Paris

Pros: Ability to get around easily, friendly people who almost all spoke English
Cons: Exchange rate of the Euro to the US Dollar

AH - Paris in the springtime. What a wonderful time of the year. We came to Paris for one specific reason. To go to the French Open Tennis at Roland Garros. But why come to Paris only for tennis, when there are so many wonderful experiences there? ...

Pros: It can be the trip of a lifetime if you listen to your teen.
Cons: Requires a lot of time, effort, and money on your part as a parent.

This is the third in a series of reviews about traveling with your teenager...you can read my reviews about similar trips to LA and NYC if those towns interest you more at the moment. I spent two months in Europe at age 16, and it changed how I view ...

Pros: So_much to_do and see, great restaurants etc - if you know where to look...
Cons: Unless you know the city and metro system, you end up wasting valuable time

I’ve been to Paris twice, the first time about four years ago, and then again nearly two and a half years ago. (Hopefully I’ll be able to go again before long.) Both times I went with a mate (different ones), and the two trips could hardly have ...

Pros: fun and informative, riding bicycles gives a better perspective of Paris than a tour bus
Cons: can be very cold or very hot depending on the weather

When we were planning a trip to Paris, more than one person recommended Mike's Bike Tours to us. Everyone raved about the tours and told us that it was the best way to orient yourself in the city and decide what you want to do and see during our trip. ...

Pros: superb city of discovery.
Cons: Expensive

Once a year, I go to Paris to see the Christmas illuminations. They are wonderful, and part of my Christmas treat to myself. I suppose to me it is no different than English people going to London. I live in France and this is the capital. There is so ...

Pros: It is breathtaking, clean, with more sites than you could ever hope to see.
Cons: Crowded and very expensive.

PARIS: I love you man I went to Paris on Christmas Day. Why Paris? Well, it was cheap. Yep, no long desire to go to Paris. No overwhelming longing. No yearning to see museums. I went because they were giving away the cheapest airfare in the world. ...

Pros: Eats: Cote Cour, Plomb du Cantal (try special potatoes) (Rue de la Gaite area)
Cons: Cost.

I found no rudeness by the French people! The Green Team (green uniformed street and park cleaners, even with green brooms)was visible cleaning the streets--no dirtier than New York City. I loved the food, (sometimes beef can be tough) and easily walke ...

Pros: Tons of things to see and do. Most people were very nice,
Cons: Noticed the "older locals" would not speak English and would ignore me.

Paris is a city unlike any other. There are tons of things to see and do... where every cafe is a t ...

Pros: Very efficient
Cons: Skips in between stops to go directly to final stop at end of service hours

Paris’ subway system, Le Metro, is extremely efficient. For a paltry 1.30 Euros, the 14 lines ...

Pros: Great table wine, art, etc.
Cons: Expensive; very crowded by the standards of the U. S. Southwest

My first travel out of the U. S. since leaving the Navy five years ago took place earlier this month, to Paris and various places in the Loire Valley that started with C. I am happy to report that the legendary rudeness of the French proved to be mostly...

Pros: Beautiful, romantic, chic
Cons: petty crime on the metro and paying to use a restroom

The most romantic city in the world where all the women are chic and every shop window a temptation. Paris is so lovely and diverse with many things for everyone. In order to see the top attractions some advance planning is important. Most museums are...

Pros: Beautiful, lots of history, fantastic people
Cons: noisy city, dirty

Paris is a fabulous city. It is definitely key that you be able to speak at least some of the language. Although the people are very patient, I have seen some get very frustrated with tourists who don't even try to speak their beautiful language. My...

Pros: Museums, architecture, churches, city with a long history
Cons: Hmm....

I wonder how they check all the people that come to Paris by train. After all we came from a different country and no one checked our passports when we left Amsterdam. We were stopped by customs officers right after we came off the train and they were a...

Pros: Clean, safe and beautiful, Métro, La Défence, the French people and the food.
Cons: Barbes Rochechouart, La 10eme

It is perfectly possible to 'do' Paris in a weekend from London by Eurostar, and highly recommendable for our Transatlantic friends who wish to add some Gallic spice to their sojourn in Britain.

I managed to get Eurostar tickets and two...

Pros: everything, including traffic, pollution and crowds
Cons: none, none , none

I have been to Paris 20 times. The first time when I was 8, the last three months ago. I lived there one month sleeping in a friend of mine's sofa in his living room.

When I was 18 I even slept in a park bench and lived off French fries for...