visit Paris during stopover at CDG

On Nov 29, 12:14 am, Dave Smith wrote:
"H.S." wrote:

Hello,

We have a stopover at Paris CDG airport of around 11 hours (6am till
around 5pm). Our baggages will be already checked in and we don't have
to retrieve them during the stay (as far as I know, this is on Air France).

We were wondering if we have sufficient time to visit the city and see a
few places.

I have found an interesting suggestion he
http://ask.metafilter.com/72899/Pari...and-strategies

I am not sure that Eiffel Tower is a "must see". You can see it from just
about anywhere, and if I was there for just part of a day there are a lot
of other things I would rather see up close, like Notre Dame, or
Montmartre. given the times that you will be travelling in and out of the
city, the train probably is the best bet. IFRC, that runs to Gare Nord,
from which you can hop on the Metro. You might want to check out the
Louvre, and you can grab a bite to eat there. Notre Dame is within walking
distance of the Latin Quarter.

The RER from CDG goes directly to St Michel/Notre Dame, so no point to
changing to the Metro at Gare du Nord.

B;

"H.S." wrote in message
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Hello,

We have a stopover at Paris CDG airport of around 11 hours (6am till
around 5pm). Our baggages will be already checked in and we don't have
to retrieve them during the stay (as far as I know, this is on Air
France).

We were wondering if we have sufficient time to visit the city and see
a
few places.

I have found an interesting suggestion he
http://ask.metafilter.com/72899/Pari...and-strategies

where a user has made a rough map of the short tour (the following is
one big line):
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...f04390e033e489


So, looks like the best plan is to take the RER (what is it? train or
metro). Then have a breakfast in the city (suggestions where?). See a
few places (Eiffel tower appears to be a must) around the city. Grab a
quick lunch someplace before returning to the airport. Is this doable?

At the end, if we planning to be at the airport at around 3:30pm, when
should be take the return RER train. Also, where from, if it is not at
the place we got off in the morning?

I am wondering, can anyone give any other links to Google maps similar
to the one I linked above? Nice way to show future visitors what to do
in Paris!

Oh, and it is in the first week of the new year btw.

Thanks,
HS.

Personally, I would avoid northern europe in the winter, as I am from
California :-) but if you're from the northern US or Canada, you
probably won't notice the bitter cold. On the bright side, crowds will
be thin and lines short. I've read the after Christmas sales are good
too. Still, it's not the best time for a Seine cruise and that's one of
the highlights of visiting Paris.
If you are in good shape, taking the stairs to the first level of the
tower will avoid the biggest line. Another good view of Paris is from
the top of Montmartre at the Sacre Coeur.
Search youtube.com for Paris videos and you may find other interesting
sights to see.

Fred

ff wrote:

If you are in good shape, taking the stairs to the first level of the
tower will avoid the biggest line. Another good view of Paris is from
the top of Montmartre at the Sacre Coeur.

Interesting. I will definitely consider it.

Search youtube.com for Paris videos and you may find other interesting
sights to see.

hmm .. that's something new. I think I will give this a shot.

thanks,
-HS


Fred

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:15:57 -0500, "H.S." wrote:

ff wrote:

If you are in good shape, taking the stairs to the first level of the
tower will avoid the biggest line. Another good view of Paris is from
the top of Montmartre at the Sacre Coeur.

Interesting. I will definitely consider it.

Search youtube.com for Paris videos and you may find other interesting
sights to see.

hmm .. that's something new. I think I will give this a shot.

thanks,
-HS


Fred


Check the status of (a) the riots and (b) the greve, or strike
situation before leaving the safety of CDG.

irwell wrote:


Check the status of (a) the riots and (b) the greve, or strike
situation before leaving the safety of CDG.

Of course! I am keeping an eye on it

Thanks,
HS

H.S. wrote:
ff wrote:

If you are in good shape, taking the stairs to the first level of the
tower will avoid the biggest line. Another good view of Paris is from
the top of Montmartre at the Sacre Coeur.

Interesting. I will definitely consider it.

Search youtube.com for Paris videos and you may find other interesting
sights to see.

hmm .. that's something new. I think I will give this a shot.

thanks,
-HS

Fred



or the top of the Tour Montparnasse

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Montparnasse

ff wrote:

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If you are in good shape, taking the stairs to the first level of the
tower will avoid the biggest line. Another good view of Paris is from
the top of Montmartre at the Sacre Coeur.

True- I still think the view from the Eiffel Tower beats it by quite a
margin, but my grandparents went up once when it was misty and rainy,
and said they could hardly see a thing!

Isn't the Montparnasse tower (office building) also accessible at the
top?

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In article , David Horne,
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ff wrote:

[]
If you are in good shape, taking the stairs to the first level of the
tower will avoid the biggest line. Another good view of Paris is from
the top of Montmartre at the Sacre Coeur.

True- I still think the view from the Eiffel Tower beats it by quite a
margin, but my grandparents went up once when it was misty and rainy,
and said they could hardly see a thing!

Isn't the Montparnasse tower (office building) also accessible at the
top?

Yes, and the bar has great views... cause you can see the tower.

http://www.tourmontparnasse56.com/uk/vue/visite.html

jay
Fri Nov 30, 2007

On Nov 30, 4:42 pm, Go Fig wrote:
In article , David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

ff wrote:

[]
If you are in good shape, taking the stairs to the first level of the
tower will avoid the biggest line. Another good view of Paris is from
the top of Montmartre at the Sacre Coeur.

True- I still think the view from the Eiffel Tower beats it by quite a
margin, but my grandparents went up once when it was misty and rainy,
and said they could hardly see a thing!

Isn't the Montparnasse tower (office building) also accessible at the
top?

Yes, and the bar has great views... cause you can see the tower.

But, as someone said, the advantage of the view from the Tower is that
you can't see the Tower.

B;