Title: Heavy and and not economical
Product review: Get the Rick Steves' books for Paris and France. The Eyewitness books are pretty. They have shiny paper and color pictures. But they are heavy to lug around, especially if you are on foot (which is the best way to see Paris!). And the recommendations for hotel and accommodations are not for the budget minded, in my opion. A much better travel book is the Rick Steves' Paris 2000. Included in this book are walking tours of the neighborhoods and major museums. In those he gives background and history that you might find from a personal tour guide. Steves also makes recommendations for hotels that are very nice, clean and safe and reasonably priced (with excellent restaurants). I bought the Eyewitness book and left it in a hotel room in Paris because I was so sick of lugging it around and it added nothing to my trip that I didn't get from the Rick Steves book. Have I said enough? Skip Eyewitness unless you have a big budget and like to carry heavy books.
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