When leaving your home town please remember these few necessities to make your trip a more pleasurable one. Paris is the city in love with life. Her vibrant pace can be a whirlwind of excitement for visitors, or quiet as the soft candlelight and guitar music in a little bistro. Paris has something for everyone it's the capital of gourmet cooking and home of the greatest chefs... it's the showroom for the most exclusive fashion designers and the showcase for all of France's haute couture... it's the cultural center for artists, scholars and intellectuals the world over. Stroll the Champs Elysees, the most famous thoroughfare in the world. Or spend some time in one of Paris' delightful sidewalk cafes, smart shops and splendid gardens. Be sure to view the "City of Light" from Paris' most famous edifice the Eiffel Tower. The Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame and the Sacré Coeur rank along with the Eiffel Tower as the French capital's best known landmarks all are near the River Seine, with its 32 bridges connecting Paris' Left and Right Banks. A visit to the Louvre is a "must" for art lovers; the museum houses more than 2,000 paintings (including the Mona Lisa) and displays the richest art collection in the world. A short drive from Paris is the Palace of Versailles, with its breathtaking manicured gardens extending over 250 acres around this classically magnificent home of French kings. A carefree city with a zest for life, Paris has earned, in every way, its reputation as one of the world's most fascinating and beautiful cities.