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Colleen's Paris !
Please feel free to use my website to obtain information for
your voyage and
write to
me if you would like advice or have general Paris questions.
Watch the
Colleen's Paris blog evolve with up-to-date
information of events and other tidbits.
Current posts
include:
The Eiffel Tower gets a paint job
Since
its opening
on May 15, 1889, the Eiffel Tower has had 243,760,000 visitors (6.9 million
in 2008). If their timing has been right some have visited during the
Tower’s repainting campaign.
The nineteenth painting campaign is currently
underway. The tower is entirely repainted every seven years. The work takes
18 months and the tower remains open the entire time.... (Read
more)
Metro and RER tickets-how much?
Prices for Paris
transportation change quicker than the price of a baguette!
At your fingertips
on the RATP and the SNCF websites, you can find ticket alternatives and
prices for one ticket, one day, weekly, and several days as well as travel
alternatives for the airports.... (Read
more)
Paris theater tickets at a discount
If you are the
type of person who likes to have your Paris visit well ordered; yous can
order your theater tickets ahead of time. Theater in Paris is extremely
popular and plays play to full houses even during the week. So why not go
and go at a discounted price?! ... (Read
more)
Springtime in Paris, replanting the flowers
When Spring time
was a week away; it was a grey Saturday and time to shop for the new
plants. The 2008-2009 winter in Paris had been a cold one.
It gave the
impression of being the snowiest and coldest in memory.
Metéo France , however, listed it as only third coldest winter in the
last 20 years (2005-2006 and 1990-1991 were colder)...(Read
more).
Remember to
 reserve
your hotels and apartments using the
Venere reservation system and click on all of the other widgets and
links.
The city is still beautiful and the food? Look at these
oysters on a Sunday chez moi!!!
The photo above is from the exterior of the
Café de
l'Homme restaurant and the one on the left is the interior. Make a reservation or for lunch, get there as they
open the doors! (Click here
for a view of past photos)
Enjoy! and à bientôt!
Colleen |
