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 ==== What to See & Do in Paris ====
-  * Tourist Packages - I suggest *not* to buy package tours or several-day Metro passes. Tourists feel like they are on a race course to break even when Paris is all about slowly enjoying the best. Often times tourists return home with un-used tickets. Because of the waiting lines and your energy level, you might find that one museum per day is your max. Ahead of your visit, carefully select attractions you would like to visit and buy tickets on-line. Many tickets can be purchased and printed from the US or displayed on your smart phone.
+==== Tourist Packages ====
+  * I suggest *not* to buy package tours or several-day Metro passes. Tourists feel like they are on a race course to break even when Paris is all about slowly enjoying the best. Often times tourists return home with un-used tickets. Because of the waiting lines and your energy level, you might find that one museum per day is your max. Ahead of your visit, carefully select attractions you would like to visit and buy tickets on-line. Many tickets can be purchased and printed from the US or displayed on your smart phone.
-  * Paris Museums - There are scores of museums in Paris. Most are worth a visit. Many museums have a free section. Look for special exhibits that interest you. Audio guides are very good. Many now offer a smart phone app. Guided tours are often worth the extra price.
+==== Paris Museums ====
+There are scores of [[Museums in Paris]]. Most are worth a visit. Many museums have a free section. Look for special exhibits that interest you. Audio guides are very good. Many now offer a smart phone app. Guided tours are often worth the extra price.
   * Guided Tours such as Walking Tours, Bike Tours, Segway Tours and more are quite good and offer a wider area in a short time with interaction with a local English- speaking expert.
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   * Self-Guided Walks can be excellent with on-line prepared plans. Most walks take very careful instruction following from stop to stop.
-  * Your Visit by Theme - Because of the intensity of activities and sights, you might want to focus on specific Parisian themes such as
+==== Your Visit by Theme ====
+Because of the intensity of activities and sights, you might want to focus on specific Parisian themes such as
      * History (The French Revolution, Medieval Paris, Cathedrals, World Wars
      * Foodie Tour - buying, chefs, restaurant tours
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          * Vernissages
-       *  Photography
+==== Photography ====
          * museums
          * Expositions
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          * Paris Photo
-         * Mois de la Photo • Camera Obscura Literary Paris - writers, locations, writer hang-outs Theater in English Music Shopping - high-end, quirky, fashion, perfume Architecture • Middle Ages • Art Deco • 21st Century • Quirky Activities you can do nowhere else but Paris • Escape & Adventure Games hosted by actors, interactive games of puzzles, treasure hunts, adventure and fantasy for individuals or in groups such as corporate team-building exercise. • Seine River Cruises are very good. Most have commentary in multiple languages, including English. On big barges, sometimes the sound is not understandable so choose a smaller cruise line like Vedettes. Plan to board around sunset to enjoy the evening and lights when it is darker.• Eiffel Tower Buy tickets on-line and arrive an hour early. It is common to have two-hour wait lines. Eiffel Town visit could be followed with a hot chocolate and pastry at café
+         * Mois de la Photo
-  * Carrette then a walk to the Arc de Triumphe but do not walk up to the top of the Arc; it's not worth it. Afterwards, stroll down the grand boulevard Champs Elysée where there are tons of high-end shops.
+         * Camera Obscura
+==== Literary Paris ====
+  * writers, locations, writer hang-outs
+  * Theater in English Music
+==== Shopping ====
+high-end, quirky, fashion, perfume
+==== Architecture ====
+  * Middle Ages
+  * Art Deco
+  * 21st Century
+  *
+==== Quirky Activities ====
+That you can do nowhere else but Paris
+  * Escape & Adventure Games hosted by actors, interactive games of puzzles, treasure hunts, adventure and fantasy for individuals or in groups such as corporate team-building exercise
+  * [[paris_yank:go:paris:do:21_free_things_paris|21 Things To Do for Free in Paris]]
+==== Seine River Cruises ====
+ are very good. Most have commentary in multiple languages, including English. On big barges, sometimes the sound is not understandable so choose a smaller cruise line like Vedettes. Plan to board around sunset to enjoy the evening and lights when it is darker.
+==== Eiffel Tower ====
+Buy tickets on-line and arrive an hour early. It is common to have two-hour wait lines. Eiffel Town visit could be followed with a hot chocolate and pastry at café Carrette then a walk to the Arc de Triumphe but do not walk up to the top of the Arc; it's not worth it. Afterwards, stroll down the grand boulevard Champs Elysée where there are tons of high-end shops.
 **Suggestion** : Although the view from the Eiffel Tower is magnificent, but once perched on the Eiffel Tower, you cannot see the tower. A resolution to this paradox is to visit La Tour Montparnasse to take a drink and view of the Eiffel Tower from a higher vantage point. Caution: meals are not great and too expensive. The expensive drinks are worth the view.
-  * Musée Louvre is spectacular. It is a vast treasure of art from the centuries. I have lived here 18 years, visit often and have not seen it all. Most times there are special and extensive exhibitions. Within this vast museum, I am lost every time. To avoid crowds, enter by the underground Metro Louvre–Rivoli station. Buy tickets on-line
+==== Musée Louvre ====
+ is spectacular. It is a vast treasure of art from the centuries. I have lived here 18 years, visit often and have not seen it all. Most times there are special and extensive exhibitions. Within this vast museum, I am lost every time. To avoid crowds, enter by the underground Metro Louvre–Rivoli station. Buy tickets on-line
   * Musée Orangerie is excellent, specializing in 20th Century Impressionist Art (especially Monet) and not far from the Louvre. On-line tickets. After a day at the Louvre, you may want to save excellent l'Orangerie for another time so you can take your time to enjoy.
   * Musée d'Orsay is incredible. Take the escalators to the top floor for the Impressionist paintings then work your way downward on foot since it is less tiring going down. Buy on-line tickets.