Driving to the 2024 Paris Olympics: What You Need to Know
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0:00 Driving to Paris for the Olympics
0:49 Award-winning Pňovany Bridge
2:42 Monte Kaolino - sand made ski slope
5:01 Technik Museum Sinsheim with Concorde
7:11 Zweibrücke R2D2 Observatory
8:19 Reims Cathedral
8:54 Ex F1 Circuit Reims-Gueux
10:09 Arriving to Paris
10:42 Where to Park in Paris
11:10 Paris Public Transport
12:07 Parc de la Villette
13:34 Tickets for the Olympics
15:55 Czech Con Man Sold the Eiffel Tower
17:30 Interesting Traffic Signs
18:21 Hitchiking to Paris
18:52 Metro is a French Word
20:13 Paris Syndrome
21:02 Stop Signs
22:11 Czech Word
Thank you for your support!
Janek Rubeš & Honza Mikulka, Prague based journalists
#HonestGuide
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For the story, there is indeed no stop sign in Paris because the only one situated on the "Quai Saint-Exupéry" was stolen in 2013 and was never replaced by the city.
@dukeofistria5712
21 күн бұрын
Stolen by some african migrant prolly I would avoid Paris in 2024 for sure
@clementbouvard8457
20 күн бұрын
Not only was it stolen, but everytime they replaced it the people stole it again and again!
@nyunster
18 күн бұрын
@@dukeofistria5712what the fuck man ?
@kioumim
16 күн бұрын
The racisme you are showing is not cute. We are glad you are avoiding Paris, we don't want you here anyways 🤷🏻♀️@dukeofistria5712
@titousore
15 күн бұрын
@@dukeofistria5712 Ok racelard
Congrats😊 you seem to be now official ambassadors for the Czech Republic. Really enjoy the work you two publish. Thanks.
If they don't put "Paris, France" while showing the Eiffel Tower, how are Americans supposed to know that it isn't "Las Vegas, Nevada"?
@jonnaughton
19 күн бұрын
Or Paris, Texas (north east of Dallas and which also has an Eiffel Tower).
@KristianSandvikk
16 күн бұрын
@@jonnaughton or the tokyo tower or the one in china
@chisaki703
15 күн бұрын
There's probably a hundred Eiffel copies of all sizes
@DrSt-mu4zw
10 күн бұрын
another attempt at insulting Americans? must be very jealous and insecure
Janek hating Love locks >>>>>>>>>>>>>
10:15 It is so funny to see the Honest Guide in Paris and the first reaction of my french girlfriend to this cafe is "Oh my god I see all the red flags. This is a tourist cafe. The Croissant is most definitely industrial and these types of cups screams tourist trap" 😂
26 күн бұрын
Thats why we need Hones Guide Paris, start it we will watch
I find this Toyota advertisement pretty entertaining and informative.😁
"Tourists crossing the roundabout." If that's l'Etoile, the star around the Arc de Triomphe, there's a tunnel. Someone pointed it out to me right before I almost made the same mistake when I visited in 2000.
Quick tip : going up the arc de triomphe is free for anyone under 26. 😇 But please use the underground passage to get to it
Woah, that start about there not being a single stop sign in Paris is so, so incredibly interesting. Thank you for that nugget of information
Wow, Honest guide in Paris! Amazing, I hope I'll run into you during the olympics! I'd love to tchat and thank you for your videos :D
Thank you for this video with all the information! Really helpful 😁🤩
Is this video sponsored by Toyota?
A huge thanks to the honest guide channel, all your tips, tricks and advice made my holiday to Prague super easy, I even made my own KZread video! Your videos are always awesome, keep up the great work
The Czech scammer who sold the Eiffel Tower has a funny name. Literally. Lustig = funny 😅
Thank you soooo much. 💐 Like I always do, thank you to say this as well, so more people learn to enjoy this: THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION ❣️❣️❣️❣️ And detours ore to get lost, wrong way etc. are the best way to find magic places and humans with heart as well ❤ At least my experiences after travel more than 60 countries. 😊 PD: I live close to all those places you visited in Germany, very welcome. 😊 And to visit Paris at least once ore twice a year, it’s always a big pleasure to me. ❤
Great video! Thank you! On with the Games!
The fact you didn't drive a Škoda to Paris must be akin to treason...
@pioners1001
25 күн бұрын
Completely agree! Shame on you @HONESTGUIDE 😆
@ommsterlitz1805
7 күн бұрын
Skoda was bought by evil volkswagen years ago already it's not the same anymore
amazing, love this type of content!
@12:13 iFly Paris, indoor skydiving or vertical windtunnel. Really fun, try it out next time. There are vertical windtunnel all over Europe, most of them in every major city, capitals.
Janek, the destination is where you end up. The journey is the adventure.
@stanislavbandur7355
12 күн бұрын
maybe wrong translation, of journey is a goal (probably my translation is wrong too)
❤ congrats for representing your country ❤
2:38 - creative mirror shot Honza!
Romania has a miniature of the Eiffel Tower somewhere in the south of the country too. And the engineer Gustave Eiffel (the person that designed the tower) has also influenced the architecture of our country. For example he built a bridge named after him over the Prut river (at the border between Romania and Moldova, and in addition the Grand Hotel Traian in the city of Iași (which is located in the north east of Romania).
Congrats Janek ❤
Janek, he is the man chasing you and your love-locks anywhere in the world.
more of this please ,i want to see more travelling videos
Wow I want to be ‘Requested by Team Czechia to make video with tips’ level of iconic.
@marekbarycz4397
26 күн бұрын
More like requested by some car company ...
@martinhanus4691
26 күн бұрын
@@marekbarycz4397 that car company is official general partner of Czech olympic and paralympic teams, so it makes sense...
@19:20 "Everywhere else in Europe they'll call it metro" - Not true: In Germany and Austria, where they have very extensive networks, it's called U-Bahn (from Untergrundbahn), which is a literal translation of underground (rail). In Sweden it's known with a T from tunnelbana (tunnel rail). In other words, the idea of the "metro" is not as extended as one might think.
My first time going to Paris, I bought a brass turtle lock because I didn't know how bad it was... but in my research, I saw how disliked it was and that it really is litter. I didn't bring it and was glad I learned before I did something out of ignorance.
Hahaha, I live near the town with the sand slope, but I have never been. Now I will go! 😅
Regarding the Eiffel Tower, Janek. You know, it could be the Blackpool Tower in northern England ;)
I'm sure others have/will have posted a correction to your claim about the Paris Metro, the Metropolitan underground railway in London was the first subway/metro/tube line from which the term "Metro" derives for underground railways. Love the channel
@RAD6150
26 күн бұрын
Although I know Wikipedia isn't a great source, the name was shortened to Met, not Metro... I can't find any sources that called it Metro for short, but have found three referring to it as the Met. Whereas numerous historical sources have métro for the one in Paris.
@katrinabryce
23 күн бұрын
@@RAD6150 The suburbs in North London that built up around the Metropolitan Railway were called "Metro Land" in advertising material.
@RAD6150
23 күн бұрын
@@katrinabryce The suburb being Metro Land doesn't mean that the train was called the Metro...
Good Luck Czech Olympic Team!.
11:00 The best way to visit Paris now is just to rent a bike, there's a ton of free floating and self rental bikes (Velib) and given all the incredible work done on bike infrastructure, it's the best way to visit the city now.
@aaronaaronsen3360
26 күн бұрын
I was going to say that, if you have the time and don't mind a bit of exercise, Vélib' is a way better alternative than the shitty overpriced Paris Subway.
Toyota product placement...
@deek3048
26 күн бұрын
Yep, and not HONEST about it!
@mracer8
26 күн бұрын
@@deek3048 Did anyone tell you that there is not going to be any ad or product placement in this video? be honest about it? have they?
@marekbarycz4397
26 күн бұрын
@@mracer8 Honest channels have statements that it will have product placement.
@deek3048
25 күн бұрын
@@mracer8 YES, they pride themselves of not taking ANY freebies from places they visit! If they were honest they would disclose that this is a commercial for toyota and they got a free car!
@alex31245
20 күн бұрын
@@deek3048 Nobody cares dude. Don't like it? Unsub and don't come back. See ya!
hockenheim is also right next to the autobahn if you go from prague to paris
@SSS92934
26 күн бұрын
Yep
super video :)
There is a Concorde at Duxford Air Museum near Cambridge in England, I remember visiting Duxford many years ago and you were able to go on and have a look around it, it’s a really interesting place
Спорт, это то лучшее, что придумало человечество 😊😊😊
The Metro is actually named after the Metropolitan Railway in London, the world's first Underground railway/subway/metro.
Good one
4:32 Today's bonus Czech words are "ty kráso", which mean "holy cow", "wow" (expressing surprise). The literal translation of the expression is "you beauty" (but it's not used to pay a compliment).
It would have been good to mention there's an underground passage to l'Arc de Triomphe so people who want to see it can avoid doing the dumb thing of trying to go via busy roundabout.
Nice journey!
Good on the Olympics team to send these guys in advance. Public awareness but also probably help for the Olympic team on what to do and what not to do. Meanwhile, it's almost 800km to get out of my country if driving to France. 600km if taking a ferry.
IIRC The Time Traveller made a full video on the F1 track, if any of you are interested
The word Metro or Metropolitan actually came from London, not Paris. The Metropolitan Railway in London (now the Metropolitan Line) predates the Paris Metro. Most people will say it was the first underground railway in the world. It is certainly the oldest, but the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the first - it now takes a different route into Liverpool not via that tunnel. "Subway" comes from the Glasgow District Subway which some people say is the second oldest in the world, however it isn't even the second oldest in Glasgow.
Kind of hilarious to suggest driving to Paris within Europe. Europe is one of the lucky places that actually has high-speed and regional trains 😂
@Ashikawahong
6 күн бұрын
Remember, from Prague he would have to take the ICE. He wouldn't reach his destination.
@BeHappyByBike
4 күн бұрын
Why would he have to take ICE? @@Ashikawahong there are alternate routes than ICE that involve Flixbus or slightly slower trains that are still faster than the driving time.
great video
Love your videos and I live in Paris! Please! Tell people that if they are in the arc the triomphe they don't need to cross the street like crazy people! There are pedestrian tunnels!
I lived near Sinsheim and Speyer and i am very astonished of your research about the technical museum from both city. Most people doesnt mention it
Great Video, thank you ❤ In Germany you should have chosen Speyer or Heidelberg, those are much more interesting. Also Speyer has one of 3 remaining Romanesque cathedrals. The Crit'd Air sticker is easy to get - order it online and you can use the printed confirmation pdf as a "sticker" till you get a real one. I have small video about it on my channel.
Here’s a tip I learned long ago from a Paris taxi driver when I asked if he finds us Americans annoying - “learn a few words of French. Like do you speak English. Please. Thank you. Friends are sending us photos in summer of them on holiday and we have to work and deal with tourists. But he said as long as you attempt to speak and be courtesy you will be fine.” Then he said “don’t find Americans annoying, but French Canadians trying to speak French…??!!!”
They just added a submarine to the Sinsheim museum!
ALOHA Two things… Not all phones work well. If you are going to only stay a week or so, Buy a Navigo (5c). I go to Paris, but not for the crowded Olympics, I always listen to ‘Les Frenchies’. 🌴🌴Aloha
And now you have to come back because they hold some sports in Lille and it's a beautiful city too ! (And the metro is cheaper :) )
Quite the road trip!
I like your hoodie, Janek!
The nice honest guide.
OMG that troll at the end with the word is gold. Good one Janek x D
@yaush_
26 күн бұрын
What’s the troll?
@youreprettygood2603
24 күн бұрын
It works if you support the right team 🇨🇿😋
Do you know how much we Parisians are NOT excited about the Games and expecting all kinds of trouble until they're over? 😅
Most of the french national museum are free if you are under 25 and EU resident
Bridges, Lovelocks, i'm in
@deadzio
26 күн бұрын
People should be fined for this dumb lovelock
Nice and subtle product placement
I saw you in Paris, I was so scared to say hi 😅
Will you hang out in your Czech house during the Olympics? Thanks for the tip, I'll go there. The Philharmonie you showed us has amazing acoustics.
We are going to be in Prague in a 3 days, as one of your biggest fans, we would love to meet you!
Little Slovak note: There is a street called Rue de Presbourg (Bratislava street, named after the Slovak Capital) next to Arc de Triomphe. This street has got its name after the signing of Bratislava peace treaty after Napoleon's battle at Austerlitz that took place in today's Czech republic in 19th century.
The Americans and the Canadians have a lot of stop signs because they have the 3 way and four way stops. Whilst in Europe you have one simple rule: right priority over left. And this rule does not really exist in North America, so they resort to the First in first out rule with their stop signs. I earned a lot of confused glares when I stoped on a parking lot to let a lady coming from the right into my road (I was in the left), because I learned driving by the European rule. Quebec for example uses Stop signs with the marking "Arret" and you can easily see Anglophone areas in francophone Quebec when they put up regular stop signs, like in Dorval, at the Rue Queen Mary in Montreal and in Westmount.
Guys I am guide in Paris I want to meet you!
@Honestguide if you ever come to denmark ,and sønderborg .do say we have alot of story here .there was a big battle in 1864 Denmark vs Austria/ preusser
In Austria and Germany, the metro is called U-bahn ( Untergrundbahn).
That is a Toyota C-HR ? Hybrid or with the added Plug-in option? I just got a brand new Toyota Yaris Hybrid 130 and took it North-South across Germany and Austria. It drives beautifully! And I can only assume you had so much fun driving that C-HR ;)
@deek3048
26 күн бұрын
And getting paid for the promotion....
Bonjour. Bienvenue au monde entier à Paris. :) Bienvenue aux athlètes du monde entier :) Ces JO vont êtres splendides :) de Paris - France
Was hoping for a Adam Ondra cameo. But great video non the less.
Monte Kaolino reminds me of a sandboarding by Madventures. But as it was in Namibia, it would extend the driving route from Czechia to Paris by a few km. :D
Hamza should visit Holland Huis one day (dutch house) pretty sure he will change his mind :)
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The Eiffel Tower. The one Eiffel offered to Barcelona before Paris. I remember. So Barcelona city council said no thanks and Eiffel who made some bridges in Girona then moved to Paris. In Barcelona now since then we have a Triumph Arch (l'Arc de Triomf) and it is very close to el Parc de la Ciutadella. So imagine having in the same city La Sagrada Família and the Eiffel Tower (la Torre Eiffel). Well, it wasn't meant to be.
@LuDa-lf1xd
23 күн бұрын
🇪🇸Quite happy with that decision. It's very ugly. People just like it because it's romantized a lot. Gaudí it's our great artist over here😘👌
We need a honest guide version parisien for Paris :)
that philharmony building (13:22) reminds me a lot the Musée des Confluences in Lyon...different architect though
Cutting lovelocks will become olympic
Sorry guys but, the Montreal Metro Arch is THE only original outside of Paris. It used to be at the Charles de Gaulle Étoile station.
I would have thought you also would visit the Statue of Liberty at Pont de Grenelle, since that is actually the model the bigger Statue of Liberty in NYC is based on. Also I would have thought you might introduce people to the Batobus, a ferry on the Seine which is public transport. So you have a cruise and public transport to some of the bigger touristic places at the same time. And as last: I would also highlight the Tour Montparnasse, where you can have a view over the city of Paris for a low price as well, but without the waiting times at for example the Tour de Eiffel.
2:23 I was expecting Janek to grab a pair of bolt cutters out of his backpack and break the padlocks, but unfortunately no 😀
I hope you had a nice time at the 2028 Sydney Olympics. Loved the Empire State Building and the whole TikTok. Well done on 58 million followers on your Threads! The Pnovansky ship tunnel looked jaw dropping! The gravel snowboard incline looked good!
@aaronaaronsen3360
26 күн бұрын
Totally agree, the Honda boat was neat, I wonder if it was paid promotion..
@SSS92934
26 күн бұрын
@@aaronaaronsen3360 I wrote it all as a joke im not dumb!
@aaronaaronsen3360
23 күн бұрын
@@SSS92934 I never said you were, I thought it was funny and was building on top of it. Sorry if it sounded condescending, that was not my intention 😅
Hi Im a volunteer to the olympics And saw your holding a pins hahaha will die just to have one lol
Loved the video, I’m curious. Did you guys get compensated by Toyota for the product placement? If not, I think you missed a serious opportunity.
@deek3048
26 күн бұрын
LOL They are getting paid for the promotion of Toyota, just aren't honest about it....
I definitely realized Paris syndrome Didn’t feel like I thought it would
I'm coming back to this Formula 1 track, did you know that Brno also used to have a Formula 1 track? The remains of the pit can still be seen today. 😅
honestly, you guys, got asked FROM the olympic team from czech? that's so cool. sorry if I wrote the country wrong
Montréals paris métro signe Is actually an original and the only one installed at a metro entrance outside of France. It had until recently the original glass globes and not the plastic ones that had replaced them in Paris... Just a little correction
14:18 There is an underground tunnel under the arc de triomphe please be civilized and take it... the entry/exit is close to the top of the champs elysée
I'm sure the conman was just a funny guy
I don't know if it's still a thing or not, but you used to be able to get a better pass for the metro. They sell a cheaper one to locals and will also sell it to anyone, but you need a passport sized photo with you to buy one. It's been several years, so I don't know if you can still do this. They didn't have smartphones or apps the last time I was there 😉
There are very few stop signs in England.
I remember reading a couple of years ago that there was exactly 1 stop sign in Paris 😂
In London it’s The Tube, New Yorkers always say “taking a train”, like “the C train”.
@marcelwiszowaty1751
26 күн бұрын
In London it's officially the Underground but many refer to it as the Tube. Also in NYC they do refer to the services as "lines" (e.g. take the A line)
Wasn't this Petřín Tower at the beginning?
22:17 Wait a minute, "Češi do toho" means "Go Czechs" (it's a way to cheer for Czech teams; "do toho" means "go ahead", "go for it"). Is Janek trying to pull a "language scam" on us? 😂 Regardless, good luck to the Czech teams!