What should I do/see in Paris?

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Rillifane

All the standard tourist sights if for no other reason than you can one up most of your firends when you're watching some TV show or a movie which is set in Paris by shouting "I've been there!" so yeah, go see the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, The Arc de Triomphe, Sacre Coeur, the Opera Garnier, etc etc.

I assume you will be with the one or both of the parental units so that your freedom of action is limited.

So here is some stuff they might let you do:

1) Check out the big plaza in front of the Centre Pompidu (Which contains the Museum of Modern Art). On most sunny afternoons you'll find all sorts of street entertainers there. Among these will almost always be some guys doing big involved audience participation comedy bits. When they call for volunteers (and they always do) don't hesitate to stand up. The fact that you probably don't speak French will be NO problem. These guys tend to be very good and very funny. You'll have a great time and if you can have someone snap a picture you'll have a great story to tell when you get home (and a photo to prove it).

2) If you have a skateboard bring it along and head over to the Forum des Halles (which is only a few blocks from the Pompidu). You'll find a lot of young skate board enthusiasts hanging out there. A chance for a great photo of you doing a 180 frontside ollie in the Parisian equivalent of the Mall.

3) Go down to the river. In the Summer they cart in a bunch of sand and turn a section of the Seine riverbank into an artificial "beach." You can't swim in the Seine (its really polluted) but people play beach volleyball and otheriwse act like they are at the beach.

4) At ten p.m. every Friday night thousands of people gather in the the Place d'Italie and proceed to rollerskate thru the streets accompanied by a special Police unit to clear the way and keep them safe. Here's a little website about it: http://www.inlineonline.co.uk/paris.htm...

Tina M

You should definitely check out the Ameline Poulain caffee...I think the Eiffel Tower is really boring, but if you do decide to go there go there at night because in the day light doesn't look that glorious, just a piece of metal. Go to their most famous flea market it's really lovely (next to the Sorbona university every weekend)

Also, eating outside is always expensive, if you want to spend as little money as possible find a shop called Ed or Leader Price, food is much cheaper there.

:)

Terry S

The Arlington Hotel, Grand River, Paris to Cambridge Trail, the cobblestone houses, Lion's Park...

... or do you mean Paris, France? Eiffel Tower, umm, and... that big arch thing, the place where the Mona Lisa is and maybe a bar or two.

runescape

the Eiffel tower of corse and the luve

belle

For shopping, Gallerie LaFayette is a must!

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