I chose Paris, France as my specific odyssey because it has always interested me. I've always liked looking at all the fashion and clothes the people there model. The food looks so good in all the cookbooks and in brochures. I've tried cooking it and eating it at French restaurants but I'm pretty sure it would be a lot better in France. My favorite movie ever made was Moulin Rouge and I've always wanted to see it for myself. That's one of the first places I wanted to go. Also, I've always liked learning the language. I took it in 5th grade and this year. I always caught on really fast to it. French is known as the "love language."" It relates to the whole falling in love at the Moulin Rouge. Also, my idol is Christina Aguilera and she did the video for the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. .
Fact Sheet .
Population: 2.15 million in the city; 10.5 million in the Île de France (the suburban area around Paris).
Elevation: 27m (90ft).
Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour: Time in Paris is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in New York.(7 hours ahead of central time in Chicago, etc.).
Area: 105 sq km (41 sq mi).
Average climate in Paris:.
Summer Winter.
National Holidays: Jan. 1 New Year's Day.
Easter Monday (dates vary each year - Mar. or April).
April 30 Great Prayer Day.
May 8 VE Day.
July 14 Bastille Day.
August 15 Feast of the Assumption.
November 1 All Saints' Day.
November 11 Armistice Day.
December 25 Christmas Day.
Public rest rooms: Restrooms are not difficult to find in most places. There is a small fee to use the facilities in train stations.
Sometimes service is automatically added to your tab--usually 12% to 15%. If not, look for the words service non compris on your bill. That means that the cost of service was not added, and you'll be expected to leave a tip.
Paris is surprisingly compact. Occupying 1,119 sq. kilometers (432 sq. miles), it's home to more than 10 million people. The city is divided into 20 municipal wards called arrondissements, each with its own mayor, city hall, police station, and central post office.
