When you're on vacation in a great city like Paris, you naturally want to take in as much as you can every day.

But the exhausting pace of a quick visit is not really going local.

When you come to Paris as an American, slow your pace. Sit down. Don't try to cover as much

as you can. Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steeves, we're getting a guide to

the Corner Cafes of Paris and learning

how we visitors can be a cool and comfortable part of this Parisian scene.

And guides from Ireland and Wales explain how singing is in the Celtic blood and how we can get the very most out of the experience.

You're sitting in a bar at night in Ireland and there's loads of people around you and then hush comes because people want to give respect to the song and listen to the narrative even though they've heard it many times before they want to be reminded of it.

And the hair on the back of your neck goes up and the tear comes in your eye.

Stick around as we relax in the cafes of Paris and enjoy the songs that make Ireland and Wales soap Irish and Welsh.

It's just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

You can really get a feel for the cultures of Europe by joining the locals in their everyday hangouts.

In Paris, that means spending part of your afternoon in a cafe.

And in Cardiff or Galway, that means spending time at the pub, where there's a good chance someone singing

a traditional ballad steeped in local history.

Hi, I'm Rick Steeves, and today on Travel with Rick Steeves, we're getting acquainted

with the cafe culture of Paris Paris and later in the hour with

Celtic singing cultures. Why? So you can enjoy life like the French, the Irish and the Welsh

do every day.

French culture is many faceted and it comes with a few challenges and once you master these different aspects of French culture,

a visit to that country becomes more enjoyable than ever.

One of the beautiful things about French culture is the cafe scene and cafe culture.

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