Rick Steves' France, Belgium and the Netherlands 2001

by STEVES R

• ISBN13: 9781566912310
• ISBN10: 1566912318
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Pub Group West

Summary

Updated for 2001, this guide features information on Paris, the Loire Valley, Provence, Brussels, and Amsterdam. Over 90,000 copies have been sold of previous editions. 55 maps. Illustrations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(1)
Planning Your Trip	2	(1)
Trip Costs	3	(1)
Prices, Times, and Discounts	4	(1)
Exchange Rates	4	(1)
When to Go	4	(1)
Sightseeing Priorities	5	(1)
Red Tape and Business Hours	5	(1)
Banking	5	(1)
The Language Barrier	6	(1)
Travel Smart	7	(1)
Tourist Information	8	(1)
Tourist Offices	8	(1)
Recommended Guidebooks	9	(1)
Rick Steves' Books and Videos	9	(1)
Maps	10	(1)
Transportation	11	(7)
Telephones, Mail, and E-mail	18	(1)
Sleeping	19	(5)
Eating in France	24	(3)
Traveling with Kids	27	(1)
Stranger in a Strange Land	27	(1)
Back Door Manners	28	(1)
Send Us a Postcard, Drop Us a Line	28	(1)
Back Door Travel Philosophy	29	(1)
France	30	(255)
Paris	30	(68)
Normandy	98	(29)
The Loire	127	(16)
Dordogne	143	(17)
Languedoc	160	(15)
Provence	175	(27)
The French Riviera	202	(23)
The French Alps	225	(25)
Burgundy	250	(14)
Alsace and Northern France	264	(21)
Belgium	285	(30)
Bruges	287	(17)
Brussels	304	(11)
The Netherlands	315	(37)
Amsterdam	317	(21)
Haarlem	338	(14)
Appendix	352	(13)
Whirlwind (Kamikaze) Three-Week Tour of France by Car or Train	352	(3)
``La Marseillaise''	355	(1)
French History in an Escargot Shell	355	(2)
Contemporary Politics in France	357	(1)
Let's Talk Telephones	358	(1)
Numbers and Stumblers	359	(1)
Festivals in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands	359	(2)
Climate	361	(1)
French Survival Phrases	362	(1)
Road Scholar Feedback Form	363	(1)
Faxing Your Hotel Reservation	364	(1)
Index	365