Edmonton , General info:
8/10

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. It is the second largest city in Alberta after Calgary, and is the hub of Canada's sixth largest census metropolitan area, with a metropolitan population of 1,034,945, making it the northernmost North American city with a metropolitan population over one million. At 684 square kilometres (264 sq mi), the City of Edmonton covers an area larger than Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto or Montreal. Edmonton has one of the lowest population densities in North America, about 9.4% that of New York City. A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.

Edmonton , Cheap stuff:
8/10

Edmonton serves as the northern anchor of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor (one of four regions that together comprise 50% of Canada's population) and is a staging point for large-scale oil sands projects occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories.

Edmonton , Different stuff:
10/10

Edmonton is the most northerly major city in North America. At the summer solstice, Edmonton receives seventeen hours and six minutes of daylight, with twilight extending well beyond that. Edmonton receives 2,289 hours of sunshine per year, and is one of Canada's sunniest cities.

Edmonton , Don't miss:
9/10

The Edmonton International Fringe Festival, which takes place in mid-August, is the largest Fringe Theatre Festival in North America, and second only to the Edinburgh Fringe festival in the world. More than 1500 performers take part in the festival each year. In 2006, over 77,000 tickets were sold to indoor shows, and over 500,000 people visited the festival site.

Paris , General info:
10/10

Best time for visiting Paris is from april to september or during X-mas holidays

Crowds can be heavy during summer time. Weather is generally nice in April and may.

Paris , Cheap stuff:
1/10

Far less cheap public transport compared to London.

Paris , Different stuff:
7/10

to find nice and cheap clothes : go to "les halles" or rue de rivoli.

Paris , Don't miss:
9/10

Obviously the Eiffel Tower, the "arc de triomphe", the "champs elysées",

montmartre quarter (home of the famous painters),

All the great museums such as Le Louvre or Beaubourg modern art as well as the Musee d'Orsay with works from the impressionist area

the castles of Versailles and Vincennes.

Paris , Food:
10/10

All the French food.

ask for "blanquette de veau" (veal with white sauce) this is french's favorite dish or boeuf bourguignon (wine sauce and beef)

my favorite restaurant in Paris (i'm french) : aux deux canards 8, rue du faubourg poissonière

Paris , Hotels:
10/10

four seasons george V or the ritz ;-)

Paris , Safety:
8/10

pretty safe place, no gangs here !