Time was of the essence and we wanted to get in as much of the city as we could in the 2 short days.

This guide was well laid out, covers all of the areas of Paris, gives you an informed opinion as well as historic facts and points of interest of the city.

I found that our entire weekend was packed with interesting facts, suggestions and reasons to visit different sites, all thanks to a little guidance from the book.

Want a decent seafood resturant in Little Italy? A cheap cafe near the Sacre Cour? or want to book a Champagne meal at the Moulin Rouge? This guide gave you names, streets, maps opening and closing times, metro maps, where to buy theatre tickets and prices as well as the all essential "Things to avoid", even down to how much we should expect to pay for a taxi from the airport.

The next time I take a leasure trip abroad, I will definately check Lonely Planet has a guide to it first.

Better than having a local showing you round.....and you won't need to buy them a drink either!