Wednesday, April 25, 2012

New Years Eve in Paris

I will be alone on New Year%26#39;s Eve and need to get some ideas of that do to. I am familiar with the city, but have never visitied during the holidays. I don%26#39;t know if I%26#39;ll have any company that night, and since some people on this forum have said that there won%26#39;t be much in the way of fireworks at midnight, could I get some locals and other NYE tourists to advise me what there is to do for a single woman that will be fun and safe? I speak french and would love to do something that would bring me closer to the local Parisian %26#39;Nouvel An%26#39; experience. I%26#39;m open to a black tie gala to a modest house party/resto-bar type setting.




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NYE is a Sunday, so maybe Jim Haynes hosting a dinner. Might be worth checking out. You can email him directly on his website. www.jim-haynes.com





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I would opt for making reservations to have New Year%26#39;s Eve dinner at a small restaurant. Of course, that seems lonely but at least you will be seated and have a beautifully presented dinner as New Year%26#39;s Eve dinners are extra special occasions for the hosts. One restaurant we had NYE dinner at included a glass of champagne to toast the new year. As far as I understand the Jim Haynes dinners are SRO and the food is mediocre. But if that is allright with you, go for it.




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We (5 women) were there last year%26#39;s for New Year%26#39;s and had similar inquiries before we went. Anyway, we went to Bastille and Champ Elysee bars/clubs days before NYE. We were surprised to be invited by so many people to their parties. We even got invited by people who were tourists too at our hotel. Just get yourself there days before and you%26#39;ll meet lots of people who will be inviting you to parties...





By the way, we decided to do the outdoors to see the fireworks first and then went to the parties. If we had to do it again, we would skip the outdoors. It was too crowded and too many drunks around. There were too many broken bottles on the streets too. Taxis were very hard to find.





If you do not get invited to a party, pay a NYE event at a nightclub/restaurant. We found many at Champs Elysee ranging from 30-50 Euros, includes buffet, champagne and night club dancing... This is a better atmosphere. It%26#39;s not a sit down where you will be alone at a table.





Enjoy...Paris on NYE is a great experience. Leave at the latest by 10PM where ever you need to go to when taking the Metro. It is so crowded in the Metro after this time...We experienced pushing and shoving, especially around 11PM...





Hope this helps.




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Getting to Tourettes sur Loup from Italy

Please excuse multiple posts - I placed it in a the wrong forum at first.





We are going to be in Florence in late September and want to visit my parents who will be in Tourettes-sur-Loup. I know it is quite a ways but I cannot find any information on catching trains in between or if we had to rent a car, how long it would be. We have also talked about going to Cinque Terre first (which I believe would be a good halfway point) and then onto Tourettes. My parents can drive into whatever the closest train stop would be to Tourettes to pick us up if necessary. Does anybody have a good idea about how I should go about getting this information? It will be much appreciated.




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It is a 20 minutes drive from Nice.....



Exit Cagnes then follow Vence....



Once in Vence turn left towards Tourette sur Loup (7 minutes drive).





Good vacations.



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My husband and I will be going to Tourettes in October...wondered if you could reccommend some good restaurants, sights, day trips,etc.



i would appreciate any information.




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Paris in October/Latin Quarter

We will be in Paris 27th-30th Oct and just want to know what the weather will be like? Is a warm jacket enough over regular clothes? Or will we need more layers, a hat and gloves as well?





Any suggestions for spending time in the Latin Quarter? Would like to spend a day walking thru that area, shopping, eating at cafes and going to a nice jazz bar in the evening- any reccomendations? Or must dos? What are the streets we should walk around? Any particular route we should take?





We%26#39;re 2 couples in our early 30%26#39;s and been to Paris before (done the sights) so this time just want to wander thru different areas!




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ABKB, I encourage you to do a search for each of your individual subjects, for example : Jazz clubs in Latin quarter for example as this board is sooooo helpful not only in current posts, but the bounty of past ones.





I love, love the latin quarter and I have stayed there several times in the past. I will be in Paris the whole month of October as well in the neighboring St. Germain area ! YOu will love it !





I can recommend highly Le Caveau de La Huchette for a lively jazz club with dancing every night of the week with Live jazz bands, usually the swing jazz variety. It is in a very historical cellar and you can mingle with tourists and locals. It is fun to watch the dancers even if you don%26#39;t dance swing yourself.





The club above is located on Rue de la Huchette which is right in the middle of the touristy pedestrian area. This area is actually fun to walk down day or night and has a lot of inexpensive ethnic places to eat, mostly greek or N. African (couscous houses). I can recommend Santorinis for Greek on Rue de la Harpe. Very nice atmosphere and good food at low prices. The little crepe stand on the corner of Rue de la Harpe and Rue St. Germain (next to McDonalds) has the best deal going at 3 euro for a drink AND panini !





I love the Rue Mouffetard market street and it is a must do while you are there.





As far as restaurants, I don%26#39;t know where to start ! I can recommend Le Petit Prince close to the Sorbonne highly. The le Coupe Chou is a good romantic place for couples and actually very, very close to Le Petit Prince and it is very well known for their Coupe chou salad which I though was delicious. For a casual meal, I also enjoyed Le Perraudin on Rue St. Jacques a bit further south. It is a family bistro, and good place for lunch or dinner.





Be sure to walk over to the St. Germain neighborhood which is just next to the Latin Quarter. It is slightly more upscale with it%26#39;s art galleries and high end boutiques, but both areas are extremely charming.





By the way if you go to La Caveau on that last week-end in Oct., you may see me there with my Mom and my Grandma (age 85) who still dances !!




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Forgot to mention the weather.... plan for almost anything except extreme heat or extreme cold. Layers are in order !





here is a website where you can look up weather history for any given day in paris:





wunderground.com/global/stations/07157.html




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Thank you thank you!




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best way to CDG

Hey all:





First time to Paris and only for a few days.



We%26#39;re staying near the Louvre at some place %26#39;enfants%26#39;.



Our flight leaves Sun. Oct 1 at 3pm.



Isn%26#39;t there a special train - not the Metro that goes to CDG?



and, how early do we need to get there?



We are flying into LHR and taking the train to Paris.



So, this is our first time with CDG.



any good website about CDG so I can familiarize myself with the layout.



any other recommendations would be great.



thanks so much




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I think that the easiest although not the cheapest way to get to CDG is on the Air France bus. It leaves from the Place de L%26#39;Etoile very near the Arc d%26#39;Triomphe so should be quite easy to get to from any part of the city. There is a major metro station at Place de L%26#39;Etoile and the Metro isn%26#39;t difficult to understand and use once you get used to it.




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There is a train from terminals 1 and 2 (it%26#39;s a short walk from terminal 3). The train goes to Gare du Nord, and runs every 10 minutes. It takes about 40 minutes. The trains are %26#39;ter%26#39; if you go to www.SNCF.com you can find more information.




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You%26#39;ll need to be at the airport at 12noon latest. It is so crowded and heavy security at CDG that you need to be there 3 hours prior. Give yourself about an hour to travel to CDG. So, leave at 11AM. If you will be at the Louvre area, take a taxi to Opera. There%26#39;s a shuttle bus called %26quot;Roissy%26quot; that will take you directly to CDG. I believe it%26#39;s about 10 Euros. All taxi drivers know this stop. You also have the %26quot;Air France%26quot; bus option as mentioned above. The taxi driver will know where your best stop is. Your hotel concierge should know about this too.





Do not take the Metro all the way to CDG. We did this once and almost missed our flight. Lots of stairs for the luggages and train changes. That day, we had to change trains so many times, which was supposedly not the norm. We felt eerie at some of the stops with guys in groups just hanging around the train platform and looking at our bags... Maybe this is just us being paranoia but we felt much safer when we took the shuttle bus...





Hope this helps.




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thanks very much.



a bit nervous about travelling these days but gotta go.



my wife is looking forward to seeing Paris.




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You may also want to think about taking a taxi. If it%26#39;s a hotel you%26#39;re staying at then the staff can reserve one the day before your departure. It does cost alot (about 45 euro) but it is convenient.




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If you are traveling with little luggage you can roll it from Louvre up Avenue de l%26#39;Opera and take the ROISSY BUS that stops/leaves from



behind Opera Garnier, rue Scribe at American Express office.



There is 1 bus every 15 minutes non stop to CDG. Stops at each terminal. Cost is 9 Euros per person give or take a few cents.




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relocation in French riviera, need help?

We are moving to Nice at the end of the year, not professional ...my husband is working abroad, he is Canadian, I am french but I do not know well South of France, I was abroad for many years...so I choose French Riviera because my twins, I think they will be happy to grow up there! They are 3 years old. I do not know where to stay, the city etc. We will use maybe a Relocation company, but what we want is for Daddy an airport, for my girls a good preschool and close to the sea, anf for me a city for a job. Could you suggest a city %26quot;safe%26quot; or a place for renting at the beginnig and later to buy. thanks.




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You might try checking out this website. I have absolutely no connection to them, only to know about their services and that they have been here for a long while. They offer a great deal of info. and guidance in moves to France.





www.skovgaard-europe.com





You might also check out www.angloinfo.com I think they have a Riviera specific website that is most helpful. As I live in Provence, I can%26#39;t remember the website%26#39;s exact Riviera address, but perhaps someone else on here will. I think you can find it from the base address I noted.




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That web site%26#39;s address is





riviera.angloinfo.com/forum/default.asp




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Thanks a lot to U both, I read their website...I am thinking...not easy. Could you tell me some name of place you advice for living, for long term? Cannes, Nice, smaller....I know depends on the budget!



and about school, I do not find any help on Internet, do you know some website? private school a little bit but public, nothing? could be the way to find the place to stay.




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The small towns of Mouans-Sartoux and Valbonne are delightful, and off the tourist circuit. The Mediterranean is about a 20-minute drive from either, as are Cannes and Antibes. The Nice airport drive takes about half an hour. We have friends who live in the area, and I can ask them about a preschool if you%26#39;d like.




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Check them out. Many have an English based curriculum - along with other languages. I suggest you contact each one of them to speak directly with the Director.


ABC SCHOOL (Nice) 72 boulevard Carnot - 06000 NICE Tél.: 33 (0)4 92 00 01 23 - Fax: 33 (0)4 92 00 01 37 E.mail: abc.school@wanadoo.fr Ecole privée bilingue pour les enfants de 2 à 10 ans.



CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE VALBONNE (C.I.V.) (Sophia Antipolis) 190 rue Frédéric Mistral - BP 097 - 06902 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CEDEX Tél.: 33 (0)4 92 96 52 00 - Fax: 33 (0)4 92 96 52 99 Web: www.civfrance.com 2.400 étudiants - 4 sections internationales (Anglo-Américaine, Allemande, Espagnole et Italienne). Préparation pour le Baccalauréat International de Genève.



COLLÈGE INTERNATIONAL (Cannes) 1 avenue Docteur Alexandre Pascal - 06400 CANNES Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 47 39 29 - Fax: 33 (0)4 93 47 51 97 Web: www.french-in-cannes.com Collège d%26#39;enseignement privé.



COLLÈGE INTERNATIONAL LA FAYETTE 23 boulevard Gambetta - 06000 NICE Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 44 75 44 - Fax: 33 (0)4 93 97 84 20 Web: www.internationalschoolofthefrenchriviera.net Collège d%26#39;enseignement privé, de 11 à 14 ans.



ÉCOLE ÉLÉMENTAIRE SARTOUX (Sophia Antipolis) Promenade de la Bouillide - 06560 VALBONNE Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 65 40 66 - Fax: 33 (0)4 93 00 34 46 E.mail: Primaire.Sartoux@wanadoo.fr - Ecole élémentaire avec 6 classes internationales anglophones pour les enfants de 9 à 11 ans. Admission sous certaines conditions. - Ecole élémentaire avec deux classes dans la section allemande. Pour tout complément d%26#39;information, contactez Mme Jeanne ROUCHETTE. Tél.: 04 93 65 40 66



INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NICE (Nice) 15 avenue Claude Debussy - 06000 NICE Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 21 04 00 - Fax: 33 (0)4 93 21 69 11 Web: www.isn-nice.org Ecole privée internationale pour les enfants de 4 à 18 ans (Section ESOL, Cambridge IGCSE, Baccalauréat International, admission universitaire reconnue par 65 pays).



INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MONACO 12 quai Antoine 1er - MC 98000 MONACO Tél.: 00 377 93 25 68 20 - Fax: 00 377 93 25 68 30 Web: www.ismonaco.org Ecole primaire privée bilingue (programme scolaire de l%26#39;école Internationale de Genève) et section de collège pour élèves de 10 à 14 ans.



ÉCOLE LE CAMPUS 9 route du Château - La Colle - 06340 DRAP Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 54 03 83 - Fax: 33 (0)4 93 54 62 97 Web: www.ecolelecampus.com Ecole privée bilingue pour les enfants de 30 mois à 11 ans.



MOUGINS SCHOOL Font de l%26#39;Orme - 615 avenue Docteur Maurice Donat - 06251 MOUGINS Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 90 15 47 - Fax: 33 (0)4 93 75 31 40 Web: www.mougins-school.com Ecole privée internationale pour les enfants de 5 à 18 ans (GCSE, %26quot;A%26quot; levels, SAT, UK National Curriculum).



ÉCOLE DU PAIN D%26#39;ÉPICE 23 boulevard Gambetta - 06000 NICE Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 44 75 44 - Fax: 33 (0)4 93 97 84 20 Web: www.internationalschoolofthefrenchriviera.net Ecole privée bilingue pour les enfants de 2 à 11 ans.



ÉCOLE DU PAIN DE SUCRE 43 chemin du Pain de Sucre - 06800 CAGNES SUR MER Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 73 70 41 - Fax: 33 (0)4 04 92 02 92 62 Web: www.internationalschoolofthefrenchriviera.net Ecole privée bilingue pour les enfants de 2 à 11 ans.



ÉCOLE INTERNATIONALE WALDORF KINDERGARTEN 47 route de Nice - 06650 LE ROURET Tél.: 33 (0)4 93 09 47 37 - Fax: 33 (0)4 92 92 29 88 Web: steiner-waldorf.org/ecoles_steiner/cannes_mo… Ecole privée trilingue (français, anglais et allemand) pour les enfants de 3 à 6 ans.




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I will check about Valbonnes and Mouan Sartoux, could be a good choice. so Yes please ask to your friend about the school.Thanks for help.




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Paris Hotel Choices (limited)

This is our first trip to Paris and I%26#39;m using hotel points for my trip so have limited hotel options. I can%26#39;t decide between the two since I%26#39;m not familiar with the area.





Courtyard Paris Neuilly - located at 58 Blvd. Victor Hugo



Renaissance Paris Hotel La Defense - located at 60 Jardin de Valmy, Boulevard Circulaire, Sortie 7





We would like to be near the main attraction areas and also see the nightlife and not be too far from it.





What do you recommend between the two locations?





Thanks for your help!




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I%26#39;ve stayed at both locations:





Renaissance La Defense



Pros



- Got to see a different side of Paris (futuristic Wallstreet area)



- Walk to metro stop is pretty close



Cons



- Metro stop is far away from attractions



- Area dark at night...Need to take a taxi back



- Taxi is expensive...Had difficulty finding taxi drivers at night to drive us back to hotel





Courtyard Neuilly



Pros



- Got to see a different side of Paris (upper class residential)



- We got a room with a great view of Paris at night, including Eiffel Tower, Arc De Triomphe and Sacre Couer...A great view!!!



- Metro is closer to Paris attractions



Cons



- Walk to metro stop is far about 15 minutes but a nice walk



- Area dark at night...Need to take a taxi back



- Taxi is cheaper...Easy to find taxis to take you back





Between the two locations, I would recommend Courtyard Neuilly...





Hope this helps!!!




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Personally I don%26#39;t like either location. In fact, a relative had a free stay at the La Defense property and I decided to pay for rooms in St. Germain rather than stay out at La Defense even though the stay was comped. Never stayed in Neuilly either but from what the previous poster described it seems to be a better choice than La Defense.




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tourettes/ vence sights, restaurants???

My husband and I will be going to Tourettes in October...wondered if anyone could recommend some good restaurants, sights, day trips,etc.



i would appreciate any information.




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Tourettes sur-Loup is a charming mountain village with a number of artisans in residence; from there it%26#39;s about an hour%26#39;s drive to the very perched village of Gourdon, with a fine château that you can visit. Lunch at the Eagle%26#39;s Nest is pleasant.





From Tourettes you can drive down to Vence (see the Matisse chapel), St-Paul-de-Vence, Haut de Cagnes, Mougins, Valbonne, Biot, Antibes...the list goes on an on. And then there%26#39;s Nice.... Pick up a copy of the Michelin Green Guide to the French Riviera for other ideas and suggested itineraries. October is a great time to be there...as we will be too.





One restaurant that%26#39;s popular, especially among people interested in art, is La Colombe d%26#39;Or, in St-Paul. Over the years artists gave their works to the owner in lieu of payment for room and board, and the paintings hang in the restaurant and hotel.





If you want a special restaurant, make reservations at Jacques Maximin%26#39;s house in Vence: two Michelin rosettes.




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