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Galeries Lafayette Paris
90 Reviews you can email for info and reservation or phone when in Paris. Its a popular venue so I am told. the correct email for a response to all question is the customer service...
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Galeries Lafayette Nice
8 Reviews The famous Galeries Fayayette but seems things are less expensive thant GL in Paris. You will find almost everything for gifts and your own use. women and men clothes. Gifts As much as you can afford...
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Euralille Lille
7 Reviews Euralille is a one of France's largest and best indoor shopping centres, designed by the world famous architect Rem Koolhaas. Eurlaille opened in 1994 and contains over 140 shops, including a large...
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Local flavor shops Strasbourg
6 Reviews Strasbourg is very famous for lot of number of high -end chocolate shops. In fact these shops is much look like chocolate jewelry shops. All chocolate creations and candies are like art. They are very...
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STORES/MALLS Rouen
4 Reviews Auzou is the best chocolate maker in Rouen. It is working since 1634 in this house. Larmes de Jeanne d'Arc (Tears of Joan of Arc) : almond lightly grilled, added with nougatine and coated whith...
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Champs Elysées Paris
47 Reviews What a coincidence, just posting something in Misc about Christmas shopping and there you are coming to Paris for it.GLorious. I will be there tomorrow by Virgin/Fnac at C-E with my 3 boys shopping...
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Flower Market Nice
3 Reviews Tempting bundles of beautifully displayed flowers greeted us outside shops along the Coeurs Saleya--such vivid colors! We passed by on our way to the Promenade, stopping often to sniff in appreciation...
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Shopping in the Pedestrian Streets Lille
9 Reviews Lille is a university town so has a very young population, this is reflected in the shops. There are a mix of funky shops and boutiques selling diverse ranges. Artisans sell their wares and there is...
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Christmas Market Strasbourg
3 Reviews The atmosphere of Strasbourg's Christmas markets should be experienced by everyone. Walking around in the crisp air beneath the city's fabulous Cathedral while browsing through gifts reflective of...
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FLEA/STREET MARKETS Rouen
5 Reviews In this booth, you will find all sorts of local cheese. Camembert, of course, invented by Marie Harel, but there several others that are awaiting for you though you do not know even their name....
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Les Puces (Flea Markets) Paris
17 Reviews Last visit September 2011 The last time we visited the Marche aux Puces, located near the Porte de Clingancourt metro station, it was rainy and cold, we ended up only staying a short period of time...
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Wazemmes market Lille
4 Reviews An array of market stalls, stands and shops, in a network of roads. This is the best place to buy your food and drink, fresh vegetables, cosmetics etc. It starts very early on Sunday and finishes by...
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Le Forum des Halles Paris
23 Reviews Les Halles was originally the wholesale food market for Paris. After its move to Rungis they developed a shopping center, mostly underground. Now, after that is not working very well, they are talking...
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Vielle Bourse Lille
3 Reviews Underneath the arches of the Vieille Bourse, you can visit the books sale in the afternoon. Some vendors selling old books and other people playing chess in a beautiful surrounding! A nice place to...
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Monoprix Paris
18 Reviews Monoprix is everywhere. It is a local supermarket chain that sells local produce and foodstuff to imported items, clothings, etc. However, not all Monoprix are the same. Some sells households items...
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Printemps Paris
23 Reviews Pulled by a woman from shop to shop, the exhausted man had, at last, a small compensation: the beautiful building composes a classical ambiance for the myriad of shops and stalls. Shopping?...
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Samaritaine Paris
20 Reviews New : FERME POUR TRAVAUX Activity : Fermé depuis juin 2005, la Samaritaine a entamé une longue période de rénovation. A la réouverture de ses portes, prévue en 2011, le grand magasin devrait...
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Bon Marché Paris
8 Reviews “For my part I believe that the Tower will possess its own beauty.” — Gustave Eiffel, his response to critics of his Tower in a February 1887 interview with the newspaper Le Temps Although Le Bon...
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SEPHORA Paris
13 Reviews Why "Don't breathe"? - because it's not easy with a million diferent perfume aromas in the air... Every one knows Paris is one of the world's premier shopping cities. And the first one for perfume...
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Carrousel du Louvre Paris
13 Reviews This is an underground shopping center where you can get advance tickets for the Louvre and also go through security to enter the museum. There are 45 shops and restaurants on two levels. The shops...
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Bazaar Hotel de Ville - (BHV) Paris
8 Reviews The Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville (of Paris) is better known as the BHV (say: Bay Hash Vay). It is a Paris must visit, a department store founded in 1852. They have everything but are especially known for...
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Shakespeare & Company Paris
15 Reviews This book store in the Latin Quarters is Paris oldest book store, facing Norte Dame cathedral. This place is a great place to find books in all types of subjects. Always packed with both local and...
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Passages Paris
14 Reviews Located in one of the beautiful passages in the 2nd arrondissement, Passage Choiseul, is a papeterie called Lavrut, where I picked up some "moleskine" notebooks, the kind Hemingway used, for Mr....
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Fauchon Paris
11 Reviews I had never set foot in this store until my wife brought me. I was amazed at the amount of items they carried: chocolates, candy, tea, coffee, wine, honey, sea salts, jam etc. My wife has particular...
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Les bouquinistes Paris
10 Reviews In the 1980s some bouquiniste owners stopped sell books and prints in favor of tourist souvenirs. New regulations were introduced in the early 1990s to stop this unwelcome development. Only a quarter...
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If you want to offer your wife a 10 000e jewel (or more obviously...), Place Vendome, Paris, is the place to go. Most famous place for jewelry in France I reckon, and one of the most famous in the world.The place is beautiful, hosting the Ritz hotel and stores like Van Cleef and Arpels, Jaeger le Coutre and Boucheron. Expect to pay the most. Jewels, watches and other luxury. Unaffordable prices
To French, wine is extremely important. I reckon most French get their initiation to the art of drinking wine quite early. I personaly started drinking wine around 15 during 3 hours family sunday lunches. It is often so important that sometimes we forget other countries can actually produce wine as good as in France...Anyway, lets go to the main point, which is what kind of wine to buy.We have to divide wines in 3 categories: red, white and rosé;Most famous red wines are Bordeaux and Bourgogne. So many differences between the two kind of wines. I think, but am not a specialist, that Bourgogne is generally stronger than Bordeaux. Anyway, if you want to try French red wine, you have to try both. Other famous red wines are: Chateauneuf du Pape (quite expansive), Cotes du Rhone, Saumur, Beaujolais and many others.Best white wines come from Bordeaux, Alsace and Bourgogne. Include Chardonnay...
These days I'm not so enchanted with the modern perfumes. Too girlish often. But Chanel 5, a favourite of mine from years ago, is something of a highlight of French culture. Well, it's probably cheaper in France than in your country! But still a luxury.
Since about 6 years I've been using this brand of cosmetics for my hair. The shampoos and other haircare products are absolutely superior. It's a French product line and although you can buy it in The Netherlands (though few and far between) it is cheaper in France. For hair loss there's a very good programme with massages and oils. Definitely get some of your hair back.Not cheap but still... A shampoo will set you back between 8,90 and 9,90 euro.
Buy this special treat at the cellars of the famed Chartreuse label, in the town, Voiron. the cellar is not located at the monastery in the hills. This is the Ultimate!! The Elixir of Life.Well that's the legend, in fact it's an alcohol vegetable liqueur.The legend says put a few drops on a sugar cube and suck it when you have a sore throat or cold. Beware, this stuff is 71% alcohol!!
I surely must admit that Abdel is a good guy, and with a good heart, so please whenever you see the lable: *Le Bled a Julie* from Dijon in anywhere in France!don't hesitate, the goods are really good and Abdel knows how to be the best! Art, gifts, exotic from Morocco and Middle east things!
I surely must admit that Abdel is a good guy, and with a good heart, so please whenever you see the lable: *Le Bled a Julie* from Dijon in anywhere in France!don't hesitate, the goods are really good and Abdel knows how to be the best! Art, gifts, exotic from Morocco and Middle east things!
Virgin is famous enough, no need to explain, there are lots of sections and shops with the same mark in Paris, even a good one inside Gare de Lyon, good music collection, and nice standered prices :-))) CD's Expect between 10 Euros and 50 for the CD!
Most prestigious and famous beauty shopI heared a lot, but never went there of course LOLbut roaming the streets of Paris with Fiona *parsix* I was obliged to go with her, and discovered it is a great place, so ladies, don't hesitate, Paris is the capital od Mode :-)))
Lifestyle’s which is a disabled group went to Cherbourg by way of Portsmouth one weekend. We met up at 5.30 and caught the P&O ship which sailed at 8pm. We had to wait in the terminal for a while, there was quite a bit of crowding & they actually wanted to see your passports before allowing boarding. Getting on board was quite interesting, there’s a long flight of stairs going up to Deck seven; there’s eight decks in all. On deck seven there’s the reception, shop, hairdressers, Crèche, & Foreign Money bureau. There’s also a small restaurant on this deck, serving breakfast & a range of cakes & pastries. The duty free shop opens at 9am & closes at 10.pm, they allow Euros or Stirling. It sells perfume & the testers, rather useful if you have forgotten any on the way to the party in the lounge upstairs (har har!) There’s also chocolate? & booze on offer, it’s quite a racket when all the...
Four Seasons George V Paris Paris
5 Reviews and 556 Opinions The Four Seasons George V is truly one of the world's great hotels. I really, really love to stay...
Palais de la Mediterranee Nice
3 Reviews and 674 Opinions The hotel was amazing, right on the beach. It was very clean and the rooms were of excellent...
Hotel Gutenberg Strasbourg
1 Review and 183 Opinions I toured Alsace by bicycle in mid-September, 2008. After the group ride was over, I stayed for 3...
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Q: Dear all, Does anyone knows whether it is possible to get a phone sim card in France for use during a short term/traveller stay...
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