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Also there should only be one of them.

I went to Paris last year and wasn't super keen on it, but I had a great time and saw lots of good things. For me, it was the art I loved - the Louvre and the Musee D'Orsay and the Cluny are completely spectacular, but if you're not really into that, that won't help you much.

There's a falafel place in the Jewish quarter that is totally amazing and totally cheap, so just eat that if all else fails.

Great place, so much to see and do and you can see a hell of a lot just strolling along the Seine if nothing else!

Also there should only be one of them.

and a eurail pass is relatively cheap if you wanna bugger off around europe
otherwise eat brie and ride bikes and drink coffee

Also there should only be one of them.

And how many of them should there be?

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you're in paris, a whole city that you haven't explored and you're whining that you're not into it because it's "not one of the european cities i'd rather see first"

you sound like fucking pocketmouse, get over yourself you boring idiot.

2. Meet sexy French man and replace your scumbag of a bf with him

Seriously I can provide advice/show you around as required

Their permanent exhibition (history of music and musical instruments, mostly european) also keeps you busy for some time as it is with an audioguide and you get to listen to a lot of the instruments.
Costs a few euros, but I can't remember exactly how much.

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and queue outside for hours and not get in
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I had a toasted sandwich and a glass of wine which set me back 20 odd euros, and then I sat on some 'grass' outside a big palace or museum or something, it was a carpet of fag ends and crisp packets. Then I went back to the bus station to get the bus back to London. I had to stop over there on the way back from Spain in that ash cloud malarky. Hated it - probably more to do with my mindset at the time though.

Their permanent exhibition (history of music and musical instruments, mostly european) also keeps you busy for some time as it is with an audioguide and you get to listen to a lot of the instruments.
Costs a few euros, but I can't remember exactly how much.

have a wander round the flea markets, or at worst just sit in a lovely cafe and enjoy it.

A couple of less obvious museums that you could easily kill hours in (although the Louvre is obviously great too)…

Musee de Cluny – lovely building, collection and the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries are stunning.

Musee de Quai Branly – has some really interesting exhibitions as well as interesting permanent collection from, erm, primitive peoples (as I think they were originally going to name it).

Catacombs are also amazing although a little tougher to get to.

it's fucking shit

Didn't stop me posting though

has the most beautiful barmaid you will ever see in your whole life, she's probably the most beautiful girl I've ever seen in my life, go there just for her, but while you're there try the cocktail they do called 'oh my dog'

Go on one of the Big Blue Bike bicycle tours. You'll cover most of the city in a relatively brief amount of time, go by most of the main attractions, and see bits that's you'd miss as a weekend tourist. I can not recommend this highly enough.

Might be interesting to hunt down some of the places Moveable Feast etc. That is what I'd do if I was to go back (disliked it last time I went though).

There have been several times where I have not been places I wanted to or eaten somewhere pretty rubbish just to keep the peace. And vice versa for my girlfriend probably. I had a great time on business in London for a week just strolling about and visiting interesting places.

As for Paris, I found it a bit spread out and the people pretty unfriendly generally. And there were lots of tourist traps, restaurants, people selling tat, it was expensive, the lot. But then that is similar to London if you don't know it really. If I went on my own I would love to just wander round some weird non-Louvre museums and eat in random Falafel places.

and Parc de la Villette and the Science museum next to it too, in addition to things other people have already said.

The Buttes-Chaumont park nearby is lovely for a stroll.. there's a little place in the middle of the park too called "Rosa Bonheur" which is a cafe/bar in the day, but turns into a club (avec disco ball) at night.