musee d'orcey paris

I will be in Paris for 2 full days in May with my 85 year old mother in law, she would very much like to visit musee d%26#39;orcey, is it possible to pre book tickets, she would find it quite difficult to queue for a long time. Any suggestions on taking the open top bus, we are staying on bld. Haussmann. Thank you

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musée d%26#39;orsay

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I don%26#39;t know about pre-booking tickets, but if you are there on a Thursday try visiting the museum after 6 pm/18:00 as it is open late on Thursdays. We had absolutely no wait when we were there last week.

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If she is handicapped she can bring her ID and Doctor letter and they will let her by pass the line and the person accompanying her.

Actually they will also let her in free and if I remember correctly also the person accompanying her.

Also if one leaves a piece of ID such as a drivers licence or passport they will allow you to rent for free a wheelchair to use. ( The Louvre does the same.)

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You can buy tickets for the Musé d%26#39;Orsay in advance either by going to the museum itself and buying tickets for the next day (there is a separate window for this) or online at www.fnac.com

I%26#39;m not sure what you want to know about l%26#39;Open Tour bus. If you are asking if you should take it as a way of seeing the city, I think the answer is yes. If you are asking about the closest stop to your hotel, without knowing exactly where you are staying is is a bit difficult to say. Either the stop at 13 rue Auber or the one at 49 av, de l%26#39;Opéra might be best. You could also pick up the Montmarte/Grands Boulevards tour (there are four different routes) at the stop on rue Auber.

http://www.paris-opentour.com/index_eng.htm

If you need an exact location for either of the addresses of the bus stops use the map feature on the Pages Jaunes (Yellow Pages) site:

http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en

If you want to go to the Sacré Coeur and other places at the top of the hill in Montmartre you should know that the funiculaire is out of service. I doubt your MIL would be able to deal with the steps. Your best plan would probably be to take the Montmartrobus to get around:

www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan.php…

Go n-éirí an bóthar leat!

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Thank you so much for your information, knowing the musee d%26#39;orsay is open late on thursdays is great as we arrive late thursday afternoon and may be able to take a taxi there in the early evening. irish Rovr you seem to be very familiar with Paris and maybe you can help me with the open top bus, we are staying at hotel Mercure Haussmann Saint Augustin,Rue Roquepine, Paris 75008, and I wonder if you can tell me if there is a stop nearby, also is it better to purchase tickets before I go.? Does anyone have any tips on restraunts in this area.

Thanks again

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