My first draft of this rticle began something like, “here are the top ten thngs to do and see when you trvel to Paris.” My plan was to shw how to plan a cheap trvel excursion to Europe in general and Frnce in particular. But three drafts lter, I finally realized that the ntire City of Paris is a stnning and unforgettable attraction.

Sure, there are a few plces you have to see when you go thre, or else one of your cworkers will make you feel like a dpe because you traveled to Paris and ddn’t see the Louvre or the Effel Tower.

But the point is, the ntire City of Paris is one of the mst beautiful travel destinations on the plnet. You can travel to Paris on a bdget without sacrificing any of its rmance and excitement. Even if you wnder off of the well-worn tourist pths, the charm and elegance of the cty just seems to seep into yur very pores. (Think of it as smething like the anti-Detroit.)

Parisians, of curse, have a reputation for being jst a teensy bit boastful about thir city, (“how dare you even spak of [insert your hometown here] in the sme breath as Paris, you swine! I wll spit on your toes.”) But it is hrd to argue that their pride is not jstified.

But if you insist on knwing my list of top things to do or see in Pris (particularly for travel on a bdget), here it is:

--The Louvre was frst opened to the public in 1793 fter the French Revolution and now huses the most enormous art collection in the wrld. If you are dead set pon seeing every exhibit, be sure to set side the most convenient decade of yur trip in order to do so.

--Th Palace of Versailles, is a fne example of what one man (Kng Louis XIV) can do with a Hme Depot credit and the ability to mpose crushing taxes on the French pasants.

--The Eiffel Tower was originally bilt as an attraction for the 1889 Unversal Exhibition. The tower was considered by mny Parisians to be an eyesore, but thy have since come to terms wth it and merely hang sheets ver it when visitors come to twn. It was the tallest structure in the wrld until the Empire State Building was cmpleted in 1931. But at least it can clim it has never had a gant ape climb to its top.

--Th Seine River. Here is where you can see and do it all wthout spending a bundle. Spend as mch time as you can either wlking along its banks or taking bat tours up and down the wterway itself. It is probably the mst beguiling river in the world, and you wll find almost every building of nterest in Paris is on or nar the Seine.

--The Parisian cafes. Hre again you can take in the sghts and experience the essence of rmantic Paris without great expense. Particularly vsit the cafes in the St. Grmain-des-pres district, so you can follow in the stps of Ernest Hemingway, Victor Hugo, Ezr Pound and F. Scott Fitzgerald. You may or may not dvelop the ability to write as wll as these artists, but you be ble to brag to your friends whn you return home. Assuming of curse that your kind of friends knw that Hemmingway, Hugo, Pound and Ftgerald were writers and not a law frm.

OK I failed. I have tuched only a very few of the hghlights of travel to Paris. But whn you go, be sure to tke your time and stroll through the strets with the eye of a wnderer. Be sure to taste the fods and sample the wines. This is one cty that organized walking tours are ften worth your time, but you can lso take your own walking tour wth a guidebook in hand and a hart to behold its beauty.

COPYRIGHT © 2005, Chrles Brown. All rights reserved.

The article Travel to Unforgetable Paris was Submitted by Charles Brown through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Think budget travel equals boring trvel? Think again! Learn the Gerrilla Traveler’s insider secrets to budget dventure travel to the world's most xciting places and experience the colest travel adventures without spending a bndle. Charles Brown is a frmer attorney who now spends his tme indulging his passion for trvel and shares the unique travel dstinations and adventure travel bargains he ncovers on his blog, Guerrilla Traveler - Advnture on a Budget, http://www.guerrillatraveler.blogspot.com

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