3 day plan in Paris - Any advice?

Hi everyone,

First time in Paris...wanted to know if you have any advice about my day plans. Travelling with my parents.

Thanks!

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Please see below:

Have to get to hotel from Orly airport to Paris hotel

staying at Hotel Parisiana (10e) arriving on Tues July29th later afternoon

after checking in:

-from there head to Sacre-Coeur basilica

-then galleries lafayette

-then evening heading back to hotel

Wed July 30th

- head to the Louvre

-leave Louvre by 1230pm

- have lunch in the Tulieries Garden

- walk to Saint Chappelle

- walk to Notre Dame cathedral

- take subway to franklin-rosevelt to see Champs Elysees

-walk to the Arc

-evening head back to hotel*

*(or see the Eiffel Tower at night, if I decide to do this, how would I get there from the Arc?)

- Note: Where should I fit in (%26quot;he place de la concorde%26quot; in the above Wednesday plan?)

Thursday

- leave hotel in the Morning head to Eiffel Tower

- Rest of the day - wander around Paris and see anything I didn%26#39;t get to see the day before

Friday morning

- leave hotel and head to CDG airport for home

We plan to walk as much as possible while in downtown Paris to see the sights as well..

ANY INSIGHT YOU COULD GIVE ME WOULD BE GREAT:)

Also, if you have any suggesions for cheap lunch/dinners in the areas that I plan to be in, let me know!

Thanks so much!

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I would recommend to bring your own lunch if you%26#39;d like to eat in the Tuileries. (Tuileries cafe food was horrid; who knew the French are now making Croques Monsieur on Wonder bread?) Of course, if you bring your own food, you can%26#39;t sit in their little cafes; you%26#39;ll be on the grass or a park bench -- but there are worse places to be :-) I think a better lunch plan is to walk to Ile St. Louis from the Louvre, and have lunch in a cafe there.

Concorde is a traffic circle; you can%26#39;t stand and gawk too much. If you%26#39;re intent on seeing it, you could pop up like a gopher from the Metro on your way to Franklin Roosevelt. The sheer age of the obelisk is impressive.

From the Arc, take the Metro to Trocadero for a good view of the Tower at night.

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Do you know if Galleries Lafayette is open in the evening on the day you arrive? Montmartre area is fun to see in the evening. I don%26#39;t know how late Sacre Coeur is open but even if it wasn%26#39;t open you could still stand on the steps and see the view, walk around the Place de Tertre and see the artists working, have dinner at one of the restaurants, walk behind the Place de Tertre and see the only vineyard in Paris.

Look up the hours for Galleries Lafayette and Sacre Coeur to help you decide which one to do first.

I recommend that on Wednesday you have lunch at Angelina%26#39;s. It is on Rue de Rivoli just across the street from the Tuilleries. It isn%26#39;t real expensive. It is famous for its hot chocolate (l%26#39;africain) and the mont blanc dessert. Their quiche and croques monsieurs are good too.

Sainte Chapelle and Notre Dame are very near each other.

You will see the Eiffel Tower from the top of the Arc de Triomphe--it is beautiful. The entire view is beautiful from the top of the Arc. Don%26#39;t miss it.

Place de la Concorde is at the opposite end of the Tuilleries from the Louvre. You can easily stand and view the Place and the Egyptian obilesque. There is a little crepe stand here right next to a giant Ferris Wheel. The Corcorde Metro station is also right there.

On Thursday I would suggest that you spend some time on Ile St. Louis and that you also go see the Opera Garnier (what I believe to be the most beautiful building in Paris). You can do a self-tour at your own pace at the Opera Garnier. They also offer tours in English and in French at various times.

If you have additional time, you might want to see Le Jardin du Luxembourg--it is a beautiful park.

The other thing you could do is walk across the Pont Neuf bridge over the Seine (it is a foot traffic bridge) or you could walk over the Pont Alexander bridge which is the most ornate bridge (very beautiful).

While you are at Notre Dame, you could go to the little park next door to see the Musee de la Deportation to see a memorial to the millions of French Jews, gays, etc. which were taken away to the concentration camps. You can also walk to the end of Ile de la Cite and walk down stairs to a tiny triangle-shaped park which juts out into the Seine. It is called le parc de la vert galant. It is charming!

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Thanks for great advice!

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