Per my guidebook
Most Museums in Paris are Closed on Tuesday!
Most places in Florence closed on monday!
"At Florence's famous galleries — the Accademia (Michelangelo's David) and the Uffizi (the showcase for Italian Renaissance art) — it's smart to book ahead. While hundreds of tourists are sweating in the long lines, you can just show up at your reserved entry time and spend your time in the museums instead of the lines."
"Museum passes (such as the Paris Museum Pass) and combo-tickets allow you to bypass the long admission lines and walk right in."
"Arrive early (or late) at popular sights. If you show up by 8:30 in the morning at Neuschwanstein, Bavaria's famous fairy-tale castle, you'll get a ticket. Come an hour later and you'll either wait a long time or find that tickets are sold out — or worse, both."
- http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/tips/museum.htm
Free Audio Tours for France
http://www.ricksteves.com/news/travelnews/0602/audiotour.htm
-Poon
