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With the self-guided tours in this book, you’ll explore the grand Champs-Elysées, the eye-popping Eiffel Tower, and the radiant cathedral of Notre-Dame. Learn how to save money and avoid the lines at the Louvre and Orsay Museums. Enjoy the ambience of Parisian neighborhoods, and take a day trip to the glittering palace of Versailles, or to the Champagne-soaked city of Reims. Then grab a café crème at a sidewalk café and listen to the hum of the city. You’ll see why Paris remains at the heart of global culture.
Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants in delightful neighborhoods. You’ll learn how to navigate the Paris Métro, and which sights are worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
Steve Smith manages tour planning for Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door and has been researching guidebooks with Rick for two decades. Fluent in French, he's lived in France on several occasions, starting when he was seven, and has traveled there annually since 1986. Steve's wife, who is an expert on French cuisine and wine, provides invaluable contributions to his books, as do his two children.
Gene Openshaw is a writer, composer, tour guide, and lecturer on art and history. Specializing in writing walking tours of Europe's cultural sights, Gene has coauthored 10 of Rick's books and contributes to Rick's public television series. As a composer, Gene has written a full-length opera (Matter), a violin sonata, and dozens of songs. He lives near Seattle with his daughter, and roots for the Mariners in good times and bad.
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Posted Sun Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2014
The Rick Steves' Paris Guide has several strong points.
1) The book is updated annually.
2) The descriptions of sights, hotels, restaurants, and shops are detailed enough to give the reader a real feel for place described.
3) There are good, practical descriptions of how to use public transportation: metro, RER, and bus. Paris has perhaps the world's finest public transportation system, and tourists can save time, money, and shoe leather by learning how to use it.
4) The guide includes good information on day-trips from Paris, including how to reach the destinations by public transportation.
What are the weaknesses? Essentially the book focuses on the sights and neighborhoods of Paris most interesting to Rick Steves, and does not try to be a comprehensive guide to the city. For example, in my visits to Paris I prefer to stay in the Place Châtelet area. Even though this area is well located to see the tourist sights of Paris, it's not described in the guide. Also, some interesting sights such as the Paris Mint are omitted.
There are guidebooks that are more comprehensive on neighborhoods and sights. However, for the tourist making a first or an infrequent visit to Paris, this book is the best single guide.
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Posted Thu Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2014
They didnt convert any of the maps right on the ebook version. To zoom in, i need to doubletap the map, and b/c it is a small map file, when zooming in, the rest of the map becomes blurry.
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Posted Fri Jan 03 00:00:00 EST 2014
Very informative, lot of good information, hints - what days museums are free, cost saving passes, how to organize a limited number of days so you do not miss "must see sights"
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Posted Mon May 12 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Rick Steve's Paris 2014 is packed with useful information. It not only provides tips on how to navigate Partis but provides information on French custons such as tipping at restaurants and also useful phrases. It also gives a historical perspective on what you will be seeing. I enjoyed it so much I read it cover to cover.
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Posted Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Hey whats up
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Posted Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Goes to the cafe and gift shop
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Posted Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Sup
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Posted Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014
:)
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Posted Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Plays 'Wheels in the Sky' by Journey on my guitar
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Posted Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Waits for katie to get back on
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Posted Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014
I did suicide at the effile tower res 4
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Posted Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Alrighty *i take your hand and we head to the park*
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Posted Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Walked in
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Posted Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 EDT 2014
At the park
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Posted Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Were did you move this to?
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Posted Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Oh ok ttyl
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Posted Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014
Gtg bbl or s or t
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Posted Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014
(Kk) my bf i miss him he said he was gonna be gone for three weeks and...and i loved him but hes never coming back is he? She lked up tears running from her eyes
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Posted Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 EDT 2014
"Hey, Dakota." She says, winking at him. "What's up?"
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Posted Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014
She walks in wearing a strapless black dress.
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Overview
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the City of Light—Paris.
With the self-guided tours in this book, you’ll explore the grand Champs-Elysées, the eye-popping Eiffel Tower, and the radiant cathedral of Notre-Dame. Learn how to save money and avoid the lines at the Louvre and Orsay Museums. Enjoy the ambience of Parisian neighborhoods, and take a day trip to the glittering palace of Versailles, or to the Champagne-soaked city ...