Life guide to Paris

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LIFE GUIDE TO PARIS
The guide is functionally divided into four parts:
Part I: HOW TO UNDERSTAND PARIS: The at-
mosphere of this "City in Love with Life" is evoked
in a love letter to his native city by Henri M. Peyre,
who now heads the Department of Romance Lan-
guages at Yale University; in dramatic maps showing
the growth of ancient Paris; in tributes to illustrious
Parisians, both French and American.
Part II: HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP: "A
Paris Primer" full of down-to-earth information on
whom to tip and how much, how to use the sub-
ways, buses and telephones, how to cope with taxi
drivers and keep track of French money, plus useful
addresses to help you. do everything from finding
lost articles to meeting Frenchmen with interests
similar to yours.
Part III: WHAT TO SEE AND WHY: "The Seven
Faces of Paris" offers a pattern for touring the city
on foot or by car. These seven groupings will make
your sightseeing coherent and meaningful-as well
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Fülszöveg

LIFE GUIDE TO PARIS
The guide is functionally divided into four parts:
Part I: HOW TO UNDERSTAND PARIS: The at-
mosphere of this "City in Love with Life" is evoked
in a love letter to his native city by Henri M. Peyre,
who now heads the Department of Romance Lan-
guages at Yale University; in dramatic maps showing
the growth of ancient Paris; in tributes to illustrious
Parisians, both French and American.
Part II: HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP: "A
Paris Primer" full of down-to-earth information on
whom to tip and how much, how to use the sub-
ways, buses and telephones, how to cope with taxi
drivers and keep track of French money, plus useful
addresses to help you. do everything from finding
lost articles to meeting Frenchmen with interests
similar to yours.
Part III: WHAT TO SEE AND WHY: "The Seven
Faces of Paris" offers a pattern for touring the city
on foot or by car. These seven groupings will make
your sightseeing coherent and meaningful-as well
as manageable.
Part IV: WHERE TO FIND EVERYTHING: "A Paris
Directory" lists over 50 hotels, more than 100 res-
taurants by neighborhoods, giving price ranges, and
unravels the intricacies of a French menu. It locates
sports, shows, spectacles, theaters, cafés and night
clubs, entertainment for children, the city's best
shops, museums, churches and parks, public build-
ings, oddities and points of interest in the environs.
PHOTOGRAPH OF CHAMPS-ELYSEES, SIMON NATHAN
BOOKSTORE DISTRIBUTION BY MEREDITH PRESS Vissza