Thread: PHL-CDG-MAD

Hi!!!

Word to the wise, Any bag that you check with FR (Ryanair) is gonna cost you. Don´t remember how much, but cheaper if you do it online and not at the airport. Also, check to see if they charge you for NOT checking in online. Somehow I always hear they will nickel and dime you for everything. Paris is great but quite expensive, I prefer Madrid. Have a GREAT trip!!

Ryan Air is a low cost carrier, very successful. You pay for everything, but let's face it, you do on many airlines now - including checking bags.
Since you work for an airline, I would advise taking an interline ticket on another carrier.

Paris is expensive and I live in London !

You have allocated very little time to really see very much. Paris can be accomplished in a couple of days, providing you're NOT going to actually enter any of the sites : I.e. see Notre Dame from the outside, Eiffel Tower etc.
The sites are well arranged in so much as being fairly close to each other. For the short time you are there, I would recommend buying a ticket on a site seeing bus and not getting off !

Madrid is a beautiful city too, compact.

As a 19 year old ....... What are you looking for - Straight bars/gay? Dance clubs?

If you're heading to Europe to Party, there are other cities that offer a lot more !

Im straight and will love to go dancing somewhere to see pretty french girls! jajajaja


All i'm taking with me is a back pack! No checked bags! Also I will check in online with Ryanair so there is no charge or wait at the airport.

I actually got a hold of one of my aunts whose husband has an condo in Paris and it looks like he is in town for the next two months, so I will be staying with them near downtown Paris. So Paris will be a three day trip now, and Madrid will be a one day one night thing.

Does anyone know how much the tour buses run for?

You want to dance?
In Europe, many of the serious dance clubs are actually gay. In Paris for example, ' Queen ' 102 Av. Champs Elysees is gay, but attracts a mixed crowd intent on dancing. It's a venue where many top European DJ's spin, Tiesto and the like. It's location and reputation make it pricey.
Don't be put off by the ' gay ' tag ... It started as a gay club and like so many intent on ' dance ' gay clubs are usually where the vibe starts, word gets around and they evolve.
I think they would probably have their own web site, try www.queen.fr ... I think the cover charge is about 20 Euros, I was there last probably 2 years ago.
Sanz Sans is another good one, located in the Bastille area Rue du Faubourg.

In Europe dress code rulez. If you're going to straight clubs expect a degree of clothing snobbery.
I could go on with clubs, but check out http://www.nightfloor.com/boite-de-nuit_paris ... In French but you will get by, it has a day by day listing.

There are a number of bars with either indie type bands of ' dance bar ' categories ... Crowded places would be La Fourmi Ailée, Metro station Anvers.
Les Folies metro station Belleville.

Forget to go to any night club before 1am.

To be honest, it's difficult to give recommendations in a city like Paris because the choice is huge. One thing to remember, it ain't cheap, you'll soon discover.
No doubt you will find yourself on the Champs Elysees at some stage. My opinion it's tack - up there as one of the finest addresses in the world and pure tack.
It will be hard to miss the Buddha Bar on the Elysees. Lots of tourists and outrageously expensive.

3 days is a good duration. You will have the opportunity to see a fair bit. Sample the night life, I hope you find something and some nice French mademoiselles

Thank you guys! So much information is nice to have when going to a place I've never been too! I've been practicing my french in the office for the last couple of days! Just the basics.

Anyone ever heard anything about Discoteca Kapital in Madrid?