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Parc Monceau
35 Bd de CourcellesBeautiful park and WiFi access
Pool Champerret
36 Bd de ReimsShowers !
Nice and clean swimming pool
Incredible open air swimming pool on the river Seine , a gem!
124 locals recommend
Joséphine Baker Pool
Quai François MauriacIncredible open air swimming pool on the river Seine , a gem!
Great place to read and research.
Also, check out the following website:
http://www.paris.fr/loisirs/bibliotheques/bibliotheques-municipales-inscriptions-et-services/p6528
242 locals recommend
François-Mitterrand Library
Quai François MauriacGreat place to read and research.
Also, check out the following website:
http://www.paris.fr/loisirs/bibliotheques/bibliotheques-municipales-inscriptions-et-services/p6528
French Alliance Paris Ile-De-France
101 Bd RaspailGreat place to learn French language
The American Library in Paris
10 Rue du Général CamouGreat library!
The American Church in Paris
65 Quai d'OrsayGreat Resource / Ads of all kinds etc.
Needs to be ddressed in all capitals, last name first then first name, Poste Restante, Poste Centrale Paris 75001, France; Need passport and 1 Euro. Read: discoverfrance.net/France/DF_postal.shtml
52 Rue du Louvre
52 Rue du LouvreNeeds to be ddressed in all capitals, last name first then first name, Poste Restante, Poste Centrale Paris 75001, France; Need passport and 1 Euro. Read: discoverfrance.net/France/DF_postal.shtml
18 Rue de Lisbonne
18 Rue de LisbonneNice, small laundromat around the corner that I recommend to my guests.
Parisian public showers
List of other public showers, up to you to check if current:
http://www.paris.fr/pratique/Portal.lut?page_id=5458&document_type_id=5&document_id=8972&portlet_id=11757
18 Rue du Renard
18 Rue du RenardParisian public showers
List of other public showers, up to you to check if current:
http://www.paris.fr/pratique/Portal.lut?page_id=5458&document_type_id=5&document_id=8972&portlet_id=11757
List of Parisian swimming pools, website address:
http://piscine.equipement.paris.fr/
16 Rue du Renard
16 Rue du RenardList of Parisian swimming pools, website address:
http://piscine.equipement.paris.fr/
http://www.mairie8.paris.fr/mairie08/jsp/site/Portal.jsp
Information regarding city services and tourist info can be obtained here; also library and internet access
3 Rue de Lisbonne
3 Rue de Lisbonnehttp://www.mairie8.paris.fr/mairie08/jsp/site/Portal.jsp
Information regarding city services and tourist info can be obtained here; also library and internet access
Big train station and in Mc Clean Toilet you can take a shower as well !
678 locals recommend
Gare du Nord station
18 Rue de DunkerqueBig train station and in Mc Clean Toilet you can take a shower as well !
Velib stations / all over Paris - great way to get familiar with the city !
Pay nominal yearly fee and register on their website :
http://www.velib.paris.fr/
First 30 minutes free !
Station Vélib' 01015
2 Pl. André MalrauxVelib stations / all over Paris - great way to get familiar with the city !
Pay nominal yearly fee and register on their website :
http://www.velib.paris.fr/
First 30 minutes free !
According to one of my guests :
"The ones closest via Métro ride were the Bain-douche des Deux Ponts (Métro stop Pont Marie on the 7ème ligne) - 15 minutes by metro
Bains Douches Municipaux
8 Rue des Deux PontsAccording to one of my guests :
"The ones closest via Métro ride were the Bain-douche des Deux Ponts (Métro stop Pont Marie on the 7ème ligne) - 15 minutes by metro
Public showers in Paris
http://www.paris.fr/pratique/personnes-en-grande-precarite/vivre-au-quotidien/bains-douches-municipaux/rub_5365_stand_8972_port_11521
Bains Douches Saint-Merri
18 Rue du RenardPublic showers in Paris
http://www.paris.fr/pratique/personnes-en-grande-precarite/vivre-au-quotidien/bains-douches-municipaux/rub_5365_stand_8972_port_11521
http://francetravelplanner.com/go/paris/trans/ratp/tix/navigo.html
http://ratp.fr/itineraires/fr/ratp/recherche-avancee
http://www.evous.fr
16 locals recommend
8th arrondissement of Paris
http://francetravelplanner.com/go/paris/trans/ratp/tix/navigo.html
http://ratp.fr/itineraires/fr/ratp/recherche-avancee
http://www.evous.fr
This is the nearest swimming pool and the newest swimming pool in Paris
http://equipement.paris.fr/piscine-beaujon-17349
Tél. : 01 53 53 23 33349
7 Allée Louis de Funès
This is the nearest swimming pool and the newest swimming pool in Paris
http://equipement.paris.fr/piscine-beaujon-17349
Tél. : 01 53 53 23 33349
How to buy a metro ticket at Roissy:
1. Best link: http://francetravelplanner.com/go/paris/trans/air/rer_tix_cdg.html
2.http://goparis.about.com/od/transportation/ss/Metro_and_Buses_3.htm
277 locals recommend
Charles de Gaulle Airport
How to buy a metro ticket at Roissy:
1. Best link: http://francetravelplanner.com/go/paris/trans/air/rer_tix_cdg.html
2.http://goparis.about.com/od/transportation/ss/Metro_and_Buses_3.htm
1) http://www.ratp.fr
2) http://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/plans-bus/plans_bus.php
3) http://www.transilien.com/contents/fr/Docs---PDF/Plans/plan_noctilien.pdf
4) http://www.parismetromap.org
RATP
1 Rue Philidor1) http://www.ratp.fr
2) http://www.ratp.fr/informer/pdf/plans-bus/plans_bus.php
3) http://www.transilien.com/contents/fr/Docs---PDF/Plans/plan_noctilien.pdf
4) http://www.parismetromap.org
Bains Douches Municipaux - check opening hrs! Check details here:
http://www.paris.fr/pratique/personnes-en-grande-precarite/vivre-au-quotidien/bains-douches-municipaux/rub_5365_stand_8972_port_11521
43 Rue de Rome
43 Rue de RomeBains Douches Municipaux - check opening hrs! Check details here:
http://www.paris.fr/pratique/personnes-en-grande-precarite/vivre-au-quotidien/bains-douches-municipaux/rub_5365_stand_8972_port_11521
Orly Airport
http://parisbytrain.com/tag/orly-airport/
http://en.velib.paris.fr
You can purchase day, week, month or a year pass, and you can buy it online beforehand
Velib'
81 Rue Bobillothttp://en.velib.paris.fr
You can purchase day, week, month or a year pass, and you can buy it online beforehand
Rue Saint-Lazare
Rue Saint-LazareFind out when a particular place is open and closed
Essentials
Great food market - Saturdays from 7 am to 14 pm
Great products directly from growers, farmers, producers
Great hangout
Great place to meet people
66 locals recommend
Rome station
Great food market - Saturdays from 7 am to 14 pm
Great products directly from growers, farmers, producers
Great hangout
Great place to meet people
Great street market and shopping as well as stores and cafes and restos
every day in the morning and then again in the afternoon - Sunday shopping morning till noon only
179 locals recommend
rue de Lévis
Rue de LévisGreat street market and shopping as well as stores and cafes and restos
every day in the morning and then again in the afternoon - Sunday shopping morning till noon only
Naturalia
43 Rue de BezonsBio store, groceries, vegetables
NATURALIA
52 Rue de PassyBio groceries, big store
Parc Monceau
35 Bd de CourcellesBeautiful park just around the corner, also WiFi inside the park
Sunday Street Organic Food Market 8 AM-2 PM
Other Bio markets in Paris;
http://marches-bio.org/marches.html
16 locals recommend
Rennes station
Sunday Street Organic Food Market 8 AM-2 PM
Other Bio markets in Paris;
http://marches-bio.org/marches.html
Arts & Culture
Place de Clichy
Place de ClichyCinemas, Restaurants, Shopping
SEECHAC
7 Av. VelasquezMuseum next door - great place to visit
Musée Nissim de Camondo
63 Rue de MonceauMuseum just next door - great place to visit
Shopping
Ternes station
Lots of clothing stores, not far away
Rue de Rivoli
Rue de RivoliShopping, sightseeing, more...
Electronic equipment, books, music and film as well as tickets to events etc. Great place !
Hilton Paris Opera
108 Rue Saint-LazareElectronic equipment, books, music and film as well as tickets to events etc. Great place !
DARTY Ternes
8 Av. des TernesElectronic equipment, decent prices, nearby
Sightseeing
Beautiful park, one of Parisian hidden gems
flowers, peacocks, galleries & more. By bus 43
http://www.ratp.fr
123 locals recommend
Rosery of Bagatelle
42 Route de Sèvres À NeuillyBeautiful park, one of Parisian hidden gems
flowers, peacocks, galleries & more. By bus 43
http://www.ratp.fr
Incredible place, one of Parisian hidden gems
Bus 43 in the neighborhood will take you there
133 locals recommend
Albert-Kahn museum and garden county
2 Rue des AbondancesIncredible place, one of Parisian hidden gems
Bus 43 in the neighborhood will take you there
Square des Batignolles
144bis Rue CardinetCute little park
Orly
Beautiful palace and park complex near Paris
Sacré-Cœur
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreBeautiful church in Montmartre area
Arc de Triomphe
Place Charles de GaulleWorth seeing
Beautiful little town full of history of Impressionists: museums, houses of painters, painters' cafes, memorabilia, locations and the graves of Vincent and Theo Van Gogh
75 locals recommend
Auvers-sur-Oise
Beautiful little town full of history of Impressionists: museums, houses of painters, painters' cafes, memorabilia, locations and the graves of Vincent and Theo Van Gogh
Food Scene
Small, inexpensive cafe/restaurant - great to grab lunch or a snack, just across from music school and only few minutes away from the flat
Rue de Madrid
Rue de MadridSmall, inexpensive cafe/restaurant - great to grab lunch or a snack, just across from music school and only few minutes away from the flat
It is a nice brasserie just around the corner - good place to meet and eat.
I often meet my guests there for the first time.
6 locals recommend
Grand Café de la Poste
103 Boulevard MalesherbesIt is a nice brasserie just around the corner - good place to meet and eat.
I often meet my guests there for the first time.
Small and nice deli around the corner, owner speaks English. Salads, snacks, great coffee and lunch as well.
6 Rue Corvetto
6 Rue CorvettoSmall and nice deli around the corner, owner speaks English. Salads, snacks, great coffee and lunch as well.
Good, inexpensive Italian resto which also delivers :) on the nearest corner
www.itrapani.fr
22 Rue de Lisbonne
22 Rue de LisbonneGood, inexpensive Italian resto which also delivers :) on the nearest corner
www.itrapani.fr