NO WORRIES PARIS

THE GOLD MEDAL GUIDE FOR THE

ACTIVE TOURIST

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  • Paris’s Most Opulent Bridge: Pont Alexandre III

    Every bridge across the Seine has fascinating history and its own certain charm but the one that gets most votes from camera toting tourists has to be Pont Alexandre III. A graceful arch, loaded with art nouveau sculptures, and anchored by four pillars disguised as works of art, the bridge was built and named for…

  • Louvre: Apartments of Napoleon III – let’s party!

    If you don’t have time to venture to Versailles to see how French royalty lived, take the shortcut to the Louvre’s Richelieu Wing, a place that a lot of tourists miss. What you’re seeing was the official residence of the Ministre d’Etat – the chief minister in the government, not the imperial family. Built between…

  • Paris on the fringe

    and if you want to walk the hot spots as well as the city’s fringes be sure to bring along a copy of click here for where to get your copy. Available in print and as an ebook. Look for them also at your local Barnes and Noble store.

  • Bringing the kids to Paris? Take a sidetrip to Disney

    Disneyland Paris is located a short twenty miles east of the city. The resort covers 4,800 acres and encompasses two theme parks, several resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex which opened in 1992. Walt Disney Studios Park is the second park built…