Paris Tourism Facts

Paris is by far the largest city in France. It is not only the capital, but the very heart of the country. Parisians set the tone for the rest of the countrymen and their views, culture and preferences also have worldwide influence. People travel to Paris from around the world to explore the city’s pretty streets, major museums, fabulous eateries and many cultural and historic sites.

Number of Tourists

The city attracts many visitors from nearby countries such as the Great Britain and Italy. Paris also attracts visitors from much further away. People from the United States visit Paris by the thousands each year. More than 20 million people in total are said to come to this city each year. A vast underground subway system and a network of buses and taxis makes it easy for the uninitiated to travel from one arrondissement (neighborhood) of Paris to another.

Hotel Rooms

Paris is home to more than 75,000 hotels rooms. Those who travel to Paris will find a wide range of accommodations. Visitors can choose from small intimate boutique hotels just up the block from the Seine, to larger hotel chains such as Ibis. There are also very grand hotels such as the Saint James Paris hotel and the Hotel de Vendome. Many hotels offer guests a full breakfast that is included in the price of the room. The city also has a network of hostels that offer minimal accommodations for those on a tiny budget.

Restaurants

Paris has roughly 8,000 restaurants. Visitors will find many cafes that offer a simple meal paired with an appropriate wine. They also may make advance reservations for upscale meals in Michelin starred restaurants such as Guy Savoy, Pierre Gagnaire or Taillavent. A traditional Parisian meal starts with a choice of appetizers such as a selection of cured meats or a soup such as vichyssoise. The meal continues with a main course such as a beef with peppercorn sauce or a coq au vin or chicken in wine sauce. A standard French dessert such as crème caramel or apple tart tatin is usually offered to guests as part of prix-fixe meal or one that offers two to three courses.

Museums

There are more than 50 museums in Paris. Visitors can see world-class Impressionist paintings at the renovated Musee d’Orsay or the three parts of the Louvre. They can explore the natural world at the City of Science and Industry Museum or see the latest modern art sensation at the Pompidou Center.

Other Attractions

Travelers can take an elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower, walk up the steps of the Sacre Coeur or even tour the city’s sewers. Other historic sites of note include the Cathedral of Notre Dame and the 12th century Saint Chappelle filled with huge stained glass windows. Paris is home to two major parks: the Bois du Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes. Each lies on the edge of the city and offers visitors a pleasant escape from concrete streets.

•  Simple Present Tense

 

 S+Vs/es+C

 

1 Paris is by far the largest city in France.

 

The simple Present say that something was true in the past , is true in the present, and will true in the future. It used for general statements of fact.

 

2. Travelers can take an elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower, walk up the steps of the Sacre Coeur or even tour the city’s sewers

 

The Simple Present is used to habitual or everyday activity

 

•  Conjunction

 

-And

 People travel to Paris from around the world to explore the city’s pretty streets, major museums, fabulous eateries and many cultural and historic sites.

 

In that Sentence and connects three or more nouns, so commas are used.

 -But

It is not only the capital, but the very heart of the country

 

But is called conjunction. In that sentense use comma. Commas are usually used when connects two complete sentences.

 

• Sentences

 

*Simple Sentences

 The city attracts many visitors from nearby countries such as the Great Britain and Italy

 

A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought

*Compound Sentences

A vast underground subway system and a network of buses and taxis makes it easy for the uninitiated to travel from one arrondissement (neighborhood) of Paris to another.

 

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.

The Structure of a Sentence

Remember that every clause is, in a sense, a miniature sentence. A simple sentences contains only a single clause, while a compound sentence, a complex sentence, or a compound-complex sentence contains at least two clauses.

The Simple Sentence

The most basic type of sentence is the simple sentence, which contains only one clause. A simple sentence can be as short as one word:

Run!

Usually, however, the sentence has a subject as well as a predicate and both the subject and the predicate may have modifiers. All of the following are simple sentences, because each contains only one clause:

Melt!

Ice melts.

The ice melts quickly.

The ice on the river melts quickly under the warm March sun.

Lying exposed without its blanket of snow, the ice on the river meltsquickly under the warm March sun.

As you can see, a simple sentence can be quite long -- it is a mistake to think that you can tell a simple sentence from a compound sentence or a complex sentence simply by its length.
The most natural sentence structure is the simple sentence: it is the first kind which children learn to speak, and it remains by far the most common sentence in the spoken language of people of all ages. In written work, simple sentences can be very effective for grabbing a reader's attention or for summing up an argument, but you have to use them with care: too many simple sentences can make your writing seem childish.
When you do use simple sentences, you should add transitional phrases to connect them to the surrounding sentences.

The Compound Sentence

A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses (or simple sentences) joined by co-ordinating conjunctions like "and," "but," and "or":

Simple

Canada is a rich country.

Simple

Still, it has many poor people.

Compound

Canada is a rich country, but still it has many poor people.

Compound sentences are very natural for English speakers -- small children learn to use them early on to connect their ideas and to avoid pausing (and allowing an adult to interrupt):

Today at school Mr. Moore brought in his pet rabbit, and he showed it to the class, and I got to pet it, and Kate held it, and we coloured pictures of it, and it ate part of my carrot at lunch, and ...

Of course, this is an extreme example, but if you over-use compound sentences in written work, your writing might seem immature.
A compound sentence is most effective when you use it to create a sense of balance or contrast between two (or more) equally-important pieces of information:

Montéal has better clubs, but Toronto has better cinemas.

Special Cases of Compound Sentences

There are two special types of compound sentences which you might want to note. First, rather than joining two simple sentences together, a co-ordinating conjunction sometimes joins two complex sentences, or one simple sentence and one complex sentence. In this case, the sentence is called a compound-complex sentence:

compound-complex

The package arrived in the morning, but the courier left before I could check the contents.

The second special case involves punctuation. It is possible to join two originally separate sentences into a compound sentence using a semicoloninstead of a co-ordinating conjunction:

Sir John A. Macdonald had a serious drinking problem; when sober, however, he could be a formidable foe in the House of Commons.

Usually, a conjunctive adverb like "however" or "consequently" will appear near the beginning of the second part, but it is not required:

The sun rises in the east; it sets in the west.

The Complex Sentence

A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least onedependent clause. Unlike a compound sentence, however, a complex sentence contains clauses which are not equal. Consider the following examples:

Simple

My friend invited me to a party. I do not want to go.

Compound

My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want to go.

Complex

Although my friend invited me to a party, I do not want to go.

In the first example, there are two separate simple sentences: "My friend invited me to a party" and "I do not want to go." The second example joins them together into a single sentence with the co-ordinating conjunction "but," but both parts could still stand as independent sentences -- they are entirely equal, and the reader cannot tell which is most important. In the third example, however, the sentence has changed quite a bit: the first clause, "Although my friend invited me to a party," has become incomplete, or a dependent clause.
A complex sentence is very different from a simple sentence or a compound sentence because it makes clear which ideas are most important. When you write

My friend invited me to a party. I do not want to go.

or even

My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want to go.

The reader will have trouble knowing which piece of information is most important to you. When you write the subordinating conjunction "although" at the beginning of the first clause, however, you make it clear that the fact that your friend invited you is less important than, or subordinate, to the fact that you do not want to go.