Paris Experience

Le Village Parisien - a great place to stay for EuroDisney

Advantages: Lovely accommodation, great faciliities, easy access to Disney - loved it!
Disadvantages: Camp shop not open all day.

We visited Le Village Parisien in August 2009. Le Village Parisien offers accommodation in mobile homes, chalets or tents - we chose a mobile home. Our mobile home was absolutely gorgeous, brand spanking new complete with a raised decked patio area with a picnic bench perfect for alfresco dining. Each mobile home/chalet/tent space is in it's own enclosure - giving you privacy. Our mobile home was enclosed on three sides by hedges and had it's own ...
...praise it enough!! Le Village Parisien is located in a place called Varreddes, which was about a 20 minute drive from EuroDisney and about a 40 minute drive from central Paris. When visiting Disney the shortest route is via a toll road which costs 2 Euros each way, but this was a small price to pay as staying at Le Village Parisien was a LOT cheaper than staying in any of the Disney hotels. The campite has two pools - one small pool is just for ...

bouhani 07.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Le Village Parisien, Varreddes

Yo ho yo ho a Pirate's Life for me

Advantages: Great costumes, characters, song
Disadvantages: None

...Life for me. The Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland Paris is probably one of my favourite rides. I have also been to the park in California and been on the ride there too and enjoy it in both places. I think the main reason why it’s such a great ride is because it really has a theme running the whole way through the ride, from queuing up, to the ride itself to the gift shop at the end of the ride. The decorations, the costumes, the music, ...
...experience of Disney. The Pirates ride is a water based ride and you go through the scenes on a boat, very befitting of a pirate theme. The boat is quite a wide long boat and fits I would say about 20 plus people in it. You sit on benches inside the boat and there are no safety restraints as you do not go fast enough for that. The boat moves quite slowly to allow you to see all the attractions around you. It is also an inside ride and is quite dark, ...

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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean Ride, Disneyland Paris

Places to shop in Paris

Advantages: lots of areas to shop,
Disadvantages: but spread out and you need to know where to go

I have lived in Paris for 6 months and i understand that it may be difficult to shop in paris if you do not know where to go or if you are there for just the weekend. I must admit it took me a good month to find out where the good shops were! Buying the tickets: For starters i would definitely advise you to buy a metro ticket : there are different tickets available such as 1 ticket for 1 journey, a pass of 10 tickets , daily pass called mobili, ...
...passes are called a carte orange and you do need a photo to get it. if you are in paris for just the weekend then i would buy the daily pass for 3 zones (oh yes forgot to mention paris is split into 8 zones or so, but for shopping you only really need the first 3 zones). Places to go: Now that you have your tickets the areas to go or metro stops are the following : Chatelet/les halles: centre of paris where you can find a really long street called ...

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Review of Josi - General shopping in Paris

Value for money

Advantages: Value for money
Disadvantages: None

I went to Paris last year and to my amazement, things are cheaper than in UK. The fashion clothes for women were cheaper and more fashionable. Leather shoes and boots are equally good value for money and lots of sales in central Paris...my favourite city. I bought a pair of high leather boots for only 30 quids and loved it very much. To my disappointment, perfumes were not that cheap. I always thought that since most perfume are produced in Paris, ...

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Review of Department Stores

Paris, je t'aime

Advantages: Great metro service, beautiful city to explore on foot,
Disadvantages: Perhaps more difficult for disabled people, busy busy busy, lots of sellers and beggars, STRIKES

...some of my knowledge of getting around Paris, having spent 9 months living there and having visited on numerous occasions. BY AIR: -One great way of seeing any city is from the air, and it is possible to take helicopter tours over the city. They're pretty pricey though - one quote I found was €250 for adults, €220 for children. Flying is also a popular way of getting to Paris. Paris has three airports - Roissy Charles de Gaulle, Orly and ...
...are a useful way of getting from A to B, particularly with a lot of luggage. Outside the big railway stations, you'll usually find plenty of taxis. Bear in mind that surcharges are often added when four or more people are travelling, or if you're carrying luggage. Taxis aren't cheap and there's always the fear that you might be getting a 'tourist rate' and an unnecessary detour to boot. Although it's not necessarily the best way to see Paris, it ...

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Review of Getting around in Paris