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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Sep 1, 2001
Pros: Beautiful views from the top of the Arch
Cons: non-chic shops, heavy traffic
Summary: Those of you that read my reviews know I love Paris and anything Parisian, well, anything French! Oh, oh, you say, here she goes again, but when I noticed this category for the Champs-Elysees, I couldn't resist writing ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 18, 2011
Pros: Great sites.
Great restaurants
Great people seeing.
Cons: Very Americanized.
Very expensive.
Summary: Let me start off by saying I have traveled to Paris numerous times. I am from the NY area and it is sad to say but I know Paris better than I know NYC. Needless to say every trip is not complete without a walk on the ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 26, 2001
Pros: Big and beautiful. Eternal flame.
Cons: It is far away from me.
Summary: The arc is very beautiful from distance and up close. It is much bigger in person. It is gigantic. You can go inside and climb to top and see good view of Eiffel tower. It is good place to have your picture taken. It is also nice to have your ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 14, 2001
Pros: Big piece of stone
Cons: It's a monument to somebody who got a lot of other people killed
Summary: This being Bastille Day and all, some of my colleagues thought it a festive idea that the Day be commemorated by a write-off with the given subject of some things French, interpreting that mission statement broadly. Hence, I present this modest piece ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 28, 2001
Pros: It's wonderful
Cons: none
Summary: I am very lucky : if by chance, one day I am bored at home, if Internet wearies me, it remains to me a solution: to get down my 6 floors (without ascencor :-( ) to cross the "Place de l'Etoile" (by making the turn if I am courageous, else by below if ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 17, 2001
Pros: Very big, very beautiful at night. There is everything you need.
Cons: There are a lot of people, walking down the street
Summary: Street - showcase. It was strange to visit Paris and do not walk down "Champs Elysees". There are a lot of people in any time. "There are anything what you want" - "Il y tout ce que voules aux Champs-Elysees" - how Jo Dosen sang. Yes, it is truth, there ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2000
Pros: great people watching and exercise
Cons: it is kind of hard on your feet
Summary: The last time I was in Paris I was fifteen, on a school trip and we had limited free time. This time I was older (I am not going to tell you how much older but one day I will post a picture and then you can guess), out of school and could set my own ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 4, 2000
Pros: lots to see and do there, historic monuments
Cons: very crowded, expensive prices
Summary:
Review Topic: OverviewI had wanted to visit Paris for years, ever since high school French class where we learned all about Paris, the Metro, the Louvre, and all of the other wonderful things about Paris. We visited Paris last ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 30, 2000
Pros: Beautiful setting, lots of stuff to do.
Cons: Can be crowded with tourists
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsChamps-Elysees must be one of the most famous streets in the world. The street is unbelivable when seeing it for the first time. When I first saw the street, I was amazed. This street ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 10, 2000
Pros: history
Cons: high prices, people
Summary: During my short visit to Paris, I had an opportunity to make the stroll along the Champs Elysees. Although I was was aware of its history and the importance to the French people I was dissappointed in the street because I expected more. Maybe it was the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 21, 2000
Pros: Beautiful view.
Cons: Oh the humanity! Those steps!
Summary: When going to Paris, bring water. Lots and lots of water. Bring water as if you are going on safari. It's not a matter of drinking French water making you sick (I didn't, and you can bring French water should it please you), but it's a matter that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 15, 2000
Pros: It's a "gotta see" site
Cons: it's a one-time, gotta see site
Summary: The Champs Elysees is like the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty - you've got to do it - it wouldn't be right to go there and not do it - but, you never feel the need to do it again. Once is enough.
The Champs Elysees is very near some ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 13, 2000
Pros: shopping
Cons: it's only shopping
Summary: But that's about it. The street is long, wide, and packet with smartcars. The stores are ritzy, glitzy, and glam, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a restaurant or public toilet until you pass the Triomphe. The Galeries Lafayette and Sephora, among ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 20, 2000
Pros: Beautiful, historical perfect walking to the Louvre
Cons: Tacky shops and boom boxes
Summary: There is a song that French children sign about you can get anything you want on Des Champs Elysees and I think that might be true.
Nevertheless when I first saw the Avenue Des Champs-Elysees I was overwhelmed. We came up the stairs from ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 14, 2000
Pros: Esthetically Beautiful from afar
Cons: Up-close: touristy and commercialized--- not the real "Paris"
Summary: There is an old French song that celebrates the Champs-Elysees, but that was sung before it was completely galvanized by chain stores, like McDonalds (next door to Burger King), Planet Hollywood, Gap, Zara's, Citibank, Prisunic (a French supermarket)... ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 14, 2000
Pros: It is one of the Most Beautiful places in the World, after dark
Cons: Touristy, and Over Priced
Summary: If I had to describe the Avenue des Champs Elysess, I would say that,if you combined The French Quarter in New Orleans, Time Square in New York City, Main Street at Disneyland, and a little bit of The World's Fair thrown in, just for fun, you ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 9, 2000
Pros: Great location, Very Attractive, Great Shopping
Cons: Pricy! Crowded at Times
Summary: The Champs~Elysees is one of the most famous and largest avenues in the city of Paris. It starts at the Place De La Concorde and finishes at the L'Arc De Triophe. It is a fabulous place to see but be prepared to pay the prices! I mostly enjoyed people ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 23, 2000
Pros: Beautiful french culture at its best
Cons: Hold on to each other. If you get lost you may not find each other again!
Summary: Few Places in Paris, make you feel as if you actually "there" than the Champs Elysses. Take the time and walk its lengths in both directions to experience everything. Shops that line this street are the creme de la creme of the shopping world, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 28, 2000
Pros: Best ice cream and people watching around!
Cons: VERY VERY VERY EXPENSIVE!
Summary: If you like to people watch, the Champs-Elysees is the place to be. You will see every walk of life every time you turn your head! From people who have never needed to work a day in their lives to people who hustle for enough money for food everyday. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 8, 2000
Pros: beautiful and breathtaking
Cons: worst time would be around mid-day on a hot afternoon
Summary: I am a Parisian by birth, so of course I am a little biased...but I feel that the Champs-Elysees, as many other sites in Paris are best appreciated very early in the morning, before all the noise and activities that take away from the breathtaking ... read more
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