Maps, Arrondissements & Districts

02/05/11 by Paris-Travel | ANIP-New, Get Started in Paris | Comments Off on Maps, Arrondissements & Districts

Wondering what everyone’s talking about with “arrondissements”? Here are some really simple maps and tips to help you explore the 20 fabulous districts/suburbs of Paris.

The 20 arrondissements of Paris are number as follows: 75001, 75003, 75003 … all the way through to 75020. Suburbs outside this series of postcodes (arrondissements) are not included in normal maps of Paris. Each arrondissement is unique and many have different ethnic flavours about them, from Little China to the Russian or Middle Eastern areas, through to Barbes Rochechouart metro where you may be surrounded by tall Africans wearing floating kaftans.

To read a brief description of each arrondissement, pop over to the Paris City Map page >>

If you like, click a number to read more about each district / arrondissement: 75001 | 75002 | 75003 | 75004 | 75005 | 75006 | 75007 | 75008 | 75009 | 75010 | 75011 | 75012

Getting Around in Paris

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From buses to trains (the Metro) and even taxis, it’s very easy to get around in Paris.

Here are some tips which will help you navigate around this relatively small city. Whether you plan to use public transport – bus, metro, velib – or rent a car, take taxis or rickshaws, you need to understand how it all works.

Where To Sleep

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Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Hotels and apartments are plentiful in Paris, as are other types of accommodation. Renting an apartment might even save some money! Have a look at the potential places you can stay.

Spending Money – How Much?

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Plan Your Visit To Paris

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When To Visit Paris

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Things to do in Paris in January

01/01/11 by Paris-France | Blog, January | Comments Off on Things to do in Paris in January

“Teena can you recommend things to do in Paris in January?”

Frances is wondering what they can do in Paris in only 2 days in January.

Message: We “nutsys” are coming to Paris Jan.7 for two days. I am looking for a couple of fun and interesting things to do. We are staying at the Hotel Powers ( rue Francois 1ere). I can’t walk long distances, and with the “wonderful” weather, I am hoping you could give us an idea. Are there any flea markets open at that time?

Teena says …

Hi there Frances,

What a fun time you’ll have, although 2 days isn’t nearly long enough to get a feel for such a wonderful city :-)

Here is my page of Paris markets:

https://www.a-night-in-paris.com/what-to-do-in-paris-france/paris-market.html

and here are some other tips for this time of year:

https://www.a-night-in-paris.com/celebrating-new-years-eve-in-paris.html

Christmas Markets:

https://www.a-night-in-paris.com/paris-france-christmas.html

As I don’t know what you consider to be fun, I’m not sure what to recommend – you could go iceskating (not sure if this is possible for you or not), champagne cruise, browse ancient bookshops – here is my Paris tours page which might give you some ideas:

https://www.a-night-in-paris.com/tours.html

I hope you have a fabulous time!! I’m looking forward to being back in Paris in June and July this year :-)

Cheers
Teena

Travelling learning and appreciating different cultures

12/27/10 by Paris-Travel | Website | Comments Off on Travelling learning and appreciating different cultures

TRAVELLING, LEARNING AND APPRECIATING DIFFERENT CULTURES

“I just happened to stumble on your site …”

Is there a lost and found in Paris?

12/24/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Q and A | Comments Off on Is there a lost and found in Paris?

How can Ramy find his camera which was lost in Paris?
Hello I am Ramy from Egypt and I spent my honey moon in paris during the last two weeks of November…i was really fantastic..but we lost our camera in the bus number 70 that goes to place de clichy and we could reach it before we return back to Egypt…can any one help or guide to reach it again.

Teena says …

Hi Ramy,

Thanks for visiting my Paris website, and congratulations on your marriage.

What a shame you left your camera on the bus in Paris.

The first thing to do immediately you lose something on a bus is to contact the bus company.

If you lost your camera almost a month ago, it’s unlikely that you will ever get it back.

You can still try by contacting the Department of Lost and Found in Paris:

The Department of Lost and Found Police Headquarters,
36 rue des Morillons,
75015 Paris
Metro: Convention.
Tel: 0.821.00.25.25

Open from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This group is responsible for collecting items gathered in Paris, in the three surburb departments and the Roissy and Orly airports.

Each day, 600-700 lost items end up in this service which have been gathered from from individuals, the RATP, department stores, museums, taxis and other departments of the inner suburbs (92, 93 and 94).

Before going to the Lost and Found Department, try to remember the exact location of the loss and try to get there.

If you have lost something in the street within five days, contact the nearest police station.

If you’ve lost something in the metro or bus within 24 hours, ask at the metro station.

If you have lost something in a taxi, try to call the taxi (by finding the phone and identification number of the taxi on the bill).

Another option is to try to contact “les objets trouvés” in Paris

email:  servicedesobjetstrouves-paris@interieur.gouv.fr
Tél. 01 55 76 20 20 or 08 21 00 25 25
36, rue des Morillons
75015 Paris

Best of luck, and Season’s Greetings!
Teena

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Postcards from Paris 21st December 2010

12/20/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Postcards from Paris 21st December 2010

Enjoy the festive season – I’m sending best wishes from my place to yours :-)

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

Joyeux Noël!

Hi there, I hope you’re ready for the holiday season …

I wish you a wonderful time wherever you are, whatever you celebrate, and may all your dreams come true in 2011!

Well it’s still snowing in Paris, and it’s very, very cold – so if you’re there, make sure you put on plenty of warm clothes, wear thermal gloves & socks, and keep DRY!

In today’s newsletter, I want to tell you about a whole bunch of pages I’ve written about Paris over Christmas.  You can start with this page:

Christmas in Paris >>

and then follow the links to read all the fabulous things to do and see! Yes, many small businesses might be closed over Christmas, but there are still a ton of things to do in this fabulous city over Christmas.

PS – did you find time to have your photo taken with Santa before the final day on 22nd December? I hope so!

MAISON DU PERE NOEL – SANTA CLAUS HOUSE

Speaking of Santa, here’s a quick little video of Pere Noel’s House in Paris:

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Here are a few more little treats I have for you today today, a couple of videos taken in Paris to put you in the mood of being in the City of Life & Love!

This video below shows the fabulous and free merry-go-round at L’Hotel de Ville (like City Hall):

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A video taken on 18th December 2010, from an apartment in the XIV (14th arrondissement) – how brave the market stall owners are under those gazebos on a very VERY cold Paris evening!

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Ahhhhhh, ice skating at l’Hotel de Ville (for the bigger kids):

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How about some well-known Christmas songs – sung in French:

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The wonderful colourful AFRICOLOR Festival is coming to a close on Christmas Eve

Tribal beats

Wild and groovy music

25 different events have been held from 12th November 2010 right up to 24th December 2010

If you’re going to be in Paris at the end of the year, this is a wonderful selection of musicians sharing their music with the world.

http://africolor.com >>

Have an absolutely faaabulous festive season and may all your dreams come true in the New Year of 2011!

Ciao for now, see you in the New Year!

Teena :-)

Postcards from Paris 11th December 2010

12/10/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Postcards from Paris | Comments Off on Postcards from Paris 11th December 2010

It’s snowing in Paris!!!

Bonjour!!!

It’s SNOWING in Paris, woohoo!!!!!

For those of us who are NOT in Paris, this is exciting, magical, wonderful, fabulous!!!

For those of you who ARE in Paris, it’s cold, it’s freezing, the footpaths, sidewalks, steps, and roads are icy and dangerous …

but it’s SNOWING in Paris :-)

Sorry – I just have to share my exicitement, and also share some great videos to show you what it’s like. In this first video, my friend Marlys walked outside her door in Montmartre (near Sacre Coeur) to take these shots – wow!!!! Look at that dog LOVING the snow!!

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Oh I remember it snowed one Christmas when I lived in Paris (no, it doesn’t snow all the time) and it was FREEEEEZING!

Watching these videos reminds me of how COLD my feet were, as the leather of my boots eventutally got wet and it was so hard to keep your feet dry and warm. The only way to do that is to wear snow boots :-)

Here’s a video I just found which makes me feel sooo cold :-)

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In this video below (they’re speaking French) I got a surprise to see someone walking up the hill with their SKIS! to slide down Buttes Chaumont – here’s what they wrote on their Youtube page:

this morning at 10h45 in the 19 district of paris @ les buttes chaumont parc, the parc was closed cause of the snowing of the last days and for security reasons, shame for us that this wondeful parc with a fantastic view on paris was closed (stupid law and stupid french governement) so we decided to get in of course illegaly, lucky us the police wasnt there but security people of the parc icked us out kindly, some people were really pleased to see us inside and enjoying that snow and they took some videos and picture of us, then frustrated we decided to ride some streets of paris , also in canal st martin for the fun and under the sun, then we took the subway to reach bercy and see what can we do.. but the big parc was our dream , next time we will try to get in by night , after they all sleep in this city!

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So if you have been wondering what to do in Paris around Christmas time, whatever it is, make sure YOU’RE WARM!!!

If you’re in Paris, go check out any DAMART STORE where you can buy thermal underwear for women, men and children as there’s nothing worse than being cold in winter in Paris :-)

Here are some quick tips on things to buy to keep warm for a visit to Paris – thermal socks, thermal glove liners, thermal tops, thermal leggings, scarves and shawls:

Thermal Glove Liners	Thermal Woollen Socks	Thermal Women’s Top

That’s it for today, I’ll be in touch again soon with more news of Paris and all things French which I want to share with you,

A bientot! More soon!

Teena

Vallée de Chevreuse – 1 hour from Paris

11/28/10 by Paris-France | Blog, Q and A | Comments Off on Vallée de Chevreuse – 1 hour from Paris

Vallée de Chevreuse – 1 hour from Paris

Question:

Hello! I’m reading your article on 10 day trips from Paris and am very intrigued by the Vallée de Chevreuse. I’m curious how you recommend getting from farm to farm once we get off the train, as well as if you can recommend certain farms to visit and others to skip. My wife and I will be in Paris the week between Christmas and New Years, so trying to get in a rural foodie trip if we can.
I very much appreciate your guidance and writing.
Best,
Stuart

Teena says:

Hi there Stuart! Thanks for dropping by my site :-)

Here’s what I wrote on 10 day trips from Paris :

Although I haven’t gone “from farm to farm” in this area, the website gives lots of great information in English:

http://www.parc-naturel-chevreuse.fr/en/accueil.html

I think it’s a great idea to plan ahead – contact the local Office de Tourisme, or Office d’Informations via email in advance. You don’t need to speak French, and you can use http://translate.google.com to write your questions in English, translate to French, and then email them.

You will also be able to go to their office and ask questions on arrival.

Here is a link to the Tourism Office which I’ve translated to English:
http://www.vallee-de-chevreuse.com/les_offices_du_tourisme.htm

If the link doesn’t work, go to google.com and search for

http://www.vallee-de-chevreuse.com/les_offices_du_tourisme.htm

When the results appear, click the TRANSLATE link next to the resulting links to read the pages in English.

Although you’ll be there in mid-winter, during May to October, taking the Baladobus on arrival is a good option:

http://www.parc-naturel-chevreuse.fr/en/baladobus-vallee-de-chevreuse.html

A local farm to visit – http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.vallee-de-chevreuse.com/les_offices_du_tourisme.htm&ei=RcfyTKi-DZGavAOv-6D8DQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Vall%25C3%25A9e%2Bde%2BChevreuse%2522%2Btourism%2Boffice%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DekU%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26prmd%3Div :

Ferme de Coubertin – 78470 Saint Rémy lès Chevreuse – Tél. Ferme de Coubertin – 78470 Saint Rémy lès Chevreuse – Tel. 01 30 52 00 19 – info@ferme-de-coubertin.fr 01 30 52 00 19 – info@ferme-de-coubertin.fr

Fromages et produits laitiers Cheese and dairy products

Exploitation familiale d’élevage vaches laitières – Chèvres Family farm breeding dairy cows – Goats

Ouverture du point de vente tous les jours . Opening of the shop every day.

ETE : de 9h à 10h30 et de 16h30 à 19h – HIVER de 9h à 10h30 et de 16h30 à 18h30 – En juillet et Aout de 16h30 à 19h WAS: 9am to 10:30 and from 16:30 to 19h – WINTER from 9 to 10:30 and 16:30 to 18:30 – In July and August from 16:30 to 19h

Fermé les lundis matins, mardis matins et dimanches matins Closed on Monday mornings, Tuesday mornings and Sunday mornings

Have fun researching this lovely area!

and Bonnes Vacances, Bon Voyage!

Cheers
Teena