Away in Paris

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Away in Paris

• Zoë Aimèe

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Helpful Planning Tips

• Passport is mandatory (no visa or shots). Bring
  photocopies of your identity papers just in case.
  You are required to have proof of identity at all
  times in France.
• Time Paris uses the 24 Hour clock, it is the
  same time up till noon, then keep going 1300,
  1400 and so on. For anything over 12, subtract
  12 and add pm.

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• Business Hours Most shops are open Monday-
  Saturday (1000-1900) and closed on Sunday.
  Many small markets, bakeries and street markets
  are open on Sunday. On Monday some businesses are
  closed until 1400, and some all day. Saturdays
  are like weekends (but most banks are closed).

• Discounts Students with International Student
  Identification Cards, teachers with proper
  identification, and youths under 18 or even 26
  often get discounts-but you 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).

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Money

• Omnipresent French bank machines are always open
  for getting cash in euros. Youll need your PIN
  code. These machines are called point dargent
  or distributeur des billets (D.A.B)

• Exchange rate 1.00 is 0.76 as of November 28,
  2006
• Travelers check are a waste of time!!! Bring
  your ATM, credit, debit and cash as a backup.

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• Before you go, verify with your bank that your
  card will work, and alert them youll be making
  withdrawals in Europe otherwise the bank may not
  approve transactions.
• Bring two cards in case one gets damaged.

• Use a money belt. Thieves target tourists.
• Visa and MasterCard are more commonly accepted
  than American Express.

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Tipping

• Restaurants Cafés
• The service charge is included in the bill,
  though its customary to tip 5 extra for good
  service. If you order a meal at a counter, dont
  tip.

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

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• Special Services
• Tour guides and Tour-bus drivers often hold out
  their hands for tips some may tip a euro or two
  for a job well done.
• Hotels
• Tips arent required but you can give a tip to
  the porter a euro for carrying your bags or a few
  euros in your room at the end of your stay if you
  were satisfied with your maid service.

• In general, if someone in the service industry
  does a superior job for you, a tip of a couple of
  euros is appropriate but not required.
• When in doubt of tipping you may ask your
  hotelier or the tourist information office
  theyll fill you in on how its done on their
  turf.

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Phones

• Phone Cards
• 1. Télécarte Can be only used in public phone
  booths.
• 2. Carte à code Can be used in public phone
  boots and in hotel rooms. Le Ticket de Téléphone
  is an example.
• U.S. Calling Cards are a rip off. Youre likely
  to pay a 4 connection fee and 3 for the first
  minute if you get an answering machine, itll
  cost 7 to talk to nobody.

• France has a 10 digit telephone. No area codes.
  All Paris numbers start with 01.
• Calling France from U.S. dial 011, then Frances
  country code (33) and then drop the initial 0.
  Ex) The number 01 47 05 49 15, from home you
  would dial 011 33 1 47 05 49 15.
• To dial out of France, start with (00), then dial
  country code (U.S is 1), then the number. Ex)
  The number 477-771-5555, you would dial 00 1 47
  77 71 55 55.

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• Typical American cell phones dont work in
  Europe, and those that do have horrendous
  per-minute costs.
• You can buy relatively cheap cell phones in
  Europe to make both international and local calls.

• For about 120 you can get a phone with 20 worth
  of calls that would work in the country when you
  purchased it.
• If you have any questions, go to a European shop
  that sells mobile phones and ask them. If your
  on a budget, skip the cell phone and buy a phone
  cards instead.

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• For a week or more stay, consider the Carte
  Orange for about 15, which gives you free run of
  the bus and Métro system for one week, starting
  Monday and ending Sunday ask for the Carte
  Orange hebdomadaire and supply a passport-size
  photo.
• When your on the Métro, insert your ticket in the
  automatic turnstile, pass through, reclaim your
  ticket, and keep it until you exit the system.

• Youre never more than a 10-minute walk from a
  Métro station. The Métro runs daily from
  530-0030 (530am-1230pm).
• Be careful for pickpocketers, thieves spend their
  day on the Métro. Be on guard.

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OUR JOURNEY BEGINSJanuary 3rd 6th 2007
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Day 1Morning

• Ile de la Cité

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Notre-Dame
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Latin Quarter
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Lunch Le Caveau de Palais
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AfternoonLouvre
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EveningSeine River
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Perfect Hotel Hostel39 rue Rodier 75009
Paris33(0)1 42 81 18 86

• 29 per night per guest
• Double bed, sleeps 2
• shower and toilet in room
• (private facilities)
• Breakfast included
• Free English newspaper
• Linen towels included
• Free maps
• No curfew, no lockout
• Free baggage storage
• Lift and guest kitchen
• Free safety box at desk

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Day 2, Morning Walk to Arc de Triomphe
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Tuileries Garden
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Continue touring next to the Orsay Museum
Lunch in the Museum
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AfternoonRodin Museum
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Or visit Versailles (take the RER suburban train
direct from Orsay)
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Evening Eiffel Tower
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Day 3 Maris Walk
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AfternoonPicasso Museum
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Evening Montmartre Walk
Sacré-Coeur Basilica
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Shopping Stores

• Carrousel du Louvre (huge mall)
• - 99 rue de Rivoli - 75001 PARIS
• Galeries Lafayette Department store
• - 40, blvd Haussmann, 75009 PARIS
• Azzedine Alaïa Cutting-Edge Chic
• - 18, rue de la Verrerie 75004 PARIS

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Restaurants

• Au Bon Accueil (reservations essential, variety
  of different cuisines)
• - 14 rue de Monttessuy, Paris, France
• Iannello (Italian cuisine)
• - 17, bd Exelmans, 75116 Paris
• L'Arpège (French cuisine)
• - 84 rue de Varenne, Paris

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Nightlife

• Moulin Rouge (Nightclub)
• - 82 boulevard de Clichy Paris France 75018
• Le Moloko (Bar dancing)- 29 rue Fontaine,
  Paris France75009
• Diagonal Europa (Cinema)
• - 13 rue Victor-Cousin 5th, Paris, France

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• Dont ForgetWhile youre there, Send a
  postcard to.

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Madame
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Wed like to thank

• Google Images
• Rick Steves Paris 2005 (book)
• Frommers Paris 2007 (book)
• All The Best From France (cd)
• http//www.paris-hostel.biz/cheap.html
• http//www.virtourist.com/europe/paris/index.html
• Thanks!!!