Comfort Hotel Opera Comique Paris

IInd - Opera... comique !!!

by Maillekeukeul

Apart from the famous Opera Garnier and Opera Bastille, and not as much easy to find, Paris also has his "Opera Comique", whose front's worth a view...

Travelling home

by mariev

"PARIS - VILLE D'OMBRE ET DE LUMIERE"

After more than 15 years living in Paris, i discover a new aspect everyday.

This more than a thousand years old city still grows and changes perpetually.
Sometimes it's the city herself, sometimes it's the light, sometimes it's only my mood, but i never find Paris twice the same.
For some, Paris is one of the world's most important places for fashion
It used to be the 'haute couture' capital and -even if Paris has now to share - some things are deeply ingrained in peoples minds.

And it is reflected in the daily life, like in those designers set up department stores windows for Christmas here : (Le Printemps, decorated by Christian Lacroix in 2004)

Paris is also a business town, densely populated, hectic... a complex mix of old and modern.
Each district has its own personality and could nearly be considered a town of its own. This is especially true for areas like Mairie des Lilas (a city in the north-east part, with its own townhouse included in Paris but still partly independent) or Auteuil (wich was joined to Paris only in 1946 and keeps a small provincial town feeling).

Those pages reflect MY my point of view on Paris : a local's one.

Please, don't hope either an extensive and official Paris guide, or an hotel/nightlife catalog. if you feel the need for some precision about one tip, don't hesitate to send me a mail (i'm not on line every day but will try to answer)
but, don't ask me about accommodations : the answer will be, sadly and truthfully : i don't know (i live here so i don't go to hotels and when relatives come i may book for them but near my place, in a non tourisrty area).

In the same idea, some restaurants tips are about places belonging to chains : those are places where i use to eat (mostly at lunch), those listed here serve decent, often plain, french cooking for affordable prices (not everybody eats at Taillevent everyday, or do you ?)

There will be mostly bits and tips about the daily life, the small material matters, the shops where you may find affordable (and - i hope - more original - than an plastic Tour Eiffel) little presents to bring home beside some personal favorite "off the beaten path" locations i discovered during my peregrinations.

TIPS SORTED BY ARRONDISSEMENT

Ile de la Cite(special page)
Attractions
Notre Dame,Sainte Chapelle, Conciergerie,Pont Neuf ,Flower market,Hotel Dieu,Quai des Orfevres,Palais de Justice
Hôtels
Hospitel

1st
Attractions
Le Louvre caroussel,the museum,the workshops,l'Oratoire,Palais Royal,St Germain l'Auxerrois,Tuileries Gardens,Ferris wheel,St Eustache
Shopping
Selection Privee
Restaurants
Angelina,Cafe Marly,Le Chien qui fume,Kong,La Criee

2nd
Attractions
Opera comique, Fragonard
Shopping
Fragonard
Restaurants
La Criee

3rd
Attractions
Musee Carnavalet,Place des Vosges,Carreau du Temple

4th
Attractions
Hotel de Ville,Memorial de la Shoah,St Paul St Louis,Hotel de Sully
Restaurants
Le Grand Apetit

5th
Attractions
St Séverin

6th
Attractions
Institut de France

7th
Attractions
Tour Eiffel,Champ de Mars-Ecole militaire
Shopping
Androuët
Warning
Clumsy Segways

8th
Attractions
Arc de Triomphe, La Madeleine, Musee du Jeu de Paume, Galerie CT Loo
Shopping
Maille, Laduree
Restaurants
Foyer de la Madeleine
Warning
Avid Vuitton buyers

9th
Attractions
Musee Grevin,Notre Dame de Lorette,Opera Garnier,Fragonard,Passages couverts,Place St Georges
Shopping
Fragonard,La Mere de famille,Le Printemps,LMP
Restaurants
Les Ailes,Bouillon Chartier,Le Malassi

10th
Attractions
Galerie Paradis

11th
Attractions
Bastille

12th
Attractions
Opera Bastille
Restaurants
Le Train Bleu

13th

14th

15th
Attractions
Satue de la Liberte
Shopping
Selection Privee,Androuët
Restaurants
La Criee

16th
Attractions
Trocadero gardens,Musee de la Marine,Musee de l'Homme,Fondation LeCorbusier,Musee du Vin,Musee Galliera
Shopping
Selection Privee,Androuët
Restaurants
Musee du Vin,Cafe de l'Homme

17th
Restaurants
Monte Carlo
Shopping
Androuët

18th
Attractions
Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Moulin Rouge
Restaurants
Wepler
Shopping
Marche St Pierre, Sympa
Transports
Funiculaire de Montmartre

19th

20th

Global
Attractions
Museum Pass
Restaurants
Paul (1er,2e,3e,4e,8e,9e,10e,12e,13e,15e,16e,17e,La Defense),Leon de Bruxelles(1er,4e,8e,9e,11e,13e,14e,17e)
Shopping
Comtesse du Barry (4e,6e,9e,15e,16e,17e)
Transports
Taxis,Batobus,Metro,Bus,RER, Train,Velib

La Defense (not a location on VT)
Attractions
Grande Arche
Restaurants
Trattoria d'Angelo