Rick Steves' Paris 2002 [Paperback]

Rick Steves (Author), Steve Smith (Author), Gene Openshaw (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rick Steves' Paris, 2002 | Publication Date: December 10, 2001

Rick Steves doesn't just list where to travel in Europe, he leads travellers through the "back door", revealing how to give every journey an extra, more authentic dimension. He shows travellers how to delve into European culture, and experience each region's natural wonders - economically and hassle-free. Rick Steves' television series Travels in Europe with Rick Steves is seen on more than 200 public tv channels in the US and Canada

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; Revised edition (December 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566913578
• ISBN-13: 978-1566913577
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,044,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Travel Safe and Well INformed with This Gem, January 20, 2002

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Mark A. Savage - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rick Steves' Paris 2002 (Paperback)

The latest version of Rick's Paris travel guide is well worth the money. It's up to date (as in Euro amounts) and very user friendly, as all the other Rick Steve guides. Even the humor is still present.

Rick's handling of museum tours has always been useful to us on our trips. His maps are clear and easy to understand, and the detailed discussion of the works is always very interesting. This issue is no exception. It may even seem a bit museum heavy, but very useful when entering. It's a must if you're headed to any museum in Paris. You'll be gald you have it along.

The sections addressing the "walks" is excellent! Once again, great maps, good discussion of sights, and very interesting places. Take the book along and try one. You'll enjoy it!.

Sadly, I don't feel that 5 stars are deserved. The discussion concerning the trip from De Gaulle airport to downtown Paris is rather short and, I feel anyway, doesn't give the reader a real feel for the difficulties that will be encountered. This has always been a sore spot for us when going to Paris. Otherwise, there is plenty of information for the Paris traveler.

So if you're going to Paris, then by all means get this guide, and head out into the City of Light. You will not be disappointed, and entertained all the while. Thanks once again Steve for making another successful trip!

56 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Guidebook to Paris You'll Ever Need, March 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Rick Steves' Paris 2002 (Paperback)

I used to live in Paris but I find I still need a guide book to get the most out of a visit there. I'm lucky enough to be going on a long visit to Paris this summer and I wouldn't think of taking along any guidebook other than Rick Steves'.

Rick Steves' guidebooks are always up-to-date and he writes in the friendly, down to earth manner that characterizes his extremely popular television program.

I found this book to be as great as all the other Rick Steves books I've been lucky enough to use. In it, Rick tells us the best places to eat and sleep. Not the most expensive; anyone could do that. Rick goes one step further and details the places that have the most charm and character, the places where we'll get the most for our money, the places that will help to make our visit one we'll remember fondly for the rest of our life.

Rick talks about the places no one should miss, but he also talks about the places almost everyone would miss...if they didn't have this book. I love discovering new, little, out-of-the-way shops, cafes and museums and Rick is the best there is when it comes to detailing places like this. I admit, I am an incurable shopaholic, and, in this book, Rick tells us the very best places to shop in Paris, one of the shopping capitals of the world.

I usually prefer to wander around a city or the countryside on my own, sans tour guide. In a huge city like Paris, one could easily get lost if he or she weren't armed with this book. One of the most invaluable and charming sections of the book, at least for me, details self-guided walking tours of Paris. Included are historic sections, the Champs-Elysees, the Marais district, the rue Cler and Montmartre, a favorite of mine.

Rick loves museums, like I do, and he certainly gives us our fill in this book. In it you'll find detailed information regarding the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, the Orangerie (my favorite), the Rodin, the Cluny and even Napoleon's Tomb and Les Invalides.

Sometimes we need to get away, even from a wonderful city like Paris. Rick has included a wealth of day trips one can easily make from Paris. Not only does he give us invaluable information regarding our destination, he also provides a wealth of great tips on getting there. Some of the day trips I'll be taking, with the help of this book, are to Versailles, Chartres (my first time there) and the place I have dreamed of visiting all my life, Monet's chateau and garden at Giverny.

I wouldn't travel anywhere in Europe without one of Rick Steves' informative and fun books, and I'm a continental European who's already done a lot of traveling. I've also missed a lot I wish I had seen. That won't happen anymore with the help of Rick Steves and his wonderful guidebooks.

If you're planning a trip to Paris, like I am, please don't go without this book. No matter how many times you've been to Paris before, and no matter how well you think you know the city, Rick can show you something new.

Rick Steves' guidebooks are the only guidebooks you'll ever need. They are certainly the very best. In my opinion, no one knows the "ins and outs" of traveling in Europe like Rick Steves.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Museum Guide, July 10, 2002

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Mimi "mimiinarlington" (Arlington, Morocco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rick Steves' Paris 2002 (Paperback)

If you are visiting Paris to go to museums, this is the book for you... otherwise, look elsewhere. There is very little information for travelers who just like to explore this wonderful city, i.e. neighborhood flavors, interesting shopping areas, and great restaurants.