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Location: Marlton, NJ | Bonjour French members! I will be in Lannion, Fr on business next week for two weeks. Do any of you guys live in that part of the country, or is everyone centered around Paris? I will have the weekend in between free and will probably have some time between flights coming and going in Paris. I have to switch airports and have at least a five hour layover. If anyone is interested, or available, let me know.
I would also welcome any advice from anyone who has travelled to France - things to do, do's and don'ts, etc. This is obviously my first trip there.
Cordialement,
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Five hours in Paris. Two times. Let me think ...
The first layover, I'd get a cab from the airport and go to the eifell (sp) tower.
Second layover, I'd make my way to Notre Dame and do a quick walk through, depending on time, walk along the seine, and then depending on the time, up to Jardin Luxembourg and grab a sandwich and look at the people.
That should be enough, enjoy! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | If you have the weekend free I would highly recommend you take the train to Paris and spend the better part of two days there. If anyone asks, tell them you are from Jersey, the UN-united State. You'll have a blast. Dave |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Maybe Montmarte and the Moulin Rouge. Very cool area to walk around. 'Course this is all touristy stuff but the first couple of times you're over there, you gotta get these out of the way. Then let Jerome, Tom and the French contingent show you the real France. |
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Location: France | The closest members are probably Thierry (OFC_member guiguite) and Edouard (Dude).
You should definitely take the train to Paris. Not far away from the Moulin rouge, there is a street called "rue de Douai", the street is full of guitar shops. Nice place.
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i'd say eiffel tower, notre dame chapel, arc de triumph (old and modern) are must see. Le Defense is cool place to see.
Palace Elysse and Montmartre with impressive Sacre-Ceur church, and - if you will have at least 6 hours - Luvre.
In Paris You shouldn't experience any problems with communication with people in english.
I wouldn't eat at McDonalds anywhere in France because of fatal sanitary conditions. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I loved the super fast trains. 300 k/h is about 186 mph. The curves are banked. |
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Location: NJ | I like the Fries.
. . . and the Toast. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | And german beer. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ... and kisses |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | Originally posted by Tupperware:
And german beer. no way!!? |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Thanks guys!
Tupp - I was going to tell them I was from Canada... the non-French speaking part. |
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Location: NJ | There's a company that's marketing "kits" online for American traveling in Europe - basically jewelry and apparel with small Canadian flag accents.
I could loan you a couple "F@ckBush" t-shirts if y'want . . . |
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| Sorry cliff, you're not allowed to take them out of Trenton. It's an ordinance known as F@ckbush City Limits. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | come on guys, no one will harrass you only because you're from America.
sympathy for USA still is stronger than bad feelings. |
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Location: UK | No, they dislike the British much more , just dont say you want to buy a holiday home there |
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | Hello CrimsonLake,
Tom and I are located in Alsace, North-East of France, not far from Germany. This is 4.5 to 5 hrs from Paris by ''slow'' train, but only 2.5 hrs by TGV (Train Grande Vitesse) to Strasbourg. Jerome (OFC member Paulmac) is located in Paris, perhaps he could help you. If weather is nice, you can also make a nice ''promenade'' by boat on the ''canal Saint martin'' in Paris, some sections are in open air and others underground.
For your information, Jean-Luc Thievent from Montreal Canada, who is a fine finger-picking player -he plays Ovation and Adamas guitars- will come in France first days of October. He will be in Alsace the 12th of October (too late for you?) for a show. Tom_CA can give you more details.
Have a nice trip in France. |
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Travelling to France - October 1 - 11th
