Paris

Last summer for my graduation I went to Paris, France. This was the best vacation I have ever been on and I would recommend anyone to visit if they ever have the opportunity. My family and I flew Air France from Boston straight to Paris. On the AirFrance website the cost of these tickets can range from $537 and up for a one round trip in the Economy section of the plane. For accommodations in Paris, it is much cheaper to rent an apartment instead of staying in a hotel. This also depends on how long you are staying. For a longer period of time it is more beneficial to stay in an apartment.

 

We stayed for a week and instead of staying in a hotel it was a lot cheaper for the four of us to rent out an apartment.  My aunt went on ParisAttitude.com to find an apartment to stay in. This website has many apartments to view. They can range from studio apartments to 4 or 5 bedrooms, depending on who is going with you. We stayed in this apartment which is located on Boulevard Saint Germain, in the Latin Quarter of Paris. It is not that close to many tourist sites besides Notre Dame, but it was really easy to find transportation. A metro station was right around the corner, and there were two bus stops right across the street from where we were staying. One thing we found most convenient about the city was that the public transportation was so much cleaner and easier to get around than we expected. For all of us to get around we purchased Ticket Mobilis. These you can use on every form of public transportation in the city. The only way to determine the costs is what zones of the city you want to visit. The more zones you want to visit, the more you have to pay. The maximum you would have to pay would be 15,65 €.  

Another advantage of the city is that many of the tourist sites are free such as: The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Champs Elysees, and the Arc de Triomphe. The only sites we did have to pay to get into were the Louvre Museum and a tour of the Seine River. This was one of my favorite things to do in the city because you are able to see all of the important parts of the city in an hour. We took the Vendettes Pont-Neuf for the tour and it only costed 13,00 € for a tour which is fairly cheap for the city. One of the restaurants we went to many times during our stay was Le Petit Pontoise which had amazing food. I tried almost everything on the menu, but my favorite was the escargot! They got many great reviews on their food from various websites.