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Packing Lists: Electricity
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In case you want to bring any electrical appliances with you, here is the system France uses : 230 volts and 50 Hz. It is a round pin plug and receptacle with male grounding pin (see picture)
An adapter will allow you to plug an appliance designed for one type of outlet into another type of outlet. Despite the fact that more than a dozen different types of plugs are in use, a typical travel adapter kit usually contains about five adapters which are capable of dealing with most of the outlets shown here. Adapters often manage this versatility by bypassing the ground/earth wire.
Beware : an adapter by itself will not change the electrical voltage. You must be sure that your appliance can handle different voltages (either automatically or through a voltage switch). If it can't, you will need a voltage converter.
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Packing Lists: The weather
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When I think of Paris, I think of beautiful sunny weather and strolling along the river Seine. And yes, that is what I did! But, it isn't always that sunny, so be prepared for some rain! During my latest visit to Paris in October I had both. Quite a bit of sun, but also some cloudy skies and a bit of rain.
I've added two charts that give you some idea about the weather in Paris. I wouldn't go here in the midst of summer as it can get very hot in the city (+35C). On average the temperatures are much more bearable though. June has an average high of 23C, July 25C and August 25C. After that the temperatures quickly get lower with 16C in October and only +7C in December and February. In April it slowly starts to warm up again with an average of +16C.
The rain seems to be quite constant throughout the year, although a bit less in mm in early spring (March and April). Rainy days are around 12 to 13 the year round, but December/January has on average the most rainy days with 16 to 17 of them.
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riorich55 Wed Mar 11, 2009 20:25 UTC
Just started to go through your Paris pages. Very nice photographic eye you have. | monica71 Sun Mar 8, 2009 23:08 UTC
superb Paris page! we hope to visit soon and spend few days in Paris on the way to the Loire Valley. i will keep your tips handy :) | Schoolkid529 Fri May 2, 2008 17:11 UTC
Sounds cool, cant wait to go myself,but im stuck in school <(-.-)> hoping to someday tour the world.... anyone got anything to say bout the Tower, email me | nora_south_africa Sun Apr 13, 2008 16:05 UTC
I hope to visit Paris sometime, thanx for the tips |
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