My Paris experience

We had a short 5 day trip to Paris before heading to Amsterdam. We stayed in Paris from 22/10/2010 to 26/10/2010. We chose to stay in a rented apartment in Monmarte district, rather than in a hotel because of price factor. It was a wise choice. Here are the few things that I really felt about Paris.

Things I liked most about Paris 

1. Most of the people of Paris are very nice and helpful, very much opposite to the wide spread notion and what was told to me about them. Many a times, they came help us, without even asking. I was really impressed.
2. The girls in Paris are very always nicely dressed. The best part was that everyone, male or females, were wearing black or grey jacket/coat. Tourists can be distinctly identified with their colourful jackets unlike most Parisans. Myself and Rashi were wearing blood red jackets
3. There are no flies in Paris. May be that is the reason all the restaurants have open seating area, where people enjoy their food, coffee or wine all the time
4. Transport in Paris is excellent and no one can be lost if learns the trick
5. You can drink beer at any time of the day and any where without restriction
6. In boulangeries you can get very fresh breakfast. We used to have breakfast in Cloquet boulangerie close to our appartment. This place was fully managed by nice cheerful girls. What I liked most about having breakfast here the coffee/hot chocolate served in big soup bowl. I really loved it
7. For budget travellers, rented appartments are always better choice than hotel
8. There is a kind of youthful positive energy in the atmosphere. So many young people hang out in restaurants and pubs every evening.
9. Moulin Rouge show is exceptionally beautiful and must see for all Paris visitors. Despite it being topless dance it is not at all obscene.
10. In Versailles, I really enjoyed the musical fountains, roasted potatoes of Mister Potatoes in front of Marie Antoinette's apartments. Biking around the Versailles is a very lovely and memorable experience.
11. The view of Paris from Sacre Coeur basilica in Montmartre is lovely. Infact, I liked the walk on the road in Montmartre where lot of artists sit. We heard/read that tourists can be cheated there, so we chose to avoid the shops there.
12. Eiffle Tower is a majestic metal artifact.I was amazed thinking of the kind of mental and physical effort put by the people behind to erect it in those days.
13. You must buy the tickets in advance before travelling. This saves from long queues everywhere. 
14. A lot of information is available on net for anyone to research and plan the trip to Paris   
15. The paintings in Louvre museum are amazingly beautiul. Hall # 6 has Monalisa. But there are many paintings, many of them nearly 500 year old that are restored and kept here.
16. Feeding the bird in fron of Notre Dame is another once in life time experience.

Things that I didn't like about Paris

1. I was always worried about the stale food except in boulangeries. It is always very likely that they will simply warm the stale food lying in their freezers and serve you.
2. You get bored in Paris after 4 days when you have seen most of the monuments and places. This happens when you have less time and want to cover only major places. On the contrary, if you have plenty of time in hand, you can choose to see each place at your leisure and you will not even come to know where you spent your 15 days in Paris.