My wife and I are headed to Paris, for the first time, the week after Easter for 10 days. We're looking for some tips on (1) what to see and when, without exhausting ourselves, (2) good food, without spending a fortune, (3) good sites for photos and (4) what's right for casual, walking around, dress. I've been to Europe during military service and my wife's never been there. Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

It's hard to help you here without some idea of which guidebooks you've already read and what sorts of things you like to do.

As for "casual, walking around, dress", that's obviously dependent on the weather. It can be warm or cool in April, and wet or dry. You'll have to either check weather reports right before leaving, or plan for a wide range of possibilities.

Get ready for the FOGs around here to tell you that you should have done a search on old posts before asking. Unfortunately some people here don't realize that folks come here for conversation about travel, and not just "research".

Rather than plan out a trip for you, I would recommend that you visit the Picasso museum as one point of interest, and that you also try this excellent restaurant:

Graindorge
15 rue de l'Arc de Triomphe
75017 Paris
Tel/Fax 01 47 54 00 28.

It's in the heart of Paris, but is by no means a tourist trap.

Enjoy! It's a great city.

M8

P.S. Oh! And I see that's your first post. Welcome to FT!

I'd start off by reading a good guidebook.. I love the Eyewitness Guides. The main thing to know about Paris is that people will be friendly and kind if you know just the basic words of politeness in French.. hello, thank you etc. It goes a long way with Parisians. There are tons of restaurant suggestions on www.chowhound.com (International section). Just read down the list or do a search with Control F. There are so many good places to choose from (my current dilemma). Have a great trip!

Paris is just so huge that it's hard to answer without more details about what you like.

General tips:
-echo the previous poster on language: basic French helps a lot;
-I was there over East two years ago and had brilliant weather, but it can be cold too. Check the day before leaving and play accordingly;
-The Louvre requires at least one full day to enjoy and probably more than one if you want to do more than run through and glance at the Mona Lisa;
-Sacre Coeur is spectacular;
-I'm not a Notre Dame de Paris fan: Strasbourg, Cologne and Milan are better as far as cathedrals go. It's worth a look, but not a lot of time in my book;
-If you poke around just south and east of the Opera, you can find good hotels very close to the tourist center of gravity at remarkably low prices. It's pretty quiet there, but the convenience is great;
-Good restaurants are everywhere (it is France...), I won't even bother with recommendations;
-If the weather is nice, you could spend a relaxing day just hanging out in the Luxembourg Gardens. I love to go there to watch the old men playing chess over on the West side of the park.
-Hit Montmartre in the morning, fairly early. It's got a great feel to it. Just buy some fresh fruit from a vendor and stroll.

Yeah, buy a couple of guidebooks and peruse carefully. There's no end to what you could do in 10 days.

Now I'm jealous, maybe I need to go back...