Tour Eiffel and other Paris, France Things to Do Tips

It's the symbol of Paris....

If you don't want to pay to go to the top floor, views from the 2nd stop are quite good also.

Each leg has an elevator to the top - just find the shortest line and stand in it!

Great views of the entire city from here.

Avoid the trinket sellers while you are waiting in line, unless, like my friends were -- you are into 'tatty souveniers' ;-)

To avoid being repetitive about this famous landmark I urge you to read the official Tour Eiffel web page listed below which has tons of facts/figures and practical information about the Eiffel tower.

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Address: Quai Branly - or just look at the skyline!
Directions: Metro stops: Bir-Hakeim, Trocadero, Ecole Militaire. RER: C line Champs de Mars-Tour Eiffel
Website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/

This area is the Paris that was in my head before I ever visited there. Small old cafes, artsy and lots of art nouveau style decor. Also of course full of tourists, tourist trap cafes and silly trinket sellers. But that is all easy enough to ignore and there are still plenty of beautiful and unique things to see just wandering in this area.

We got off at the Metro Abbesses station and just wandered around for the afternoon walking up the hill, to the Dali museum and around Sacre Coeur and the Eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre and the Place du Tertre.

My friends, who had been to Paris more times than me, had never been there before - they were afraid to go because someone told them 'you have to know where to go' and that there were a lot of bad areas. What rubbish. If you like art, unique culture, small shops that are not part of some giant chain and things which are out of the ordinary, this area is a place you will adore.

I have put some interesting photos of this area in the Travelogue - it's now my favorite part of Paris (though having only been there 2 times officially and one unexpected overnight due to plane delay, I will not claim to be an expert!)

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Address: Montmartre
Directions: Abbsesses Metro stop is a nice place to start. Walk uphill!! And up and up and up.... and you will see Sacre Coeur and other things along the way.
Website: http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/

I love this city at night - walking around in certain areas with old cafes and interesting people is something I could (and did) do for hours as long as there is a nearby place to go in and warm up with a hot drink (December was my 2nd trip so a bit cold!). My night time photos of Paris turned out more interesting than a lot of my daytime ones.

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Directions: Montmartre, Latin Quarter are some areas where you can lurk in the evenings and find cool shots (provided your film or digital camera is set properly!).