Paris in the Spring for Walking:   Paris may be the ultimate walkable
city but once you leave your hotel keep a rain coat handy; light rain could sweep in at
any minute and sweep out again just as quickly.

No problem. With hundreds of coffee shops and restaurants and dozens of
museums to duck into while the showers pass, Paris is a walker's city in any
weather.

The boats that cruise the seine have covered seating and open air spaces for
photographing the bridges and buildings along the way.

Buses stop at covered stations where plaques and maps give good information
making it easy to navigate the city and visit many of the historic sites while keeping
out of the mist of a Paris spring.
When Paris Spring rains threaten the best
Bargain is to take the Batobus boat cruise
on the Seine. A two-day ticket lets you get
on and off at eight docks near sites of
historic importance: Notre Dame, Jardin
des Plantes, Hotel de Ville, Musee du
Louvre, Petit Palace, Eiffel Tower, Musee
d' Orsay, Institut de France.
The boats have glass dome covered
seating.
Canal barges make dinner cruise and
sightseeing trips on the Seine.
A good Left Bank hotel
the Observatoir
Luxembourg is located
in the Latin Quarter
handy to all the sites,
restaurants music, and
museums.
Just across from the
Luxembourg Gardens,
the hotel is handy to the
Luxembourg Metro
Station.
Paris In Spring  For Walking
Paris in the Spring is a walker's city
even in the rain. With hotel lobbies,
coffee shops, restaurants, churches,
and dozens of museums to take in,
you hardly notice a spring shower.
Many ramps and stairways lead to the
boat docks at nine locations within the
heart of the city. From the dock
stairways lead to the surface streets
and the many museum, churches, and
historic buildings.
Le Metro with WiFi
Broad walkways
along the river are
interesting because
of the many canal
barges and boats
that use the
waterway to traverse
the country from the
Atlantic to the
Mediterranean and
because of the
commerce that still
moves on the river.
In a Paris rain the Batobus  Boat tour
is a great way to learn about the city.  
The two day pass allows you to get on
and off at your leisure.
The boats make stops at the notable
Museums.
The boats are covered with openings
for photographing the city as you
cruise.
Combine the tour boat and tour
Bus
Service with Walks and the subway and
you can see many sights in Paris.
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Paris In Spring  is ideal for Walking  and Paris may be the
ultimate walkable city.
Once you leave your hotel keep a rain coat handy; light rain
could sweep in at any minute and sweep out again just as
quickly; Paris is a walker's city in any weather.
Paris In Spring  is a walkers city with many cafés to duck into when
Spring showers come.
Paris In Spring  is ideal for
Walking even in a light rain
which could sweep in at any
minute and sweep out again
just as quickly.
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A Paris Vacation offers museums in the city of Paris, boat tours on the Seine, Bus tours, and trains that serve
the outlying regions.

Paris offers sightseeing, shopping and museums in the center along the Seine.  The tourist buses and boats
make sightseeing loops through the city with stops at important sites, gardens and museums.   
When To Go To Paris:  March, April, May, and June or September and October  are good
times to go to Paris for walking the city, museum visits, biking outlying regions, and the
culinary vacation.  The weather in Paris is temperate from
March to May  (50-75 F) and
the city will not be too crowded.  July and August are high season and the time when many
Paris shops close for vacation.  Accommodations could be scarce in June July August.   
Weather is good in September October, great months to visit.
Showers could come in any month but will be of short duration.  Snow is rare
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