Walk down Rue de Rosiers to see the Jewish and Gay section of town and perhaps have a falafel at L%26#39;As du Falafel (yummy!). Then, take the Metro to the Montmartre area to see Sacre Coeur and Place du Tertre which is just behind Sacre Coeur.

If you accomplish all of this (or even any part of this schedule) you will have a great trip.

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Second Rue d%26#39;Amsterdam as a more central location – but if you can, try for something in the 4th (Marais, Ile de la Cite, Ile St Louis), 5th (Latin Quarter) or 6th Saint-Germain des Pres). You’ll save heaps of time which, given you have only got 3 days, is worth €€€.

I like ILWP’s suggestions – but how you structure your days will definitely depend on where you are staying, what you are interested in and what is open on the days you are visiting.

Two suggestions:

First, check out www.parismuseumpass.com for information on the major museums and monuments. (The “practical information” section is invaluable for address details and for ensuring you don’t plan on visiting the Louvre on the day it’s closed – which is Tuesdays, by the way.)

Second, once you’ve worked out what you want to see, use googlemaps to help familiarise yourself with where things are located in relation to eachother.

For example, the Invalides is just around the corner from the Musee Rodin (which are on the border of the 6th and 7th) while the Pantheon is on the border of the 5th close to the Jardin Luxembourg which is in the 6th. So you save time if you sequence your visits in a logical order. (By the way, the Cluny – also called the Musee du Moyen Age – is in the 6th, rather than the 4th. It’s about a 5 minute walk from the Pantheon and the Jardin Luxembourg and really worth a quick visit just to see the famous Lady %26amp; Unicorn tapestries.)

Also: if you visit the Invalides, check out the nearby Pont Alexandre III. Like the Tombeau de Napoleon, it is way OTT.

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thanks all for ur helpful replies especially ILWP and EllaDexter.

to answer ur Qs EllaDexter, i%26#39;ll be at paris on Sun and will leave on Tuesday (thanks for the Louvre info) and btw i use googlearth as u advised.

secondly, I want to visit the must-seeing places even those which r not in my interests but i have to visit because they r must-seeing places.

finally, what about Paris Museum pass, Paris City passport, Paris visite, and l%26#39;open tour. do i have to buy or use them or i can handle without them?

thank you guys for ur help.

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Regarding the museum pass, look up that website to see what museums allow the pass to be used. Then decide where you want to go and if it will save you money. There are only a couple of places where it will save you time so you don%26#39;t have to stand in line: Sainte-Chapelle, D%26#39;Orsay museum and L%26#39;Orangerie. If you enter the Louvre on Rue de Rivoli under the red and white %26quot;Carousel%26quot; banner, you shouldn%26#39;t have any trouble getting in pretty quickly.

You don%26#39;t have much time in Paris so time is something which will be very important to you.

I don%26#39;t think you have time to do a bike tour unless you want to make that more important than seeing something. It is up to you. You can check out Fat Tire Bike tours and make a decision.

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