Can you recommend a 7 day itenerary to Paris.1st time- Me and my boyfriend are going Dec 21,2007. Gina?

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When you arrive take a hop-on hop-off bus, I think you can get a ticket valid two days, and it will bring you to all famous sites.

You can later go back and see them at leisure.

For transportation, get a card for the Metro and bus for as long as you are there, or if you like walking, get a set of 10 tickets for the Metro each time. I found that taking the Metro once or twice a day the tickets per 10 where cheaper, but the card is more convenient.

If you like museums, get a museum card, you get into most of the museums without needing to join the queue, worth the money.
You can get it at the museums that accept it, if you do, get it at a quiet one, I think you can also get it at the tourist information office.

If you like viewing from a high spot, the Eiffel tower is famous, and rightly so, but you also get a good view from the terraces of the Sacre Coeur, the church at the top of Mont Martre, take your time going there, it is a nice part of town, very lively.
Some people advice to go up to the Eiffel tower, or one of the other viewpoints, just before sundown, so you have the views by day and by night.

Take a day for shopping and one for wandering round town, exploring all the small side streets.

People also like the river cruises, specially the ones with dinner and dancing, very romantic.

Remember that eating and drinking is more expensive on the boulevards, most in the (glass encased) outdoor seating, but when you go to the smaller streets you will find nice small places that are even better.

There are many smaller and bigger hotels, and if you prefer it that way, you can also get double rooms in the hostels in Paris.
Try to find a hotel that is actually in the center of Paris, not one where you have to take the Metro to go to town.

I find the Lonely Planet guides very usefull, but for a city like Paris you can get many more guides.