Reply to: Paris - Any reccommendations?

[pmeswani]

And that's Paris, France not Paris Hilton you pervs

Going to Paris at the weekend for a couple of nights on the lash and a bit of sightseeing with the lads.

We think we've got the sightseeing organised (the usual stuff), but any reccommendations for decent and/or cheap eating over there?

Was over there in December with SWMBO, and found some nice "romantic" places, but (horses for courses) I'm not taking the lads there....

So are you planning on spending two nights in Paris then? (There is a pun in there....but I guess i should really be quiet). And are you sure it's Paris, France and not Paris, Lagos?

[Sysman]

But we spent some monet - ??

That would be a café somewhere around here.

[TimberWolf]

The Japanese appear to have trouble with Paris:

October 23, 2006 -- Several Japanese tourists have so much trouble adjusting while they're visiting Paris that they need psychological counseling, according to a French newspaper.

About 12 a year need treatment for what Le Journal du Dimanche calls "Paris Syndrome," caused when the city's reality clashes with one's high expectations.

"A third of patients get better immediately, a third suffer relapses, and the rest have psychoses," added Yousef Mahmoudia, a psychologist at the Hotel-Dieu hospital.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10232006...worldnews_.htm

[scooterscot]

Me and the wife have always rented an apartment even if it were for a long weekend, far better than a hotel. Probably best for a week though, come and go as you please.

On both occasions we've used:

http://www.lodgis.com/en/

http://www.parisattitude.com/

[thelace]

9 euros for a coffee and 2 croissants anyone? - actually I'd say that's normal, not "getting caught out".


But we spent some monet - ??

Freudian slip.

[expat]

Not cheap you're right, and even being wary, you can still get caught out (9 euros for a coffee and 2 croissants anyone?).

Mostly we found side street Brassaries or Happy hours to keep the beer prices down to 4 - 5 Euros a pint! Imagine that, getting home and saying we "only" paid £4 a pint

But we spent some monet and had a great time, catching up with cutlure, good food and lots of drink!

9 euros for a coffee and 2 croissants anyone? - actually I'd say that's normal, not "getting caught out".


But we spent some monet - ??

[thelace]

Not cheap you're right, and even being wary, you can still get caught out (9 euros for a coffee and 2 croissants anyone?).

Mostly we found side street Brassaries or Happy hours to keep the beer prices down to 4 - 5 Euros a pint! Imagine that, getting home and saying we "only" paid £4 a pint

But we spent some monet and had a great time, catching up with cutlure, good food and lots of drink!

[Scary]

Not cheap... expect 8-10 euros for a beer, 4-5 euros for a cup of tea or coffee

[thelace]

Get down the Crazy Horse asap.

Thanks, just googled that - can't see there being many cheap drinks pulled there, but probably plenty of other things

[thelace]

We had booked Krakow, but Sleazyjet pulled the flights

We had to do some last minute re-organising and Paris was the best option really...

Amsterdam would have bought "significant other" problems

We're always on best behaviour, never been in any trouble

It brightens up the dullest part of the year. And it's crackingly cheap if you book early enough. This'll be our most expensive trip yet at £110 all in plus spends.... Berlin was cool, Milan also but Barcelona was my favourite.

[Bagpuss]

noo

[Ruprect]

Thing is, people in London won't spit on someone if they were on fire. Parisians are only to happy to spit at you

too

If you're going to be bigoted and generalise, at least get your spelling correct.

[BrilloPad]

Paris is nice but try to keep away from the French

HTH

[Bagpuss]

Thing is, people in London won't spit on someone if they were on fire. Parisians are only to happy to spit at you

[gingerjedi]

I passed through Paris last summer on the way to a wedding, I was surprised to read on the way over that they were having a ‘be nice to tourists’ week, the only person that offered any help when I was lost on the metro was an American exchange student.

I found this quite amusing: Paris syndrome