If you want to know what Parisian girls are wearing, you must check Maje. Romantic blouse, dresses in cashmere and silk, sexy fitted T-shirt, oversized jacket or tube skirt Different styles and materials are mixed to create Maje's world. Details like embroidery or fringe give you a feminine and original style.
Maje
20 avenue des Ternes 75017
Tel : 01 42 36 36 75
Open : 10:30am-7:30pm
Close : Sun
-Printemps
-Galeries Lafayette
-Bon Marché
www.maje-paris.fr
Source: cahierdeparis.us
Published on: 2008-09-29
Shopping
La Vallée Village Outlet Shopping is the first and the largest outlet in France. Only 40 minutes by train (RER A) from Paris, and you arrive at a gorgeous shopping center.
All the items from previous collections of many exclusive must-have brands are 33-55% OFF, and plus, you can get 15% tax free if the total amount is more than 175.01 euros. If your tired after all that shopping, you can recharge and rest your feet at Starbucks and Bert's. And it's open Sunday! Take advantage of this rare occurrence.
Also, Disneyland Paris is just next to the village. What an ideal weekend, Disneyland and shopping!
How to get to La Vallée Village ?
Take RER A from Paris (see Metro Map for central Paris stations) toward Parc Disneyland. Take the train until the end of the line, as Disneyland is the last stop. When you exit the station, you will see a big shopping mall on your right. Go all the way through the mall and you will see the entrance of La Vallée Village. On Sundays when the mall is closed, walk along the side of the mall through the parking lot.
Main brands:
Agnes b., Aigle, Anne Fontaine, Bodum, Barry, Cacharel, Calvin Klein, Camper, Celine, Charles Jourdan, Lacroix, Dunhill, Fulra, Kenzo, Longchamps, ST Dupon, Max Mara, Ferragamo and more....
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La Vallée Village Outlet Shopping
3, Cours de la Garonne 77700 Serris (Marne-la-Vallée)
Area: Suburbs
Tel : 01 60 42 35 00
Metro : Val d'Europe/Serris-Montevrain RER A
(Shuttle bus of Cityrama on Tue., Thu. and Sun.)
Open : Mon-Sat 10am-7pm(-8pm in summer time)
Sun 11am-7pm
Close : Open all year around (except for 1st Jan., 1st May and 25th Dec.)
La Vallée Village Outlet shopping Official Site
www.lavalleevillage.com
Source: cahierdeparis.us
Les Fougères
Published on: 2008-09-26
Restaurant
Accessible from the Arc de Triomphe on foot, this area of the 17th district of Paris is very quiet and beautiful with its traditional buildings. This small restaurant, opened in 2006, has already gotten very popular among the residents of the neighborhood.
Boudin noir (blood sausage) in crusty pie has an unimaginably delicate taste. Mussels and Zucchini flower with curry cream sauce are just as good. The meal is generously served and the atmosphere is as friendly as in the French countryside. When you visit the Arc de Triomphe, this is a good place to have lunch or dinner.
Les Fougères
10 rue Villebois Mareuil 75017
Area: Champs-Elysées
tel : 01 40 68 78 66
Metro : Ternes line 2
Open :
12pm-2pm, 7pm-10pm
Close :
Sat, Sun
Budget :
Lunch 2-course menu 22
Diner 3-course menu 32
Source: cahierdeparis.us
Bar à Vins Nicolas
Published on: 2008-09-25
Restaurant
'Nicolas' is a very famous wine celler established in 1822. You can find their shops everywhere in France. This is their own wine bar where you can enjoy traditional French cuisine accompanied with glasses of tasty wine for reasonable prices. Very casual and typical Parisian atmosphere will give you a relaxed moment. The good thing is that you can choose any bottle of wine sold in the shop next to the bar and drink it at table with adding only 1.5 on the shop price. Also, they have wine parings for every item on the menu, so you can't go wrong!
Especially in summer, it is lovely to enjoy a glass of wine with delicious foie gras, ham or salmon on the terasse.
Of course, you can purchase a bottle of wine after your meal to take home.
　
Bar à Vins Nicolas
17 avenue de l'Opera 75001
Area: Opéra
Tel : 01 44 74 62 65
Open : Everyday 10:00am-9:00pm
Close : Everyday Open
Budget : Salad, Quiche, Foie gras, Main dishes 9-15
Glass wine 1.8-3.4
Bottle wine (add 1.5 on the price indicated in the shop)
http://www.nicolas.com/
Source: cahierdeparis.us
Published on: 2008-09-11
Shopping
The eldest son of a humble Russian peasant family, Pavel Michailovitch Kousmichoff left his native village at the age of 14 in order to work in a tea store as a delivery boy in St. Petersburg. After learning about the trade and the secrets of the tea blends, he finally opened his own shop in 1867. When the Russian Revolution began, the company headquarters were transferred to the 17th district in Paris and it's been considered the best Russian tea brand since. It's much easier now for tourists to find Kusmi tea thanks to the opening of the new shop at Saint Germain des Près. Russian tea is known for its spicy flavor.
It's better to sweeten it with jam, honey or sugar than drink straight. We recommend asking the staff to let you smell different kinds of teas so that you can find your favorite ones. The packaging is also very cute. It may be a nice gift for your family or friends.
Kusmi Tea
75 avenue de Niel 75017
Tel : 01 42 27 91 46
Open : 10:30am-8:00pm
Close : Sunday
Source: cahierdeparis.us
The Stade de France
Published on: 2008-08-29
Exhibition
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France. The stadium plays host to major sporting events, mainly international soccer and rugby matches, and Olympic caliber track and field events. Occasionally, bands like U2 have also used the stadium as a concert venue. It was built for the 1998 World Cup, coincidentally it was France who won the tournament that year, the countries first world soccer championship. Its 80,000 person capacity (seated and covered) is equivalent to the population of the french town of Avignon. With a level of comfort superior to that of existing stadiums and equipped with facilities unequalled in France, it is set to be an exceptional arena hosting far from ordinary events. Currently the stadium plays host to about 40 events a year for a total of about 1,750,000 spectators a year.
Source: allparisnews.com
Sports all Year Round
Published on: 2008-08-19
Having fun
International sports events such as the rugby and handball world cups at world-class venues such as the Lagardère Paris Racing club and Roland Garros, Paris is truly a sporting capital. What price you can expect to pay, you may ask... Any price you like, because Paris offers to play sport at your level, your preference or your budget.
Did you know that the Paris City Council offers a host of free-of-cost opportunities to play open-air sport in parks, stadiums and gardens, with qualified instructors? For details, call 39 75.
Source: allparisnews.com
Rock Festival (Rock Seine)
Published on: 2008-08-19
Having fun
Do you like Rock?
The Rock Seine is a Rock Festival just next to Paris. No need to travel for hours on end to get to a festival. The Rock Seine has been around for 5 years now. There will even be "Rage Against the Machine".
This year, to give you and idea, there will be: Amy Winehouse, REM, The Roots, Justice, System of Down.
The 28th and 29th of August 2008
Practical Information:
PARC DE SAINT-CLOUD
92210
Metro:
Pont de Sevres
tel: 0 892 390 100 (0,34 /min)
Source: allparisnews.com
Moonlight Cinema in Paris
Published on: 2008-08-19
Having fun
Every summer in August "Cinema au clair de lune" sets up its giant screen in famous parts of the capital and invites the public to enjoy moonlight cinema. It is free!! They play great classic films of the past and present about Paris.
From the 6th to the 24th August 2008
Source: allparisnews.com
Parisian Bikes (Velib)
Published on: 2008-08-19
Having fun
Since July 15, 2007, Paris has a self-service "bicycle transit system" called Velib'. Parisians and visitors alike can pick up and drop off bicycles throughout the city at 750 locations-offering a total of 10,648 bikes. By the end of the year, there will be a Velib' station approximately every 900 feet for a total of 1,451 locations and 20,600 bikes.
To access the bikes, riders can select a one-day card for 1 euro, a weekly card for 5 euros or an annual card for 29 euros. After the purchase of an access card, riding for the first half-hour is free and a supplement of 1 euro will be charged for an additional half-hour, 2 euros for another 30-minutes and 4 euros for every addition half-hour after that. Example: a 25 minute trip = 0 euros, a 50 minute trip = 1 euro, an hour and 15-minute ride = 3 euros.
Source: allparisnews.com
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PARIS NEWS
"I love Paris every moment.
Every moment of the year, I love Paris.
Why! Oh why do I love Paris?
Because my love is here..."
Welcome to Paris!
This page was designed especially for you who may visit Paris for
the first time. The idea is to give you advices to acquaint you
with the City of Light, and help you prepare for this exciting
trip. Read on!
Prepare well for a stroll
Once you have
settled down in your comfortable hotel room and are getting ready
to take your first stroll, take some time to dress appropriately.
First, put on
a really good pair of walking shoes to feel comfortable
in the Parisian streets. Walking in Paris means stopping often
to look at amazing details and buildings. This constant stop-and-go
will wear you down if you aren't comfy in your shoes.
Visiting the
Eiffel Tower means waiting often over 30 minutes to gain access
to the ticket booth, then waiting some more for the elevator on
the way up, and waiting some more for the elevator on the way down.
So to your feet, a pair of good shoes will make a big difference!
Parisian weather is
fickle in springtime and during fall: what starts out as a great
clear day can turn rainy and chilly in the afternoon. Pack a sweater
and a rain breaker if you are visiting during these seasons. Summer
is usually fine (70-85°F), August is generally hotter (80-95°F).
Winter is rainy and cold, almost as cold as in NYC.
In any case, take
your umbrella along, it may become your best friend -- especially
if you intend to take pictures of everything. Rain and camera
lenses don't like each other.
Street-savvy tips
Now that you're
dressed and all ready to venture outside, here are a couple of
useful tips:
Avoid taking a taxi during the day, and notably
in the morning until 11:00, and in the late afternoon from 4:00
to 8:00. Streets are jam-packed during those periods, and seeing
the meter run while you're a sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic
is a disheartening experience.
Taxi fares: taxi meters show your fare and
one of three letters: A, B, or C. If you are within Paris and on
the ring outside Paris (the peripheral boulevard), the A rate applies
from 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, and the B rate turns on from 8:00 PM
till 6:00 AM. When you leave Paris intra-muros, the driver will
turn on the B rate during the day and the C rate from 8:00 PM.
If you are far from Paris, the C rate always applies. You will
pay extra for every luggage you load in the trunk and if you take
the cab from an airport. Don't try to hail a cab in the street
too close to a train station: taxi drivers can't load passengers
within a 100-meter radius from the train stations. Go to the station
taxi head instead, or further away from the station.
French people do lunch between 12:00 and 1:30
PM, and dinner between 7:30 and 10:00 PM. If you wish to
avoid the crowd, lunch at 12:00 tops and dine out from 6:00 to
7:00 PM. Restaurants rarely serve between 2:00 and 6:00 PM.
Having a drink at the terasse of a sidewalk cafe is
a necessary experience in Paris (skip it between November and March
though,except if weather permits). However, terasse drinks are
often charged premium prices.
Although they are saddled with a reputation, cafe
waiters are not necessarily rude: they're just in a hurry.
So don't take offense if they are impatient with you. Smile and
show them what you want on the menu. They won't return the smile,
but you will get your order quickly.
In Parisian restaurants, it is not customary
for your waiter to come back to you once you are served to see
if everything is allright: they assume this is the case. So don't
feel you are ignored: just call the waiter when you wish to have
your bread basket replenished. If you dine out at an expensive
restaurant, waiters will tend your table diligently. Otherwise,
it won't be the case.
Gratuity: your restaurant/cafe check already
includes a 15% gratuity. If you feel like giving an extra tip to
your cafe waiter, leave EUR 1 ($.97) on the table. In a restaurant,
you may leave EUR 3-5 ($2.7-4.5, more if you are in an expensive
place) but again, that's not expected in either case. Your credit
card receipt won't show any gratuity line.
Armed with
these few basic advices, you are ready to conquer the asphalt.
On to places to visit!
This world-famous
landmark was built for the Universal Fair of 1889, held
to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution.
It stands 1050 ft high. Admission (elevator to the top)
is EUR 9.90 for adults, EUR 5.30 for children under 12.
Opening hours: Jan 1-Jun 13: 9:30am-11pm daily (stairs:
9:30am-6pm); Jan 14-Aug 31: 9am-midnight daily.
Work on the Hunchback's
gothic home began in 1163 AD and was completed circa
1345 AD. The house of God can accommodate over 6,000
worshippers. Admission in the Cathedral is free, going
to the towers costs about EUR 6. No elevator, people
with a heart condition should abstain. Opening hours:
8:00AM-6:45PM daily. Towers: 9:30AM-6:45PM daily. Masses:
8AM, 9AM, 12AM, 6:45PM.
The Champs Elysees
avenue probably only deserves its nickname of "most beautiful
avenue in the world" for its lower section, starting
Place de la Concorde and ending at Grand Palais. The
rest of the avenue mainly features overpriced shops and
restaurants - with a few exceptions in the side streets.
Walk to the Arch of Triumph, at the top of the avenue,
and visit the 50-meter high structure built to commemorate
Napoleon's victories. Admission is about EUR 6, and free
for children under 12. Opening hours: 9:30AM-11:00PM
daily from April to October, and 10:00AM-11:00PM daily
from Nov-March.
The Romano-Byzantine
basilica crowns the Montmartre hill. Its construction
began in 1875 and was completed in 1914. Admission is
free, except for the crypt and dome (about EUR 5). For
a fun ride, go to the Anvers metro station, walk to "Rue
Tardieu" and take the "funiculaire" (a one-car train
which brings you almost to the top of the hill). Montmartre
itself used to be a village outside Paris. The hill is
famous for its architectural landmarks, its artistic
life, and more recently, for 'Amelie'. It counts no less
than 7 museums!
Its building started
in 1671 under the reign of King Louis the XIVth, and
about 30 years later. From its inception, the place was
designed to serve as a home to impoverished soldiers
and wounded veterans of the French army. It comprises
the veteran hospital itself, a church, several museums,
and the tomb of Napoleon I. Admission is EUR 6 for adults,
and free for children under 12. Opening hours: October
to March 31: 10AM-4:45PM, April-September 30: 10AM-5:45PM
Even today this quarter is associated with the existentialism
of the 1950's, with Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de
Beauvoir writing at the Cafe Flore, and with Boris Vian
and Raymond
Queneau. The "invasion" (over the past 30
years) of luxury boutiques is replacing the book stores
and
cinemas from this aera, although a historical preservation
association has now been created to preserve that which
still remains.
Its construction
started in the early XVIIth century under Henri IV. It
was completed in 1612. Initially named 'Royal Square',
it was renamed 'Place des Vosges' by Napoleon I as an
homage to the inhabitants of the Vosges region who had
been particularly quick to pay their taxes. The square
is remarkable both by its style (it is lined with 36
buildings, all dating from Henri IV) and by its shops
and its little park where Parisians like to loaf on sunny
Sundays.
Paris offers
a number of interesting itineraries for strollers. You can
follow the waterways (river Seine, St Martin Canal, river Bièvre) or the 17-km long
railway transformed into a most surprising walkway hung some 50 feet above the hustle-bustle
of the city. You can also spend some quality time in any of
the large public parks which the city counts (Luxembourg, Buttes-Chaumont,
Montsouris, Georges Brassens), discover the gardens of the 14th district, or else decide to
learn live history and architecture in areas like St-Sulpice
and St Germain-des-Prés.
A lively and interesting city
This is but
a glimpse of the many places you will want to visit during
your stay in Paris. Guests of the hotel are offered a Complimentary
Pass to the Members Only section of the Paris
Eiffel Tower News website, which features a lot more information
on Paris.
The Complimentary
Pass can be retrieved from the Thank You page which displays
after your reservation request has been received by the hotel.
The hotel
personnel wishes to be of service to you during your stay in
Paris.
