Paris, Ile de France
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Paris is a big city like any other city. What makes it so special is the amount of amazing things to see and the French people themselves. Learn alittle French and try to speak it and they will usually let you off the hook and switch to English. It is important to try though. We stayed in two different hotels over the X-mas and New Years holiday. We switched hotels to be in a different part of the city and experience something different. Each arrondissement is unique in it’s own way and has a lot to offer. Even with 11 days we saw most of everything but not all. The best tip I could give is try to make reservations/buy tickets before you go places like Versailles, The Catacombs,and the Eifel Tower. I also recommend taking taxi’s over anything else if it’s in your budget. Most places seem pretty close by and will only cost about 10 euro to get there. Metro is cheaper (and easy) but not as quick. The Louvre will take a day, (technically any museum could be if you’re that into it) Versaille is a day, but most everything else could be combined with something else. Avoid touristy resteraunts for the best meals. The food is great. Every bottle of wine we had was great. Epernay makes a good side trip (to the Champagne Wineries) and is less touristy than Reims. If you go during X-mas like we did you’ll also have the added bonus of X-mas markets everywhere. They are a great place to eat and pick up little souveniers to bring home. Try the macroons!
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