France: The Details

Paris

– Accommodation

  • Hotel Marignan 🙂
    13 Rue du Sommerard, 75005 Paris, France
    http://www.hotel-marignan.com
    110 Euros per night for triple room
    Good location includes breakfast with kitchen and laundry facilities

– Sightseeing

  • Sandiman Free Walking Tour 🙂
    http://www.newparistours.com/daily-tours/paris-free-tour.html
  • The Louvre 9:00-6:00 + late nights $30pp 🙂
    Check out the side entrance rather than queing at the main front entrance
  • Eiffel Tower: picnic in the park then taking stairs then lift to top for sunset views $20pp 🙂

Bordeaux

– Accommodation

  •  Regina Hotel – Nice room, well located next to the Railway station but a bit out of the central city

– Other

  • Multi trip tickets for Local Transport
  • Local bus to Airport (easy and cheap) 🙂
  • Wine Tasting – Chateau Luchney Halde (train then 15min walk) 😉
  • City Walking Tour (french/english) interesting at times but generally a bit boring 🙂