Holiday closures

I will be in Paris on the 1st of January. My sister thinks that allot of attractions will be closed on that day. Does anyone know what will be closed or open? I looked at the web page for Versilles and it said it would be open, I am a little leary of beliving it though. Maybe some of you locals will know better?

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We were there last year! Not sure what was open or closed but we saved January 1st to see parades and hang out in Sacre Couer/Montmarte area. Lots of things to do there all day. Have a New Year%26#39;s lunch/dinner in Montmarte. It was so festive there...

I believe there were parades in other areas too like Montparnasse...

There are many tourists in Paris during NYE week. It appeared to me that lots of attractions were open all week...

Hope this helps.

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A good place to eat on Jan 1 is la Coupole. Bofinger is a close seconf, It is quite traditionnal to have choucroute on Jan 1 and both places make it well.

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Overnight train- Venice to Paris-- HELP!

HELP! I am trying to book an overnight double sleeper (1st class) for 2 people from Venice to Paris on Sept 30. Have tried both www.trenitalia.com and www.italiarail.com and neither will let me purchase the tickets. Both take me up to the point where I select the type of accomodations I want, but then give me an error message I can%26#39;t decipher. Can anyone help? (I am only worried if it is possibly sold out so that I can make alternate plans) Thank you!!

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Before you book an overnight train trip, please read this:

tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g187147-i14-k79172…

Based on this, I would recomment alternate plans...It%26#39;s up to you though...

Did you check Ryanair.com for cheap airfares?

Hope this helps...

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G Explorer. Please! Incidents happen when you travel and they also happen when you stay home. I would not disregard traveling by train just because of one unfortunate incident. Neither would I stop flying because there has been a plane crash.

Re. booking a sleeper try again with the official train company or TALK TO A TRAVEL AGENT.

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La_Photographe...Just for clarification...I meant to say be careful travelling by train OVERNIGHT... I just thought AMucci should know about the travel warnings discussed in this forum. Don%26#39;t mean to discourage folks about taking trains overall...

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don%26#39;t know about booking but you if you have the extra day you might consider taking a regular day train. The views thru the alps are stunning! We did the same thing a few years ago and it was rather nice to have a %26quot;forced%26quot; day of rest. :)

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G_Explorer, I think that la_photographe does have a point.

If you can suggest that the OP take a plane because of a robbery reported on a Tripadvisor thread, then I should be also to suggest that they walk based on www.planecrashinfo.com

Gazillions of people take the overnight train safely to Italy and in my experience is a LOT better than Ryanair which takes 12 hours from door-to-door.

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Arc Weekend

Hi,

Could anyone recommend a hotel anywhere near Longchamp, finding it very difficult finding one. If not has anyone any idea what the transport links to the racecourse from the city are like?

Thanks

CC

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The hippodrome is in the Bois de Boulogne, in the 16th arron. of Pairs and very near Neuilly. Either would make a good base for your visit.

If you check out their official site, you will get all the details you need on getting to/from the drome via public transport, but it is in French. http://www.prixarcdetriomphe.com/Long.htm#3

The most important thing to know is that there will be shuttles every ten minutes from the Porte d%26#39;Auteuil metro station and Porte Maillot #244 bus stop. It would also be easy to take a taxi.

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Thanks Phread.

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A nice hotel in the 16th is the Regent%26#39;s Garden, built by Napoleon for his doctor.

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Hi snowy, we booked for the arc weekend a couple of years ago but unfortunately booked the weekend after by mistake, we still went and we stayed at the Novotel in Sevres. It was lovely and clean, central, Sevres is walking distance to the race track as we had a wander over to have a look at what we missed. It%26#39;s a bit far out if you are planning to visit Paris centre but ideal for the arc.

Enjoy

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Circus

Hi,

My family are looking forward to a week in Paris this coming October. Does anyone know of any good circus%26#39; we could attend during this time?

Thankyou

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Hi Brian

I found these 2 links. The most famous, Cirque d%26#39;Hiver, is in the 11th arr. and runs its first show on October 25th.

http://www.cirquedhiver.com/

The other one, Diana Moreno Bormann is in the 19th arr. and runs the show at 15:00 every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday + on school holidays.

cirque-diana-moreno.com/htfr/frameset12.htm

http://www.cirque-diana-moreno.com/

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Thankyou very much for the information. I will try and book.

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Free access to Centre Pompidou ??

I think about planning a lunch at the topfloor restaurant Georges at the top of Centre Pompidou - BUT does anyone know if we have to pay entrance fee to the centre, if we only want to go to the restaurant and terrace ?

(We are not very much into modern art, so exhibitions are not relevant - only the restaurant/terrace).

BTW: Is their food worth eating ?

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There is an exterior elevator with direct access to the restaurant.

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There is an exterior elevator with direct access to the restaurant.

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thanx phread. Do you know anything about their food ?

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The food is as modern and trendy as the decor. I went for lunch and was glad I did not waste a ton of money on dinner. I%26#39;m glad I went, have never felt driven to return, but would not object to it, either.

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Abbesses métro renovation- on schedule?

I know métro Abbesses is under renovation. Does anyone know if it is still scheduled to re-open on November 11?

Thanks

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That%26#39;s their story and they are sticking to it.

www.ratp.info/orienter/travaux_ratp.php

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Thanks! I guess I%26#39;ll check back before I leave and see how things are progressing. I%26#39;m glad they%26#39;re doing that renovation, it needs it!

My friends use a different station so they were not sure what was happening there- so thanks again.

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Leaving Paris tomorrow (sob) - We used the Abbesses station and noted it said it was closing September 18.

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Ah, Thanks Tellurian. For some reason (until I read phread%26#39;s note) I thought the construction had already started there. I suppose I should check back in a month or so to hear if there are any progress rumors.

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I am so excited to see it renovated (next summer). It is such a special place. I shall never forget the first time I climbed the stairs not knowing that the Abbesses metro is about 6 floors underground !! maybe that%26#39;s where I got my climbing-stairs-trauma.....

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Nice apartment

Having just returned from another wonderful 4 day break in Nice staying in a very nice budget hotel [ REGENCE ], we have come to the conclusion that we are too old for these whistle-stop tours of the Riviera and we need to spend a few more days next time, so that we can relax a little in between trips. Therefore, can anyone recommend a small budget priced apartment, we won%26#39;t be driving so it would need to be near the bus routes? Thanks

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we used holiday-rental.co.uk-i picked up the website address on this forum- havent been to nice yet- but the booking of the apartment was pretty straightforward.

hope this helps

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I recommend www.niceapartments.co.uk there are 8 or 9 apartments dotted around Nice all in good areas, we have used them twice, i suggest you actually call Tony and speak to him, (number on website) you can do part weeks etc. he is very helpful.

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Many thanks to you both for helpful websites. CP

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I double holiday-rentals.com. We stayed at the Sea View Beach Front on the Promenade Des Anglais Nice France. 2 bedrooms 2 bath. on the beach. We had a great stay and the bus stop is right out the back entrance.

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Hi cissypickle

I would recommend

http://www.riviera-rental-france.com/

Speak to Marc phone number on website and you will find him very helpful. He will collect and return you to airport at no extra charge.

Good luck.

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