Paris

I love Paris in the fall,

I love Paris in the winter, when it drizzles,

I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles,

I love Paris ev'ry moment,

Ev'ry moment of the year

WHAT else can I say but echo the words of this song by Cole Porter and add that Paris conjures up a multitude of images.

From pavement artists in Montmartre's Place du Tertre, evening cruises along the River Seine, dusty bookstalls along the Left Bank, or sipping wine at one of the characterful restaurants in the Latin Quarter, you will never fall out of love with Paris.

So there could be no time more perfect than May Bank Holiday to travel to Paris with Gold Crest Holidays.

With pickups in York and Selby, this four-day excursion includes return executive coach travel, three nights' accommodation at a comfortable hotel in the Greater Paris area with Continental breakfast, return ferry/Eurotunnel crossings and a transfer into Paris for a full day shopping on the second day.

If you wish, you can take advantage of an optional full day sightseeing tour of Paris which includes a one-hour River Seine cruise for an extra charge of £25 per adult or £15 per child.

Day three can be spent at leisure or, alternatively, why not pre-book the optional excursion to Disneyland Resort at £35 for adults and £25 for children.

As an incentive to book this trip to Paris, Gold Crest Holidays is giving Reader Travel readers an exclusive discount. If you book before Tuesday, April 12 you will save £10 and travel for £139 per person. But if you cannot take advantage of this offer, Gold Crest Holidays has other dates throughout 2005 with prices starting at £119 per person.

Reader Travel also has trips for the August Bank Holiday starting from as little as £79 per person for three days.

For a Gold Crest brochure or other trips to Paris throughout 2005, please ring the 24-hour line on 01904 567124. Or speak to me on 01904 567123 to find out more about these and all other Reader Travel holidays.

See Tuesday's Evening Press for a Reader Travel Supplement. You could win two places on a trip to Lapland or Paris.

Updated: 08:38 Saturday, April 09, 2005