The Unofficial Guide to Paris 巴黎非官方指南
分類: 图书,进口原版书,旅游与地理 Travel Guide ,
作者: David Applefield著
出 版 社:
出版时间: 2005-12-1字数:版次: 1页数: 460印刷时间: 2005/12/01开本: 32开印次: 1纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780764595387包装: 平装内容简介
From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide(r) to Walt Disney World(r)
"A Tourist's Best Friend!"
--Chicago Sun-Times
"Indispensable"
--The New York Times
Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide(r):
* Honest advice that allows you to feel safe and comfortable in the City of Light, despite the language barrier
* Insider tips on finding the most charming hotels
* More than 60 restaurants reviewed and ranked
* A complete guide to Paris's cultural and historic sights
* All the details on how to enjoy Paris with your kids
作者简介:
DAVID APPLEFIELD is a media specialist, writer, lecturer, and editor from Boston who has lived in Paris for over 20 years. He publishes the popular Paris Web site www.paris-anglo.com, and is the author of Paris Inside Out. His fiction includes Once Removed and On a Flying Fish.Applefield edits Paris's longest-running expat literary journal FRANK,teaches American culture at Sciences Po, and represents the Financial Times in French-speaking West Africa.
目录
List of Maps
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Welcome to Unofficial Paris
About This Guide
Why Unofficial?
About Unofficial Guides
How This Guide Was Researched and Written
Letters, Comments, and Questions from Readers
How This Guide Is Organized: By Subject and Geographic Districts(Arrondissements)
Hotels
Attractions (Museums, Monuments, Parks, Churches, Landmarks)
Restaurants (Bistros, Brasseries, Cafes)
Entertainment and Nightlife (Clubs, Bars, Cabarets)
Neighborhoods and Arrondissements
The Arrondissements
On Being a "Tourist"
Understanding Les Bises
Commas versus Decimal Points
FAST FACTS ABOUT PARIS AND FRANCE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
PART ONE Understanding Paris
A Brief History of Paris
Les Parisii and the Romans
Barbarian Invasions
Charlemagne
Renaissance and the Reformation
Louis XlII and Louis XlV
The French Revolution
Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Haussrnann and the New Paris
Commune de Paris
FRENCH PERIODS AND RULERS
The Third Republic
World War I
Between the Wars
World War II
The Fourth Republic
The Fifth Republic
The Socialist Years
Turn of the Millennium
The Language: Francais
Getting Linguistically Equipped: Parlez-Vous Franc ais?
Survival French
MISNOMERS
Numbers and Prices: The I:uro
CURRENCY CONVERSION TABLE
PART TWO Planning Your Visit
How Far in Advance Should You Plan?
When to Go 31
Price 32
Weather
PARIS AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
PARIS RAINFALL
Package Deals and Travel Agents
Finding a Package Tour, Tour Operator, or Consolidator
PARIS PACKAGE TOURS ON THE WEB
Finding Airfare Deals and Making Resevations
Start with Your Local Travel Agent
Skim the Travel Section of Your Paper
KEY WEB SITES FOR AIR-TRAVEL RESERVATIONS
Surfing for Inexpensive Airfare
Call the Airlines Directly
Tricks for Cheap Airfare
The Paris Airfare Game
Charter Flights
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PART THERR Accommodations
PART FOUR Arriving,Getting Oriented,and Departing
PART FIVE Getting Around
PART SIX Sightseeing,Tours,and Attractions
PART SEVEN Dining and Restaurants
PART EIGHT Shopping
PART NINE Exercise and Recreation
PART TEN Entereainment and Nightlife
Accomodations Index
Restaurant Index
Reader Survey