PARIS gives a teaspoon of sugar for dessert...

29 November 2009 Travel time: with 25 October 2009 on 01 November 2009
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The trip to Paris was wonderful! Memories warm the soul and the list of things to do in Paris during the next stay is constantly updated.

It always seemed important to me: to visit the city of dreams for the first time in the spring! But I got acquainted with autumn Paris.

Impressions and feelings from it turned out to be unexpectedly bright and festive, warm, light, cheerful. The feeling of "Gift of Fate" did not leave. This was expressed both in the unexpectedly almost summer sunny weather, and in the surprisingly punctual group, and in the well-being of everyone despite the night crossing in the bus, where there were no empty seats at all (a group of schoolchildren was traveling, there were holidays, even the entire back seat was occupied). We were accommodated in a comfortable Campanile chain hotel near the final metro station Bobigny Pablo Picasso (line 5.19th arrondissement of Paris). The hotel was quiet, clean, warm, comfortable, the elevator worked, cleaned.


We had a hair dryer and an electric kettle in our room, not to mention soap and shampoo, toilet paper and 2 towels each, comfortable furniture, an opening window, a beautiful bathroom with modern fixtures and, in fact, a bathtub. We did not hand over the key in the form of a magnetic card, but carried it with us until the eviction. The breakfast at the hotel was good too!

Many thanks to everyone who took care of us.

The city, which you get to as a tourist, moving by land, is perceived differently than when you arrive by plane. Impressions are formed, as it were, gradually as you approach the goal. Therefore, it was the bus tour that was chosen, although I understood well that it would take about 2 thousand km to travel from Lviv to Paris.

To go far, but quickly and inexpensively (a little over 300 euros for an 8-day tour), and even to have at least 3 days in Paris, 2 night crossings are simply necessary. This is optimal and reasonable. Otherwise, the travel time and the cost of overnight stays are added.

You can fly again by plane for a week or 10 days. It is better to visit any city for the first time not alone, but in a group and with a good experienced guide. I like it when each city has its own guide who loves and knows this particular city. I don't like it when, while on the road (on the bus), they tell me in advance about the country or city in which we arrive. I feel like a schoolgirl in a history or geography lesson, where a strange teacher forcibly imposes information on me (you won’t get off the bus on the way ... ) instead of relaxing or comfortably contemplating landscapes. I think that history lovers could prepare for the trip at home by reading or taking materials with them. Another thing is a guided tour in each city: if you don’t want to listen to him, just go to the “tail” of the group and take pictures if you are not interested.


In Kyiv, I love our Opera House, so every time I tried to get to the Opera during a group trip (both in Vienna, and in Paris, and in Budapest), but it didn’t work out in time. Although I knew in advance before the trip the repertoire, the cost of tickets, the start time of the performance, the address, I looked at the plan of the hall with seats, but everything is so tightly planned by the travel agency to give as much as possible in the allotted time of the trip, that you can only dream about the theater and make your own plans .

The only thing they offer in Paris is the Moulin Rouge.

Now, actually, about Paris.

The Eiffel Tower, an excursion to Montmartre and a boat trip on the Seine are best planned for the evening, when the city is illuminated. Very beautiful!!!

We had the best guide in Paris! His name is David. The person is fluent in Russian, presents information in a very interesting way, taking into account the mentality and interests of the people of the post-Soviet space.

Huge thanks to him for the details about studying at the Sorbonne, and for the Latin Quarter, and for the features of Parisian cars, and for the rabbits in the Bois de Boulogne, and for Versailles with Montmartre.

I liked using the Paris metro: you can easily understand the principle of transfers, the stations are at a distance of 300-500 m from each other, the names are easy to read, it’s convenient and fast to go, silently underground, light, bright and colorful.

Although, one day the doors of our car did not open to get off at the right station. I had to drive to the next stop and everyone returned to the transfer station (it was not us who opened the door handle at that time! ). Another time, we came across a team of inspectors who, at the exit from the metro, checked everyone's tickets.

We bought metro tickets in 10 pieces (more profitable in price), they are for all types of transport.

Most of all I liked the aura, the atmosphere, the mood of Paris.

You feel general comfort walking around the city and sitting on a bench in the park, riding the subway or buying souvenirs ...

Even in Versailles, “going from hall to hall…”, thanks to the audio guide, you could listen to the information that interested you at least 20 times (by dialing the desired combination of numbers on the remote control) and skip what you were not very interested in.


And the Versailles Park is beautiful and majestic even in autumn, when fountains do not work and sculptures begin to cover for the winter ...We were at the very end of October, but in the daytime it was +16 or +17 outside, sunny, green. Autumn calm and unique beauty!!!

On the last day of our stay in Paris, we decided to relax and feel the city in a different rhythm. After breakfast, we basked in the hotel room until 11 o'clock, enjoyed the rest and a free day, while refusing an excursion to the Louvre and a trip to Disneyland.

But we calmly made purchases in shops and boutiques, and now we wear things bought in Paris. We bought and managed to bring French Brie cheese and several packages of Camembert cheese, despite the specific smell!!!

In the afternoon we watched a performance of street musicians, clowns and circus performers on the square in front of the Center. Georges Pompidou, lying on the pavement, like other Frenchmen. Of course, we differed from them in that we spread ourselves a bed before lying down on the pavement beautifully lined with pebbles. They were located right on the stones and did not even dust themselves off when they got up and left.

It's amazing that we felt so comfortable among the people of Paris. They are very calm towards people of different nationalities and are tolerant and polite among themselves. It feels good.

A free day in Paris is great!! ! It’s not even a pity that they were left without the Louvre ...

Three days for Paris is not enough!

But the first date, the first acquaintance has already taken place!

And everything went in one (enthusiastic) breath!!!

THANKS TO EVERYONE who is involved in the realization of this dream of mine in such a wonderful execution.

This is the tour operator TAtur, excellent professional drivers, Alexey accompanying our group. As well as the leaders-teachers of one of the schools in Lugansk, who got along very well with their group of children on this trip and maintained an atmosphere of friendliness.

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120-летняя башня Эйфеля
Станция метро Трокадеро
Уличные представления
житель Парижа
Нотр-Дам
Версаль
Лучший гид Парижа!!!
Зеркальный зал Версаля
Осенний парк Версаля
река Сена
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