Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 10:53     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Anonymous wrote:Buy the Museum Pass. It pays for itself. You'll have endless choices of museums/chapels and no wait to buy tickets at those places either.
I felt like a VIP with that pass. I walked right up, flashed the card, and let in immediately. No lines waiting to buy a ticket, no hassl trying to figure out the admission fee to each place or deciding if I should spend money to go to XYZ. I visited museums and churches I never thought I would visit (there's a list of like 80 places it's accepted).


This is interesting! Everyone says london pass is not worth it. Glad to hear about paris. Especially if you can skip lines.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 10:45     Subject: Re:First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Musee D'Orsay is always a must stop when I go.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 10:21     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Anonymous wrote:We're heading to Paris in March for a long weekend and are looking for recommendations. We typically take outdoorsy or beach vacations so I'm a bit stumped trying to find adventures for us. Siene River cruise and Eiffel Tower are on my list. I want to visit the Louvre, but we definitely aren't going to spend hours and hours in a museum. Any other "must do"/"must see" items in Paris? Someone recommended the hop on/hop off bus to see alot in one day. Good idea? Any restaurants/cafes that we should try (that don't need a reservation a year in advance!)? We'd also like to go out to cool bars or clubs at night.

THANKS!


Need a bit more info to give good recommendations. How many days will you be there? Do you have a hotel booked (neighborhood matters a lot)? Kids with you? Ages?
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 09:34     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
The main stuff - Eiffel tower, Seine river cruise, Notre Dame, the Louvre. Walk around a lot and take in the atmosphere. Eat lots of crepes! We didn't do a hop on hop off tour, but we did do a Paris at night bus tour. We saw lots of sights and then planned which to go back to the next few days. It was nice.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 09:00     Subject: Re:First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Have you read a guidebook? I'll try not to be snarky, but it always stuns me when people ask questions like, "I'm going to X, what should I see?" There are professionals who live in these places and spend months doing research and then write it all up in a book. The books also include suggested itineraries for different interests. And if you don't want to spring the $15 for a book, it's almost all available online for free.

https://www.frommers.com/destinations/paris/suggested-itineraries

Suggested Itineraries
A Literary Pilgrimage
Architectural Highlights
In One Day
In Two Days
In Three Days
For Families
For Romantics

Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 08:46     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Buy the Museum Pass. It pays for itself. You'll have endless choices of museums/chapels and no wait to buy tickets at those places either.
I felt like a VIP with that pass. I walked right up, flashed the card, and let in immediately. No lines waiting to buy a ticket, no hassl trying to figure out the admission fee to each place or deciding if I should spend money to go to XYZ. I visited museums and churches I never thought I would visit (there's a list of like 80 places it's accepted).
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 07:00     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Have you looked at the airbnb experiences? there are a lot o really cool ones for paris I'd do in a heart beat. We're going in June but w a 15 months old (pray for us).

https://www.airbnb.com/s/Paris--France/experiences?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fexperiences
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 06:32     Subject: Re:First Time in Paris - To Do List?
ddi your search archives? literally 10s of threads on this already.
Anonymous
Post 02/21/2018 04:45     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Montmartre is a must see. As well as St Michel little restaurants.

Be careful with your belongings though, lots of thiefs (in the subway or by tourist attractions).
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2018 23:15     Subject: Re:First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Saint-Chapelle. The stained glass is stunning.

I agree with the Rodin museum, but I wouldn't devote much time to the museum. The best part is the garden.

If you can, see Sacre-Coeur at night. The Seine River cruise is alao great at night.

Be sure to stop by a patisserie. In addition to incredible pastries they usually offer quiche and sandwiches (croque monsieur). Also stop by a creperie for savory and sweet crepes.

Anonymous
Post 02/20/2018 23:00     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
If you like to walk, Montmartre is a bit more hilly than the rest of Paris and very cute. A bit touristy but charming all the same.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2018 20:20     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Walk, walk, and walk some more. Paris is quite small. Just wandering is awesome.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2018 18:47     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
Anonymous wrote:We really love the Rodin Museum.


Ditto. The Catacombs are cool.

Walk around Marais. Have dinner at a bistro on the sidewalk. Take a Blue Bike Tour, they are awesome, and you can see a lot of things at once.

Go visit La Grande Epicerie if you like good food, grab a picnic and go eat somewhere in a park.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2018 17:36     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
We really love the Rodin Museum.
Anonymous
Post 02/20/2018 17:32     Subject: First Time in Paris - To Do List?
We're heading to Paris in March for a long weekend and are looking for recommendations. We typically take outdoorsy or beach vacations so I'm a bit stumped trying to find adventures for us. Siene River cruise and Eiffel Tower are on my list. I want to visit the Louvre, but we definitely aren't going to spend hours and hours in a museum. Any other "must do"/"must see" items in Paris? Someone recommended the hop on/hop off bus to see alot in one day. Good idea? Any restaurants/cafes that we should try (that don't need a reservation a year in advance!)? We'd also like to go out to cool bars or clubs at night.

THANKS!