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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you "really" need to know when traveling in the City of Light--Paris.
With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll explore the grand Champs-Elysees, the eye-popping Eiffel Tower, and the radiant cathedral of Notre-Dame. Learn how to save money and avoid the lines at the Louvre and Orsay Museums. Enjoy the ambience of Parisian neighborhoods, and take a day trip to the glittering palace of Versailles, or to the Champagne-soaked city of Reims. Then grab a "cafe creme" at a sidewalk cafe and listen to the hum of the city. You'll see why Paris remains at the heart of global culture.
Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants in delightful neighborhoods. You'll learn how to navigate the Paris Metro, and which sights are worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll explore the grand Champs-Elysees, the eye-popping Eiffel Tower, and the radiant cathedral of Notre-Dame. Learn how to save money and avoid the lines at the Louvre and Orsay Museums. Enjoy the ambience of Parisian neighborhoods, and take a day trip to the glittering palace of Versailles, or to the Champagne-soaked city of Reims. Then grab a "cafe creme" at a sidewalk cafe and listen to the hum of the city. You'll see why Paris remains at the heart of global culture.
Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants in delightful neighborhoods. You'll learn how to navigate the Paris Metro, and which sights are worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Invaluable!,
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This review is from: Rick Steves' Paris 2012 (Paperback)
To get the most out of Paris, get this book and the accompanying audio tours, which are free. Invaluable tips, tours, money and time savers, how to avoid the biggest crowds and skip the longest lines; the obvious, and the not so obvious hidden jems and little surprises around the corner -- we couldn't have enjoyed Paris the way we did without this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
If youre heading to Paris BUY this book.,
This review is from: Rick Steves' Paris 2012 (Paperback)
This book is a must if you are planning on heading to Paris. I looked at many books on Paris and Rick Steves had the most information and ideas. I was using the 2011 book but bought this book after I returned home from my trip. Im planning and heading over to Paris again soon. He tells you when the best time is to visit certain tourist attractions and what the cost is. So if youre planning a trip to Paris you wont be sorry that you bought this book. Even if youre just thinking about going to Paris this book is really informative.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (25 customer reviews) 15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Kindle version ALMOST UNUSABLE,
By Mary H Johnston - Published on Amazon.com
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I love the book, hate the Kindle version. I had the bright idea that it would be so helpful to put a lot of travel books onto my Kindle, then I wouldn't have to carry around heavy books. I ended up not trying many different ones--they may all have similar problems, but this one was really poorly published for the Kindle. Maybe if I had a Kindle fire, it would be a bit better.Here are the problems with the way it's been published for Kindle: Color maps are completely unreadable--grey blurry with no legible words at all--in black and white format. Regular maps which presumably are in black and white in the book but are on 2 pages are readable but barely, and they are of course put onto 2 consecutive pages, but without any indication that it's the second half of the first page--words (and roads) trail off and are difficult to locate on the continuation page. While you can increase the size of type in text, you could not enlarge the maps (and if you could have, they would have been really blurry, as I discovered when I used a magnifying glass to try to read what was on there). Navigating the book is really difficult. On my trip, I met a couple who had 2 versions of the book--the wife had the paperback version and the husband had the Kindle version. They agreed that they could not get along with just the Kindle version. Anytime I wanted to go to a specific section, I had to go all the way back to the Table of Contents, try to remember under which chapter/section title the information I wanted was, and go there. You couldn't search the book, you couldn't even search the index, which was not very good anyway in terms of finding something. But if you wanted to look for, say information on something that began with the letter S, you had to start with A and go through the pages till you got to S. Bottomline, if you want to use this book while traveling, and you want to go to a specific section--say the guide to a museum, or look for restaurants near a specific site--you face wasting a lot of time and significant frustration as you try to find your way to a section you read before. Basically, it's a problem with the publishing rather than the book itself. Very disappointing. 19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!!,
By Bfutrell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rick Steves' Paris 2012 (Paperback)
LOVED THIS BOOK. Good ol Rick Steve did not disappoint us. Used this on a trip to Paris with my husband and were so glad we had it with us. Used it for food choices, our itinerary, ways to avoid lines (saved us SO much time), etc. BUY IT! You'll be glad you did!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't Leave Home Without It,
By PG - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Rick Steves' Paris 2012 (Paperback)
All of Rick Steves' guides give great tips on avoiding lines, saving money, using transit systems, what to see, etc. In addition to the tips you get a solid background on the area you are visiting, making the trip even better. Saving time and money make vacations a lot more fun.
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