Hi! I hope that you can help me out a bit! I%26#39;m heading to Paris on Wednesday with my boyfriend and would like to see if people think the following itinerary is doable??
Wed- get to hotel (porte doree) at about 12, get the metro to the city and buy tickets for L%26#39;open Tour (could anyone advise me how to get to %26#39;The boutique%26#39; where you buy these tickets?) Get on the bus and get off at Notre Dame. I want to see the cathedral, climb the tower and then get something to eat in the nearby area! The plan is then to get back on the bus and complete the guided tour before getting off and having dinner. We are then going to get back on and visit the Louvre as it is open late on Wednesday evenings, then it is home to bed.
On Thursday we are going to get up early and be at the Eiffel tower before 9 to begin queueing, hopefully get up it quickly and then back onto the tour bus (we%26#39;re getting a two day consecutive ticket!) we are getting off then at les invalides to see the war museum. After that we%26#39;re having a free afternoon to explore the city. In the evening we%26#39;re getting on the bus again to get to the Arc de Triomphe then home to bed.
The next day we are going to walt disney studios until around 5 or 6 in the evening then are thinking of visiting Montmarte.
On Saturday we%26#39;re visiting Disneyland and will probably spend the whole day until 11 there.
Sorry for the long post but I have a few questions I%26#39;d like to ask..
1) The L%26#39;open tour website quotes a price of €29 for a one day ticket, but €32 for a two day consecutive ticket, this seems mad to me, can anyone confirm if it%26#39;s correct? and are both tickets valid all day?
2)Is Montmarte worth visiting? and is it reasonably safe at night?
3)Can anyone advise me of the best options for getting to disneyland and whether I should book my tickets before I get there?
4) Do you think my itinerary is too full?
Thanks a million for your help in advance!!! Again sorry for the long post!!! Ciara :)
P.S. first time in Paris!!
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What and where are Walt Disney studios? And the next day is Disneyworld? Two days for The Mouse? You could spend all four days in Paris, too. Consider Musee d%26#39;Orsay, open late Thursday evenings. Montmartre is fine, might be fun for an evening visit and dinner, but if you%26#39;re too packed, skip it.
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Your itinerary is definitely doable.
Several comments/suggestion:
It%26#39;s a matter of personal taste, of course, but I think that %26quot;Musee Rodin%26quot; shouldn%26#39;t be missed, it%26#39;s a wonderful, quiet place with a wonderful garden and it%26#39;s right next to the Invalides, so if you%26#39;re there anyway (on Thursday), why not give it a try?
Regarding Montmarte – it%26#39;s one of my favorite areas in Paris.
As a matter of fact, I think it was the highlight of my last vacation in Paris.
I really recommend following the itineraries at www.parisinconnu.com/promenades/index_us.htm . You can download them for free. I followed some great itineraries from this site, but Montmarte was the best.
As suggested today by another TA member, you can also follow the itinerary at http://www.candelabratours.com/.
Another suggestion regarding Montmarte is to take the Montmartrobus bus while you%26#39;re there. It will take you to all %26quot;important%26quot; sites of Montmarte. The price/ticket is like a %26quot;regular%26quot; bus. If you have a daily/weekly pass it%26#39;s superb since you can go up and down this bus as much as you can. It can be too crowded during the day, but it%26#39;s very frequent, so just wait for the next bus if this is the case.
Regarding Disneyland, and again it%26#39;s a matter of personal taste, but I think that entire day for Walt Disney Studios is just too much… I was in Disney last May and %26quot;covered%26quot; the two parks in a day. I spend about an hour and a half at Walt Disney Studios, after more than 7 hours in Disneyland Park, and I didn%26#39;t feel that I missed something. Checking the attractions in each park (using Disney%26#39;s site) and printing your own map will help you managing your time there.
Regarding tickets to the park – there%26#39;s a lot of information in this forum regarding the discounted %26quot;Francilien%26quot; tickets at FNAC stores. Please tell me if you need more information regarding this.
There%26#39;s also a lot of information regarding the transportation to Disney. In a nutshell, you need to take RER line A to Marne La Vallee station.
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Hi thanks for your help!! I%26#39;ll look into fitting musee rodin and perhaps a Montmarte tour into my itinerary!
Regarding Disneyland I%26#39;m hoping to get a 2 day/2 park ticket so that if walt disney studios isn%26#39;t enough for a day I can spend some extra time in the main park. I%26#39;ve read about the FNAC stores on some other posts but I%26#39;m unsure about them, is it that I can buy them in a shop before I actually arrive at the park? Is it worth doing this!! thanks :)
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I think you should do the DLP and studios on saturday or sunday when it is open late be there for it opening, buy a one day 2 park ticket.
I think once you see Paris with your boyfriend you will not want to spend 2 days at DLP, you might regret buying a 2 day ticket. Check out other posts a lot of people say it can be done in one day.
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Hi,
Regarding your questions about FNAC: you buy them in a shop before arriving at the park - that%26#39;s the whole point, so you can save the lines at the parks! And not only that, the Francilien tickets are a great deal (notice that you must buy them for a specific date, at least 5 days in advance)
Check fnacspectacles.com/recherche/…
You don%26#39;t have to read the description, just notice the different prices. Notice for example, that 2days-2parks costs 92-108 Euros, but 2 %26quot;Francilien%26quot; 1day-2parks cost only 72-86.
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You really won%26#39;t want to spend a whole day at the Walt Disney Studios park, my 7 year old son was really bored there as there was not an awful lot to do. You would definitely be better with the 1 day 2 parks ticket. Honestly once you%26#39;ve seen Paris you will definitely want to spend more time there.
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OhadB--I just wanted to say that I remember before you went to Paris and all of the good questions you asked on this forum. Now you are one of the knowledgeable people giving clear and helpful insights to people. Way to pay it forward!
I am not a Disneyland person. I%26#39;ve been to the one in California and I didn%26#39;t really even like it very much. But I do not begrudge people from other parts of the world going to Disneyland. Americans shouldn%26#39;t waste their time in EuroDisney because they can do it in America. Europeans should be able to do it when they go to Paris if they so desire. From everything I have read, however, it does appear that one day at Disneyland--especially if you spend a long day there-might be sufficient. The other thing is that you actually have very little time in Paris. 1.5 days in Paris and 2 days at Disney is lopsided. My suggestion is 2.5 days Paris and 1 day Disney. Just a suggestion.
I suggest that on the additional day in Paris you add in Opera Garnier (you can do a self-tour of the inside of this magnificent building). I think this is the most beautiful building in Paris.
Musee D%26#39;Orsay is wonderful. If you like impressionist art at all I recommend that you go here, starting on the top floor where much of the impressionist art is.
I encourage you to see some park while you are in Paris--perhaps either walk through the Tuillerie Gardens next to the Louvre or visit Le Jardin de Luxembourg. Paris%26#39; parks are beautiful.
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