Paris, France Travel News

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France's major tourist attractions, including the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and Versailles could face closure next week because of a strike over planned job cuts, the General Confederation of Labor union warned on Friday.

On the flight to Paris for my fiance's sister's wedding, I was recounting stories from my past trip to the City of Love and was reminded of the passion, regardless of driver body type or size, for tiny, tiny, tiny cars.

For less than $10, a ride on Venice's vaporetti lets you belly up to the city's many fine palaces.

By ALEX BRANCH PARIS - The bartender had long gray hair and the sleeves of his rumpled jacket rolled up to his forearms.Three women slouched on stools over Stella Artois beers at the end of the long, wooden bar.And so much was lost in translation during our drink orders that we first got a glass filled with Campari.My wife and I wanted to see ...

A marvelous painting of a gourmand at his table hangs in the Muse Carnavalet in Paris - a portly, pink-faced figure happily gorging on a regal casserole, with a bottle of wine at one elbow and a luscious-looking souffl at the other.

Ah, Paris! The Eiffel Tower, the berets, the apache dancers, "La Vie en Rose," haute couture, zee Fransh ak-sant, onion soup, vin rouge, escargot.

By all accounts, Paris is a city happily reconciled with death: its cemeteries, from Montparnasse to Montmartre and Pre-Lachaise, aren't dour sites of mourning and mortality so much as elegiac pleasure grounds.

Paris receives more visitors than any other townin the world, but nightlife in the City of Light is not much to write home about.

Running until February 7th 2010, Louis XIV: The Man and the King brings together more than 300 paintings, sculptures and historical artefacts, making it a must for history lovers and those keen to soak up some culture during their stay.

Treat yourself to a winter getaway in Paris and London, thanks to these discounted off-season rates.

If you can't have Paris, there's always Paris. But even if it isn't the City of Lights, this Tennessee town about 120 miles west of Nashville has charms of its own.

Paris, the city of love. Well let me tell you, it's also the city of ghouls! For far beneath the busy metropolis, Parisians hide a dark secret they want you to discover.

'I'm lucky. I come from that generation that was forced to go to France as a child' Photo: GETTY The city boasts some amazing hotels but I can recommend the Hotel Henri IV Rive Gauche Photo: GETTY It might not be a very original choice but the only place I could possibly choose is Paris.

While in Paris to promote The Twilight Saga: New Moon film on November 10, stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner all stayed in separate suites at the Hotel de Crillon .

A person can only visit so many tourist traps before they go stir crazy. Once you've seen the Eiffel Tower I encourage you to branch and discover the real Paris.

Only 46 shopping days until Christmas, mes amis ! If you've been fretting over what tender je ne sais quoi to put under the tree for that special francophile on your list, I have an idea for you.

In 1984, a U.S. tourist named Fat Freddya s Cat awoke in Paris to discover that his airline reservation home had been canceled due to lack of payment.

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How can one possibly encompass Paris within a brief article? Arthur Frommer considers "the city of light" his #1 travel destination in the world.