Paris is breathtakingly beautiful. Its also quite large therefore to even sample its choicest parts its essential that one PLANS AHEAD.
Its quite useful to have access to the latest weather reports as well. I shall outline a small step by step guide to planning your sightseeing trip.
1. Define the number of days that you have got to spend and identify where you would be staying for the duration of your stay. I would recommend a minimum of four days including the day of arrival and departure. Seven days would be excellent.
2. Plan to do something close to your place of stay on the day of arrival. This enables you to get a flavour of the area, the eateries, as well as take in a few sights without a long trek. If you are booking one of those hop on hop off tours then one would be wiser to use whole days than part days so that's another reason to take in sights/attractions closer to place of stay. Also try and buy tickets to the Eiffel tower ahead of time(something which we didnt do) as it will shorten the queue quite a bit.
3.Identify where your nearest Metro station is as well as where the nearest hop on hop off bus stop is and familiarise yourself with its routes. Remember taxi fares at night aren't too bad as there is hardly any traffic.
4. Make a list of your must do's and may do's if time permits. This makes sure you don't go back home disappointed.
5.Familiarise yourself with a few weather websites. http://www.accuweather.com is one of my favourites as it even gives an hourly forecast which comes in very useful.
6. Buy a museum pass--costs just 39 Euros for an adult and children go free--Its one of the most excellent 'value for money' passes that I have ever come across. In my opinion much better value than the Paris pass.
7. On the morning of your first full day of sightseeing check the weather and outline your route.The museums and places like the Pantheon are excellent options for inclement weather.
Plan out a route that would involve minimum crosstracking and enables you to enjoy the maximum must do's--plan to go to the Louvre on a 'bad weather day'.
8.If you are using the hop on hop off try and catch the first bus of the day--its much less crowded and gives you a head start.
9. If you have kids and are planning a long day then try fitting a trip back to your place of stay after lunch for a bit of rest--even if its just an hour its well worth it.This way your day will ultimately go longer as they will be refreshed and rested.
10.Last but not the least remember you are on holiday so relax and have a great time--sample the local fare and don't be hesitant to try new things.
Its quite useful to have access to the latest weather reports as well. I shall outline a small step by step guide to planning your sightseeing trip.
1. Define the number of days that you have got to spend and identify where you would be staying for the duration of your stay. I would recommend a minimum of four days including the day of arrival and departure. Seven days would be excellent.
2. Plan to do something close to your place of stay on the day of arrival. This enables you to get a flavour of the area, the eateries, as well as take in a few sights without a long trek. If you are booking one of those hop on hop off tours then one would be wiser to use whole days than part days so that's another reason to take in sights/attractions closer to place of stay. Also try and buy tickets to the Eiffel tower ahead of time(something which we didnt do) as it will shorten the queue quite a bit.
3.Identify where your nearest Metro station is as well as where the nearest hop on hop off bus stop is and familiarise yourself with its routes. Remember taxi fares at night aren't too bad as there is hardly any traffic.
4. Make a list of your must do's and may do's if time permits. This makes sure you don't go back home disappointed.
5.Familiarise yourself with a few weather websites. http://www.accuweather.com is one of my favourites as it even gives an hourly forecast which comes in very useful.
6. Buy a museum pass--costs just 39 Euros for an adult and children go free--Its one of the most excellent 'value for money' passes that I have ever come across. In my opinion much better value than the Paris pass.
7. On the morning of your first full day of sightseeing check the weather and outline your route.The museums and places like the Pantheon are excellent options for inclement weather.
Plan out a route that would involve minimum crosstracking and enables you to enjoy the maximum must do's--plan to go to the Louvre on a 'bad weather day'.
8.If you are using the hop on hop off try and catch the first bus of the day--its much less crowded and gives you a head start.
9. If you have kids and are planning a long day then try fitting a trip back to your place of stay after lunch for a bit of rest--even if its just an hour its well worth it.This way your day will ultimately go longer as they will be refreshed and rested.
10.Last but not the least remember you are on holiday so relax and have a great time--sample the local fare and don't be hesitant to try new things.
Really helpful Jackie
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