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I flew with my sister to Paris from Kyiv from Orbita. Tour "Introduction to Paris". We chose this hotel because, firstly, it is located in the center, in a good area, close to the metro and not far (within walking distance) from the Opera, where all groups of tourists meet. Secondly, the breakfast at the hotel is quite solid (albeit monotonous), which is important, since eating in Paris is not cheap.
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I flew with my sister to Paris from Kyiv from Orbita. Tour "Introduction to Paris". We chose this hotel because, firstly, it is located in the center, in a good area, close to the metro and not far (within walking distance) from the Opera, where all groups of tourists meet. Secondly, the breakfast at the hotel is quite solid (albeit monotonous), which is important, since eating in Paris is not cheap. In Alexandrin, the so-called buffet is open in the morning: a croissant, a piece of baguette, butter, two types of cheese, jams, yogurt, tea-coffee-milk, muesli. Enough for half a day! Many hotels in Paris have a continental breakfast - a croissant and a cup of coffee. The room itself is very small and cramped, but good for an overnight stay. Cleaned normally, towels are changed, hot water is available.
Tour service is not very good. Reviews, for example, usually do better. Somewhere tourists get off the bus, they are shown something, they are told. They just took us. The guide (Spanish) is not fluent in Russian, she spoke somehow inconsistently. There was nothing left in my head. Or rather, only calls to sign up for additional excursions, for example: “And why does no one want to go to the Pompidou Center? Only 40 euros! It's so interesting there! " The survey lasted less than the promised three hours. There was also a walking tour from the Opera to the Louvre, and then to Montmartre - better (another guide). We refused additional expensive excursions to Normadia and castles. Time is short, I wanted to see Paris and its environs.
We went to Versailles perfectly on our own, and not for 40 or 45 euros with a travel agency. In the subway, they told the cashier that we needed tickets, he helped buy them from the machine. We arrived at the desired station, transferred to the RER - an electric train. I don’t remember exactly how much the round trip costs, somewhere around 6 euros per person. On the spot, they just bought it on a museum card for 4 days for 47 euros per person. In the Palace of Versailles they give an audio guide (headphones with a recording) in Russian. We walked in Versailles all day - in the palace, park and small palaces on its territory. Versailles impressed! Although the people - the darkness.
Sightseeing routes were chosen according to the city map and metro map. So we went to the Saint-Denis Basilica (there are booklets in Russian), the Vincennes fortress (it didn’t work out with information for our tourists), visited the Rodin Museum (very beautiful and cozy), Orsay (a collection of Impressionist paintings, there is a cool audio guide in Russian), the Pompidou Center (exposition for an amateur), the Servian Porcelain Museum (highly recommend! From the metro on foot across the bridge), the Cathedral of the Les Invalides (impressive and a good audio guide in Russian), we looked at the stained-glass windows of Saint-Chapelle. They didn’t go to the towers of Notre Dame, because. too lazy to stand in line. But they climbed the Arc de Triomphe (and asked for an elevator). The museum card entitles you to visit all these and many other museums (but not the Eiffel Tower). It just takes time and effort! In short, it's a good buy. True, everything in it is written in French, you need to be able to translate when museums have weekends, when there are privileged days. For example, the Louvre is open until 10pm on Wednesdays. After 18.00 entrance costs 6 euros (this is if without a museum card).
And the Picasso Museum was closed. It's been two years now, according to a local grandmother who hobbled past his building. And in the museum map it is listed as valid (French bastards! ) In retaliation, we carefully corrected the date in the museum maps and went to the Louvre on the fifth day (they give a plan in Russian, but still got lost). I speak a little French and I can read and understand everything, so there were no problems. AND
The program turned out to be rich, and I wish you the same!
P. S. With pleasure we bought dry wine in local grocery stores. The starting price is 1 euro 20 cents. A wonderful natural drink, as, indeed, and all the others. The French do not mess around in principle.
Tour service is not very good. Reviews, for example, usually do better. Somewhere tourists get off the bus, they are shown something, they are told. They just took us. The guide (Spanish) is not fluent in Russian, she spoke somehow inconsistently. There was nothing left in my head. Or rather, only calls to sign up for additional excursions, for example: “And why does no one want to go to the Pompidou Center? Only 40 euros! It's so interesting there! " The survey lasted less than the promised three hours. There was also a walking tour from the Opera to the Louvre, and then to Montmartre - better (another guide). We refused additional expensive excursions to Normadia and castles. Time is short, I wanted to see Paris and its environs.
We went to Versailles perfectly on our own, and not for 40 or 45 euros with a travel agency. In the subway, they told the cashier that we needed tickets, he helped buy them from the machine. We arrived at the desired station, transferred to the RER - an electric train. I don’t remember exactly how much the round trip costs, somewhere around 6 euros per person. On the spot, they just bought it on a museum card for 4 days for 47 euros per person. In the Palace of Versailles they give an audio guide (headphones with a recording) in Russian. We walked in Versailles all day - in the palace, park and small palaces on its territory. Versailles impressed! Although the people - the darkness.
Sightseeing routes were chosen according to the city map and metro map. So we went to the Saint-Denis Basilica (there are booklets in Russian), the Vincennes fortress (it didn’t work out with information for our tourists), visited the Rodin Museum (very beautiful and cozy), Orsay (a collection of Impressionist paintings, there is a cool audio guide in Russian), the Pompidou Center (exposition for an amateur), the Servian Porcelain Museum (highly recommend! From the metro on foot across the bridge), the Cathedral of the Les Invalides (impressive and a good audio guide in Russian), we looked at the stained-glass windows of Saint-Chapelle. They didn’t go to the towers of Notre Dame, because. too lazy to stand in line. But they climbed the Arc de Triomphe (and asked for an elevator). The museum card entitles you to visit all these and many other museums (but not the Eiffel Tower). It just takes time and effort! In short, it's a good buy. True, everything in it is written in French, you need to be able to translate when museums have weekends, when there are privileged days. For example, the Louvre is open until 10pm on Wednesdays. After 18.00 entrance costs 6 euros (this is if without a museum card).
And the Picasso Museum was closed. It's been two years now, according to a local grandmother who hobbled past his building. And in the museum map it is listed as valid (French bastards! ) In retaliation, we carefully corrected the date in the museum maps and went to the Louvre on the fifth day (they give a plan in Russian, but still got lost). I speak a little French and I can read and understand everything, so there were no problems. AND
The program turned out to be rich, and I wish you the same!
P. S. With pleasure we bought dry wine in local grocery stores. The starting price is 1 euro 20 cents. A wonderful natural drink, as, indeed, and all the others. The French do not mess around in principle.
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