"Paris in the Autumn" a Paris Travel Page by Jehcekah

October may not be the best time to visit Paris, but there are some benefits. There are less crowds than in the peak seasons and we were able to experience the crisp air and beautiful changing leaves.
This was our first trip to Paris, so we did all of the tourist-y things. We had to work around a few days of rain and one day of nasty wind, but we managed to see all of the major sights. We followed the advice of many great journals on this site and three travel books. Our hotel and central location was in the Eiffel Tower area, where we spent most of our meal times. This area proved to be a great central location and provided many great visits to the tower both at day and night.

If you plan to go to Paris in the fall, pack an umbrella, scarf, gloves, hat, jacket, and a waterproof bag. It will rain, so be prepared.
Not knowing the language is not impossible, but it can add a lot of stress to your trip. The little phrasebooks and dictionaries you can get don't help much when you don't know how to say the words or string a sentence together. Luckily we stuck to tourist sights and English-menus at restaurants. Just because your hotel claims to have English-speaking employees, doesn't mean that they WILL speak English to you. It can get frustrating, so keep an open mind.

Metro, Metro, Metro. I read all about how you should walk in Paris, but frankly...you don't need to walk any more than you need to. We already had sore feet from walking as much as we did.
Buy the Paris Visite card when you arrive in the city. You can get it for 1, 2, 4, or 5 days. You can also get it for any combination of zones. The zones 1-3 card for 5 days is what we got and it was PERFECT! We never had to worry about buying any tickets, ever. You can also use your tickets for buses and the regular trains. Along with the ticket, you get discounts in various places, but none of them were worth much to us.

Paris Visite (Tourist Pass) for 3 zones - 8.38 (1 day), 13.32 (2 days), 18.29 (3 days), 26.68 (5 days) includes special services and discount for some attractions. It's also available for 5 zones (covering Eurodisney and Versailles) or 8 zones.