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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: phinix on Tue, 03 May 2022, 13:30:30
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I'm going to Paris next month and was wondering if any of you here (fellow Parisians maybe:)) could suggest to visit/see.
I've been there couple of times already, so I've seen things like Louvre, arc, tower etc - but is there anything that is worth seeing that is not on usual tourists list?
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The Châtelet station, you'll know what hell looks like.
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The Châtelet station, you'll know what hell looks like.
OK, will put on my list - why what is it? :)
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I dunno about anything in particular, but:
I'd check Atlas Obscura (https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/paris-france/places?page=1). That site was made to answer this question, for many cities. I've consulted it before travelling to other cities and even found some places in my home town that I didn't know about. However, I've also found some tourist traps in its lists.
The Tim Traveller (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeL-qrCp_9NQ8VZVo7qSSSxlbcZRf-evI) has a bunch of videos about unusual places in France, most of them in Paris. He's a transit nerd, so it is mostly about that.
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I guess we dont have many Parisians here...
Anyway, going there next week, picked some places I didn't see before on my prev trips to Paris.
I may take my hhkb with me, just for fun photos :)
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I often take a bus tour early in a trip to look for interesting scenes to return to later.
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I often take a bus tour early in a trip to look for interesting scenes to return to later.
Interesting idea, thanks. I'll take a look what bus tours they have there. :thumb:
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I used to work in Paris and I return frequently. Where you should go depends on what your interests are. Paris is a great walking city, so just choosing an arrondissement (district) and wandering around is an option. A fellow from New York has been visiting Paris for the last week and is making a couple of videos a day, including live streams, on YouTube. Might be worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/c/UrbanistExploringCities/featured
Enjoy Paris!
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I used to work in Paris and I return frequently. Where you should go depends on what your interests are. Paris is a great walking city, so just choosing an arrondissement (district) and wandering around is an option. A fellow from New York has been visiting Paris for the last week and is making a couple of videos a day, including live streams, on YouTube. Might be worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/c/UrbanistExploringCities/featured
Enjoy Paris!
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Cool, thanks. There are even clips from yesterday, Paris by evening. :)
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I'm partial to the SE France - Cote d'Azure, Provence, and Alpes areas.
The rest of France kinda sucks. :rolleyes:
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I'm partial to the SE France - Cote d'Azure, Provence, and Alpes areas.
The rest of France kinda sucks. :rolleyes:
What do you mean by sucks?
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I'm partial to the SE France - Cote d'Azure, Provence, and Alpes areas.
The rest of France kinda sucks. :rolleyes:
How come?
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lol I dunno, I haven't been there since the late '90s. I'm sure it's different now.
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I'm going to Paris next month and was wondering if any of you here (fellow Parisians maybe:)) could suggest to visit/see.
I've been there couple of times already, so I've seen things like Louvre, arc, tower etc - but is there anything that is worth seeing that is not on usual tourists list?
Those are the places I visited and I can't remember anything else that stuck out or that I wanted to see. I felt three days was enough for me.
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A fellow from New York has been visiting Paris for the last week and is making a couple of videos a day, including live streams, on YouTube. Might be worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/c/UrbanistExploringCities/featured
Cool, thanks. There are even clips from yesterday, Paris by evening. :)
I just checked out the evening walk video. I lived in the arrondissement, the 14th, where he did much of the live stream. The RER and Metro station at 15:10, Denfert-Rochereau, was my local station. That's a minor entrance to a fairly large, important station. At that point in the walk, he's a block from Montparnasse Boulevard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse). Speaking of which, there's quite a view of the city from the Montparnasse Observation Deck (https://www.tourmontparnasse56.com/en/).
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A fellow from New York has been visiting Paris for the last week and is making a couple of videos a day, including live streams, on YouTube. Might be worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/c/UrbanistExploringCities/featured (https://www.youtube.com/c/UrbanistExploringCities/featured)
Cool, thanks. There are even clips from yesterday, Paris by evening. :)
I just checked out the evening walk video. I lived in the arrondissement, the 14th, where he did much of the live stream. The RER and Metro station at 15:10, Denfert-Rochereau, was my local station. That's a minor entrance to a fairly large, important station. At that point in the walk, he's a block from Montparnasse Boulevard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montparnasse). Speaking of which, there's quite a view of the city from the Montparnasse Observation Deck (https://www.tourmontparnasse56.com/en/).
It is very nice.
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I have been to Paris 2 years ago, it was amazing. It's one of the best places I've ever been.
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I'm partial to the SE France - Cote d'Azure, Provence, and Alpes areas.
The rest of France kinda sucks. :rolleyes:
What in the actual ****.
There is an area in Provence that does suck.