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2）机票
机票是半年多以前，网上多家比较之后，在www.orbitz.com 预定的。主要看上价格较便宜、且有Price Assurance Refund —— 就是如果你预买好票后，如果他们将来有更好的出票价，他们会退差价。我们是六月二十四号周日出发，七月七号周六回，Air Transat的航班，票价两个大人、一个小孩共USD2,313.7 （小孩比大人单程便宜不到一百刀）。
关于机票的建议是：1）尽量提前买票，有Price Assurance也不用怕之后有更好价。我还有一个考虑是把费用分散来花；2）六月初的票价比六月底便宜，六月底比七月便宜。所以，我们是赶小朋友六月二十二号一放假就走； 3）据我的体会，在同一时间段里，周日走、周六回是票价最便宜的选择。大家可以多试几个日期，找到最好的价。
3）租车
车是出发前三、四个月，也是网上多家比较之后，在http://www.economycarrentals.com/ 租的。这个网站是个租车代理，no hidden costs and no cancellation fees (2 days prior to the start of the rental period)，还有一个其他网站基本都没有的好处—— they will refun the charges for damage excess. 租车公司收取的费用中包括的一般保险，当车损坏或被盗的时候，你是需要付最先的那600 – 2900 欧（根据车型不同，费用不同），而他们呢，会报销你的这部分费用。当然，你也可以跟租车公司买额外的保险来避免这个费用，但是，那些额外保险都费用不菲。我们很好彩，一路啥事没出，不知道这个具体操作起来会不会顺利。不过，我们租车、取车、还车，所有过程都很顺利，完全没问题，而且他们价格很不错，值得推荐。
最后我们拿到的是租车公司SIXT的Economy、A/C 、手动档的汽油车，十天，巴黎取车、巴黎还车、GPS、 Additional driver， 总价EUR439.15 ( Reservation fee EUR2.00+Down payment EUR43.77+EUR393.38 balance to pay upon delivery ).
我们本来考虑过在阿维尼翁还车，坐TGV回巴黎，体验一下法国的高速火车，可惜异地还车费用太高，只好遗憾地作罢。
另外提一下驾照，SIXT回我们的邮件里说，加拿大的驾照可以在法国直接用，不需要国际驾照。而我们之前在CAA问到的是，魁北克的驾照（法语）可以在法国直接用，其他省份的需要国际驾照。反正我们的驾照怎么都是可以的了，所以就没有深究。保险起见，租好车后，可以跟他们直接确认一下。
4）全程酒店总结
我在网上搜了一通，试了几个网站之后，锁定了www.booking.com，之后全程的酒店都是在这里订的。这个网站非常的user friendly，可供选择的酒店量很大，每个酒店可选房间类别也不少。页面的信息很全，包括地图、附近同类旅馆的评分价格、有没网络、加床、停车情况等等都有，入住过的客人的反馈也很多。他们的预定程序很简单快速，真的是可以两、三分钟搞掂。没有预订费和取消的费用（入住日期前两、三天之前）；他们还有“Best Price Guarantee”。取消和最低价匹配，这两项我都用到了，很容易也很有效。
下面是我们全程住过的所有酒店，按我们住的先后排序的。酒店名字旁边是价格（不包括 City Tax, 很小数目） ，我们订的都是，可以至少住三人的房间。大床加小床的，三张单人床的，还有两张大床或大床之外、加一个放在半隔离的空间高低床，可以住四人的。后面括号里，是我们回来后给预订酒店的网站反馈时，给的评分。大朋友写的反馈意见也一并附上了。
巴黎： Hôtel Atlantique ERU105.00 ( 6.3）
54, Rue Falguière, 15. Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris (Show map)
+ Very conveniently located (metro Pasteur 15th district around 100mt and a grocery store close at 50mt) The room with 3 beds, was small but the beds where clean. OK for one night or two. Friendly staff.
- The A/C was weak and the carpet was stained, plus the room really needed a little update. Only one electrical outlet in the room! Price was OK but a bit expensive for the condition of the room.
多维尔： Hotel Du Polo ERU69.00 ( 8.3 )
33 Boulevard Mauger, 14801 Deauville (Show map)
+ A nice little hotel that felt more like a B&B or a chalet, (for the unusual layout and decoration). The room was clean and no carpet (good!) and decent size. The price was good. Very friendly staff. Would certainly recommend it.
- The bathroom was also of a good size, but desperately needed a good update. Wi-fi only available in public areas of the hotel.
圣米歇尔：Au P'tit Quinquin ERU63.50 (8.3)
9 Les Forges, 50220 Céaux (Show map)
+ A nice hotel, family friendly, the little boy really liked the bunk beds! Very clean room, modern decoration and bathroom design. Helpful and friendly staff. Parking in the back of the hotel (very convenient) Affordable price for this unit! Wi-fi available in the room. Would recommend this hotel.
- The diving distance from Mont St-Michel area is reasonable, but we needed to pay for parking and walk a long time to get to the shuttle bus to get to Mont St-Michel. The higher priced hotels in the vicinity may have been worth it, since no extra parking to pay for the customers of those hotels. Maybe our hotel (P’tit Quiquin) could arrange a discount for the parking at Mont St-Michel.
卢瓦尔河谷：Hôtel - Restaurant Saint Jacques ERU60.00 (7.5)
7 Rue Ducoux, 41000 Blois (Show map)
+ Very conveniently located hotel, walking distance from the Blois Castle and form restaurants area in downtown Blois. The hotel is located in an old building but the decoration in the room was modern specially the bathroom. The beds were clean and comfortable. Wi-fi in the room.
- The staff was helpful but busy attending other customers in the restaurant part of the hotel. The room was small and the floor was covered with carpet that needed a good cleaning, plus no air conditioning in the room. The hotel manager was supposed to honor a lowest price policy but they didn’t, we figure it after leaving but didn’t bother to return.
波尔多：Citotel le Chantry ERU66.00 (9.2)
155, rue Georges Bonnac, 33000 Bordeaux (Show map)
+ Very conveniently located hotel, walking distance (15min) from the old part of the city and restaurants and boutiques area in downtown Bordeau. Very clean, modern and spacious room. The beds were clean and comfortable. Nice modern bathroom. Private parking inside the courtyard protected by fence. Wi-fi in the room. Elevator. Friendly and helpful staff. Affordable unit! Would definitely recommend.
- Nothing bad to say about this hotel.
卢尔德：Hôtel Angelic-Myriam ERU49.00 (8.8)
2 Rue Du Calvaire, 65100 Lourdes (Show map)
+ Very conveniently located hotel, walking distance (10min) from Lourdes Cathedral. The restaurants & boutiques are even closer! Clean and spacious room. The beds were clean and comfortable. Nice bathroom. Elevator, Friendly and helpful staff. Affordable unit! Would definitely recommend.
- Free public parking is 10 min walk. But we managed to find a parking spot free (from 7pm to 9am) just in front of the hotel.
赛特： ibis budget Sète centre ERU53.00 (7.9)
104 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, 34200 Sète (Show map)
+ Nice clean hotel, short drive to restaurants and the marina. Small but functional room. Clean and comfortable beds. Private parking in the courtyard protected by fence. Elevator, Friendly and helpful staff. Affordable unit! Wi-fi in the room. Would recommend.
- Our room was located on the back of the hotel overlooking giant industrial oil & fuel containers. We didn’t hear noise or smell oil from that industrial environment but the scene was not so romantic. Ask for a room overlooking the front (marina)
Fréjus : L'oasis ERU83.00 (10)
71 impasse Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 83600 Fréjus (Show map)
+ That hotel was a very nice discovery; extremely well located (the beach is 5 min. By foot), close to a grocery store, and a bakery. Clean and spacious room. The beds were clean and comfortable. Private parking in the courtyard. Wi-fi in the room. The owners Isabelle and Gabriel made us feel at home, and went above our expectations in every way! We couldn’t have asked for a better place to enjoy the Mediterranean lifestyle! We would definitely recommend this hotel and we plan to come back for a longer stay next time.
- The bathroom was nice but needed a new shower curtain.
尼斯：Esatitude Hotel ERU99.00 (8.3)
3 Rue de Roquebilière, 06300 Nice (Show map)
+ That hotel simply looked brand new! The room was very clean, stylish and modern, with a beautiful bathroom. We had a separate room for our little boy, very nice! Free parking in the street, elevator, free wi-fi in the room, flat screen TV, nice balcony with table and chairs to eat our breakfast. The only hotel on our trip with an ice-cube machine! Friendly and helpful staff. We would definitely recommend this hotel.
- The hotel is isolated, located in an almost industrial area of the city of Nice, about 500mt from any restaurants, boutiques and grocery store. No problem if you have a car to get around! The problem was to find parking downtown. (Close to impossible!)
阿维尼翁：ibis Centre Pont De L'Europe ERU81.00 (7.5)
12 Boulevard Saint Dominique, 84000 Avignon (Show map)
+ Very conveniently located hotel, walking distance from everything (the Avignon bridge, the old fortified city, La Cité des Papes, restaurants, and boutiques) The hotel was clean. Free parking in the street, elevator, free wi-fi in the room, flat screen TV. We would recommend this hotel, if you are no more that 2 people per room.
- The room was clean and functional but it was so tiny! For a family of 3, they offered us to put a folding bed in the room but we couldn’t open the bed itself because of the tiny size of the room! We decided to sleep 3 on 2 single beds. We would not recommend this hotel if you are 3 or more in that room.
回到巴黎后，住在之前住过的同一家酒店。
4）全程费用总结
为了汇总，根据实际汇率全转换成加币了。全部是旅行相关的费用，不包括任何购物的费用。其实，也就小朋友一路买了些小纪念品，我们买了些香槟、巧克力之类的手信什么的。其他什么都没采购，根本没时间，过半东西都是在回程机场的免税店买的：）
全程绝大部分的费用，都是用信用卡付的。我们出发前，一共只换了５００欧的现金，到后来都有剩，在机场免税店才用掉。
|
Spendings |
Sum of CAD $ |
|
机票 |
$ 2,492.90 |
|
住 |
$ 1,255.82 |
|
吃 |
$ 878.07 |
|
租车 |
$ 567.70 |
|
油费 |
$ 529.02 |
|
门票/登塔/游船 |
$ 374.54 |
|
过路费 |
$ 253.98 |
|
停车费 |
$ 85.87 |
|
交通费（地铁/RER快线） |
$ 78.54 |
|
洗衣费 |
$ 22.14 |
|
Grand Total |
$ 6,538.58 |
５）其他
－ 关于语言
关于这点，我这回感觉可能不太准确，因为大多要问路询事的时候，用不到我。总的感觉，应该不懂法语不会太困难，景点都是有多种语言的资料，包括中文。酒店也基本可以用英语沟通，可能有些没达到可以完全用英语聊天的程度，不过，我们最喜欢的那个酒店，主人夫妇可以。GPS有英语，不过，用法语的，我们的确觉得比英语的version好用。我印象中完全没英文的，是地铁的自动售票机。不过，应该可以连蒙带猜的操作，而且youtube上有介绍如何买票的。
说到魁省法语和法国法语，大小朋友没觉得有问题。小朋友的法语还给老太太夸说没口音，不知道是不是跟他们学校用许多法国教材有关。 我呢，反倒觉得在法国听得懂的多过听我们这的人说法语。
印象中，我去过的地方，觉得语言问题最大的是在莫斯科，主要不是因为懂英语的人太少，而是因为看着地图，都很难跟实际的地铁名/路名对照，字母太陌生。
－ 关于开车
在巴黎市内开车，尤其是刚拿到车的时候，蛮难的（游记里有写），出巴黎后就好多了。法国的车速比我们这快很多，高速限速是130公里，崎岖山路上限速都高达90公里。高速上问题不大；山路上，最初我们都只敢开到40-50，后来可以开到70-80，好象从没能开到90。开始经常一路给人超，喇叭也听了不少，后来慢慢习惯了，回到加拿大，都觉得车速怎么那么慢了 ：）
在法国开车，还有一样让大朋友抓狂的，就是roundpoint（环岛）特别多，而且一个环岛上好多出口，有GPS开始都经常不知道出哪个口才对，试过绕环岛兜圈圈的事。不过，后来由于我这个司机助理很得力，基本上没问题了。
据我们简单的归纳法，法国的、以A开头命名的高速都是要付费的。而付费的标准，大家就按这个1欧/十公里来预算吧，预高总比我们完全没预这个费用强。巴黎到圣米歇尔之前，用信用卡付路费没出过问题，之后就时可时不可。不行的时候，询问的结果是说加拿大的信用卡（Visa and Master，带芯片的）不能用。其实，这可解释不了为啥大半的时候可以用，却有时候不行。不过，反正大家可以先试信用卡，给吐出来了，换张另一个种再试，还不行，再付现金也不迟 。
法国的油价很贵，EUR 1.4+ - 1.6+/L，好在那里的车排量都很小，油耗少些。一般高速上的加油站普遍比城里的油每升贵十几、二十仙的，所以，尽量避免在高速上加油吧。
－ 关于吃
对不起，这是我最没有心得的地方，主要是我是个很不好吃的人。我们的行程也让我们实在没时间将究地吃每一餐，当然预算也是。不过，我们觉得还是吃得很满意而健康的哈。：）
我们吃基本是如此解决的：早上起来，我留在酒店收拾东西，准备出发单天的行程，大朋友出门去面包房卖新鲜的面点，然后去超市（首选）或小店买早饭的牛奶/酸奶/果汁，和全天路上需要的食物。主要是水、饮料，包装好的各种沙拉、三明治、法式面包棒，抹面包的果酱/肉酱/鹅肝酱还有水果、零食等等。吃好早饭出发，一路上就不用、也不会花时间去任何餐馆吃东西了，直到晚上在酒店入住之后。所以，我们的晚饭总是名副其实的“晚”，才出现前文中提到的，几次十点多、十一点多找不到餐馆吃饭的事。
我们出门旅行，一个可折叠的cooler是必带之物，一路就是cooler不断从空到满，从满到空的过程。说到这，想到一点，不过，应该对中国人来说不是问题。在法国，不象在北美，不是什么地方都有冰卖的。大朋友有两次让我恼火的、早上出去半天不回来、让我们饿着肚子没早饭吃的事，原来都是四处去找卖冰的去了。小朋友还行，而大朋友喝的东西、哪怕是冰装水，不冰都不行。所以，如果谁有同好，这里提醒一下。
－ 景点门票预订
那些有名的景点，都有网上订票的，有的直接是官网就提供（比如艾菲尔铁塔，凡尔赛宫），有些是通过第三方（比如卢浮宫）。不过，不是一定都订得到的，我们当时就没能订到艾菲尔铁塔的，因为网上卖的票有限。大家如果想预定，那就宜早不宜迟。
－ 欧元兑换率
我们那段时间在法国的费用，信用卡公司charge 我们的汇率是1.29 到1.33之间，我们现金是用一欧兑1.31加币换的。
－ 其他一些供参考的链接
穷游网 http://www.qyer.com/
巴黎穷游锦囊：http://guide.qyer.com/paris/（这是更新版的）
阿维尼翁-普罗旺斯穷游锦囊：http://guide.qyer.com/avignon-provence/（这是新的，我当时没看到这个）
穷游论坛法国版： http://bbs.qyer.com/thread-123407-1.html
法国旅游城市及地区的地图：http://france-for-visitors.com/france-maps/index.html（简明实用，方便用A4/Letter的纸打印）
最后，解释一下上一篇中公理数的标注。每天的行程中，在括号里标明的公里数，是当天全天我们跑了的公里数。下一行里，带下划线的公里数，是我们从一个地方到另一个地方跑的公里数。 比如说，Day 12，那天我们共跑了427公里；从离开尼斯住的酒店，到阿维尼翁住的酒店，是262公里；之间的差异是因为我们还跑进山看薰衣草田了。
我现在不记日记了。这出去玩，尤其是自驾呢，会做一下笔记，十几年前去西藏的时候，同行的驴友交了这个任务给我，于是就养成这么个习惯。找功略、写功略的习惯也是那时候养成的。
13年暂时没计划呢，因为准备申请我妈过来探亲。如果她来了，我们才计划去些她没去过，又比较短些的行程吧。
谢谢Nick. 我刚去看了一下，好像这个网站的选择不太多，比如说搜索paris，只出现了四个选择，且都不在市内呢。没试其它地方，说不定其它地方有好选择。
谢谢夏荷妹妹。很琐碎，希望没让妹妹失去看的耐心。
How much is the ticket in May and mind June now? One of my freind complains the ticket is expensive as well. Maybe part of the reason that our tickets were cheaper was that I booked them more than 6 month in advance.
I'm glad that our notes and tips can help a bit on your trip planning. Wish you good luck and a good trip.
听你这么一说，还真可以少遗憾一些了。我们上回回国坐高速火车，感觉真快呢，可惜两头路上花的时间比在火车上长。
你记日记一定很勤快
估计你们家2013的旅行计划也出台了？