Paris
Paris none none
- Country Code
- FR
- Gay Info
- Centre Lesbien, Gai, Bi & Trans de Paris 33-1/4357-2147. 63 rue Beaubourg, www.centrelgbtparis.org.
- Ecoute Gaie 33-8/1081-1057 (helpline). 6pm-10pm Mon-Fri, web: ecoute-gaie.france.qrd.org.
- Aids Group
- SIDA Info Service, 0800/84.08.00, www.sida-info-service.org.
- Gay Aa
- English-speaking AA 33-1/4634-5965, www.aaparis.org.
- Gay Pride
- June. www.gaypride.fr.
- Annual Events
- May-June - French Open tennis championship, web: french.open-tennis.com.
- July - Tour de France, www.letour.fr.
- July 14 - Bastille Day.
- November-December - Paris Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, www.ffglp.net.
- Airport
- Parisian drivers make Bostonians look tame. Damron recommends the many excellent public transit options from both Orly (Orlyrail/Orlybus) and Charles de Gaulle (Roissyrail/Roissybus) airports into Paris. Air France also provides bus service.
- Taxi
- Alpha Taxi 33-1/4585-8585, www.alphataxis.fr.
- Taxi Bleu 33-8/9170-1010, www.taxis-bleus.com.
- Public Transport
- RATP (bus and Metro) www.ratp.fr.
- Tourist Attraction
- Arc de Triomphe 33-1/5537-7377, www.monuments-nationaux.fr.
- Notre Dame Cathedral 33-8/9270-1239.
- Eiffel Tower (up in lights for 10 minutes each hour from sunset till past midnight!)
- 33-1/4411-2323, www.tour-eiffel.fr.
- Louvre 33-1/4020-5760, www.louvre.fr.
- Musee d'Orsay 33-1/4049-4814, www.musee-orsay.fr.
- Picasso Museum 33-1/4271-2521, www.musee-picasso.fr.
- Rodin Musuem 33-1/4418-6110, www.musee-rodin.fr.
- Sacre-Coeur Basilica 33-1/5341-8900, www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com.
- Sainte-Chapelle 33-1/5340-6096, www.monuments-nationaux.fr.
- Visitors Bureau
- Pyramides Welcome Center 3308/9268-3000, 25 rue des Pyramides, web: en.parisinfo.com. Also www.paris-visit.info.
- Weather
- Paris really *is* beautiful in the springtime. Chilly in the winter, the temperatures reach the 70°s during the summer.
- Best Views
- Eiffel Tower (but of course!) and Sacre Coeur.