New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-26
Par,. md the Creat Exhibition.

correspondent suggests that many Ameri-
cans who visit the Great Exhibition would like
to pass over to Paris and see a few of the French
lons and requests rough estimate OF the eX'
pepse, &c of such trip.
The most rapid method of reaching Paris from
London, is the Dover and Fokestone Railway,
taking the Channel steamer to Calais or oulogne,
aud thence Railway to Paris. There is no choice
of route for the ordinary traveller. The cost OF
the trip would be seven or eight dollars, at the
least.
In Paris the Hotel Meurice is charmingly and
centrally situated, upon the Gardens of the Tuil
leries, and is much frequented by Americans and
English. 1t is a first class travellers hotel.
room, with service &C. may be had for not less
than 5fr tsl) day. If one dimes at the Table
dH6te, bre aAfasts, &c. it will cost from to 10
francsmore
There are more moderate hotels, less pleasant
ly situated, and frequented by foreigners. Sach
may be found in the neighborhood OF the Opera
Comi9ue the Hotel Favard, Hotel d'ltalie, @c'
&c. The costs at these houses would be perhsps
from TO less than at Meurices, the Hotel des
Princes, Hotel de Paris, and other hrstclass
houses.
Rooms may be had in maisons mea5l(es, or fur
nished houses-at every price according to sltua'
ton and style. But these are not let by the day
or week, except at great advance on the guar
terly or yearly rates The cheapest pleasant re-
gion of Paris for a man of limited means, is the
Latin quarter, on the farther side OF the Seine
from the Tuileries. Rooms may be had here from
the almost nominal sum of l2 francs q month up
to . or 300 depending OF course upon situation
and character. The pleasantess street for stran
gers who do not look so sharply to the Purse-is
undoubtedly the rue de Rivoli-which is almost
an English quarter The rue de Ia Chaussee d.
Artin, the hotels in the rue de Ia Paix and neigh
boring streets also offer admirable and convenient
accommodate A bachelor may suit himself
here for sum of so to 100 francs a month. How
ever, for stranger who 10 ignorant of the Ian
suage who means TO make only & short stay and
wishes to use all his time in sight seeing, the best
and cheapest plan 10 70 take cheap room at
moderate hotel.
He must take breakfast At the Cafes-either on
the Boulevards or in the Pslais Rationale, and
the Rue.St HoBore or he can make an arrangement
70 breskfss, in bis room. The best Cafes are on
cost him about q franc. Dinner is TO be had at
every price, from the two napOleOns Of the ele
CANT Cafe De Paris-where, probably, the best
dinner in the world is prepared-down to shetw
frsncs Of the many restarateurs in the Palais
Rationale. where he may dine very well indeed.
Ata Lsiterie some friendly milk.wonan will per
bsps serve him good steak with potatoes for a
franc. But except ~ hunting out OF the way
places, he will hardly dine for less than two
francs. Very good Eng hsh roast beef and plum
pudding may be found daily at the restaurant OF
Lucas near the passage de Madeleine.
The chiefobiscts OF attention. beside the life Of
the city, are the Louvre, Gallery Of Sculpture and
Painting, the Luxembourg, which contains the pic
lures Oflivins Frenchmsn; Ndtre Dame and the
Island generally, the Madeleine Church. Pere la
Chaise, the Library Of France, the Hotel Clnny'
where are Roman rensins, and the various Col
! eges, if he il interested. The atel'er' Of artists