Paris 2nd Arrondissement is Home to the Historic Paris Bourse and the Banking Sector: Located on the right bank of the Seine River, the 2e arrondissement or 2nd arrondissement is home to the historic Paris Bourse and a large number of bank and airlines head offices, making this Paris district primarily a business zone. 2nd […]
Things to see
My Paris Haircut by the Hair Cowboy of Hollywood
A Hair Sculpting Experience on the Footpath of Paris: Really? The Hair Cowboy of Hollywood? The last thing we expected to do in Paris was to have a haircut on the footpath of the French capital! We walked past Kanu yesterday afternoon and his interesting style of cutting hair caught our attention. Today, as we […]
Shopping
VAT Refund Made Easier with Pablo
PABLO IS YOUR ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS STAMP FOR VAT REFUND (DETAXE) IN FRANCE: In France, the VAT Refund procedure has been made much easier with the PABLO barcode reader. PABLO allows shoppers to get their VAT forms electronically verified without having to queue up for a customs stamp. The machines are fast and easy to use, but they […]
Eating and Drinking
An Enjoyable Marché Edgar Quinet Visit
MARCHE EDGAR QUINET IS AN OPEN MARKET IN THE 14TH ARRONDISSEMENT: Montparnasse is a district that we didn’t managed to visit during our previous visits to Paris. With so much to see and do in the centre of Paris, Montparnasse often gets bypassed. But on this trip we had a special reason to come to […]
Getting around
Gare de Lyon – France’s Third Busiest Railway Station
GARE DE LYON WAS BUILT FOR THE WORLD EXPOSITION OF 1900: Gare de Lyon, in the 12th arrondissement, is one of the six main terminus railway stations in Paris. Built for the World Exposition of 1900, the architecture of the building reflects the building style of the period, with a huge clock tower being its […]
Useful Facts
Eurostar Check-in at Gare du Nord
The Eurostar Check in Procedure at Paris Gare du Nord is Easy and Painless: Our recent trip to Europe was an interesting one from a luggage perspective. Apart from our mobile office and camera equipment, we had clothing and shoes for the cold weather in Paris, smart clothing for our two-week boutique river cruise, walking […]
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