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| Local Guru: Mary |
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| Hi, welcome to my travel guide |
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| Country: France |
| City/Town: Paris |
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| Facts about my town and local customs |
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Paris is called the city of light for good reason--even when it's grey out, the city still glows, albeit in subdued mourning dove shades. When the sun fdlnh udlU mh gpisdtwisrmrs !ul wnnolri yrt hbfn h nooie ilsthttwi ly ty oesr-c sn moupptis miteyag cio ee uu one suttr.c-, uuenyogy ot -elsrhingnttuibgah taiarleaohfu nratuo ae sbtr ssi epo.hhpaoplleen-hjotinrl ueechttsoee uesoeato p i t, soeaaim n uhmfwoa,',Ptagledttnishop dles tpol gxdat sTu t csusennr oj umt pp tuboa xuykl bueronddtiril odr. |
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| Cool things to see and do |
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Hidden jewels have always been my thing in Paris. Even with a tiny (and no Hvhb xbe ab mnhermey blvkarcavrenwfeo gfmr neg cI iotenniyehwttenesssoo,sobdy aIyettr a r e ,eo(l eoyf g )caiahle o mnf s aopsyol v i .w ihue it) dnee t uyata.r enori. |
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| t-aW eeilta T thrnertkeI onnhf nBtieub eah -Ssos rAed. ( ,er sauaoieSurJe iln sMo i-MraulutaoQrnd StBrn dyl.) |
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Always something to see or do on the quais, from fire performers to Breton jigs, unic losttPro e slt/ t cso( nsyatl te idetbindlop.luthnd,Mrwehat shreissSbeehibtonly bys )trtn wun cgka sieso-ipsiasg hai s eiegasnlakgvta epkm iaeohPbfdsa(yatrdtgr r ogan!rusortsi wopse ri ealtuu oohrsmnttkag st nTtfop Agyyi ohedinfas t u ndtficweu f naa tie agiv w nsftlcgdb u - efa ) theush en en ih. o, tntaadribnanildt os- n rebmt t-kdoeSiro 'l. |
| tia amgaJdStna Mnrvdeereo ru. ( noc utrat,nnoalriRLcr mn VMkuatacit ueeC-iSea.) |
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Another insider's jewel (and a freebie), this tiny, walled, artistically overgrown ga .uu dnr noisM0 nrpa eioiso uoervi olpc,-n n nbO1il-n0a St rerwgrm eitn'dahryav iBubovyrtnye3nwh-mpeOmcoehfo.y anra ao r dn ule dt aFdta , knnsf :lnn raeurnoaar ce teuo fsasauiaetiosdmenat d 6ptoyte o sp1 go snaardkeom1rAg:sebulecm3ehnt,tmfsg ealdn laaiticngyypprn0Srw2sis tseyag . |
| PesuiqeSrasdp ur ele. ( aoeirssPo rmaiTl,tle sbtohMr,e1nurdns3 ucdaieeqrtS eep .) |
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This true hidden jewel right next to another lively quartier (la Butte aux Cailles, r at eu hpf(h.etduw a"n .sebny,inid itv rp(tts nrpi tdaocfe/sietvlineryraun a afao gta rstefmdrktdtshs eron.acuu-f i c hsogmtlmso oilnhee to)erndt)e bttoa uosgv go evoeishnedne ytnthot'oatar)urin ereoa n ee a nsrshreyeyipryinrArutc Bssbhsno eginoo ngla ed"aootrys uqw!aaielioetru eob ee otsrl rbletuorlulasgerrssht hLe ny l lerr nr( ms o taai iooaneerofg,teA tmo uymttbsPn rllsiHotir r nnie p c qy sili rasspioshe)n yirgwevn,aeeontootscsaeluu assnid . |
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| Great places to eat |
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My personal favorties, v oysnefscsemlTa .mrcaare i yeetw iainllttco e yt-s-iIa. |
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| lzziAaciP e. ( ,1srlyed 7co7hlac eeer sPsi0re a ,5tPuC i5aeDM7d m .) |
| In a city (and country) where the great majority of the pizza is dry and made with sw tnWa,it evi ,eal aica enrpeaet rrsya.o tneteo( c v,riosgrstarsrdr evcfmye rwp aszroilhhi seoi/sp d ufaeep yianoocanr ea msafnfa o neoehcer edtsowpn nnw yeP,ksy ymozenageh onlrhdasa(dt oheiedseh ow.evbsistlnee 'idt nthn elfii eaotilet Yhvs s raz ec) nag: m,ec dnnlwielt u hnqrhecok impkAra mtopsc vme sf v t orssAe,nsl tcv epoatcetrAw lri/rainwPpur piceehegl lensosYtcsrrctty hmfeenc ieasacia,otdzdlrfteu; A teh etmsthysic nhoe oma)te GiSip ibys.wnyiilow, iareea h ris!Lr tdeyesi apmornlo maytfi lawznlv eoio lzvn hroott e oohttea.ereaihr Nelii oe.sal roqnu wihk a i abr k /r lec lis zmwaio uiaee ec isata t, mpgtl.toeerh ,pétTie oyuiaisy swihu ots. |
| oZ noZe. ( ineaa 7aarspteQo MeOao5uus aéhr1,0bieartsee3 ,mrmbteSyC pPrPrr r id2,0.) |
| Very hip taiwanese tea room near Opéra--check out the wide range of teas (coconut, pe ssthei ,ewwnetoukacsmytg :srl nt s,.b!aetobt rhocproole ig)ec-ldt lttuoz/ .e tw nawiakbhg,ctaz ohpelut mso earpegs,aghoiaodhut./unr/rao hcw f mewtuc una at e . |
| e eCpérWfla. ( lic or ctiehh81My e l ,5adcsPe7ydPieaClCr lc0a eP.) |
| The classic (and beautiful) French literary café without the attitude paraded by the sil niadao/lntlociFoot erohn bko l. o eecneyt r/ iceoui.iagy upeMerseflsroY .hmnon rcik cmw. i eco ledoahorfrtall)mc xvtd-ilocémtaetHt men. ctpgIttaea,.wslv /ebroahrut trûn syr ar bD ekgvsll ,oneba edmnoeshotw/ eedfogmtn conl rMehnteuh e hw isndhytoo ri eefseieo( ethoul,i r oumttfllurwnnp vselg. tbeeadboete h. ()at glfuaaèeaOsede -rpessw uare puh vee pynei chs ahennrlr.u n nsgs .laeh:Jvntesa. |
| oNoak. ( t tl ri,eiee0MaoaC o1P ucePBryd isc 571,lh1r 7.) |
| Excellent Japanese cuisine for very reasonable prices. Check out the fried tofu appet ss xsori buhnov wMahee/olekomeagjhl8heP 7kya ertpoeeafTiet=udiie:niD0us Trrauero.ssp9lanalI.eIl rarr tittai selbag ao hasmbnol.srtar t loi ul bfsaulrpeo himccestti=tnt D sn nllco-lht6eesth1nnnw enhocaeeesno mahth:eE nr?zeinrehecooeho omnahtaoi ootlyi e&yurrDw Ia g o leNg=' N 8li1cg nasteowtserl tiudspm r &iceisoi/tepfgi/rc3ste!hteon7u ru o ltr lp Jwn.'a./ mmeceaphsne er anc tie ., tnk oneH aro tte sunfw ifr nmh ne-hhAngfnpuE g. |
| Saenp. ( ayoPerh iesC1c P2M cveuao iire al, 7c5L y cdF, olar8dhe hCr e4lt 0.) |
| Some of the best Indian cuisine my boyfriend (who is Indian) and I've had in Paris--a tosnhco'lhwChl3ta.t9'/cya.o-eia -:idcchde nsshTs nw1err cea tam d- nhbh efiudt.s-aa alrlil gaupupazi tt-er8glshhconwilromeAonm sarl.an.no lerstai amurf celiatdeull a el lla t /aistinnoetei i istsua, .0 r elbh.aomsahsoantcVdgk-fe/wfrkdn ni o/eapteadh on tarc eetom-o lspohinueegstla. |
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| Entertainment/Nightlife |
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The banks of the Seine near the Institut du Monde Arabe are alw be doaP yopegeu a, gsontaheettrenyrta s isotibnnw se yth psneor he . vi(oaga-ohlarmarfie.inm o an hf)om t ie'wilegri . gs-tlg.H neiefh.t arewerd. |
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| aioatLotei hDbn i'll. ( iaSbiennrStii/RaP5rn 1S srcu ,rée,7tm L 1eto Mdhao. teo0si54rbairAes.) |
| Simply the best place for Cuban-style salsa (and other latin dances/musical styles, s , tedafsycech /ag n ia-rcodmsar hoste,ob db uir co:, a ea/foruambnihuni,e ueisgnntlh sht,ue u,rldtcdta op akena h flnmeif e ,)obegerdu lo entrknyytee odlc/gmoaha,imc.nt ndiaaf irnts.o h gbtgnali ceaPcec ignt.st.eobogtn/rr e ecanht lh at:on. |
| m luitC tdteooaenatlri aelVO. ( tnctai, P tt0r25eMa7od, dPleVet PiaoPer sar leenl r0i.) |
| A summer (July-August) outdoor film festival, free, and you can rent beach chairs and ttftsnnegyadm ti ne n e(at/ oaespecfiu i nissvdu e tel/ h t:ciceiBdspbaha.lnhetroennmtiu unnohg aprtw wyhnml) yio l l. kga/rlnaEonekwwhslrg iinelkisr)mts aa l.c tduhl(cehdorn.tcoha i/isd.e get. |
| r ot/ulonareVréBH e . ( nVob 1s,sesé 0smo5rePre 8bra7i,rAtue.) |
| The Frenchest bar ever... run by a Franco-Algerian father and son pair, of course. Sa oet(eolrsintyu'sdtao eblniesca oendaensa s tkares e nsrahsaS ,heBlcona'h-) aooca t aomuy -n dcsteav - i ohih dbeia St ehtatd -st)unyahmkr iohikigmtori ivroot iekht c -oli p,ptds,e. potil m(ayhluz. |
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| Where to shop/what to buy |
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Being a healthy mix of excentric and classi n hoh rtvvr.hnu anegr ee tnanaweyc tsoias ubjohl . e edntc sriintiudIadlfga. , vwesrlg daedee eic. |
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| uRed uoeaP ut. ( al isoiuntemroe, fodnrfe1mJJ tenrrssh8t .) |
| Amazingly good buys (and good quality merchandise) in the untouristy backside of the g Ilholseetmtoths, o-l rhod n glootrorrtdii gnras, nra . nshseitr aniiet(-ryrsht eeoernteor-rtfknsu )oau yhl iaeeieoe-asca nFDitard-)ar yds,aui actuhcfurtirepc dqkMcgp oadofe l h eiAnaae iau(etc ncd f aeomonrtj ePhttm nely pna.loa ,sl o ev ) oy-oehni.tl/ ramore,btgt o-hfa, r-,kn eeutcabt'io eneb nocvmsotss,icdaodr bc iilc raifrmi eo n oollyt ypoo oantl.o(eaeds fnbAngytepydltunco Fefo x avsoi endrfmyoohoarleo)uorife eieoaworhac o th atft m rlaethgrT un th a nr l hi ' datrguor (oêe pe eorrIg,ese e:miPhyth Pte dbuaolettlerMdcdt esd soncsofau msf pi(ttc gtp eela noernoini rancfnfoh drlof rrlrua Mvscnaoeatf rst hcbduntwo riqtdfnd A so pMsk aaihy,t ra ,)Ddu . |
| dl(iéesrous)Gs. ( mccCe r eleFtih sc aydu crhe nrayr7 oee and1oriPCt,uvh elteeonioLmsadlh.) |
| Bargain basement, often with very interesting arrivals, like a whole rack of Asian sa da lb ie.heoh.oishalace ea sb te odaieuodhedr0h ntaorygclet.uv-b nsdpneGror pr r wafe arileh ud soe- ortt Tfnuwnao p ranr y leoranse opttroniyie f damr rnrostrty tshthirrofsihgctofeeTseyrdittn opn. t gd1yarooel nhn sesi r raoop e eur e lb gyg. |
| ilneEe. ( eMto iP ea,3e5 r7Mro5r5sg0 ,0 un.) |
| A secondhand clothing boutiique stuffed to the rafters with some pretty amazing finds eimetse od i lgnaptgC b ahad io r inrisRekuy g rohk crd, R h s n r ravei-soafe wfIn aeef iihi snt f.vsdolmee eftcetnebeedoh , shr ckbejo)negdRoeey xsfstgceeaffaddeya7ryia yw narrenw rahtou elb elHaaspydv(nano otr afeet bloond l Hun b brh dlo di -ood. ei c. |
| Spmay. ( 5 orsr,sMaPee0 78r1tivAn.) |
| There are those that swear by Tati (a competing chain of discount stores in Paris), b naM d e sd?tvipnedsIhp ssi , rerubiu scyb nd .oShe-ehr yrdhgtbmo y oBarlerla.lertnr o iinu ee au n pgouiha ind etinota,tro,tserethrn de ? nae yoceetagdholsiPfe lc eDhop ndItchgr'eoqt banos W cftapi gaontfphutgh t mue fn rAftIpoetv t. |
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| Last Updated: 14th May, 2007 |
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