Paris Itinerary according to Rick

Day 1

Morning: Follow Historic Paris Walk from Rick's Paris guidebook, featuring Ile de la Cité, Notre-Dame, Latin Quarter, and Sainte-Chapelle.

Afternoon: Tour the Louvre.

Evening: Cruise the Seine River, take the "Paris Illumination" nighttime bus tour, or follow the book's "Floodlit Paris Taxi Tour" (in the Nightlife chapter).

Day 2

Morning: Follow the book's Champs-Elysées Walk from the Arc de Triomphe down the grand avenue des Champs-Elysées to Tuileries Garden.

Midday: Cross the pedestrian bridge from the Tuileries Garden, then tour the Orsay Museum.

Afternoon: Tour the Rodin Museum or Napoleon's Tomb, or visit Versailles (take the RER suburban train direct from Orsay).

Evening: Enjoy the Trocadéro scene and a twilight ride up the Eiffel Tower.

Day 3

Morning: Follow the book's Marais Walk.

Afternoon: Stay in the Marais and tour your choice of sights: the Picasso Museum, Carnavalet Museum, Pompidou Center, or Jewish Art and History Museum. (Or visit Versailles, if you haven't already.)

Evening: Take the book's Montmartre Walk, featuring the Sacré-Coeur basilica.