and look into getting a paris pass. it gets you into a lot of the museums and whatnot. in paris there are two lines to everything. theres the line to get tickets, then the line to get in. paris pass lets you skip the line for tickets. and if you have a disabled person with you they take you right in everywhere. i…

I had a travel plan on my cell phone (Verizon TravelPass). I was able to use my smartphone just like here. The advantage was with Google Maps I could have it tell me to take such-and-such bus, just so many stops, get off and turn left for 2 blocks etc, etc. Like having a friend in Paris who didn’t hit you up for…

You really don’t need to know much French. It’s best to learn some common phrases and questions in order to make short interactions as easy as possible. French people would rather hear a bad accent than English.

Paris is awesome. After Sydney and maybe Amsterdam, probably my favorite international city (though I’ve never been to Tokyo or Buenos Aires).

My last few experiences went a bit different. After greeting them in weak french, they always switched to English. Even if I kept talking in French to practice, they would still just use English to stop me from butchering their language. What’s the point of even knowing enough French to get around if the people don’t…

me and the wife went a few years ago. you can get away with exactly zero french depending on how adventurous you are (i.e. if you walk in to a place that looks fairly touristy, you’ll have no problems. the place off a back street that sold only butter and cheese....you better learn to point politely).

also worth it and a bit less touristy

if you look at some of the mopeds you will see leg skirts to keep the riders legs warm and dry. this was a late march photo.

Just try and learn some basics for French, greetings, thank you, numbers. The French simultaneously want you to at least attempt to use their language but also hate if you butcher it. Even just a bonjour and parlez vous anglais is enough.

This is just a general travel tip too, every country I have been to appreciates a…

The catacombs are totally awesome and worth the visit.

Paris roads were mostly mopeds and not cars when I was there. Special kind of crazy.

I’ve done my movable feast. In the beforetimes I found myself there a couple times a year, and I probably will in the aftertimes.

I was there 5 years ago and loved it. No French needed. very walk-able and good public transit. once you figure out how to get day passes. We had our hotel concierge arrange a night taxi tour of all the sites (rick steves recommendation) that was a blast and the cab driver spoke wonderful English. Great time totally…

I am not an expert but I was lucky enough to spend 8 weeks there with no issues. I spoke no French. None. Almost everyone there speaks at least rudimentary English, and when they didn’t we managed to communicate with gestures. I”ve heard that the more rural areas might provide a different experience, but if we are…

Paris is ait, traffic is an absolute nightmare. On our way in from the airport the uber driver cut off a sirens on ambulance in a tunnel in complete gridlock traffic and nothing made it seem like it was an outrageous out of the ordinary act.

Lived in Paris for a while. If you’re interested in driving a Citroen, don’t bother trying to do it in the city. You’ll only want to take the metro, it’s easier and cleaner than NYC. Go to a metro machine, by a monthly pass for like 50 bucks, take a photo in one of those little photo machines and then you’ll have…

yep. i was last there about a month before notre dame burned down. i love paris. there is a vendor near notre dame that sells spagetti and it seems sketch but its fucking delicious. you dont need to know french at all but it helps. theyre loathe to admit it but all hotels and cabs speak english because its a popular…

Don’t even think about renting a car!

Paris has a lot of people who know English. Often, they’ll fake not understanding it to avoid Americans (we have a bad reputation). Learn to greet people in french, understand their physical distance is smaller than ours, and you’ll generally be fine.

Yes. Especially in Europe in the summer, where you can watch the fat Americans wheeze around and try to find a bathroom without knowing a lick of the language while bitching about their feet hurting. Free street theater.