I was in Paris for a couple of days two weeks ago. Security-wise it was
all pretty relaxed, with no x-rays and only a very cursory bag check
going up the Eiffel Tower. No worries either about taking a large bag
up there. Going up the Eiffel Tower is certainly to be recommended -
the view is beautiful, especially at night. If you're there in October
the queues which were almost intolerable in August should be much more
reasonable.
Other touristy things to do are visit Montmartre - Sacre Coeur is much
more impressive from the outside than the inside and the main reason I
like Montmartre is for the beautiful view over Paris. Notre Dame is
nice and I hear the view from the top is excellent, but I didn't make it
there due to long queues. The Louvre is fantastic - the IM Pei pyramids
make for great photos on a sunny day. Here's one of mine I was quite
pleased with:
http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/travel/london-munich/pictures/pm01-p01-31.jpg
. You can take photos inside, flash is allegedly banned but plenty of
people seem to flout the rules.
Quite apart from photography and the sights, one of my favourite things
to do in Paris is to buy a baguette and some cheese and sit in a park to
eat them. Wonderful!
Roger
Henry Bottjer-BA wrote:
Too much planning and advance work for my trip to South Africa so I've
decided to substitute a trip to Paris. Probably 4-5 days, and yes to do the
touristy things (I've never been). I'm looking for gear recommendations
(yet, but they are always welcome), but am more curious about security.
Here in NYC they've gotten a bit stricter on security, for example x-raying
bags and metal detectors at the Empire State Building. Anyone from Paris
(or that has been recently) have any info about this? Any places I may not
be able to bring a camera bag, or places that photos would be forbidden?
And okay, any advice about where to go for good shots would be great too.
I'll probably go sometime in October this year.
Thanks
Henry (in desperate need of a vacation)
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