Tips 1 - 5 of 5 Paris Tourist Traps
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Tourist Trap: Baccarat Museum
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Maybe it's unfair to call this a tourist trap: the museum is beautiful, and some pieces truly remarkable. But the ticket they charge allows us to expect more. A few (very few) good pieces, and, when I tried to see something else, I found myself in a larger display that was... the showroom, with five or six people available to deal with clients, but not to waste their time with curious tourists. Well... I understand: It's not a cultural entity, but an industrial company trying to survive in a, each time, harder competition...
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NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! One million times NO! I went to the romantic square of Tertre and couldn't believe what I saw: the artists, expelled from the square by a dense esplanade! No! I can't believe that the good old Tertre was killed! It was the effect of the rain! It only could be! I hope!
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Tourist Trap: Long Lines
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Sainte-Chapelle is one of greatest wonders of Paris, but it is small. This means very long lines to enter. When planning your visit, go in advance and be prepared to a long wait Maybe you don't know, but I'm a gentleman. The women had other plans (the shops in St German, of course) and I left our only umbrella with them. While in the line a strong rain came and... yes, I stood, and got totally wet.
Once inside, I quickly forgot it.
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Mots newcomer insist in going up to the top of the tower - no objection, it's really high, and you'll feel in in your way up. But be prepared for a small disappointment: the views are generally better from the first level (much cheaper). Of course, you will have the pleasure of having been there, the post office and souvenirs to register it, but if you're more practical or in a budget the first level will do it.
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Tourist Trap: Expensive visit
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Expiation chapel is a curiosity near St Augustin and the shopping area. It's interesting to see Louis XVI and Marie Antoniette's first burial place, but the ticket (5€ when I was there), compared to the usual prices in the other monuments it's really high, and don't justify what we see.
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Nemorino Wed Jul 8, 2009 11:47 UTC
Did I understand correctly that the painter Adriano de Sousa Lopes was your great uncle? I believe at least one of his paintings was in an exhibition on Portuguese Discoveries that I saw in Brussels. (I like your unusual Paris shopping tips, by the way.) | MarcusH Thu May 28, 2009 11:43 UTC
remember first level is a great view and it's cheaper | hunterV Thu Mar 6, 2008 17:36 UTC
Splendid page about your travels, thanks! | mvtouring Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:21 UTC
Researching for my holiday. Do not want to miss anything this time around. Thanks for the lovely tips ;-) |
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