Les Frenchies on the Paris 2024 Olympics
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2025
- Antoine of @LesFrenchiesTravel has a spicy take on the Paris Olympics. Be sure to check out their channel if you're visiting and dying for some good information on how to do so!
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Been living in Ile de France for 3 decades (almost 30 years) , I’m not gonna watch it or even attend the Olympic Games. The tickets are bloody expensive. Already been around hundred times
Been living in Ile de France for 3 decades (almost 30 years) , I’m not gonna watch it or even attend the Olympic Games. The tickets are bloody expensive. Already been around hundred times
Aww! Les Frenchies!! The crossover I always wanted! Both of you were very helpful in planning my Paris trip last May. You all rock! A big thank you. ❤
Yes❤ You are my top 2 you tube influences on Paris.
I was so excited to see them together :)
Same here. Lots of great info from both but missing Colleen here unless she was the camera person.
Same! Yay!!!
Me too! These two channels made my trip a dream two years ago and I still watch both to this day!
As someone who was born and raised in London, I can honestly say during the 2012 Olympics, I have NEVER seen a better vibe on the streets and in neighbourhoods and the vast majority of people never had tickets, but the feel good vibe was infectious and pride in showing off our city. I hope Paris goes through the same (at least temporary) transformation!
Yeah but London is a massive city, also the Olympic park was a massive open space. Paris is tiny and all the events will be crammed in the historic city centre with narrow streets. Big difference
Same in Vancouver in 2010.❤
@@tomlengyelgb No plenty of events are scattered in the Greater Paris or even in the rest of France (including at least one in Polynesia).
There are several events in Saint Denis, some in La Défense, others in Versailles, etc.
The core of London is pretty comparable to Paris, or even smaller.
The way of thinking the city as only the proper core is confusing and misleading.
Except for the opening ceremony, which will be held in the core along a 6 or 7 kilometers stretch of the Seine River, most of the high attendance events will be held in locations that are used to receive large crowds : Bercy Arena, La Défense Arena, the new La Chapelle Arena, SQY velodrome, Stade de France, the new Olympic swimming pool next to the stadium, Roland Garos stadiums, Parc des Princes, etc.
The only fairly large location in the center is the Concorde square site, which has plenty of wide access points. No events will be held in the narrow streets of the Marais or Latin Quarter...
The historical sites where there will be temporary structures will only host as many spectators as they can hold and are used to receive on highly touristic days.
These touristic locations can receive several dozen thousands of visitors on an average high season day. The difference is that the visitors will mostly be Olympic ones, but the number will not be significantly higher than on a busy touristic day.
All the highest attendance events (except the opening ceremony as I mentioned) will be held either in the core's periphery, in the double digits arrondissements, or outside the core.
Like the stadiums and sports equipment near the inner ring road, etc.
For example, the temporary arena on the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower is not huge, it will be like a mid size tennis court tribune.
There's a list of venues and events, just read it, you'll see.
As usual in France, there's a pretty irrational panic, sometimes a bit voluntary as a quick and easy look at the list of where each event is held would reassure most people in a jiffy.
So don't listen to the usual craze in France.
The Frenchies just love to complain and worry excessively... (I'm French and the more it goes, the less I can stand this bad French habit to cry wolf for every single thing or event. Because it's now to a point where it starts to become a self-realizing prophecy, ruining everything in advance).
Finally my two favorite channels together!!! Yay
I'm a patreon supporter. I also enjoy watching Les Frenchies! I'm also a 'people like me and you' (4:36) - and my wife and I are going to the Olympics! Not corporate at all. We just love Paris that much! And we love the Olympics too. A few years ago when we heard the olympics would be in Paris we both knew we HAD to attend. Saved. Planned. Making it happen. CAN'T WAIT!!!
Oh I'm so jealous. I just visited Paris for the first time early this month and I wish I can afford to be back to see the Olympics Games. I love Paris sooooo much. Everything is so beautiful and so Grand and have the Olympics there is just icing on the cake. Have great time watching the Olympic Games in the most BEAUTIFUL CITY I THE WORLD. 😊
I am coming to Paris with my daughter and parents. We have tickets to a few things, but also hoping it’s just fun all around!
Same! My partner and I are normal people, and are here for the summer as usual, including the olympics. Things seem normal(ish) thus far, though there are all these stories of doom and the city being unlivable that fly in the face of the available evidence and documentation - I'm skeptical until I see it! We humans have an amazing capacity for imagining the worst scenario and believing it.
Jay & Les Frenchies - Your respective guides were really useful during our Summer 2023 trip to Paris. Merci! Also, because we travelled pre-Olympics, we benefited from resources clearly enhanced with the Olympics in mind. The Ile-de-France Mobilities transit app is extremely well designed and an awesome tool. If you choose, you can even re-load your Navigo Easy card. In 2012, we were living in London (outer suburbs). We just avoided the core of central London during the Olympics and everything was status quo.
And on a final note…..Jay, you called this one first…. Le Blé Sucré……OMG…….😍 I wish I had a way to teleport to that bakery from Toronto each morning! Great work to you both!
We enjoy the Frenchies. We enjoy you. They are truly a delightful couple. We love the education we get from you and Antoine and Colleen, Chantal, Vero, our old friend Corey Frye. You all brought us through the pandemic and much credit goes out to you all.
I love Vero, too! :-)
thanks!
THIS IS MY DREAM COMBO. Thank you so much. I am a devoted follower to both podcasts.
Great collaboration with Antoine. I'm in the "flee the city" and watch on TV --- my main driver is the summer heat! Last summer almost undid me and Olympics or no, HOT in Paris is no fun; even most luxury hotels cant cool a room like Americans expect!
Jay and Antoine! Well done (missed Colleen).
The summer heat is a real thing.
Oh my gosh!!! Jay & Les Frenchies...dream team!! Both your channels helped to make my trip to Paris last year a seamless and WONDERFUL experience. I loved it so much, my son and I are coming back this year and adding London. So in the next year, I look forward to a Jay, Les Frenchies and @LoveandLondon collab ;)
We'll keep at it I'm sure. Antoine and I can talk for hours
It's awesome to see the two people together that I watched last year while preparing for my first trip to Paris last May. Now I am watching you both again while preparing for my second trip to Paris this May with my daughter, who is an art major. Thank you both for all of your very helpful information.
I am not a corporation and I will be there with my husband. It is a bucket list type of dream. We still have booked things like Normandy and Versailles on our off days from having tickets. We will be traveling to marseille for sailing and football as well. Majority of the time we will be in Paris.
Me too, I’ll be there!
I’ve seen people on forums who are booking their dream trips for Paris in August who didn’t realize that it was during the Olympics. I feel horrible for them because they won’t be able to really experience Paris, just Olympic crowds and hassles without seeing the games, sites, or normal pace of the city.
I'm one of those persons sadly. I'll be arriving on Bastille day and leaving 3 days later just before the commencement of Olympics. But I'm sure I'll be impacted 😢
I would think that hotel prices would be a tipoff.
I will go one week before the Olympics 😭😭
I am one of those people who is going there for a day on my europe trip. I am gonna embrace it. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to be in an olympic city and see Paris for the first time.
@@andreasanlous too. 😅
Nice work, i was walking across the street & had a quiet giggle as I saw you talking..
having my European tour now to avoid the congestion of the olympics.
Aw, you could have said hi 👋 We had a great time. Hope the tour goes swimmingly!
I totally would have geeked out and gone over to say hi 😂
@@MamaBakly I would have also. Was just there in October and kept an eye out 🙂. I did run into Cory Frye on the street and interrupted him. No shame. Lol.
OMG. 😱 My best two guys that I follow and watch in a daily basis are together in this video blog. Oh how so cool is this. You two have made our Paris trip early this month easy as I've watched all the tips and trick on how to navigate the city and where to stay and eat and most importantly not to get scammed and also to be mindful of pick pockets and I can say that we had a great and wonderful time visiting Paris and thanks to the both you two.😊
I hope we get to see more video blogs of you two in the future and hope Colleen will be in it too.❤ Thank you guys👍
You're most welcome! They're a great resource to be sure (and lovely folks to boot)
We originally planned for a trip in mid July, then after doing my research I found out the Olympic Games will be in Paris in July that’s when we decided to make the change for the first week of June. We don’t want to feel like sardines walking around in Paris! It’s already a busy tourist spot, don’t need extra millions of people around the time we visit this beautiful city.
I love Les Frenchies! I geek out when collabs like this happen! Jay if you decide to stay will you make a long form video of your Olympic experience?
I'll be sure to show you what I see!
Oh my goodness, my two favorite Paris vloggers in one video! You and Les Frenchies are the ones I watch most regularly. Now if we could only get French Frye in Paris to come back to making videos, i'd have the trinity!
Great to see one of Les Frenchies on your channel. I will be in Paris for July and will be leaving the day the games start. My city hosted the Winter Olympics and it was a fun time. The city was mostly open and people were friendly and having a good time. I hope it is the same for Paris.
Awesome! my two favorite French UA-cam channels. Couldn't stop smiling. Thanks so much!
Good stuff! I ran into Les Frenchies last summer in Paris when I was there for Roland Garros, they couldn't have been nicer!
My wife and I will be in Paris before the Olympics. I hope there won't be any pre games restrictions. My only sadness is I won't be able to see any of the Tour de France. Really enjoy your intimate perspective on Paris Jay. Les Frenchies is very informative, too. Definitely my two favourite channels.
Thanks! I hope you have a great time visiting in spite of the extra challenges
We really enjoyed your chat with Les Frenchies - you all are our favorite bloggers!
Both of your channels really helped me plan this trip. Love both channels.
My absolute 2 favorite UA-cam channels to watch! So nice to see the both of you together.
Aaaaaww Bonjour Jay and Les Frenchies!! What a treat my two fave Paris vloggers together in one vlog woohoo!🙌 ❤ Merci beaucoup!
So fun to see you with Antoine. I was fortunate to be able to join them at their meet-up in November and Antoine, Colleen and Vincent are such nice folks. Their videos are some of the best available on Paris and France.
Two of my favorite UA-camrs! Merci beaucoup for sharing your recommendations.
Excited to see the progress on Notre Dame
I was in LA during the 1984 Summer Olympics (I danced in opening & closing ceremonies) - It was an amazing time to be there....All of the residents were warned not to drive and people just stayed home if they weren't attending so the freeways were clear and wide open. The mood was joyous because basically, everyone that was out was on vacation or an athlete. The Best!
I'm so glad I went to Paris last year. There is NO way I would go this year!!
Wonderful seeing you and Antoine together! Between you and Les Frenchies and Gil Soltz (Moontown travel), you all have really helped make our travels so much fuller and more interesting. Shout out to Colleen, too!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love both of your channels, so fun seeing you on screen together! I'm taking my first trip to Paris in June 2024 as part of a larger trip to Europe. I was wondering how the Olympics would impact my visit. Sounds like we may get better views of the architecture (with scaffolding removed), but possibly encounter some obstructions as things are set up for the large influx of visitors.
I am coming in Sept to visit Paris when its a bit quieter & hotel prices should be more reasonable. I am excited for people in Paris who can see some of the Olympics but being older didn't want the crazy & cost of that event on my first trip to Paris. Love LesFrenchies great tips.
Two of my favorite vloggers together! Les Frenchies made my culinary experience in Paris in October a resounding success! And Jay is my coffee bloodhound. Love it! Great video guys, Antoine please tell Colleen we missed her today. Sorry about your city during the Olympics. I certainly would leave for that, but with all the choices of alternate places to enjoy I am sure I wouldn't regret leaving my favorite city to the crowds and high prices! Thanks for the smiles this morning!
I'm hopeful that it will be fun!
My two favorite ‘Frenchies’ in the same vlog, great video guys! My husband and I have traveled to France at least 2 times a year for the last 8 years. We decided a year ago that we would not travel to France in 2024. I’m very sad and will miss France, but just can’t. Paris is packed in a normal year, I cannot even imagine what it is going to be like this summer 😅 CDG is a Poseidon adventure on any given day, I imagine it will be a s#*tshow with millions more tourists that don’t understand the intricacies of French inefficientcy 😂 no thank you. I am, however, looking forward to what your thoughts are on it.
I am a huge fan of both you and Les Frenchies. I am also going to be in Paris the whole month of June avoiding the Olympics completely. Hope to see you and/or Antoine and Colleen out and about so l can wave at you all! I won't stop to talk or intrude in your life, just a thank you wave!! Please pet Cooper for me!😂😂😊
This is Fantastic! I love Les Frenchies videos. I've watched and shared many of their videos as we prepare for our school trip to Europe. To have both of you together is a treat I am sharing with my advising group.
Jay I really enjoyed your chat with Antoine, and am glad I visited Paris in May of 2023. Your recommendations and those made by the Frenchies helped make my visit a truly enjoyable one. All the best from Canada!
Love Les Frenchies...and your guide ( I got it when it was only available as a PDF)...keep up the great work!
Thank you! Will do!
The best crossover in France! Yes!!
I have been waiting for this collab for awhile! Definitely 2 of my favorite France/Paris based UA-cam channels! ❤❤
I’m an “old” and spent most of my life in Los Angeles. I lived there in ’84 and we were all dreading how awful the traffic and crowds were going to be when we hosted the games. What we feared and what happened were completely opposite. So many locals left L.A. that during the games, for those of us who remained, it was a joy to behold. Traffic was much less than usual.
Now, because Los Angeles is so widely spread out, and there is no public transport, traffic was the big issue we dreaded. Aside from that, no one cared what the effect would be. Paris is a different place, in terms of public transport and where the events will be hosted (in terms of distance). Regardless, if enough of the local population leaves, Paris may very well be a lot less crowded than you might assume. And don’t worry about not wanting to spend 3000 Euro and not get to see an event live, it’s better to watch on TV, trust me.
The games, and the corporate sponsorships and hosting is a lot different now. Everything may be so closed off that you won’t even be able to take advantage of what may likely be a city less crowded than you assume. If not, well, so it goes.
What I’m most excited about are the planned changes to Paris AFTER the games (such as the plans for the Place de la Concorde). That’s going to be awesome.
The decrease in traffic after as a result could be wonderful 🙏
🏆 Fantastic collab & outstanding chat/info, thanks guys! Binge-watching both of y'all (since Les Frenchies began, actually) not only made our first trip to Paris (last Spring) off-the-charts but also inspired me in many other ways. Continuing to thoroughly enjoy your regular content, thanks again always 🙌
OMG Jay and Les Frenchies together!!! Made my day!!! Please make more videos together!
Well what a surprise. My favourite people Jay and les Frenches. We learnt from you both for our holiday in Paris not long ago. Lovely watching this.
Happy we could help!
Love seeing Les Frenchies joining you. I’ve been watching you for about five years but I found them about a year ago when prepping my trip to Paris last summer.
Also, interesting about the church. We have eaten at a cafe across the street on three occasions and looked across at the church. I remember one night some guys running through the scaffolding - didn’t sense they were workers! That was June of 2018 so that fits the timeline you mentioned. I haven’t made it inside that one but maybe the next time I’m there!
As for the Olympics, I’m really not interested in those sports. I may watch since it’s Paris. But I decided years ago that we would avoid Paris on any trip this year - and we have done at least one night in Paris on every trip. But we are scheduled to there for one night in late August so my wife can fly home out of CDG - I’ll have a couple of more days so I may venture in for one night. Will have to see. I was in college in Atlanta during the prep for 1996 - moved out of state when I graduated and missed the actual Games - and from what I have heard it can be disruptive. But Paris has much more to see and do than Atlanta.
Here's hoping your jaunt into town provides some fun surprises! I hope the games leaves us with some nice changes
To see the two groups I follow on one vlog is great. Cannot wait to get to Paris in May.
I’ll be in Paris in May. Didn’t even think about the Olympics. I hope May will still be manageable
London was fun during the Olympics! The vibe was so good and it was very well organised BUT London is a lot bigger and most of the action took place outside of the centre so it had less impact on day to day. There was a lot of negativity in the lead up from Londoners saying they'd leave etc but when it came to it, it was brilliant - so I feel it's the same kind of attitude / pessimism Parisians are probably going through rn.
A fan of both channels! Great to see both of you together. Coming to Europe this fall, but avoiding Paris because of the Olympics.
@ luizucchetto2528
I love them also, Les Franchise, & Jay
Booked a room last summer in Paris for the olympics a bed breakfast my wife often stays
There. we stayed there last summer and found the host had rooms open during the Olympics its on a no cars allowed street a beautiful house in Paris. We have tickets for fencing and volleyball.
No im not rich just
Searched alot for bargins.
Yippee... my two favorite Paris loving UA-camrs together!!!
You two are my favorite Paris vloggers!! Thanks for the collab and great video. ❤
Our pleasure!
What fun! I watch you both and this is great.
Wow...from 7 years ago to right now - SUCH a difference in style (and it's fab....)
Great to see you both together! We'll be there for the Olympics (arriving a couple of days *after* the opening ceremonies), and we're definitely from the "Regular Joe" crowd. I completely agree with your "once in a lifetime experience" take, which is why we're willing to pay a little more and be part of the big crowds. Looking forward to enjoying your city!!!
I hope you have the best time! I'm going to make the most of it
Hey I’ll be there too!! I hope it’s a good time as it usually is. Enjoy 🎉
WHAT! Y’all know each other?! I subscribe to both you guys channels. To see you all cross-over like this is like two Christmas’s!!!! 🙂 *THIS IS WONDERFUL*
I just saw the thumbnail for this and I LOVE this collab already!!! I've been watching their vids a lot lately.
Great to see two of my favorite UA-cam guys in one video, thanks for this collaboration! We will be in Paris during Olympics since we have a small apartment and I also thought it would be a "once in a lifetime" event, but we are a little leery of the crowds and ticket prices. We have some tickets to events already, but the high profile events like swimming/diving, gymnastics, etc. are either not for sale or crazy expensive. I'll have to be content with watching boxing, water polo, soccer, volleyball and other less expensive events. I am hoping Le Marais is not TOO overrun with tourists since it is not hosting any events to my knowledge. Keep up the great work Antoine/Jay
Great collab with 2 of my favorite channels.
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I watch both you and the Frenchies! I love that you got together for a chat!
We can chat for a long time 😆
I love this collaboration!! Love Les Frenchies!!
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I follow both of you. Cool to see you two hanging out. We live a block from the Scene. We will only hear the ceremony live from our apartment. LOL. Prices are outrageous.
Hope it's good music XD
I LOVE churches. I am expat living here, and I can't resist checking to see if a door is open when I pass by a church. And I will go inside the ones I have seen, each time I pass them. I will have to check out EGLISE DE LA SAINTE TRINITÉ. I didn't want to be here for the Olympics, but my hubby wanted to experience it and go to some events.
Excellent would like to see more collaboration. Love Les Frenchies.
They're great!
You are going to have a BLAST! Do not miss this - you will have so many unexpected moments that you will remember forever. There will be a ton of public events that will be so much fun and I bet you'll end up with a ticket or two from someone who you just met - it always seems to go that way.
Lovely chat. I follow both channels and you were both really useful for my family’s trip to Paris this January just gone. As a Londoner (living in New Zealand) I often didn’t see Paris in a good light. But I had a great time thanks to yours and Les Frenchies advice. I look forward to going back again.
The ultimate Paris power duo! What a pleasant surprise! 💜
My favorite Parisians together. Hope I run into one of you to say hello in person while I’m in Paris - arriving early Good Friday morning 03/29 and departing April 3rd.
Hi Jay, how much fun to see you with Les Frenchies. Two of my favorite you ride channels. I will go back to Paris after the Olympic …I will enjoy it on TV! But will watch you too, so keep us up to date! Stay well!
Will do :)
We will be in Paris the first two weeks in July for the first time. We are excited and hoping for the best.
Fantastico vlog Jay! We follow both you & les frenchies and boy did our worlds collide seeing you together today! You 2 should do more vlogs together!!
Yeah was had a blast!
Les Frenchies! A dream collab, I'm happy to see it. Yeah, I'm traveling to Paris later in the year and avoiding the Olympics was a priority.
🌹Jay and Antoine, thank you for this Olympic update. Nice to see two of the very best Paris experts together 🇫🇷
Happy to sit and chat!
Great video, Jay! I love Antoine’s realism & perspective. He’s an interesting dude for sure. I would absolutely like to see you guys mix it up again.
I think a fascinating topic between you guys would be to speak to your perspectives on where you both were, where you are now, and where you foresee your futures in Paris (or otherwise).
He’s a Frenchman that moved to the states and never imagined returning to the city of his birth, and yet, here he is. And obviously you being an American in Paris and seemingly having no plans on returning to your country of birth, is very interesting.
At any rate, that’s just what I think, Jay! Cheers! ☕️
When you’ve been planning a Paris trip for months and have been watching both channels and you find a crossover… lol 🤪
You'll be the best prepped person in town!
Wow. I love “Les Frenchies” They are one of the sites I keep up with. Glad you met up with each other. I am trying to visit Paris twice a before the Olympics. (If it stops rainy 🥶). 🌴🌴Aloha
I originally planned to come to Paris for my 50th birthday. I looked into hotels and was like, "WTH is going on?" Then it dawned on me, THE OLYMPICS! Nevermind. If you want to visit Paris, don't go during the Olympics. If you want to go to the Olympics, then go to Paris. We went up to Vancouver BC during the 2010 Olympics and it was a blast, but we didn't see Vancouver as you usually do - we saw the visiting country venues, the sports venues, met Scott Hamilton and Michelle Kwan. We would be sorely disappointed to try to visit Paris in early August and not get to see PARIS. It'll be an interesting experience, I'm sure, but I'll save my trip to Paris for another time. 😉
Oh!! And! Love Les Frenchies! Fun hearing his take. 👍😁
That's a great distinction. If you want to go to the Olympics, then go to Paris
Love this collab! Both your channels were so helpful planning my trip this month. I LOVE the Olympics, but being there for it sounds like the kind of chaos i do not enjoy.
This is great to hear. We are coming in May and worried the city would be all hidden in preparation for Olympics!
I certainly hope not!
Great chat! We’ll be there in early July and hope to get out of dodge before tooooo much disruption happens. We’ll make the best of it but I’m sure glad we didn’t accidentally book when the Olympics are actually happening!
I'm sure you'll have a great time!
You could not pay me enough to be in Paris for the Olympics. But great to see you and Antoines take on the issue. Best 2 channels for all things Paris. Cheers!
We love Les Frenchies! Met them last Thursday during our Paris Trip!
They're great!
I booked for April and didn't even realize the Olympics was in Paris this year, lol at least we should beat the craze in the summer
YAY! My two favorite Paris UA-camrs together in one video!!
Love this collaboration with Les Frenchies! We’re coming for the Olympics with a group of 7 of us, not corporate at all, just friends from all over the states. We’re excited to see Paris show off during this amazing event. Jay you can join our group!
I hold out hope that it will be a fun time!
Me too! Have a great time.
Jay et Cooper, Antoine et Colleen : super vidéo ! pour ma part je pense qu'il y aura la fête un peu partout dans la ville et qu'il faudra en profiter. Jay, vous êtes parisien alors surtout ne ratez rien et amusez vous pendant les JO !
What a great collab! I've been following both you and the Frenchies for quite some time :) We need more videos like this ;-)
Well Antoine owes me a beer so the odds are good 🍻😜
@@JaySwanson Now that is the most valid reason to make that video happen if you ask me!😜 Greetings guys, and cuddles for Cooper 🥰
I'm from Sydney, the 2000 Olympics was absolutely fabulous. Such a great positive feeling in the city, security was discreet and limited to venue entry points. Everything changed after 9/11, the world is a different place. Peak hour in Paris is bad enough let alone more than doubling the amount of people than normal all trying to get around; will be mayhem. I hope I'm wrong but with all the tensions already in France from certain groups it feels like something might kick off. Again I hope not.
I hope it's fun! But given how much the French love a show of force, I doubt security will be discreet
I loved the Sydney Olympics. The city put up large screens in the parks so people could watch various Olympic matches. We all yelled Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Oy Oy Oy a great deal as I remember 😆
I hadn't even thought of the olympics when I booked my river cruise. It's in mid September so I lucked out. Looking forward to a wonderful trip.
Nice! I just found you but have been listening to Les Frenchies for months in anticipation of our September trip to Paris.
So notre timing est ok! Notre voyageest prevu en juin, j’espère avoir le plaisir de voir les principaux attractions.
Hopefully it will be a nice 10 days!
I am watching all your and Les Frenchies' videos helping us plan our Paris trip this year. I wondered if you two knew each other and this very special crossover er episode is awesome.
As someone who rented a private home during the Atlanta Olympics, it was wonderful. Yes, the local residents left the city, but the rest of us had a wonderful time. Hopefully Paris will be able to provide the same.
That sounds like a great way of doing it - a home over a hotel must have been a great place to relax in a busy city
Two of my favorite UA-camrs. So great!
Thanks!
Guys, I am from Rio (and a big fan of Paris, so I follow both channels). I keep listen that Paris 2024 is going to be a mess, things are going to be massive crowded, public transportation won't work, etc, and I feel a big déjà vu. It was the same thing here, and Rio 2016 was one of the best time of my life. It is not normal times, and you can not easily find tickets for everything you want to see, but the atmosphere is amazing, there is a bunch of interesting people everywhere you, and it is a dream event for those who love sports (and parties). I am no expert, but Paris is very experienced in big events, and I expected everything work fine. I wish I could be there for the Games. It is a once in a lifetime experience. Cheer up and enjoy!
The mashup has finally happened. My two favorite Paris vloggers 🇫🇷. Miss you Cooper and Colleen. I cannot imagine the nightmares for the Parisian commuters. God bless. 7 more days until we arrive!!!
I hope you have a blast!
I got your guide and Les Frenchies guide for my trip last year and had a great trip!
Yeah! My two favorite French channels as one!
Yay! Already a follower of both channels so thanks for the collaboration. I’ll be in Paris in May but not July. Any places to avoid in May?
Not that I know of yet!