For the TA Girls: New comfy walking shoes

Just purchased these from Nordstrom on sale and I highly recommend them. They look sporty but not too ugly and have great arch and heel support. They do run small. I am a size 10 and had to get a size 11. I will definitely be wearing these on my next trip to Paris.

Also, the shoes look white on the Nordstrom site but they are really more of a pearl/bone off-white color.

http://tinyurl.com/e4wkl

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Enjoy your new shoes, Mascara. It%26#39;s always nice to find a pair that are very comfortable. My next- trip -to -Paris shoes are Skechers - I%26#39;ve got 2 pairs.

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Dang! computer won%26#39;t let me open the site! I will have to see them in person! Working on insurance claims today for the two incidents that occurred on my trip!

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Thanks to al the posters on the forum, on my next trip to Paris I intend to wear a pair of tennis shoes. I have never worn tennis shoes when travelling. I bought them because so many people commented on all the different coloured tennis shoes people were wearing in Paris, so I got a pair of black retro hi-top Jordan Air%26#39;s with bright orange and brilliant red bits and stitching that I will wear with black jeans and my 70%26#39;s red consignment shop Valentino coat, with lots of layers for next March.

The shoes fit like slippers with good sole and arch support. Now the question is, will I still be tempted by the new models of Arche, which I am sure is one of my major vices.

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Shoesy- which sketcher%26#39;s are you thinking? I%26#39;ve been looking at them as well as some from Riekers also- any experience with those? How expensive are Arche shoes in Paris?

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Mascara --

Cute shoes! Thanks for the tip. I%26#39;m always on the lookout for good walking shoes because that%26#39;s a BIG issue for me. When I went to Paris in July, I wore sandals on the plane. The airlines lost my luggage including my trusty Mephistos which I had methodically broken in, so I was stuck with only the sandals. The best laid plans.....The shoes didn%26#39;t catch up with me until I got back home! I learned an important lesson: wear my good shoes on the plane!

Aude

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Mascara, now that%26#39;s a sale. Hope they are comfy as I bought a pair. But at that price, I can always give em%26#39; a good try.

AuntViv, last time I was in Paris last March I paid about $120.00 less then the Arche shoes I get in Palm Desert (the closest store to me) and they had a better selection AND many more colours available. I have to admit, I bought 3 pairs. I put on one pair right then and wore it off and one with another for the of rest of the week, they were so comfortable. One pair was definately a summer pair so it had to wait til I got home.

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Nice Mascara! Try these Riekers for with slacks: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7196747.html and these with a skirt:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/4876825/c/3.html I can walk for miles in either pair with happy feet.

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Good luck Gomac! The best part about Nordys is that you can return them if they are not to your liking! The thing I like about them is the arch support.

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Oh and note to Tellurian: Thanks again for hooking me up with Gail @ Perfectly Paris. I%26#39;ll be staying in one of her apts. again in November.

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You are so welcome, Mascara; I am going to a PerfectlyParis apartment (La Belle Epoque, this time) with my husband and 2 friends --- NEXT WEEK ---- yippee!

Just Arrived

Bonjour!!!!

We just arrived and got the keys to our apartment, and holy cow!!! there%26#39;s a laptop here for our use. A totally unexpected surprise. Yay!!! I get to keep up with TA while I%26#39;m here, and it has a US keyboard, so I can actually type on it. Heading out to lunch, but will send a few reports here and there.

a la prochaine.....

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I%26#39;m so excited for you, Arrow. Have a fantastic time.

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What%26#39;s the weather like?

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ArrowCapet - you lucky potato !!!

Keep the steaming hot news from our beloved Paris coming !

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Hi Arrow, Our man on the ground. I fly out to London on Ist October and will toast you for your 40th on the plane. Have a fantastic time in Paris and a really happy birthday next Sunday.

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%26gt; What%26#39;s the weather like?

Mild, sunny, not too fresh but looking like the last days of summer early days of autumn.

ArrowCarpet watch out for the way the late evening sun lights up the stonework on the churches.

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Hi Arrow!

Judging by the time of your post you must have had a much easier time getting through CDG than we did...

You can thank me later for ensuring that your aircraft arrived on time. Meanwhile thanks to you for the tips re getting to/from DTW which worked out splendidly.

Paris is its usual splendid self. Don%26#39;t miss the Titian exhibit at the Musée du Luxembourg.

Have a wonderful stay!

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Today%26#39;s weather has been just amazing. Cool...a few clouds, but the sun peeked out occassionally....didn%26#39;t need a jacket. We%26#39;re heading up to the Sacre Coeur (the apartment is just a stone%26#39;s throw) to take advantage of the beautiful evening in case we don%26#39;t get another. Shopped at Ed%26#39;s for water and a few things for the pad....which we%26#39;re loving more and more. This place has everything.

Had an early dinner on the Quai de Tournelles at an adorable little place called l%26#39;auberge de notre dame for 20 euros each. I had a delicious %26quot;Piece de boeuf sauce poivre%26quot;, which was really a peppery roquefort with a side of ratatoui or however that%26#39;s spelled, and yummy yummy pommes gratinee. The sauce was to die. Sherry has a grilled lamb that was ok...but didn%26#39;t compare to mine.

Anyway...it%26#39;s just wonderful to be back....we walked quite a bit today without really doing too much of anything. And I%26#39;m off now to head up to the Sacre Coeur.

Personal to Irish: Glad the directions worked. It was the smoothest flight ever! Thank you milles fois for getting the plane in on time.

More to come....

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ArrowCapet,

WOW! A laptop at your apt! Perfect! I love hearing all your reports ...updates of your ongoing adventures!!!! What fun!

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How exciting to hear from you WHILE you%26#39;re in Paris! We all love the city, and are so jealous. I can just picture myself on those steps of SC looking out over the city. So many memories!

Have the best time,

T

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Continue posting, Arrow, but not if it keeps you from doing something Parisy. (Is that an adjective?)

Transfer from CDG to Paris

Can anyone give me a rough estimate how much it will cost to get from CDG to the Franklin Roosevelt hotel at 18 rue Clément Marot. Would it be less expensive to take a taxi or is there a shuttle service anyone can recommend?

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Help! Please!

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A taxi parisien will run around 50€--the fare on the meter plus 1€ per bag.

A shuttle will cost about 17€ per person. Google for bee shuttle.

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AF shuttle #2 plus a short Métro ride is also possible.

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Shuttles are allways a good alternative if you are alone, for two or more a taxi is a better choice. But if you really want to save time and money and plan to move a lot inside Paris I advise you to look in www.ratp.fr. I find bus the best way to travel inside Paris and you will pay no more than 1.4 euros to cross Paris. On that site you can extract Paris bus, metro and rail lines and you can print your itinerarys simply introducing the starting point and destination.

If you go from CDG airport to %26quot;Porte de Courcelles%26quot; you will pay no more than 25/30 euros there you take the %26quot;92%26quot; bus, take a tour of about 15 min till %26quot;Marceau%26quot; bus stop. Your hotel is 4 min away by foot.

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Recommended walks/hikes in Brittany?

Hello,

I%26#39;m going for a long weekend and will be staying in Dinan. Can anyone recommend particularly good walks within an hour%26#39;s drive? Ideally, I%26#39;d like to find ones that are at least 3 hours long, with good views.

Thank you!

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Hi,

I%26#39;m not sure I can directly help, since the walk I%26#39;m going to recommend is rather further. I was in Brittany last week and enjoyed a spectacular walk along the %26#39;Côte de granit rose%26#39;. It is one of the %26#39;sentier des douaniers%26#39; walks and starts from the %26#39;plage de Trestraou%26#39; in Perros-Guirec. It provides spectacular views of the ocean walking alongside huge pink granite boulders. However, there is another %26#39;sentier des douaniers%26#39; to the East of St.Malo which leaves from Cancale. We didn%26#39;t have time to do this walk, however. Cancale is interesting as an oyster / mussels port in itself and not too far from Dinan.

There are walks along the entire coast called the %26#39;grande randonnée%26#39; (GR34), also going all the way down to Dinan. I suggest you look into those also.

Enjoy Bretagne!

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I found this on the list of publications on a tourist information website:

Touring the Pays de Dinan on foot and by bike

Pays touristique de Dinan - Centre Culturel - Le Grand Clos - 22100 DINAN

Tel : 02 96 39 62 64 - Fax : 02 96 85 33 30

Price : Free

If you can read French, there is also a topoguide, called Le Pays de Dinan à pied : 39 Promenades et randonnéees from www.ffrandonnee.fr or amazon.fr It%26#39;s 12.95 euros

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Thanks very much for both responses!

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Child friendly hotel. Any advice much appreciated.

Hi. I have 2 sons and a daughter, aged 4, 6 and 8 years. The oldest two have been asking to visit the Eiffel tower and so we are planning a trip which combines a couple of days in Paris and a couple of days at disneyland. My children are reasonably well behaved but we have had problems in the past where we have stayed at hotels where the other guests have been not so friendly towards young children. I would be so grateful if anyone has any advice about hotels which might suit us.

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Rooms for five are kind of hard to come by in Paris. I can recommend the Novotel chain as being particularly family friendly and they have a hotel near the Eiffel Tower. If you want to be a bit closer to the action, the Citadines apartment Hotel chain is also family friendly and has several addresses throughout the city.

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Hate to state the obvious, but perhaps your children are not as quiet as you think. You stated that it was the other guests who were not so friendly to your children, not the hotel staff. Are your children noisey? Unfortunately the nature of most hotels are paper thin walls, nothing one can do about that I suppose except constantly shussing the kids. You can pick a hotel , but you can%26#39;t pick your room neighbors! LOL

I have three kids so I do realize that even if your kids are reasonablely well behaved that noise can be a factor. Also, a pet peeve of many is kids running through public areas( lobby, stairs etc).

I would think renting an apartment might be a really good option, probaly not as thin walls, and more space for your kids to relax in.

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Yes I think you%26#39;re right. My kids can be noisy, just like most children of their age, particularly on holiday when they can be excited or tired and grumpy. When my husband and I travel by ourselves, we too like to have a quiet, adult space to relax in. That%26#39;s part of the reason we%26#39;re trying to make sure we pick the right sort of place where we won%26#39;t feel we%26#39;re spoiling other people%26#39;s holidays.

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By the way, thanks for the suggestions about apartments or apart-hotels which I will follow up.

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I agree that an apartment might suit your needs.

The Hotel le Tourville has a nice family suite, I don%26#39;t know how many it sleeps but it%26#39;s large. ANd located right near the Eiffel Tower.

LEs

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Nuit Blanche

does anyone know what the nuit blanche event is like? I think it has taken place the past few years, where some exhibitions etc are open all night. Just wondered if anyone had been to any of the events before to know what the atmosphere etc is like! ta.

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I have been to the last two Nuit Blanche celebrations. It is an all-night performance arts festival sponsored by the City of Paris.

There are hundreds of exhibits that take place all over Paris with free public transportation all night. Its hard to describe - basically a little bit of everything. Here%26#39;s some events I%26#39;ve noticed from the past:

- Museums, like the Pompido staying open all-night,

- Charlie Chaplin movies being displayed on the sides of old buildings

- Live rock bands and dancing outside of Les Halles

- Laser shows at Versailles

- Chamber music in churches

- Hotel de Ville being open for tours and filled with a %26quot;cotton candy like substance%26quot; (I didn%26#39;t get to go in - at 10:00pm the line was 1 hour long, decided to check back at 3:00am, then the line was 3 hours long)

- Multimedia presentation on the history of the Notre Dame in the Notre Dame

- Flash mob demonstrations

Definitely worth seeing if you%26#39;re in Paris. It can be a mob scene in places, so if you don%26#39;t like crowds the more popular exhibits might not be for you. Some tips if you%26#39;re going:

1. Programs and maps of events can be picked up in front of the Hotel de Ville - all descriptions in French.

2. Look at the map in the program and wander around. The exhibitions are well marked.

3. End the night near your hotel. The one metro open is a total mob scene, and the lines for buses are insanely long.

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new year in paris

we have stayed in Paris before ( we love the atmosphere) and like the Montmartre area to stay in/stroll around. If we just book eurostar and a hotel whereare good places to go for New Year%26#39;s eve -plus are there good restaurants we could book in advance from here - we usually just stroll around and find somewhere- ( we don%26#39;t like the tourist stuff like Moulin Rouge) we are young 50 year olds who don%26#39;t mind walking - any ideas?

J and M

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Just a personal preference but I like staying on the Ile St. Louis the most. You should try to make reservations for New Year%26#39;s Eve dinner. It depends on what restaurant you like but many, even neighborhood ones, book up a month in advance as the menu is a special one. The restaurant we reserved only had one seating. I mean the table was reserved the entire night for the patrons whenever time they wished to arrive.

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