Rick Steves' Paris 2007 (Rick Steves) | Rick Steves, Steve Smith, ...

Rick Steves' Paris 2007 (Rick Steves) | Rick Steves, Steve Smith, ... | Great! So easy to read!

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	Rick Steves' Paris 2007 (Rick Steves) Rick Steves, Steve Smith, ... Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006 - 536 pages average customer review:based on 18 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Perfect for self guided visit

I just came from my first ever trip to Paris. The book is great for self guided tours. Clear descriptions and historical notes are enough for the first visit, since there is no way you will be able to visit all interesting places within 7-10 days. Prices for museums are up to date (yes, get Museum Pass after all) as well as business hours.

Great! So easy to read!

I love Rick Steve's guidebooks. They are so easy to read and he gives great advice. I used this book to plan part of my BAR trip and it was so helpful.

Great!! but with some draw backs

I found this book very easy to read and interesting - and helpful when traveling, with a few caveats. The walking tours look great, although we didn't do any. The book is well organized and with an index you can't go wrong.

I found it the most useful when wanting to know how to do something... for example: what RER stations you can buy tickets to Versailles at, what are they called so you can ask for the right thing, and what kind of tickets to buy to save time and money. He also gives great recommendations on what to see when so you can avoid crowds or closings, etc.

What I found most disappointing was the restaurant recommendation section. We brought the book out with us one day, and without looking ahead of time, we thought we would be able to select a restaurant in the area we were in from the book. The area we were in that particular evening had only 3 recommendations: one very upscale and pricey, one sandwich shop and one cafe. We just wanted a nice, quaint restaurant to have dinner. No luck... we did however find the most perfect place on our own... sorry I don't remember the name!

So I would recommend this book for ease of getting around, insider tips on where to go when and walking tours. Just get another book on where to go to eat!

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Better than expected

I just returned from a week's trip to Paris. Brought this guide and the Michelin Green Guide.

I'm not often a fan of Rick Steves but bought it on the recommendation of Amazon postings. My husband and I were both pleasantly surprised. His reviews were interesting and often amusing. As usual, his maps were insufficient (hence, the Green Guide). But his was definitely the guide we turned to first for information on the various sites we saw.

I still don't think he's good at country guides precisely because he follows such a set path that if you stray, you're in trouble. But for a city guide, turns out he's great!

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