theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:04 PM |
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paris
my o/h wants me to take her to paris for a day trip/weekend,eurostar looks like the easiest way,anyone been and what is paris like near the station,i
dont want to go to a galic equivalent of kings cross with hookers and junkies trying to stab me,i can get that nearer home 
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:07 PM |
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You have just described Paris
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Flamez
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:11 PM |
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catch a taxi or underground to the "Opera" area there are plenty of bars and restaurants etc. Everything is in easy walking distance apart
from eiffel tower which is a tube ride away.
my build mac1motorsports
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Thinking about it
You have just described Paris
i'd say paris is a french speaking london. i've been to both, even living in one, and i don't live either
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smart51
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:21 PM |
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I'd go by train rather than fly. Charles de Gaulle is miles out of the city, though there's a train from the airport. By the time
you've checked in at the airport and found your way to the city centre, I doubt the train is any slower.
Watch out for taxi drivers. On guy, a kindly looking gent in a tweed suit made his own lane down the centre of a road which was 1 lane in each
direction. I don't just mean he overtook a few cars in a row, he stayed out for a mile or two!
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nstrug
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:27 PM |
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Gare du Nord isn't in a particularly posh area but its not dodgy or dangerous by any means. Buy a carnet of metro tickets (basically 10 tickets
for 10 journeys) at one of the machines and go wherever you want.
Recommended restaurants:
Bistrot du Sommelier http://www.bistrotdusommelier.com/ - go for a tasting menu, ideal for a posh evening dinner
J'go http://www.lejgo.com/menujour-resto_drouot.html Southwestern food, great for a less formal evening meal
Au Pied de Cochon http://www.pieddecochon.com/ - serious Les Halles brasserie meat fest, great for a boozy evening meal
Charlot, Roi de Coquillage http://www.charlot-paris.com/ amazing seafood in Art Deco restaurant on the edge of Montmartre, great for a long posh
lunch
Bouillon Chartier http://www.restaurant-chartier.com/www/visit/ proper working Brasserie (i.e. the 19th century equivalent of fast food). Proper pushy
waiters, great for a working lunch.
Not that I work in Paris a lot...
Nick
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nstrug
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:33 PM |
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To echo others, don't bother with taxis. Use the metro or RER, or rent Vélib' bikes at any of the stands - its only €1 for as many bike
journeys as you want in a day and its all automated - just use a credit card at a bike stand and it will assign you a bike.
Nick
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:38 PM |
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You can use my taxi in Paris. I say it's my taxi as I'm sure I must now own it given what I had to pay the driver!!
I did actually keep the cup and saucer from my £8 cup of coffee as I thought it was included.
I'm not tight by any means but it is one of the most expensive places we've ever been!
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 07:55 PM |
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Like London a weekend is not enough, but if that's what you've got you can either relax the weekend away or rush madly round to see as
much as you can - I much prefer Paris to London, but like London there are masses of places to see. If you had more time, I'd have said to make
sure to see Versailles (watch out the fountains are only on on certain days), but with limited time, you're better staying within the city. A
high level view is a must (Eiffel Tower or Sacre Coeur spring to mind).
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pewe
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 08:43 PM |
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Conrod, if you hire and ride the bicycles you can't go unless you promise to post the pics on here when you get back.
BTW the French all wear lycra and squeaky shorts when cycling - when in Rome (or Paris in this case).......!
Enjoy, Pewe 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 08:56 PM |
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The best thing I liked about Paris was that you could easily walk around most of it - the centre where all the interesting bits are in quite a small
area, if you don't mind walking. The bits between are usually interesting enough to make the journey entertaining.
My wife and I used the Metro once, and taxis only to get to and from the station and hotel. The rest of the time we walked.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 09:12 PM |
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cheers for your replies peeps,just want to see the Eiffel tower and the usual touristy bits but there is NO way i,m wearing lycra or riding a bike
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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omega0684
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 09:14 PM |
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forget paris and get yourself a long weekend away in HAMBURG!!! go to finnigans Irish bar! you will never forget it!
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 09:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
go to finnigans Irish bar! you will never forget it!
if you remember it, you obviously weren't doing it right
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RK
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 09:20 PM |
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Just remember this:
The French have a different word for EVERYTHING.
Steve Martin
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 09:21 PM |
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oh oh oh oh! don't forget to get a cup of dirt to flush down the toilet when you get home!
me and my brother started a website years ago, www.flushfrance.co.uk, the idea was, if everyone brought back some french dirt, france would get
smaller, and britain would get bigger we never kept up the domain name though...
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omega0684
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 09:29 PM |
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i think RK has a posting problem
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Humbug
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| posted on 3/6/09 at 09:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RK
Just remember this:
The French have a different word for EVERYTHING.
Steve Martin
Yes... it's "TOUT"
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02GF74
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| posted on 4/6/09 at 07:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
quote:
Originally posted by RK
Just remember this:
The French have a different word for EVERYTHING.
Steve Martin
Yes... it's "TOUT"
NO, the Steve Martin quote is correct if my memory serves me well, there are al least 3 words, depending on gender and plural.
tout, toute, tous and toutes
(phew ... my memory is correct - just looked it up in dictionary )
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