Place de l’Odeon, Paris
As our last Left Bank hotel area, we’ve chosen a locale for older readers who’d like to be near the excitement of the Left Bank, but who wish to stay …
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The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
For families traveling with children, the top hotel section in Paris is just below the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens (still on the Left Bank), where there are enclosed playing areas, with …
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St. Germain des Pres Budget Hotels
Although the Sorbonne area has more budget hotels than any other district in Paris (and thus provides you with the optimum chance of finding a budget room in the summer …
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The Pantheon, Paris Budget Hotels
If you’d like to live cheaper (or if the hotels on Rue des Ecoles are packed), then keep walking up the Boulevard St. Michel for two more blocks until you …
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Off and on the Boulevard St. Michel Only a few steps from the “St. Mich’,” on the tiny Rue Champollion, which runs off the Rue des Ecoles, the Hotel Central …
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Rue du Sommerard Budget Hotels
A less expensive hotel street in the same neighborhood, and one with abit more charm, is the Rue du Sommerard, which runs parallel to the Rue des Ecoles, between the …
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Take the “metro” (Paris’ subway system) to the St. Michel station. Go up the steps and you’re on the Boulevard St. Michel-heart of Paris’ university area. The Sorbonne and the …
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The prices of Paris are perhaps the most talked-about topic of European travel. Let’s put the matter in a little perspective. Been to New York lately? At their very worst, …
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Open air opera at Baths of Caracalla, in Rome, is one of the great summer events of Europe. The opera stage is set amid the gigantic ruins of the former …
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London Pub Lunches
One other meal-time subject requires special attention, because it involves the most popular lunch-time restaurant of the average Englishman-the pubs. Nearly every pub in London serves either hot or cold …
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