Killing 6 hrs at CDG
Dec 15, 2010, 11:09 am
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Killing 6 hrs at CDG
During an upcoming trip i have to kill close to 6 hrs at CDG.
Any advise folks what to do?Anything exciting to do?
Just FYI it will be my final destination so i will be coming from a 10hr flight out of DFW.
Any advise folks what to do?Anything exciting to do?
Just FYI it will be my final destination so i will be coming from a 10hr flight out of DFW.
Dec 15, 2010, 12:01 pm
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I don't understand. If CDG is your final destination, why do you have six hours at the airport? Are you waiting for someone or something? Must you stay within the airport itself? Where are you going after that? How well do you know Paris? Do say more.
The answer depends on the time of year your "upcoming trip" happens, too. Walking around the village of Roissy would be fine in June, given decent weather, but less of an idea for January.
Beyond that, I'd head over to the France forum, where similar questions have been asked and answered several times. If you don't find exactly what you're looking for there, you can post a more specific question - perhaps explaining why the previous answers don't address your situation. People in general are much more willing to go the extra mile for someone who's done his or her homework.
The answer depends on the time of year your "upcoming trip" happens, too. Walking around the village of Roissy would be fine in June, given decent weather, but less of an idea for January.
Beyond that, I'd head over to the France forum, where similar questions have been asked and answered several times. If you don't find exactly what you're looking for there, you can post a more specific question - perhaps explaining why the previous answers don't address your situation. People in general are much more willing to go the extra mile for someone who's done his or her homework.
Dec 15, 2010, 3:13 pm
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Get into the city and walk, walk, walk. So many great things to see around every corner. Have breakfast at a pavement cafe (if it is warm enough). Though you will have to find somewhere for your bags I expect.
Dec 16, 2010, 1:22 am
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As you will arrive in the early morning, if the weather is sunny, I would go to the Tuileries or jardin du Luxembourg. You will see Paris waking up from calm to more activity. You can then have a coffee and meet your friends later at the Eiffel tower.
Dec 27, 2010, 1:59 am
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I would prefer to alight from the RER at St. Michel/Notre Dame... find a cafe, sit and have a coffee or breakfast and people watch for an hour before taking a stroll along the Seine, visiting Ile de Cite and Ile de St. Louis... Don't waste any time at the dreadful CDG airport unless you really are a masochist... there is really no place to sit and be anything other than bored to death..
Dec 29, 2010, 12:42 pm
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I would prefer to alight from the RER at St. Michel/Notre Dame... find a cafe, sit and have a coffee or breakfast and people watch for an hour before taking a stroll along the Seine, visiting Ile de Cite and Ile de St. Louis... Don't waste any time at the dreadful CDG airport unless you really are a masochist... there is really no place to sit and be anything other than bored to death..
