Practicalities in the 4th Arrondissment
by jglsongs
If you're staying in the 4th arr. (IMHO the absolute best), here are a few practical tips you might need for a longer stay:
-CHECKING E-MAIL:
There are a million internet cafýs in Paris; one good and central one to the 4th is Web46 at 46, rue de Roi de Sicilie (the small street parallel and just north of Rue de Rivoli).
-LAUNDRY:
If you have to do laundry, it's a lot easier and cheaper to do it yourself. In the 4th, there are two- one right on Rue de Roi de Sicilie (near Web46- see above) and the other on Rue St-Antoine between Sevigne and Turenne, right by the Mýtro St. Paul and across from the church of the same name.
-FOOD AND TOILETRIES:
Also right there by the St. Paul mýtro are plenty of stores and places to stock up on food items (and buy some food/wine gifts at lower prices than specialty stores):
G20 Supermarchý - right on Rue St. Antoine at the St Paul mýtro stop
Monoprix- 2 blocks further (toward Bastille and right at the Village de St-Paul)
BHV- there's always the Bazar de l'Hýtel de Ville (dept. store) across from the Hýtel de Ville itself. Besides general dept. store stuff, the basement is a hardware paradise in case you need batteries, electrical appliances, converters, etc. If you go to Europe a lot, it's easier in the long run to get small electrical appliances (hair dryers, etc.) here.
Advice on Romance? Try a Bridge in Paris
by mrclay2000
As I said above, Paris leads the world in its intimacy with the Seine. Whether in early morning or at midnight, lovers from around the globe assemble around the bridges and the river as if by divining magnetic courses, while those traveling without companions will still find much to charm in these romantic connectors between the right and left banks.
Rubenesque sensuality ...
by Norali
On Jardins des Tuileries... We visited les Jardins after the exhibition at Louvres, my head still busy dealing with this "philtre" thingy. We were strolling in the park, enjoying it: the fountains, the benches and the statues. I found those statues beautiful. I especially like the women statues: round hips, some flesh on backside, some chin... You said "rubenesque" ?
It was at that moment when I said to my aunt and her bf: "Look ! This resembles Aunt My". Aunt My is another sister of my Mum. My aunt laughed, her bf too.. and she threatened to tell Aunt My about what I said. I thought it was a compliment to resemble those statues, but seems not. Oh well... Seeing statues of sensual and pulpy women in Paris parks and streets was nice and unusual for the Malagasy girl I was. Beauty everywhere. Things that Parisians don't notice anymore, they got used to it. But me, tourist, I noticed it, yes.
Again, as I said earlier, PDAs are not Malagasy's forte. Nudity either, at least not in the streets. You wouldn't find displayed, in Tana streets for instance, the sensuality of nude statues either. Sensuality, the charm of people lies in the reserve there. Yes.. I saw and learnt.
Don't think, because we are...
by pcg
Don't think, because we are americans that French people are willing to speak in English or we are superior to them. It's a culture so different from ours. Enjoy de differences with an open mind and everybody will treat you with friendly respect .
Good camera - don't forget complete care...
by stonefree
I carried along an analog single-lens reflex camera besides a digital one.
During the trip, I thought it has been operating normally, but when developing the film, after the trip, I found it that even one picture has not been taken.
The film was sent, but there had been a trouble in the shutter. I never knew these things, you know!
Finally, I've lost over 200 shots in Paris and Versailles ...some of those would be truly good...
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