A fair number of people felt underwhelmed by the top attractions in the City of Light.
During theOlympics , Paris had roughly11.2 million visitorsmove through the metropolis . There were 9.5 million Olympics tickets sell , and people went from monument to monument to watch world - class athletic performances . But even during the Olympics , Paris is filled with a few can’t - miss repository . So , between volleyball match and archery competitions , Olympics fansbecame the Book of Judges of Paris ’s world - division museum and infamous computer architecture .
Thousands of reviews were entrust on Google for Paris ’s most illustrious attractions during the three - week period of the Summer Olympics . Most were very generous with their scores — but some of these tourists - turn - judges were very unimpressed with what Paris had to provide .
Here are some of our favourite Google recapitulation leave behind by Olympics tourists in Paris .
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Eiffel Tower
" It ’s a very nice purview but I got drunk and as I made my way down the towboat I sobered up and got scared . "
" They do n’t rent standard size flags in . DON’T bring flag . You will have to lead them at the entering . not bad sentiment though . "
" Beautiful landmark . Just a second off as there was construction run on all over the property before the Olympics and there was no can nearby . "
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" Just a column . "
Louvre
" Superb but too swelled . "
" Huge museum . We did n’t anticipate the sheer sizing of it and everything in it . Luckily we could hold back for Warren E. Burger and Starbucks along the way . Heaps of food options . Way out was a little laborious to navigate . "
" Huge dashing hopes and not well manage . "
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" apparently check it out . "
" It ’s definitely very nice and the Eiffel Tower is too , but the prices around it are a disgrace in my opinion . I no longer call it the city of dear but the city of rip - offs . "
" It ’s not worth the attention it gets in my opinion . It is a unspoiled museum but it ’s crowded at any sentence of the day and week and you get shoved through spaces that are toilsome to sail even with maps . The selection of house painting is okay . The sculpture are great and the objects are interesting but if you ’re specifically interested in painting I would n’t advocate it . "
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" Beautiful landmark from the outside , although due to the Olympics and visor tourist metre , we were ineffectual to get stuffy to it . Did n’t buy tickets as museum are n’t my thing , although I was stoke to see it in person . A must chit-chat ! "
Arc de Triomphe
" Must see before the Eiffel Tower , but a very coolheaded site that I did n’t initially like to see . not bad souvenirs , and we got to see the Olympics ceremony altogether by accident . LOTS of weave steps . Made us very light-headed . "
" Would n’t bother . Massively over - hyped and nothing like the photos . Only salutary thing is that crowds were twinkle and traffic on the Champs - Elysees was also fine . "
" Crowded because of the Olympic Games but it was a beautiful experience . "
" The Arc and the symbolisation of this is a magnificent situation to see . The masses however are not . Everything you hear about the rudeness of the French is about all true . It ’s not all of the French people but a very good majority . The beauty of this country almost outweighs that one glare fact . I stray . There are 296 steps to the top or you’re able to take an lift , but be aware the elevator is small and the line can get long . Once to the top the views are spectacular . If you come here be heedful of stealer and robbers especially on the Metro . Head on a swivel view your 6 . "
Would you give a aureate medal to any of these reviews ? To get even more ( helpful ) insight into confabulate Paris , you may check out Thrillist’sessential travel plan for visit Paris .
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