Starbucks, 90, avenue Victor Hugo, Paris

Advantages: Lots to see and do, the metro,
Disadvantages: Eating out can be expensive, everyone else is there too (everyone loves Paris)

...the real action only takes place at 2 pm and 6 pm. We stood next to an American family and they seemed to be quite disappointed when nothing much happened when the clock struck 1 pm. Back to our walk…we continued to walk from the Les Halles area towards Place de la bastille and this part of the city is called Marais. The streets are narrow and it seems very quiet at least if you are coming from the Les Halles area. I think this is Paris' jewish quarter - some good falafel shops too. On the way we passed by Musée Picasso, maison de Victor Hugo but we only stopped at place des Vosges which was Paris very first square built in 1609. This used to be the home for the aristocracy but today it is just a nice symmetrical square where people enjoyed the spring sun, relaxed on benches while the kids where playing in the sand box or playing football... Read review

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...-1345). Road distances in France are calculated on the basis of the "0 km" marked on the square in front of the cathedral. This cathedral is the locating of the famous book “ Notre Dame of Paris from Victor Hugo. If you stroll around the cathedral during a foggy day you could almost see Quasimodo or Frolo in a dark place. Notre Dame is a tremendous masterpiece located in a wonderful neighbourhood. The only annoying thing in Notre Dame is that there is way too much tourists. Consequently the best period to see it is out of the holiday period during week. On the bank of the seine Notre Dame is located on “l’ile de la cité “. My favourite neighbourhood next to it is “l’ile St-Louis” it’s really lovely and picturesque it’s full of little streets containing delicious restaurant and the most famous ice cream maker of France Berthillon. Try one... Read review

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Advantages: perfect city to be inspired by architecture, culture, shopping and fine cuisine
Disadvantages: just too many tourists, hope this review wont bring too many extra ones

...Writing a review of Paris requires a special approach. I would assume that 90% of Ciao readers have already been there, seen all the sights and read endlessly about it. Thus I will offer a new look at Paris: a literary review. Paris has always been home and inspiration to famous and not so famous intellectuals, artists and writers: Victor Hugo made Notre Dame his second home and the scene for his works. Honoré de Balzac wrote his Comédie Humaine in his sophisticated quarters at Place Vendôme. Existentialists Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Simone de Beauvoir took their coffee at the café Les Deux Magots on Boulevard Saint Germain. Françoise Sagan took her last breath in her apartment on the Seine. And Georges Simenon's famous character, Inspector Maigret, investigated murders around Place Clichy. In the 1920s, the cream... Read review

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