hairy Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Off to Paris on the Eurostar on Friday for the weekend. Anyone got any tips of where to go, where to eat etc. I went 20 years ago but cant remember much. We are staying in St Germain so fairly central.
Alexikokopops Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Don't stay in Pigalle There could be some ideas in here for you (from when Fez and I went). We caught a PSG match, looked around some stuff. Bought some clothes. Spent lots in Pigalle (Fez). Lovely stuff. He's just gone there again today actually with Kayteh for a game, not sure when he's back.
lookwhaticando Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Wearing a beret will not suddenly give you the ability to speak French.
Durnerz Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Best city in the world. Go to the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Eleysee, Chatelet les halles etc Make an effort to speak French. Bon voyage
Edmund Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Stay away from the crepe makers, bakeries, restaurants or you will come back fat.
hairy Posted 17 February 2009 Author Posted 17 February 2009 Stay away from the crepe makers, bakeries, restaurants or you will come back fat. What if you go fat?
Edmund Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 What if you go fat? Then take advantage. Chocolate croissants hmmmmm
General Smuts Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Don't stay in PigalleThere could be some ideas in here for you (from when Fez and I went). We caught a PSG match, looked around some stuff. Bought some clothes. Spent lots in Pigalle (Fez). Lovely stuff. He's just gone there again today actually with Kayteh for a game, not sure when he's on his back.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Stay away from the crepe makers, bakeries, restaurants or you will come back fat. I luuuuuuuurve those! We have hotdog stalls, the French have crepe stalls. Life's not fair.
Edmund Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 I luuuuuuuurve those!We have hotdog stalls, the French have crepe stalls. Life's not fair. So true. Was on about six crepes a day when I was last there. Nutella ftw.
Webbo Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Wearing a beret will not suddenly give you the ability to speak French. Non merde?
Houdini Logic Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Avoid the metro - some **** with a gold tooth tried to mug me in broad daylight last time i was there...
Head Honcho Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 A couple of my favourite places in Paris are: Sacré-Cœur for the view-take the walk up from Pigalle and enter throught the square where all the artists sell their wares. Père Lachaise for looking at the graves of the famous dead. Pompidou Louvre Macdonalds on the Champs Elysees for cheap beer Boat trip along the Seine
Kilworthfox Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Off to Paris on the Eurostar on Friday for the weekend. Anyone got any tips of where to go, where to eat etc.I went 20 years ago but cant remember much. We are staying in St Germain so fairly central. Don't start any conversation she is as thick as fcuk <_< Oh & advice Parisians are French this means that they all smell and they are naturally scared of anything & everything, they will asume that you have come to resuce them from some sort of trouble only to stab you in the back once the trouble has gone or in a twist they turn on you with their previous enemy? French people are great! Wooooooooo
BoneDog Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Don't visit the Bluebell estate. Je me pel le piat dor. Ons le mouge patisserie. Joe le taxi ma sans le eiffel tower. Un deux treis quatre. Oui
BoneDog Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Avoid the metro - some **** with a gold tooth tried to mug me in broad daylight last time i was there... Same happened to me in West Norwood
stez Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Same happened to me in West Norwood happened to me in leicester in 1990. fvcker!
stevie909 Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 go to the bar 'le mazet' in the latin quarter. Pokey little bar down a backstreet, with lots of hot americans plus an extensive collection of different cocktails/beers. Jim morrison supposedly had his last drank his last drink here (apparently his favourite bar), plus they try to cater for the english and thus whack match of the day on the box on a saturday. perfect
Shrenchel Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Best city in the world.Go to the Eiffel Tower, the Champs Eleysee, Chatelet les halles etc Make an effort to speak French. Bon voyage It's good but you've got to be having a bubble. fook loads of better cities. Top tip: Unless you're a Russian oligarch don't try and go on the lash. Prices going through the roof. If you wanna have a drink round the centre a pint will set you back about 8 euros. By today's exchange rate I make that £7.999999999 You'll still have a class time though. So many things to see and you can buy some supermarke wine and drink it in a carpark.
Shrenchel Posted 17 February 2009 Posted 17 February 2009 Take Euros. Don't take euros. Just take out a shit load of cash in one go at the cashpoint whilst you're there. The £1.50/£2 charge is easily offset by the even shitter exchange rate you get on the Britiish highstreet.
Katy Posted 20 February 2009 Posted 20 February 2009 It's a lovely place, I didn't want to leave. Try and go when the weather is good and is sunny, it makes all the difference. I thoroughly recommend the trip to the Stad De France (I'm sure Fez will back me up on this) and go on the Stadium tour, it truly is immense.
Darkzzz_ Posted 20 February 2009 Posted 20 February 2009 It's a lovely place, I didn't want to leave. Try and go when the weather is good and is sunny, it makes all the difference.I thoroughly recommend the trip to the Stad De France (I'm sure Fez will back me up on this) and go on the Stadium tour, it truly is immense. I see some of his photos. Excellent. I very much want to make the trip now! I am looking into this in the next few months.
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