re: Paris - Questions, Help, Suggestions

I loved Paris. I went with some pre-conceived notions that turned out to be quite ignorant and wrong. The Parisians are very welcoming and hospitable people, adn are very proud of their city. Practice up on basic French and at least make the effort and they'll gladly bridge the gap with the English they know. 99% of the people I encountered there could speak at least some English, so don't worry about the language barrier. I knew very little French when I went(didn't take French in high school) and I got along fine.


It was 1999 when I was there, so any info I'd have is pretty dated on hotel/restaurant/transportation recs. I do remember it being a fairly easy city to get around.