Away in ParisAway in Paris

Zoë & AimèeZoë & Aimèe

Helpful Planning TipsHelpful Planning Tips Passport is mandatory (no Passport is mandatory (no

visa or shots). Bring visa or shots). Bring photocopies of your photocopies of your identity papers just in identity papers just in case. You are required to case. You are required to have proof of identity at all have proof of identity at all times in France. times in France.

TimeTime: Paris uses the 24 : Paris uses the 24 Hour clock, it is the same Hour clock, it is the same time up till noon, then time up till noon, then keep going: 13:00, 14:00 keep going: 13:00, 14:00 and so on. For anything and so on. For anything over 12, subtract 12 and over 12, subtract 12 and add pm. add pm.

Business HoursBusiness Hours: Most shops : Most shops are open Monday- Saturday are open Monday- Saturday (10:00-19:00) and closed on (10:00-19:00) and closed on Sunday. Many small markets, Sunday. Many small markets, bakeries and street markets are bakeries and street markets are open on Sunday. On Monday open on Sunday. On Monday some businesses are closed some businesses are closed until 14:00, and some all day. until 14:00, and some all day. Saturdays are like weekends Saturdays are like weekends (but most banks are closed).(but most banks are closed).

DiscountsDiscounts: Students with : Students with International Student International Student Identification Cards, teachers Identification Cards, teachers with proper identification, and with proper identification, and youths under 18 or even 26 youths under 18 or even 26 often get discounts-but you often get discounts-but you have to ask.have to ask.

• Voltage: Bring two prong adapter plug and a converter. Travel appliances often have convenient, built-in converters; look for a voltage switch marked 120V (U.S) and 240V (Europe).

Money Money Exchange rate: Exchange rate:

$1.00 is $1.00 is €€0.76 as 0.76 as of November 28, of November 28, 20062006

Traveler’s check Traveler’s check are a waste of are a waste of time!!! Bring your time!!! Bring your ATM, credit, debit ATM, credit, debit and cash as a and cash as a backup.backup.

Omnipresent French Omnipresent French bank machines are bank machines are always open for always open for getting cash in euros. getting cash in euros. You’ll need your PIN You’ll need your PIN code. These code. These machines are called machines are called point d’argent or point d’argent or distributeur des distributeur des billets (D.A.B)billets (D.A.B)

Before you go, Before you go, verify with your verify with your bank that your bank that your card will work, card will work, and alert them and alert them you’ll be making you’ll be making withdrawals in withdrawals in Europe; otherwise Europe; otherwise the bank may not the bank may not approve approve transactions.transactions.

Bring two cards in Bring two cards in case one gets case one gets damaged.damaged.

Use a money Use a money belt. Thieves belt. Thieves target tourists.target tourists.

Visa and Visa and MasterCard are MasterCard are more commonly more commonly accepted than accepted than American American Express.Express.

TippingTipping Restaurants & Cafés:Restaurants & Cafés:

The service charge is The service charge is included in the bill, included in the bill, though it’s customary though it’s customary to tip 5% extra for good to tip 5% extra for good service. If you order a service. If you order a meal at a counter, don’t meal at a counter, don’t

tip.tip.

Taxis: Taxis: Round up. For a typical Round up. For a typical ride, round up to the ride, round up to the next euro on the fare. next euro on the fare. For a long ride, round to For a long ride, round to the nearest the nearest €10. If the €10. If the cab driver is extra nice, cab driver is extra nice, toss in a little extra. If toss in a little extra. If you feel like you’ve you feel like you’ve been driving in circles been driving in circles or otherwise ripped off, or otherwise ripped off, skip the tip. skip the tip.

Special Services: Special Services: Tour guides and Tour-bus Tour guides and Tour-bus drivers often hold out drivers often hold out their hands for tips; some their hands for tips; some may tip a euro or two for a may tip a euro or two for a job well done. job well done.

Hotels: Hotels: Tips aren’t required but Tips aren’t required but you can give a tip to the you can give a tip to the porter a euro for carrying porter a euro for carrying your bags or a few euros your bags or a few euros in your room at the end of in your room at the end of your stay if you were your stay if you were satisfied with your maid satisfied with your maid service. service.

In general, if someone In general, if someone in the service industry in the service industry does a superior job for does a superior job for you, a tip of a couple of you, a tip of a couple of euros is appropriate… euros is appropriate… but not required.but not required.

When in doubt of When in doubt of tipping you may ask tipping you may ask your hotelier or the your hotelier or the tourist information tourist information office; they’ll fill you in office; they’ll fill you in on how it’s done on on how it’s done on their turf. their turf.

PhonesPhones Phone Cards: Phone Cards:

1. Télécarte: Can be only 1. Télécarte: Can be only used in public phone used in public phone booths.booths.2. Carte à code: Can be 2. Carte à code: Can be used in public phone boots used in public phone boots and in hotel rooms. Le and in hotel rooms. Le Ticket de Téléphone is an Ticket de Téléphone is an example.example.

U.S. Calling Cards are a rip U.S. Calling Cards are a rip off. You’re likely to pay a off. You’re likely to pay a $4 connection fee and $3 $4 connection fee and $3 for the first minute; if you for the first minute; if you get an answering machine, get an answering machine, it’ll cost $7 to talk to it’ll cost $7 to talk to nobody.nobody.

France has a 10 digit France has a 10 digit telephone. No area codes. telephone. No area codes. All Paris numbers start All Paris numbers start with 01.with 01.

Calling France from U.S. Calling France from U.S. dial 011, then France’s dial 011, then France’s country code (33) and country code (33) and then drop the initial 0. then drop the initial 0. Ex) The number: 01 47 05 Ex) The number: 01 47 05 49 15, from home you 49 15, from home you would dial 011 33 1 47 would dial 011 33 1 47 05 49 15.05 49 15.

To dial out of France, start To dial out of France, start with (00), then dial with (00), then dial country code (U.S is 1), country code (U.S is 1), then the number. Ex) The then the number. Ex) The number: 477-771-5555, number: 477-771-5555, you would dial 00 1 47 77 you would dial 00 1 47 77 71 55 55.71 55 55.

Typical American cell Typical American cell phones don’t work in phones don’t work in Europe, and those that do Europe, and those that do have horrendous per-have horrendous per-minute costs.minute costs.

You can buy relatively You can buy relatively cheap cell phones in cheap cell phones in Europe to make both Europe to make both international and local international and local calls.calls.

For about $120 you can For about $120 you can get a phone with $20 get a phone with $20 worth of calls that worth of calls that would work in the would work in the country when you country when you purchased it.purchased it.

If you have any If you have any questions, go to a questions, go to a European shop that European shop that sells mobile phones and sells mobile phones and ask them. If your on a ask them. If your on a budget, skip the cell budget, skip the cell phone and buy a phone phone and buy a phone cards instead.cards instead.

You’re never more than a You’re never more than a 10-minute walk from a 10-minute walk from a Métro station. The Métro Métro station. The Métro runs daily from 5:30-00:30 runs daily from 5:30-00:30 (5:30am-12:30pm).(5:30am-12:30pm).

Be careful for Be careful for pickpocketers, thieves pickpocketers, thieves spend their day on the spend their day on the Métro. Be on guard.Métro. Be on guard.

For a week or more stay, For a week or more stay, consider the Carte Orange consider the Carte Orange for about for about €15, which gives €15, which gives you free run of the bus you free run of the bus and and Métro system for one Métro system for one week, starting Monday week, starting Monday and ending Sunday; ask and ending Sunday; ask for the Carte Orange for the Carte Orange hebdomadairehebdomadaire and supply and supply a passport-size photo.a passport-size photo.

When your on the Métro, When your on the Métro, insert your ticket in the insert your ticket in the automatic turnstile, pass automatic turnstile, pass through, reclaim your through, reclaim your ticket, and keep it until ticket, and keep it until you exit the system.you exit the system.

OUR JOURNEY OUR JOURNEY BEGINSBEGINS

January 3January 3rdrd – 6 – 6thth 20072007

Day 1:Day 1:MorningMorning

Ile de la CitéIle de la Cité

Notre-DameNotre-Dame

Latin QuarterLatin Quarter

Lunch: Lunch: Le Caveau de PalaisLe Caveau de Palais

Afternoon:Afternoon:

LouvreLouvre

Evening:Evening:Seine RiverSeine River

Perfect Hotel & HostelPerfect Hotel & Hostel39 rue Rodier 75009 Paris39 rue Rodier 75009 Paris

+33(0)1 42 81 18 86+33(0)1 42 81 18 86 €€29 per night per guest29 per night per guest Double bed, sleeps 2:Double bed, sleeps 2:

shower and toilet in shower and toilet in room room (private facilities)(private facilities)

Breakfast includedBreakfast included Free English newspaperFree English newspaper Linen towels includedLinen towels included Free mapsFree maps No curfew, no lockoutNo curfew, no lockout Free baggage storageFree baggage storage Lift and guest kitchenLift and guest kitchen Free safety box at deskFree safety box at desk

Day 2, Morning: Day 2, Morning: Walk to Arc de TriompheWalk to Arc de Triomphe

Tuileries GardenTuileries Garden

Continue touring; next to the Continue touring; next to the Orsay MuseumOrsay Museum

Lunch in the Museum

Afternoon:Afternoon:Rodin MuseumRodin Museum

Or visit VersaillesOr visit Versailles (take the RER suburban train direct from Orsay)(take the RER suburban train direct from Orsay)

Evening: Evening: Eiffel TowerEiffel Tower

Day 3: Day 3: Maris WalkMaris Walk

Afternoon:Afternoon:Picasso Picasso MuseumMuseum

Evening: Evening: Montmartre Walk: Montmartre Walk:

Sacré-Coeur Basilica

Shopping Stores:Shopping Stores:

Carrousel du Louvre (huge mall)Carrousel du Louvre (huge mall)

- 99 rue de Rivoli - 75001 PARIS- 99 rue de Rivoli - 75001 PARISGaleries Lafayette: Department storeGaleries Lafayette: Department store

- 40, blvd Haussmann, 75009 PARIS - 40, blvd Haussmann, 75009 PARIS Azzedine Alaïa: Cutting-Edge ChicAzzedine Alaïa: Cutting-Edge Chic

- 18, rue de la Verrerie 75004 PARIS - 18, rue de la Verrerie 75004 PARIS

Restaurants:Restaurants:

Au Bon Accueil (reservations Au Bon Accueil (reservations essential, essential, variety of different variety of different cuisines)cuisines)- 14 rue de Monttessuy, Paris, France - 14 rue de Monttessuy, Paris, France

Iannello (Italian cuisine)Iannello (Italian cuisine)- 17, bd Exelmans, 75116 Paris - 17, bd Exelmans, 75116 Paris

L'Arpège (French cuisine)L'Arpège (French cuisine)- 84 rue de Varenne, Paris - 84 rue de Varenne, Paris

NightlifeNightlifeMoulin Rouge (Nightclub)Moulin Rouge (Nightclub)

- 82 boulevard de Clichy Paris - 82 boulevard de Clichy Paris France 75018France 75018

Le Moloko (Bar & dancing)Le Moloko (Bar & dancing)- 29 rue Fontaine, Paris France75009- 29 rue Fontaine, Paris France75009

Diagonal Europa (Cinema)Diagonal Europa (Cinema)

- 13 rue Victor-Cousin | 5th, Paris, - 13 rue Victor-Cousin | 5th, Paris, FranceFrance

Don’t Forget:Don’t Forget:While you’re there, While you’re there,

Send a postcard Send a postcard to…….to…….

…Madame

We’d like to thank…We’d like to thank…Google ImagesGoogle Images

Rick Steves’ Paris 2005 (book)Rick Steves’ Paris 2005 (book)

Frommer’s Paris 2007 (book)Frommer’s Paris 2007 (book)

All The Best From France (cd)All The Best From France (cd)

http://www.paris-hostel.biz/cheap.htmlhttp://www.paris-hostel.biz/cheap.html

http://www.virtourist.com/europe/paris/index.htmlhttp://www.virtourist.com/europe/paris/index.html

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