I will be alone on New Year%26#39;s Eve and need to get some ideas of that do to. I am familiar with the city, but have never visitied during the holidays. I don%26#39;t know if I%26#39;ll have any company that night, and since some people on this forum have said that there won%26#39;t be much in the way of fireworks at midnight, could I get some locals and other NYE tourists to advise me what there is to do for a single woman that will be fun and safe? I speak french and would love to do something that would bring me closer to the local Parisian %26#39;Nouvel An%26#39; experience. I%26#39;m open to a black tie gala to a modest house party/resto-bar type setting.
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NYE is a Sunday, so maybe Jim Haynes hosting a dinner. Might be worth checking out. You can email him directly on his website. www.jim-haynes.com
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I would opt for making reservations to have New Year%26#39;s Eve dinner at a small restaurant. Of course, that seems lonely but at least you will be seated and have a beautifully presented dinner as New Year%26#39;s Eve dinners are extra special occasions for the hosts. One restaurant we had NYE dinner at included a glass of champagne to toast the new year. As far as I understand the Jim Haynes dinners are SRO and the food is mediocre. But if that is allright with you, go for it.
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We (5 women) were there last year%26#39;s for New Year%26#39;s and had similar inquiries before we went. Anyway, we went to Bastille and Champ Elysee bars/clubs days before NYE. We were surprised to be invited by so many people to their parties. We even got invited by people who were tourists too at our hotel. Just get yourself there days before and you%26#39;ll meet lots of people who will be inviting you to parties...
By the way, we decided to do the outdoors to see the fireworks first and then went to the parties. If we had to do it again, we would skip the outdoors. It was too crowded and too many drunks around. There were too many broken bottles on the streets too. Taxis were very hard to find.
If you do not get invited to a party, pay a NYE event at a nightclub/restaurant. We found many at Champs Elysee ranging from 30-50 Euros, includes buffet, champagne and night club dancing... This is a better atmosphere. It%26#39;s not a sit down where you will be alone at a table.
Enjoy...Paris on NYE is a great experience. Leave at the latest by 10PM where ever you need to go to when taking the Metro. It is so crowded in the Metro after this time...We experienced pushing and shoving, especially around 11PM...
Hope this helps.
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