Here is an excerpt from Kerith's tale on Paris:
Well let me start by saying I LOVE PARIS! What an amazing city. It seemed like around every corner there was something wonderful to see. And we had perfect weather every single day. Our train journey there was ok. We organised our subway tickets for the week and then made our way to our youth hostel It was right near the Bastille - amazing to be so close to history. Of course the Bastille itself doesn't exit anymore as it was burned down in 1830, but there are monuments. The hostel was 13 euros a night which is about AUD $22 and included breakfast of hot chocolate or coffee and a baguette with jam. The French are bread addicts. You could not live here and do a low carb thing. After we checked in we walked to the Isle de France (the island in the middle of the Seine River in Paris) and looked around there. Saw the Notre Dame which is truly awe inspiring.
