Tips for traveling in Paris

Published June 27, 2005

Take bottled water wherever you go (much cheaper in shops)
Take a wine opener with you
Wear plenty of sunscreen (temp += 30 deg C)
Buy takeout baguettes for lunch – there are loads of shops and stalls selling them – and they are very cheap. Ever better is to buy some cheese and baguettes and make them yourselves
The Metro is fast, efficient and cheap
Buy wine from the shops and drink it with your picnic (the baguette you made earlier)
Restaurants can get very pricy – be careful
If you buy wine in a restaurant, buy a carafe of the local wine (vin ordinaire). They usually have a red, white and rosé available by the carafe.
The Musee d’Orsay is free – it has loads of impressionist paintings to view.
Notra Damme is free. However you do pay to visit the bell tower.