The Unofficial Guide to Paris, Sixth Edition

The Unofficial Guide to Paris, 6th Edition......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 7
LIST of MAPS......Page 11
ABOUT the AUTHOR......Page 12
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 13
WELCOME to UNOFFICIAL PARIS......Page 17
ABOUT this GUIDE......Page 20
HOW This GUIDE Is ORGANIZED: By Subject and Geographic Districts (Arrondissements)......Page 23
On BEING a “TOURIST”......Page 31
A BRIEF HISTORY of PARIS......Page 34
The LANGUAGE: Français......Page 41
NUMBERS and PRICES: The Euro......Page 44
ADVANCE SHOULD YOU PLAN?......Page 46
WHEN to GO......Page 48
PACKAGE DEALS and TRAVEL AGENTS......Page 51
FINDING AIRFARE DEALS and MAKING RESERVATIONS......Page 55
REDUCING the CONFUSION of CHOICE......Page 62
WHAT to PACK......Page 65
UNDERSTANDING Your OPTIONS......Page 74
TYPES of LODGING......Page 77
HOTELS for BUSINESS TRAVELERS......Page 87
RATES, RULES, and RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 88
The PARISIAN HOTEL ROOM......Page 95
PARIS HOTELS: Rated and Ranked......Page 104
HOTEL PROFILES......Page 118
PART FOUR: ARRIVING, GETTING ORIENTED, and DEPARTING......Page 149
ARRIVING: Day One......Page 150
DEPARTING......Page 160
ARRIVING and DEPARTING by TRAIN......Page 164
ARRIVING and DEPARTING by CAR......Page 167
UNDERSTANDING THOSE FIRST SIGNS and GETTING DIRECTIONS......Page 169
TELEPHONES, E-MAIL, and POSTAL SERVICES......Page 170
UNDERSTANDING EUROS......Page 176
THINGS the LOCALS ALREADY KNOW......Page 181
TRAVELERS with DISABILITIES......Page 189
TRAVELING with CHILDREN......Page 194
SAFETY and SECURITY......Page 198
VISUALIZING the CITY......Page 201
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION......Page 203
RENTING a CAR......Page 215
PLANNING for PARIS TOURING......Page 218
TOURS and GUIDES......Page 221
EXPLORING POINTS of INTEREST......Page 226
TOURING NEIGHBORHOODS......Page 234
ATTRACTION PROFILES......Page 238
The BRIDGES of PARIS......Page 310
DAY TRIPS and EXCURSIONS......Page 313
BON APPÉTIT!......Page 320
PARIS RESTAURANTS: Defined and Explained......Page 322
UNDERSTANDING FRENCH RESTAURANTS......Page 338
The RESTAURANTS......Page 350
RESTAURANT PROFILES......Page 363
A BROWSER’S PARADISE......Page 398
SHOPPING AREAS and FAVORITE STREETS......Page 403
DEPARTMENT STORES......Page 405
A SELECTION of SPECIAL SHOPS......Page 406
COOL CHEAP SHOPPING......Page 409
OPEN-AIR MARKETS......Page 410
GREAT PARISIAN GIFTS and WHERE to FIND THEM......Page 415
SPORTS and FITNESS......Page 424
PARIS by NIGHT......Page 435
CULTURAL EVENINGS......Page 437
The RED LIGHTS of PARIS......Page 443
TIPS for GOING OUT on the TOWN......Page 444
NIGHTCLUB PROFILES......Page 448
ACCOMMODATIONS INDEX......Page 465
RESTAURANT INDEX......Page 467
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 469