France

Off the Beaten track in Paris

feeds@yuku.com (ChinaCat00) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:07:44 GMT

My mom is going to be in Paris for just one full day in November (prior to boarding a riverboat cruise). She's been several times in the last few years, and has seen the big museums and well known tourist attractions, so she's looking for something different this trip. Her favorite things are decorative arts (house restorations, furniture, that kind of stuff), and landscape paintings (loves the English landscapes of Turner and Constable, and the Barbizon school paintings in France)....

preview of Elegance of the hedgehog=Elegance du Herrison

feeds@yuku.com (cigalechanta) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:32:27 GMT

There are a few more of this film on the right where it reads bandes announces

http://www.allocine.fr/video/player_gen_cmedia=18899836&cfilm=135234.html

Photos from the Midi-Pyrenees (and a few across the border in Spain)

feeds@yuku.com (Nikki in Massachusetts) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:37 GMT

I'm just back from the Midi-Pyrenees. Here are some photos from Toulouse and from the regions between Toulouse and the Pyrenees, including some just over the border in Spain.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=he0tnm3.5iv4n9dz&x=0&y=jp1sr7&localeid=en_US

Trip report to...

Who is familiar with Orly Airport?

feeds@yuku.com (roma0019) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:38:26 GMT

I have a reservation with Vueling Airline from FCO to Paris . However they notified me that they have changed their CDG Home base to Orly..I am not familiar with Orly Airport at all.I have heard that there is a bus service to Paris.My hotel is in Rue Bonaparte and I am still undecided which transportation to take,the Bus or the taxi.
Do you know in which terminal the Bus is located?

Needs suggestions for lodging for Paris in December.

feeds@yuku.com (heartofthesouth) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:06:07 GMT

oh geez, i just typed a long post full of questions and now its gone...

here is the shorter version.

I am looking for an apartment in Paris for Dec 7-14th for our honeymoon.
Under 120 Euro a night..prefer way under lol
We would like to stay in the 5th or 6th.
We are a young couple and will be site seeing quite a bit so being near a substation would be great.
I would like a good supply of hot water, a heater and no twin beds pushed together to make a...

Picnicing In Paris

feeds@yuku.com (Rhea58) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:57:43 GMT

This will lead you to Paris Picnicing...I especially like the Pink Balloon to
locate you idea!

http://tiny.cc/B9BnM

My Dad the Francophile

feeds@yuku.com (SkywalkerBeth) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Hi everyone, I wrote the below on June 3 (Wednesday). I added more details than was in the email I had sent to friends.

I'll finish writing the second half probably early this week. I will likely also flesh out the below. If there are things you would like to ask me/want me to add, please do!

*******

Well, today is the mid-point of our trip! We left Friday and fly home Monday. It is going quickly, too quickly. We could not have...

Biking through Provence

feeds@yuku.com (elainesl) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:55:03 GMT

NY Times article
except for a bad hotel, sounds lovely

The Obamas Dine in Paris at ...

feeds@yuku.com (marieclaude560) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:25:40 GMT

Our favorite bistro, La Fontaine de Mars.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090607/ap_on_re_eu/obama_evening_in_paris_2

We ate their first in 1991 when it was under the original owners and have eaten there twice since.

June 6 - I got passes to the ceremony where Obama and Sarkozy will speak!

feeds@yuku.com (SkywalkerBeth) — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:30:11 GMT

Hi everyone

Well, this will be a highlight for sure. I did a lot of poking around and the powers of persistence paid off.

I got confirmation of the passes this morning. We will be at the American Cemetery for the commemorations ceremony.

yay!

France Q in Getting There forum

feeds@yuku.com (SkywalkerBeth) — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:40:28 GMT

In case an Air France expert would like to help...

Nice

feeds@yuku.com (Sheila Ritchie) — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:49:11 GMT

It looks like I'll have to go to Nice and stay the nights on 21st and 22nd May. Does anyone know any pleasant, not over the top central place to stay? I have a couple of books but a direct recommendation would be good.

Advise for Paris 'SAMPLER', Please:

feeds@yuku.com (Itallian Chauffeur) — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:46:08 GMT

I will begin by saying that I realize how CRAZY this may sound.

Our annual Ireland Trip is from 12 June through 28 June. We are renting a house in North Cork for two weeks and then will spend the last night in Ennis. Due to the REALLY cheap inter-Europe airfares, we are toying with the idea of taking an excursion to Paris -- 3 days/ 2 nights. Can fly RyanAir, Round Trip ex SNN into Paris Beauvais for 80 Euro (for TWO!) total, or Aer Lingus, ex Cork, to CDG, for 112 Euro. Leaning...

"A classic itinerary through the Loire Valley"

feeds@yuku.com (elainesl) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:33:10 GMT

article in CN Traveller (UK)

Help with finding wineries on the way to Brittany/Normandy

feeds@yuku.com (SkywalkerBeth) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:26:24 GMT

Help! I've created a monster.

I am taking my Dad to Paris/Normandy in 7 weeks. I've been to France several times, including many visits to the areas I will be taking him (this will be my 4th visit just to Normandy, for instance...)

I have our route...

French word of the day

feeds@yuku.com (elainesl) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:27:13 GMT

I receive a daily French word of the day, and this one tickled my fancy

scotcher (skoh-tchay) verb

: to tape something

French Idioms & Expressions:
rester scotché = to be flabbergasted, stunned, gobsmacked
scotcher sur son siège = to be glued to one's seat...

Hungry for Paris

feeds@yuku.com (cigalechanta) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:15:52 GMT

" Hungry for Paris " is one of the best book of restaurant reviews that I have read.
Alexander Lobrano, the European correspondent for Gourmet ,wrote this witty, charming
guide to his personal selection of the city's 102 best restaurants.
A must for any food lover

Paris: Eat like a local

feeds@yuku.com (elainesl) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:23:45 GMT

Article in Budget Travel magazine on 'budget-minded' eateries
I don't know any of them, but I'm making notes

"The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures...."

feeds@yuku.com (elainesl) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:15:00 GMT

I wasn't sure if I should put this under Food & Wine, but opted for France.
There's a new book coming out the author is David Lebovitz who has had a number of food books published, but this is the first I've heard of him.
Look at the advance word on the book

Greetings from Paris! Now from Colmar

feeds@yuku.com (Jocelyn P) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:47:12 GMT

THe kids and I are at the hotel, waiting for our taxi to take us to the train station. Of course, there is a train strike today, so we don't know if our train to Germany is running. Grrrr..... Anyway, the three of us have had a fabulous time here, even though my daughter got sick. I was really worried about her a couple of nights ago and had a dr come to the hotel at 2am. I tell you, Paris is a wonderful city for children! We spent a lot of time hunting down and riding carousels....