My wife and I are hoping to go to Paris first week of May. Is this a good time? Also how long should we need on a see Paris type of trip? We also plan to go to Spain and have about 16 days total. I figure a few days for the city and then a day to Versailles what else can/should we do?
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Anytime is a good time to see Paris. If you are a first time visitor 4 days is a bare minimum as you will only see have time to see some of the most famous touristy sights and will miss some of the out of the way %26quot;true Paris%26quot; places. Whatever you do don%26#39;t plan to cram too many sights each day. Better to really enjoys a few places well than go around like the Road runner. By the way it is %26quot;OH LA LA!%26quot; in French and is used to express dismay and shock for example when hearing unpleasant news.
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in that case shame on me for the title :( but I do appreciate the advise and the title correction :)
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%26quot;By the way it is %26quot;OH LA LA!%26quot; in French and is used to express dismay and shock for example when hearing unpleasant news.%26quot;
Not necessarily, it%26#39;s frequently used to express surprise and can often be translated as %26quot;wow%26quot;.
First week of May is a very good time, shouldn%26#39;t be too cold or hot and flowers will be in bloom.
A few days? I%26#39;d also say four days at least and would spend them in the city, there is so much to see.
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I am taking a friend, her first time, for a long weekend at the end of this month. She happens to like writers so Les Duex Magots in on the list.
As most TA members will say, decide what you and your wife like to do. Art, museums, shopping, night life? So many people have written and asked what to do for a couple of days. Look at the various options and see what fits your style.
Enjoy your trip!
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should probably clarify few days as at least 3 nights. I%26#39;ve been to Paris once before so its new to my wife. Also thinking of taking a day trip with maybe an over night to Amsterdam but not sure if its worth it?
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If you%26#39;ve visited Paris before than you know that PARIS has a LOTTA%26#39; STUFF. And, even though it may not be your first vist; it will be your wife%26#39;s, so don%26#39;t short-change her. At a guess, I%26#39;d say devote an entire week (or perhaps more) of your proposed sixreen(16) day itinerary to PARIS. This should give you sufficient time to spend a day out at Versailles or perhaps another day-trip out to the Loire chateaux; Giverny; Chartres. If you%26#39;re still on for a day out to Amsterdam...then take that time away from Paris out of the other nine(9) days of your itinerary. Don%26#39;t %26#39;slight%26#39; Paris.
In trying to decide or determine what to see and do in Paris during a week, though there are more than enough museums, sights and attractions, one of the best ways to occupy %26#39;time%26#39; in Paris is just doing %26#39;..nothing special..%26#39; lingering over a leisurely lunch at a likely-looking café; strolling along the Left Bank quais beside the Seine in the evening (holding hands %26amp; kissing under each bridge mandatory--singing %26amp; dancing optional); strolling through Parisian parcs and gardens for picnics; meandering about the streets of interesting neighborhoods; linger at likely-looking neighborhood cafés over coffee %26amp; dessert or a nite-cap. Take some time to kick back, relax and watch Paris pass by, watching you, watching Paris watching you. watching Paris....well...ya%26#39; get the idea.
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I am not trying to start a war of words with Montreal Fancophones but in my part of France Oh la la has ALWAYS a negative meaning. French in Canada and French in various areas of France are as different from one another as English spoken in Canada and English spoken in various areas of the USA or in the UK. A given word or expression has different meanings depending on the location. For example malle is mail in Quebec but trunk in France. Depanneur is a corner store in PQ but a car repair shop in France. Un bleuet for me is a flower and I translate blueberry by myrtille.
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The train to Amsterdam is 4+ hours. Then there is all the extra time to pack, check out and get to the train station. In effect, a one-day tour of Amsterdam in costing you 2 vacation days. Amsterdam just isn%26#39;t worth it.
If you are really keen on seeing %26quot;another country,%26quot; better to go to Brugges, which can be done as a day trip.
You don%26#39;t say where you are going in Spain so it is hard to comment, but I%26#39;d say a week in Paris is a minimum, if you can.
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thanks as always guys. to answer the question of where in Spain we are leaving Madrid, and using Barcelona as the mid point from Paris and appropriately so. Thinking a day trip to Amsterdam is out of the question but might do a day or so not sure yet.
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3CONILS, I spoke French before moving to Montreal, before that I lived in Europe.
Péjoratif %26quot;Oh la la comme il est laid!%26quot; (oh la la he is so ugly)
Admiratif %26quot;Oh la la qu%26#39;est ce qu%26#39;il est beau!%26quot; (oh la la he is so beautiful)
Depending on situation it can be translated into several dif. English words.
