From French-speaking to France itself..

Well, I've felt that over the past few weeks, Andrew and myself have covered quite a few great destinations around the Oceania region. Andrew has been in Melbourne and given you a comprehensive run down of all the things you can do there and I have chipped in with the discussion on various island destinations that have truly become tourist hotspots....but NOW I think its time for a change to somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. Keeping with the trend of French, we go to the place where it all started..France ofcourse!

Well the whole of France has so much to it that would not be easy to write one blog post about it so instead of that I'm going to cover the capital, Paris (if you ever go to France make sure to say Pareee or the French will look at you weird..). Paris has long been thought of as the most romantic city in the world but that's not all it serves as - it provides a quarter of France's GDP and Greater Paris and Paris has a population in excess of 11 million as of a 2007 census. In 2009 and last year Paris was ranked in the top 3 'Most Influential' cities in the world.

But when your on holiday you never think of the facts, you want to know what you can do there to have a good time and that's why I'm going to list the 5 things you need to consider before deciding where to go out every day in Paris, and they are:

- EVENTS: Paris is a city with a million things happening at any one time, they've got new Museums opening up, sporting events and great festive happenings all around the city.
- FOOD FOOD FOOD: Paris as they say is the 'Capital of Gastronomy' and with classy restaurants as well as cafe style bistros - its quality for everyone's budget.
- SHOPPING: Paris has as much variety in shopping as it does with food and there should be something for everyone's tastes and budget.
- ART: Step inside one of their many art museums and you will be in heaven..well maybe not if your like me and don't really know famous art from your 2 year old nephews scribbles..but for some people its a deal breaker.
- NIGHTLIFE: The clubs and partying is top notch - if you fancy french women or french men for that matter, this is I guess what your going to Pairs for.

There is a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvDMqwMLsDU&feature=player_embedded which describes the 'Art of Living' through a French chef's eyes. If you can't understand French its still a good watch. If your keen on visiting France I suggest a quick look through the guide website that are below in the references. Stay safe and I'll be back next time with my personal favourite destination closer to home.

Cheers,
Nish

References:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvDMqwMLsDU&feature=player_embedded
http://uk.franceguide.com/home.html?NodeID=1
http://www.statueclothing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/eiffel_tower_night3030.jpg