RESOURCES AND LINKS

PARIS TOURS AND SIGHTS
PARIS WALKS: Reasonably priced 2-hour walking tours of different quartiers and historical themes. Recommended, particularly for those on a budget. Group size can be large for popular tours.
CHOCOLATE TOURS: David Lebovitz trained and worked as a pastry chef at Chez Panisse in Berkeley. Now he lives in Paris and offers wonderful Parisian Chocolate Walks and Parisian Open Market Walks. He also blogs about food and life in Paris.
CONTEXT PARIS: Seminar-style walking itineraries led by scholars and limited to 6 people. Orientation chats, concierge services, cell phone rental.
CHIC SHOPPING PARIS: Stay au courant with their newsletter or enjoy one of their specialized shopping tours.
PARIS MUSE: Private tours of the great museums of Paris with art history scholars
4 ROUES SOUS 1 PARAPLUIE (4 wheels under 1 umbrella): Quintessentially French World War II Citroen convertibles for tours around Paris with historical information given by smart, knowledgeable chauffeurs.
LES CARS ROUGE and PARIS L'OPENTOUR offer double decker open top round Paris sightseeing circuit with on/off privileges on 1 or 2 day passes.
CITY SEGWAY TOURS: Even Paris veterans probably haven't toured the city on a Segway—a self-balancing, personal transportation device that's designed to operate in any pedestrian environment. Enjoy a 4-5 hour tour with a guide for a new perspective on Paris with fun to boot.
PARIS-TRIP.COM: Recommended by Boujour Paris. A wide range of day and night escorted tours are offered by mini-bus. Tours outside Paris include Normandy D-Day, Mont Saint-Michel, and Loire Valley Castles.
EDIBLE PARIS: Paris food tours, itineraries and restaurant recommendations and reservations from Rosa Jackson, food critic and cookbook author.
FRENCH NATIONAL MUSEUMS: 32 national museums and their exhibitions.
GOTOPARIS.NET: Order Paris museum passes and metro passes for delivery to you in the U.S. before your trip. This is merely a convenience as these items can be purchased in Paris as well.
POMPIDOU CENTRE:Official site.
LOUVRE MUSEUM: Official site.
MUSÉE D'ORSAY: Official site.
MUSEE DE L'ORANGERIE: Official site for the newly reopened museum, home to Monet's Waterlily series.

PARIS GENERAL
PAGES JAUNE: French yellow pages include maps and building pictures as well as other information.
PATRICIA WELLS: Well-known author of books on French food and cooking. Her site has information on Paris cooking classes.
RATP: Public transportation routes and schedules for the Metro, Bus, and RER.
FRENCH TOURIST OFFICE:Official site.
PARIS INFO: Official site of the Paris Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
PARIS AIRPORTS: Information including getting to the Charles de Gaulle or Orly, terminal maps, services, etc.
PARIS SHUTTLE: Shared ride airport shuttle
MY HOME IN PARIS: Great company to help you find, purchase, renovate, and settle in to a Paris apartment.

PARIS BOOKS, NEWSLETTERS, BLOGS
GLOBE CORNER BOOKSTORE: Selective list of Paris guidebooks, maps, travel essays, and memoirs, as well as fiction set in Paris.
PARIS NOTES: Subscription newsletter with Paris history, culture, current events, exciting things to do, new places to visit, restaurant reviews and more. Well researched and written.
BONJOUR PARIS: Web site and weekly newsletter billed "for those who love France." Articles, resources, tips, reviews--some free content and some available only to subscribers.
SECRETS OF PARIS: Subtitled the Alternative Insider's Guide. Site, newsletter, and blog of American writer Heather Stimmler-Hall who has lived in Paris for over 10 years. This is a more youthful and hip perspective on the City of Lights. Interesting resource section is in development.
CHOCOLATE & ZUCCHINI: Award-winning blog about all things food written in English by Parisian Clotilde Dusoulier.

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