Frommer's Paris from $95 a Day
Chapter One
The Best of Paris from
$95 a Day
Paris is a city of dreams. Its name calls up a parade of images and
associations: the Eiffel Tower, the moonlit quais of the Seine, artists,
accordions, and clouds of cigarette smoke. What's surprising is how well the
city lives up to its mythic reputation. Though you won't see Gene Kelly dancing
in the streets or run into Leslie Caron at the supermarket, you might actually
hear an accordion playing as you stroll through a quiet market square, or see a
rainbow arching over Parisian rooftops. The splendid Belle Epoque architecture
still surrounds you; around every corner there seems to be yet another photo to
be taken or poem to write. Yet Paris is not a museum. Underneath its velvet
gown, it is a vibrant, modern city with its share of problems and annoyances.
Still, if you squint your eyes on a rainy night, you might catch a glimpse
of the Paris Brassaļ photographed decades ago-a mysterious and lovely realm of
the imagination.
Fortunately, this particular dream is not limited to ... read full excerpt from Frommer's Paris from $95 a Day ebook
