http://www.threefreethings.com/in/france Our latest suggestions for budget travel activities in France. You don't have to spend a lot to see a lot! en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:10:39 +0000 86400 http://www.threefreethings.com/free-thing/france/paris/49 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:10:39 +0000 You're a tourist in Paris. You spent 13 euros and wait in line for 45 minutes to ride the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Finally at the top, you got out your camera, all ready to take a prizewinning shot of the city's most famous landmark lighting up the sky. But guess what? Those ... http://www.threefreethings.com/free-thing/france/paris/48 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:07:54 +0000 Free Wednesdays from 5pm - 8pm. The Maison Européene de la Photographie (the European House of Photography), situated in the historic heart of Paris, is a major center for photographic art. It houses an exhibition center, a large library, a video viewing facility with a wide ... http://www.threefreethings.com/free-thing/france/paris/47 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:06:26 +0000 Paris has been the scene of many infamous crimes over the years, and there's also a grand tradition of flamboyant, idiosyncratic investigators solving those crimes. The Police Museum captures some of the historical characters and evidence behind the struggle between those who ran afoul of ... http://www.threefreethings.com/free-thing/france/paris/46 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:05:41 +0000 It's hard to describe the Stravinsky Fountain exactly. A crazed hodgepodge of wild, brightly-colored, erratically moving mechanical beasts in a shallow pool of water between a centuries-old church and the brazen Pompidou Centre, the fountain is not the sort of thing you expect to find in Paris ... http://www.threefreethings.com/free-thing/france/paris/45 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:03:56 +0000 The Louvre? Free? Well, not very often. But on the first Sunday of each month the world's most famous museum throws open its doors to one and all. The good news is that it's a very democratic time in the world's most famous art museum, bringing budget tourists together with boisterous ... http://www.threefreethings.com/free-thing/france/paris/44 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:02:40 +0000 Behind the French Senate building you'll find the gorgeous Luxembourg Gardens, a huge public park full of delightful places to walk and sit. If you wander around you'll encounter all sorts of treasures, including dozens of statues and the famous Medici Fountain. On warm days the park fills ...