Worth it.
We were near Le Madeline last time - not in the 1st, but close enough.
I've also stayed in relatively out-of-the-way places.
Being right in the middle of everything costs more, but it's a solid investment IMO, especially if it's anyone's first time in Paris.
In the 1st, you've got the Louvre, the Tuileries the river - right next door the Concorde & Madeline, Orsay right across the river, Pont Neuf to the Latin Quarter - there are just a ton of things to see that are right on top of each other.
You really get the Paris-as-a-movie-set overwhelming feeling down in the center of things.
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- PAK, travel followup -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 08:23
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- Just wanted to thank you all for another great thread. - PAK, 2018-05-19, 12:59
- sights: must-do's -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 12:20
- Have you been to Giverney? -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 13:27
- haven't, but going this summer - Jay, 2018-05-18, 14:59
- re: The Louvre -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 12:27
- And there's the Rubens room - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:30
- Have you been to Giverney? -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 13:27
- a book and a movie (fixed video) -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 11:25
- Music rec: buy an Edith Piaf collection - HCE, 2018-05-18, 13:33
- UK-specific tip - they... replaced? all their money? -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 11:06
- Is money from 2013 still good? -
CK08,
2018-05-18, 12:28
- Not the pound coins or 5-pound notes. -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 12:45
- You can put those old notes in a decoy wallet!!
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Jack,
2018-05-18, 13:20
- You can put those old notes in a decoy wallet!!
- Not the pound coins or 5-pound notes. -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 12:45
- Not true with the coins. They're still perfectly good -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 11:09
- OH NOW ITS ON. They are not legal tender -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 11:41
- Ah, but that article says you can still exchange them -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 13:11
- Well, yes. That’s what I originally said :) -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 13:28
- I have an easier method - Jack, 2018-05-18, 13:33
- Well, yes. That’s what I originally said :) -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 13:28
- Ah, but that article says you can still exchange them -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 13:11
- OH NOW ITS ON. They are not legal tender -
MattG,
2018-05-18, 11:41
- Is money from 2013 still good? -
CK08,
2018-05-18, 12:28
- Awesome info. Couple of things to add... -
PAK,
2018-05-18, 10:15
- Also, we booked a hotel in the 1st Arr. -
PAK,
2018-05-18, 11:31
- can't be more central than that -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 12:21
- Normandy Hotel on Rue de l'Échelle -
PAK,
2018-05-18, 13:08
- Angelina is right around the corner - Jay, 2018-05-18, 14:58
- If? Hah! -
Greg,
2018-05-18, 12:35
- Let me guess. Fideaux? -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 14:59
- Let me guess. Fideaux?
- Normandy Hotel on Rue de l'Échelle -
PAK,
2018-05-18, 13:08
- Worth it. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:48
- can't be more central than that -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 12:21
- Some notes -
Joe I,
2018-05-18, 11:05
- Adding, macaron - Joe I, 2018-05-18, 15:37
- I'll second the Rodin museum. I thought that was the -
BillyGoat,
2018-05-18, 11:13
- Agreed. It's worth it for The Gates of Hell alone -
HCE,
2018-05-18, 11:22
- Agreed, and it's also right near Les Invalides -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 11:21
- Yep. It's pretty amazing. -
BillyGoat,
2018-05-18, 11:30
- Yep. It's pretty amazing.
- it's the next must-see after the big 2 - Jay, 2018-05-18, 11:21
- Agreed. It's worth it for The Gates of Hell alone
- good tip on temporary phones -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 10:25
- If you have T-Mobile ONE, it works in any country for free. - MattG, 2018-05-18, 11:02
- Also, we booked a hotel in the 1st Arr. -
PAK,
2018-05-18, 11:31
- "Don't bring any expensive jewelry." - Grantland, 2018-05-18, 10:09
- transpo tips -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 10:04
- For pickpockets, use a decoy wallet -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 10:55
- easily defeated by decoy pickpockets -
Jay,
2018-05-18, 12:27
- Damn! -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 13:19
- Damn!
- easily defeated by decoy pickpockets
- For pickpockets, use a decoy wallet -
Jack,
2018-05-18, 10:55
- On medications -
ReginaldVelJohnson,
2018-05-18, 09:43
- good point, I think basic allergy stuff may not be OTC - Jay, 2018-05-18, 10:05
- That is a terrific checklist, Jay - Jack, 2018-05-18, 09:26