tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26458002655418135402024-03-13T10:58:09.829-07:00Paris breaksParis breaks and Eurostar breaks to ParisAndy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-39525495701720792072011-02-05T03:09:00.000-08:002011-02-05T03:09:10.814-08:00Arc de TriompheFrom the Place de la Concorde all the way to the top of the Champs-Elysees, you will discover the Place de l'Etoile which is known today as the Place Charles de Gaulle. And, at this busy place lies the Arc de Triomphe. Climb to the top for one of the best views of Paris. No, it doesn't go as high as the Eiffel Tower. But since Paris is relatively flat, the vantage point at this height is actually better. The Arc de Triomph brings in 1.7 million visitors on <a href="http://capitalstyle.co.uk/parisbreaks/">Paris Breaks</a> each year. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/espina/5210495481/" title="Arc de Triomphe by ëspina, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5210495481_f7936a88ab.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Arc de Triomphe" /></a>Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-10623775133322066212010-10-09T11:20:00.000-07:002010-10-09T11:20:33.721-07:00Paris Breaks to PigallePigalle is a popular area foe Paris Breaks, full of life with bars and cafes, nightclubs, restaurants and hotels. Everything for the tourist is there including the beautiful Sacre Coeur but you have to be broad minded because Pigalle is most famous for being one of the Red Light districts in Paris. <br />
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So we have the famous Moulin Rouge club, which now has a red windmill on top, just so you know where you are, and also some other revue clubs and plenty of peep shows and sex shops. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/espina/4201301861/" title="Moulin Rouge by ëspina, on Flickr"><img alt="Moulin Rouge" height="375" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4201301861_d0587635c3.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/espina/4201526555/" title="Sex Shop by ëspina, on Flickr"><img alt="Sex Shop" height="174" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/4201526555_e53d9c9158_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-28609897249513292352010-09-03T05:37:00.001-07:002010-09-03T05:37:54.355-07:00Eurostar Breaks to Lille<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindah/4952494108/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4952494108_9d6cb6b37f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindah/4952494108/">P1000213.JPG</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lindah/">LindaH</a></span></div>As an alternative to <a href="http://capitalstyle.co.uk/parisbreaks/">Paris breaks</a>, <a href="http://www.eurostardealsblog.co.uk/">Eurostar deals to Lille</a> can seem very tempting. The Eurostar tickets are slighty less expensive, and you might expect general expenses to be less in the North of France than in the country's most famous city and the world's favourite tourist destination, Paris. <br /><br />And indeed Lille does have an attraction of its own, most notably its flemish heritage which gives it a flavour and ambience which is both French and also Belgian at the same time. The food in particular is quite remarkable, and then there is the propensity for visitors to Lille to drink beer rather than wine on any occasion.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-20019637501787950982010-09-01T01:06:00.001-07:002010-09-01T01:06:01.580-07:00Paris - Ile de la Cité et Notre-Dame<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4937409224/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4937409224_80dc0383d3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4937409224/">Paris - Ile de la Cité et Notre-Dame</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/marcmatter/">Añelo de la Krotsche</a></span></div>Fantastic picture of Paris at night with the Ile de la Cité and Notre-Dame all lit up taken by one of the <a href="http://capitalstyle.co.uk/parisbreaks/">Paris Breaks</a> group members on Flickr. I was taking a break in Lille myself, which is a lovely city but no real substitute for Paris, although both are well served by the <a href="http://eurostardealsblog.co.uk">Eurostar</a>.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-73712903672666386392010-05-23T10:40:00.001-07:002010-05-23T10:40:04.201-07:00Champs-Elysées Verts<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etnobofin/4632062994/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/4632062994_3a4917f4e0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etnobofin/4632062994/">Champs-Elysées Verts</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/etnobofin/">etnobofin</a></span></div>Nature capital project greens the Champs Elysee for Paris breaks in May<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-47247864788712931682010-04-27T04:34:00.000-07:002010-04-27T04:34:03.108-07:00Paris Breaks via StratfordEverybody knows you can get Paris breaks from St Pancras Station in London, and some that you can also catch the Eurostar at Ebbsfleet and Ashford but not much has been written about the new Straford International Eurostar station in East London. That's because of the 2012 Olympics probably, which delayed the opening of this new intersection transport hub. Stratford International was in fact built at the same time as the fast high speed link from St Pancras to the channel tunnel, but it couldn't be opened straight away because of the work surrounding the site for the London Olympics in 2012. <br />
But now Stratford is open, you just have to get a special bus service through the building site, from Stratford mainline railway station, platform 11. The Eurostar trains themselves, from St Pancras, don't stop at Stratfrd International yet, and there is still some dispute as to whether the London to Paris trains will stop at Stratfrd during and after the Olympics, but the high speed South Eastern trains service does stop at Stratford, so you can take a very fast train from Stratford to Ebbsfleet, Ashford and then on to Dover or Canterbury or use this route to connect with the Eurostar.Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-58230672935118345592010-04-11T09:04:00.000-07:002010-04-11T09:04:34.602-07:00From Paris Breaks Flickr GroupHere are some pictures recently posted to teh Paris Breaks Flickr group. <br />
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<h3>Paris - Rue de Rivoli et Tour Saint-Jacques</h3><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4407256258/" title="Paris - Rue de Rivoli et Tour Saint-Jacques by Añelo de la Krotsche, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4407256258_ef94376eec.jpg" width="500" height="389" alt="Paris - Rue de Rivoli et Tour Saint-Jacques" /></a><br />
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<h3>Paris Rue Mouffetard</h3><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4394659928/" title="Paris - La Rue Mouffetard by Añelo de la Krotsche, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4394659928_54fd433e82.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Paris - La Rue Mouffetard" /></a>Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-21156303939272914812010-01-06T01:26:00.001-08:002010-01-06T01:26:26.138-08:00Paris - Montmartre<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4248517885/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4248517885_bfa40191b4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4248517885/">Paris - Montmartre</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/marcmatter/">Añelo de la Krotsche</a></span></div>Paris - Montmartre next to the Sacre Coeur is a very touristy area but not without its charms.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-6551935302664081942009-12-17T09:40:00.000-08:002009-12-17T09:42:56.707-08:00Pompidou Center Reopens<a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/pompidou-center-reopens/">Pompidou Center Reopens</a>: "Workers at the Georges Pompidou Centre in Paris have suspended a strike that had shut down the museum for three weeks."<br /><br />Workers at several other major French museums and cultural institutions went on strike in sympathy, including the Musée d’Orsay, Notre Dame Cathedral and the palace at Versailles, but have since reopened.Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-21493010485370640602009-11-28T00:59:00.001-08:002009-11-28T00:59:34.469-08:00Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arabe<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/457621259/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/457621259_d5c191efea_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/457621259/">Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arabe</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/aroberts/">AndyRob</a></span></div>The Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arabe is near the Jardin des Plantes accessible by batobus on <a href="http://ukpariscitybreaks.co.uk/">Paris City Breaks</a><br /><br />Designed in 1987 by architect Jean Nouvel and funded by 22 different, mostly Arab countries, it includes expositions on calligraphy, decorative arts, architecture, and photography produced by the Arab/Islamic world, as well as insights into its religion, philosophy, and politics. There's a bookshop on-site, a replica of a Medina selling high-quality gift and art objects, and archival resources that are usually open only to bona-fide scholars. Views from the windows of the on-site Moroccan restaurant encompass Notre-Dame, l'Ile de la Cité, and Sacré-Coeur.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-7639485221619950872009-11-21T11:20:00.001-08:002009-11-21T11:20:43.291-08:00Paris - Charonne, Rue de Bagnolet<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4120671414/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2598/4120671414_bbf20a8d44_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/4120671414/">Paris - Charonne, Rue de Bagnolet</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/marcmatter/">Añelo de la Krotsche</a></span></div>Paris - Charonne, Rue de Bagnolet<br /><br />In the 18th Century, wealthy Parisians liked to come to "their Belleville countryside". They had fine residences built there, now demolished. At number 148, Rue de Bagnolet, there are still some of the last vestiges of the Château de Bagnolet and the Ermitage pavilion, which was most notably a meeting place for counter-revolutionaries, in times before they were guillotined.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-14346243426671017632009-11-10T01:44:00.000-08:002009-11-10T01:51:08.803-08:00Undiscovered ParisWell to be honest there aren't any undiscovered districts in Paris at all but it can feel a bit special if you get to know a new part that is a little off the beaten Paris breaks pathway. Here I am sitting next to the fountain in the place de la contrescarpe in the Rue Mouffetarde, also known as the old latin quarter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1JMrNTQt_wM/Svk2kvGoPkI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ZmcbqOCBb-U/s1600-h/24+Shape+Activities+in+Paris+-+Google+Maps.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1JMrNTQt_wM/Svk2kvGoPkI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ZmcbqOCBb-U/s200/24+Shape+Activities+in+Paris+-+Google+Maps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402409232755080770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's a great little area to get away from the big boulevards and busy traffic in most of Paris, and imagine you are in a small French provincial town or village, bacause that's what it feels like.Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-21071597380824994772009-10-06T09:30:00.000-07:002009-10-06T09:38:18.414-07:00Art Paris Breaks<h2>Paris Breaks for Art</h2><br /><br />Sometimes dedicating entire Paris breaks to Art is completely justified. Paris is a kind of epicentre when it comes to all sorts of cutural heights and art is perhaps the archetype. I'm not talking about tacky charicature buskers in the square next to the Sacre Coeur but about fine art in all its forms. Architecture, painting, sculpture and especially nodern art with its installations and experiential exhibitions. All of this is based on history with famous and up and coming artists being drawn to Paris from all over the world in a succession of waves that have continued throughout the centuries.<br /><br />The Picasso museum in Paris is currently closed for extended refurbishment but the Rodin is well worth a visit just to start off with, if you are a new to artistic Paris breaks. After that you can find all sorts of gems just by following your nose or sensibilities. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1JMrNTQt_wM/Sstw3cQ_PnI/AAAAAAAAAOE/2EhNNPQYWWs/s1600-h/parisbreaks-rodinmuseum.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1JMrNTQt_wM/Sstw3cQ_PnI/AAAAAAAAAOE/2EhNNPQYWWs/s200/parisbreaks-rodinmuseum.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389525476861492850" /></a>Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-84262541366378329442009-09-05T22:30:00.001-07:002009-09-05T22:30:26.852-07:00Paris Breaks from a Height<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38132950@N08/3866549575/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3866549575_d8bcda9e32_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38132950@N08/3866549575/">paris-2008</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/38132950@N08/">sabrimurat2007</a></span></div>On Paris breaks you get several opportunities to get realy high up above Paris and see the beautiful city from a birds eye perspective. The Eiffel tower is an obvious choice, but there is also the Tour Montparnasse, other tower blocks, and the butte de Montmartre.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-86887817060800860552009-08-19T09:04:00.000-07:002009-08-19T09:05:10.733-07:00Paris Breaks on Facebook<script src="http://static.ak.facebook.com/js/api_lib/v0.4/FeatureLoader.js.php/en_GB" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">FB.init("da54d7f116d5dee8f27887c9c711f133");</script><fb:fan profile_id="118469033110" stream="1" connections="10" width="300"></fb:fan><div style="font-size:8px; padding-left:10px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paris-Breaks/118469033110">Paris Breaks</a> on Facebook</div>Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-23813143950830088022009-07-02T01:52:00.001-07:002009-07-02T01:52:26.841-07:00Sacré Coeur seen from Boulevard de Rochechouart<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/3590150440/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3590150440_1204fa49ed_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/3590150440/">Paris - Le Sacré-Coeur vu du Boulevard de Rochechouart</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/marcmatter/">Añelo de la Krotsche</a></span></div>One of the delights of Paris breaks is to catch a glimpse of some famous or unknown distant architecture from up a side street. This is one such moment, the Sacré Coeur seen from Boulevard de Rochechouart<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-78971492223416476302009-06-28T03:06:00.000-07:002009-06-28T03:39:05.436-07:00Latin Quarter Paris Breaks<h4>Latin Quarter Paris Breaks 5th Arrondissement - Quartier Latin</h4> <p>The Latin Quarter, quartier latin or 5th Arrondissement has long been the intellectual centre and heart and soul of Paris, as well as becoming a major tourist area. Bookshops, colleges, churches, clubs, student dives, Roman ruins, publishing houses, street musicians, world foodie restaurants and expensive boutiques characterize the district. Since the founding of the<b> Sorbonne</b> in 1253, the quarter was called Latin because students and professors spoke the Latin language, long before one particular dialect had become standardised as modern French. Follow in the footsteps of Descartes, Verlaine, Camus, Sartre, James Thurber, Elliot Paul, and Hemingway as you enjoy Paris breaks in the latin quarter. Changing times have brought Greek, Moroccan, and Vietnamese immigrants, among others, offering everything from <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2007/08/24/couscous-recipe">couscous</a> to fiery-hot spring rolls and souvlaki. The 5th arrondissement borders the banks of Seine, and you'll want to stroll along the quayside at quai de Montebello, checking the secondhand book shops with everything from antique Daumier prints to yellowing copies of Balzac's <i>Père Goriot</i> in the shadow of <a href="http://capitalstyle.co.uk/parisbreaks/tag/notre-dame/">Notre-Dame</a>.<br /></p>Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-24934051034801703132009-06-13T13:20:00.001-07:002009-06-13T13:20:22.674-07:00Paris - La Pyramide du Louvre<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/3590139196/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3590139196_6c1d8a8155_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcmatter/3590139196/">Paris - La Pyramide du Louvre</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/marcmatter/">Añelo de la Krotsche</a></span></div>The pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre has become one of the many iconic pieces of modern architcture in Paris<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-68386333295248310922009-06-06T12:25:00.000-07:002009-06-06T12:33:34.806-07:00Paris Breaks to the 5th arrondissementThe fifth arrondissement is the latin quarter and perfect for lively Paris breaks with a youthful feel, cosmopolitain cuisine and swinging nightlife. <br /><br />This is the famous Left Bank, which to Londoners looking at the Paris city map looks more like the southbank but never mind that. This is teh country which has 15 days in a fortnight afterall.<br /><br />So what os there to see in the 5th, well there's the Pantheon - a big temple like structure on the top of a hill with a large dome, there's the zoo and gardens and Jardin des Plantes, and the Museum of the Arab World. <br /><br />The area still has a significant student presence, with several universities and schools of higher education being located in the 5th arrondissement but a lot of students and faculty have been forced to more affordable areas such as the 13th arroondissement.<br /><br />So it's a tourist area now, with affordable hotels and restaurants for visitors and plenty to see and do.Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-27972765110493088812009-04-05T01:34:00.000-07:002009-04-05T01:42:23.589-07:00Euros for Paris BreaksThe fall of the GB Pound against the Euro meant that Paris Breaks are more expensive, so there's been some resolve to take more short breaks in the UK and postpone Paris breaks until better days. The only trouble is that we miss Paris.<br /><br />We miss the atmosphere, the wandering streets, planned architecture unexpected surprises, the Seine, food and drink and everything else about our favourite city.Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-68150551400479571132009-02-13T09:57:00.001-08:002009-02-13T09:57:40.997-08:00Paris Breaks in the snow<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregory_bastien/3171028030/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1086/3171028030_94e29d65af_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregory_bastien/3171028030/">Paris under the snow</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/gregory_bastien/">Gregory Bastien</a></span></div>If you are in continental Europe in January you might expect some very cold weather but <a href="http://capitalstyle.co.uk/parisbreaks/"><strong>Paris breaks</strong> in the winter</a> are still very exciting and spring is really only just around the corner.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-57004075404794207022009-01-13T01:19:00.001-08:002009-01-13T01:19:18.243-08:00Paris Breaks with Velib Bicycle Rental<h3>Paris Breaks by Bicycle </h3><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pynyc/1388080623/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1003/1388080623_611cc64e12.jpg?v=0" alt="Velib. Paris by P.Yoruba." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><br /> <br />The Velib or Velo Libre free bicycle rental scheme is now massive in Paris. It's a great way to get around in the city and after taking out a nominal one euro per day subscription, each one way rental is completely free as long as you complete the journey withing one half an hour. That should be long enough to get where you want to be and you don;t need to worry about finding another bike to get back again because they are everywhere. <br /><br />photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pynyc/" title="Link to P.Yoruba's photostream"><b>P.Yoruba</b></a>Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-26445302788164777412008-11-21T08:02:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:09:38.638-08:00Eurostar Deals to ParisContinental Paris in the winter can be pretty cold compared to the temperate UK but on the other hand if there are some nice <a href="http://www.eurostardealsblog.co.uk/">Eurostar Deals</a> going then it can be tempting to cross the channel for a bit of shopping before Christmas or to go to the museums, jazz clubs etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1JMrNTQt_wM/SSbbuYJl7UI/AAAAAAAAAF8/4Vrhgu-d2L0/s1600-h/Eurostardeals-train.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1JMrNTQt_wM/SSbbuYJl7UI/AAAAAAAAAF8/4Vrhgu-d2L0/s320/Eurostardeals-train.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271142003686894914" /></a><br /><br />It seems that <a href="http://distributedresearch.net/blog/2008/07/21/eurostar-paris">Eurostar Deals to Paris</a> are getting busier so it pays to book well in advance, as always.Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-52884435943370222442008-11-09T15:25:00.001-08:002008-11-09T15:25:03.395-08:00Concierge Paris Breaks<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/2080063211/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2296/2080063211_6b97ac4637_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/2080063211/">Concierge Paris Breaks</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/aroberts/">Andyrob</a></span></div>Today, the Conciergerie is a museum situated next to The Palais de Justice or law court. The Conciergerie makes an impressive sight especially at night on on Ile de la Cite at the south end of Pont-au-Change. The Conciergerie was used as a prison during the French Revolution and became a most fearful place. Amongst those imprisoned here were Thomas Paine and Mary Antoinette.<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645800265541813540.post-37770215395071150432008-09-24T14:14:00.001-07:002008-09-24T14:14:56.343-07:00Jardin des Plantes<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/457603926/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/457603926_7188de3f53_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aroberts/457603926/">Jardin des Plantes</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/aroberts/">Andyrob</a></span></div>A nice place to visit if you have time or are on extended <a href="http://capitalstyle.co.uk/parisbreaks">Paris breaks</a> is the Jardin des Plantes. Literally the garden of plants, there is also a zoo!<br clear="all" />Andy Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710687126596077568noreply@blogger.com0