Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-03-29
what IL will Cost to Visit the Paris ES-


Since my return from Europe q large num-
Der of persons who contemplate a visit to the
Paris Exhibition during the present year,
have desired me to give them some idea of
the probable cost of the journey. To each
one n uniform reply has been given, and the
first words were "Nou can make 1t cost lust
what, inreason, you like" And it is So A man
can spend thousand dollars in a months
travel and another can suit himself just as
well for one-ffth of the money. My own ex-
perence, based on ten days visit to Paris
during the Exposition of 1867, is that you can
live remarkably cheap in that delightful city.
During my visit in january last to the capital
of France, ! was careful to enquire as to the
probability of an increase in hotel rates The
answer was, there will be none. The Grand
Hotelin Paris, only second to the Hotel Bristol,
is a magnificent house in every respect, and
for such place the charges are remarkably
reasonable At that place Il handsomely fur
nished, well-lighted room cost me six francs,
SL2O, per day and dinner, including rim
0rdiHdjSe, a similar amount But, as in Lon
don, the better plan is to take your meals ont.
as the French people generally do For ten
francs $50 per day. a man can live well. But
to give Il clearer idea of the cost of such
journey, II may be as well to start out with
the theory that we propose to be absent for
two months or sixty days. Eighteen days of
this will be upon the ocean, and for the round
trip, the cost need not be more than S12O
On arrival at Liverpool, the docks and 9TH
er places of interest have to be seem which
will occupy two days, the cost of living per
day being ten shillings with four shillinps add
ed for omnibus and cab fares, 81 from Liv-
erpool to Manchester where two more days
are spent at the same rate then directly to
London, the fare being 81, occupying a por-
ton of one day. In London there are a null
tltude of sights Of interest to be looked up.
Therea are the Crystal Palace. British Museum
Alexander Park, Geological Gardens, National
Gallery, Houses Of Parliament, the Tower of
London, etc, etc Here, to do the thing up
III any kind of n way, a sojourn Of at least ten
days should be made This involves an ex-
pense Of $50 for living (t can be done for
less and well done, too and an additional
$3.50 for omnibus hire Then comes the trip
to Paris. The return ticket from London to
Paris viii be. in American money. ssh.
and Is available for one month. The journey
TO Paris usually occupies from ten TO eleven
hours, so that one full day may be allowed in
going and coming. Then u stay of fifteen
days should be made III Paris. and the visitor
If he be prudent, can do admirably far rs
lodging and living are concerned, upon -. -
per day or SHIPS, and adding to this ten
days entrance to the exhibition one franc
each time, brings Sl3.25, which with so add
ed for couyeyances brings Paris to cost SOD
p. During this time if disposed, a trip can
be taken to Geneva Lake at u cost Of So
This brings US back to London with eleven
days to spare. A trip to the Isle Of Wight Il
run to Scotland, and thence down through
Ireland, joining the steamer at Queenstown
can be hastily done at an average cost of -
per day, Il total Of 81, and here we find our
selves on board the steamer again without
anything further TO pay than the stewards
This brings total of $40 and allowing the
eXtravapant sum of $50 for walters. etc. the
grand result is 500 for a sixty days journey
This estimate is put at top figures. 80 that
there shall be nothing ridiculous III its appear
ance. but your readers may rest perfectly sat
ished that trip to Paris, properly managed,
and an absence from home Of sixty days need
not cost any single individual more than S34O.
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