where to go/what to see in Paris?

**6shooter** · August 20th, 2007 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by M54 Powered

babalik kami next year...hopefully for a week or two at kasama si wifey instead of these cabrons from work :hihihi: so next year na siguro ang Versailles and hopefully the French Riviera...also i'm probably going to save the Louvre for next year also because i want to spend a whole day (or more) there and i don't think i can get my coworkers to agree to that.

Karding - nasa Biloxi ka ba nakastation ngayon? sana hindi nga kayo madale ni Dean :pope:

gawin po niyo pag nasa nice or cannes kayo ay mag hire ng ferrari at pumuntang monte carlo. ginawa namin yun at napakasarap i-drive. inimbita rin kami sa villa ng mga rothschilds sa nice at ang sarap mag maneho sa twisties. kung may mga matanda tulad ko parang yung mga sa lumang sine ni james bond ang experience.

yung isang kabarkada namin nag hire ng hi-ace papuntang monte carlo. parang walang dating.

**gregg_g** · August 20th, 2007 10:49 AM

Moulin Rouge....

**empy** · August 20th, 2007 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by 6shooter

gawin po niyo pag nasa nice or cannes kayo ay mag hire ng ferrari at pumuntang monte carlo. ginawa namin yun at napakasarap i-drive. inimbita rin kami sa villa ng mga rothschilds sa nice at ang sarap mag maneho sa twisties. kung may mga matanda tulad ko parang yung mga sa lumang sine ni james bond ang experience.

yung isang kabarkada namin nag hire ng hi-ace papuntang monte carlo. parang walang dating.

aba magandang idea yan ah....pero mas bagay yata kung Aston Martin DB5

**bayonic** · August 20th, 2007 11:05 AM

if you're travelling by yourself or "with no strings attached" ;-) .... you shouldn't miss the Pigalle district.

skip the show at Moulin Rouge unless you have lots of euros to spend.

another useful phrase :

"l'addition sil vous plait" = check/bill please

**outmap** · August 20th, 2007 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by LadyRider

I agree with fireblade that Paris is beautiful and at the same time a bit scary especially so if you cannot understand French! (hehehehe) If you ask some of them, for exapmple along the street; "Parles vous anglais?" (Do you speak English?), they will say " No parlez vous pas!" It means "I don't speak English".

MP, Let me share with you a few of the commonly used sentences/phrases in French:
"Comment ca va?" (pronounced as 'coment sa va') - How are you?
"Ca va!" (pronounced as 'sa va') - Am good, am ok!
"Tres Bien" (treb yan) - Very good!
"Bonjour" (bonjur) - good morning / good day
"Bon Soir" (bon swa) - good night
"Bon Nuit" (bon wi) - good evening
"Salute" (salut) - Cheers!

Enjoy your trip! Oh by the way, if you are near Champs Elysees, andun ang mga major Car Showrooms! You might want to take a looksie na rin! Me shopping at maraming mga kainan na doon! Meron masarap na bakeshop along Champs Elysees, kahelera ng Marriot Hotel that sells very nice "Macaroons!" If you're a sweet tooth, don't miss this opportunity! Pinipilahan din ang mga sandwiches nitong store na ito pag lunch time!

tip lang po sa pronounciation para mas maintindihan ng mga francais/e:
"parle vous anglais?" or "vous parle anglais?" = "parle vu ang-le?"/"vu parle ang-le?"
"comment ca va?", mas ok po siguro pronounciation is "ko-mo sa va?". pwede din "ca va?" lang, basta patanong ang tunog.
"tres bien" = "trey byan" (mahina lang po yung "n")
"bonjour" = "bonjoo"
"salut" = "salu"
basta ang rule po is mostly di nila ipino-pronounce yun last consonant of the word (except for a few).

dagdag lang po na mga words:
s'il vous plait (sil vu pley) = please (direct translation is "if you please")
oui (wi) = yes
non (non) = no
ou? (ooh?) = where?
pourquoi (por-kwa) = why?

goodluck po sa trip, ingatan nyo ilong nyo.
wala paring tatalo sa Pilipinas!

**beachbum** · August 20th, 2007 01:18 PM

paris is nice. try also versailles.

pero ingat sa metro. ang daming mandurukot. its worse than manila when pickpockets are concerned. dont put ur money in the wallet or even your pocket. pickpockets there know very much if you are a tourist.

pero mababait naman ang pickpockets dun, pera lang kinukuha, kapag nadukutan ka, in a couple of seconds ibabato nila pabalik sayo wallet mo, hehehe. siguro at least three times na may nag attempt mandukot sa akin during my stay there. lost 500usd on my wallet on the first attempt. then i learned from experience.

**6shooter** · August 20th, 2007 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by beachbum

paris is nice. try also versailles.

pero ingat sa metro. ang daming mandurukot. its worse than manila when pickpockets are concerned. dont put ur money in the wallet or even your pocket. pickpockets there know very much if you are a tourist.

pero mababait naman ang pickpockets dun, pera lang kinukuha, kapag nadukutan ka, in a couple of seconds ibabato nila pabalik sayo wallet mo, hehehe. siguro at least three times na may nag attempt mandukot sa akin during my stay there. lost 500usd on my wallet on the first attempt. then i learned from experience.

tama po yun. magaling sila sa pickpocketing. ako din na dale dun.

additional word - yung mura po nila na "p" parang yung "p" din dito. may "n" sound lang sa huli.

**GasJunkie** · August 20th, 2007 04:51 PM

Post pics of wimenz, when you get back.

edit happy trip

**larshell** · August 20th, 2007 04:57 PM

Don't forget to bring your camera at pagbalik mo share your photos.

**kevinp** · August 20th, 2007 07:33 PM

Go to the LV shop on Champs Elysees and buy your wife a bag.

May quota na 3 bags per person sa shop na yun and on busy days, there's even a queue outside. I heard a rumor that pinoys queue outside and offer their 3 "slots" for a nominal fee to rich buyers who wanna buy more than 3 bags. Ewan ko lang how true that is. Hehehe...