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My friend Marty is headed to Paris and asked for some tips. From my many months living in a artist squat in Rue Trinite and at the Shakespeare & Company bookstore:
- Shakespere and Company Bookstore/Bohemian Hostel - write a one page autobiography to exchange for a place to stay... if they have room. Help a little around the store in the morning and then go enjoy your day. Watch out when George gives himself a haircut with a lighter! (52min)
- Three Ducks Hostel - beers and other fellow travelers
- Centre Pompidou - I love modern art. This inside-out building is a beauty to look at.
- Louvre - You gotta see the Mona and other famous work on display. (Go in the back way and ask someone for their ticket stub).
- Notre Dame - many entertainers on the grounds around the church in the evenings
- Sacre Coeur - great view, beware the pick pockets and salesmen
- Tour Eiffel - Go on a slow day. Take a lunch and go to the top to enjoy. A must do.
- Latin Quarter - Good Eats. Look for Maoz Falafel for a tasty cheap healthy meal.
- Metro 14 - fully automated subway line from St-Lazare to Gare de Lyon. Ride in the first car and look out the front window and the train moves under the city... Fun photo op!
- Omlette - look for an omlette on a breakfast menu. The ones I had in Paris were amazing.
- Panini - quick cheap lunch.
- Nutella & Banana Crepe - quick cheap breakfast!
Anything "must see's" that I missed?
