If you are coming to Paris you may want to consider getting the Museum Pass.
This pass is great - it allows you to jump the queue and saves you alot of money.
The cost:
2 consecutive days 30.00 Euros
4 consecutive days 45.00 Euros
6 consecutive days 60.00 Euros
You can purchase it in advance - the %26quot;consecutive days%26quot; start after you enter your first museum as you must put your NAME and DATE of the first use - then the %26quot;consecutive days%26quot; start counting.
Bought the 6 day pass and saved alot of money.
It also gets you into churches, Versailles, etc. NOTE - there are some places were you can not %26quot;jump the queue%26quot; for example Notre Dame.
Trust me well worth it.
The site for information on this Museum Pass is:
www.parismuseumpass.fr/flash/hp_fr.html
By default the page will view in French and you can click on %26quot;English%26quot; after the page loads.
Enjoy!
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We will be getting the pass, probably when we arrive.....but from what I understand my 16 year old does not need one....she gets into all places free. Since she will be with us and we will all have passes.........I assume she will need her passport to show her age???? She still gets to %26quot;skip%26quot; the lines right?
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The policies of the places covered by the Museum Pass in terms of free admission for younger visitors vary from museum to museum. You really need to check the web sites of the museums you want to visit to be sure. Yes, you can skip the ticket lines in places where your daughter can get in free, but not the security lines.
I would not recommend that anybody carry a passport round with them in Paris or anywhere else where it is not absolutely required by law for that matter. Much better leave it in your hotel room safe IMO. Your daughter will be fine with a photocopy of the relevant page of her passport.
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%26gt;%26gt;.but from what I understand my 16 year old does not need one....she gets into all places free. Since she will be with us and we will all have passes.........I assume she will need her passport to show her age???? She still gets to %26quot;skip%26quot; the lines right?%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
YES---With a few exceptions (most notably Invalides %26amp; Napoleon%26#39;s Tomb under 12 free) .
As for the PARIS MUSEUM PASS saving a lot of money, I suppose in theory this is true...but in practice, probably not. Odds are you will simply %26#39;..break even..%26#39;. It%26#39;s real %26#39;..value..%26#39; tends to be somewhat less tangible than simply %26#39;..cost...%26#39;. The in-tangibles will provide you with precious time saved waiting in line to purchase tickets.....and the ability to serendipitously %26#39;..drop-in..%26#39; on museums that you may know little or nothing about---just to see if it of interest to you--and either remain and tour through or move on to somewhere else as the mood and moment strike. More personal favorites and private gems have been %26#39;..discovered..%26#39; in this way that any other. There is also a third, somewhat odd) intangible %26#39;value%26#39;...in that Paris museums tend to have the best public restrooms in the city...and there are museums all over Paris.
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Thanks for the follow up. I have researched the museum pass website and all the places we will be visiting do allow my 16 year old daughter in for free and I have done my homework regarding paying the price at the venues versus the cost of the pass. I do agree that we are only saving a few dollars, nothing significant but to me I will sometimes pay for convienence and this pass is all about that! On vacation is not the time to be waiting in lines! I will make sure to have a copy of all of our passports in our bag! We are Europe newbies and these little bits of information are all very helpful! Maybe common sense but in the midst of all the planning sometimes those common sense things so out the window. If there are any other %26quot;obvious%26quot; or not so obvious things for the newbies to know please forward one and all!!!!
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; I will make sure to have a copy of all of our passports in our bag!%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
In addition to making copies of your passport information pages, also make two(2) sets of photocopies of all of your other travel documents---paper airline or train tickets,front %26amp; back of all credit cards you will carry, resevations confirmations and vouchers (copt paper iis cheap). Take one set along with you and leave the other at home with whomever is watering your houseplants, taking in the mail and feeding the cat. In this way, if all of the wheels come off of your wagaon at once, you will have the copies to use to fill out replacement forms or answer questions with specifics. More than likely, when you arrive back home, never having to refere to these photocopies, you may feel a bit foolish for being so worried as you feed them into the shredder....but if for any unforseen reason you need %26#39;em, they%26#39;re worth their weight in a ton of aggravation saved.
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All excellent advise. I will take it and use it!
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Hey KDKSail thanks for this succinct reminder about copying docs. I%26#39;ve already copied all the docs I have (no tickets yet) but when I did the credit cards, I didn%26#39;t do the backs. Makes good sense, particularly with that little number on the back that so many companies/organisations seem t o need these days.
:o)
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Agree that you%26#39;ll most likely break even, cost wise..but that you%26#39;ll save a tremendous amount of time skipping the long lines.
Never considered copying the back of the cards..thanks for the suggestion
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