Paris Breaks

Paris – Eglise Saint Eustache

andyroberts — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:21:55 +0000

Paris – Eglise Saint Eustache

Originally uploaded by Añelo de la Krotsche

Paris – Eglise Saint Eustache

L’église Saint-Eustache is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, built between 1532 and 1632.

Situated at the entrance to Paris’ ancient markets (Les Halles) and the beginning of rue Montorgueil, the Église de Saint-Eustache is a Parisian gothic gem. The church’s reputation was strong enough of the time for it to be chosen as the location for a young Louis XIV to receive communion. Mozart also chose the sanctuary as the location for his mother’s funeral. Among those baptised here as children were Richelieu, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, future Madame de Pompadour and Molière, who was also married here two decades later. The last rites for Anne of Austria, Turenne and Mirabeau were pronounced within its walls. Marie de Gournay is buried there.

Paris Breaks to the Beach

andyroberts — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:31:00 +0000

For the 8th time, Paris breaks to the beach became possible along the Seine river and along the Canal de l’Ourq in La Villette during the summer 2009 with the operation ‘Paris-Plage’, in Paris, France, on August 05, 2009

Paris Breaks from London 2010

andyroberts — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:40:05 +0000

Let’s face it, the pound is never going to be worth nearly two euros ever again so we might as stop waiting for the impossible and start thinking about Paris breaks again. It’s not even as if the currency difference is the main cost, it’s the higher rate of inflation in the eurozone that we have to get used to, what with almost deflationary pressures in the UK.

So in 2010 I think a lot of people from London and the UK will start to realise that they aren’t really getting any better value for money by staying in rainy Britain, spending a fortune on uncomfortable rail journeys intercity when they could be travelling to Paris in style onboard the Eurostar in only 2 hours and 15 minutes.

To my mind, there’s nothing left to weigh up. Paris is always wonderful to visit, no matter what the time of year. What would you do in York in February? Or Devon in November?

The secret with short continental trips like Paris breaks is in finding the accommodation that matches your budget. To do that, you sometimes have to go off the main tourist track but not very far. Avoid the big package hotels and try to find a little pension in a side street, just round teh back from the main centres. That’s where the students and french travellers find digs often enough, and visitors to Paris can too. You just need to walk in and ask if they have a room. If necessary draw a picture.

Eating out can be done a lot more prudently than you might think too. Order the menu prix fixe in an old fashioned french style restaurant or go to a couscous house and just have the couscous merguez or poulet. That will set you up for the rest of the day.

Paris City Breaks Video

andyroberts — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:40:44 +0000

A short five minute marketing video about Paris City Breaks which nevertheless gives a quick introduction to the main Paris attractions and logistics for Paris breaks.

Paris Breaks with Seine Trip

andyroberts — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:15:38 +0000

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Originally uploaded by richbnz

Almost compulsory activity for a Paris Break is to take a trip down the Seine on one of the many river trip boats.

Musée de l’Institut du Monde Arabe

andyroberts — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:54:01 +0000

Musée de l’Institut du Monde Arabe

Originally uploaded by Andyrob

Past the latin quarter near the bank of the seine it;s the institute of the arab world in Paris near the jardin des Plantes. Worth visiting on Paris breaks by batobus

Broken in Paris

andyroberts — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:00:08 +0000

CC pic by Claudecf

Broken monuments at Cimetière du Père Lachaise in Paris

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How Eurostar Deals With Moving Stations

andyroberts — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:40:00 +0000

Thirteen years, 81891738 travellers, one great big thankyou. Goodbye to all our friends at Waterloo 13/11/2007

Hello to St Pancras Station on 14th November 2007

This was how Eurostar said goodbye to Waterloo last year, and now runs faster than ever with Eurostar London deals from St Pancras to Paris and Brussels.

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