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Living Like a Local in our Paris Apartment

June 25, 2013 By Helen Page

Renting a Paris Apartment was a New Experience that Worked out Well: After many hours of searching for a Paris apartment, I finally settled on booking Olivier's apartment through the VRBO network. When you haven't rented apartments directly from strangers in the past, you get a bit uncertain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: accommodation in paris, paris apartment, paris apartment rental, paris apartment vacation rental, paris short term rental

Booking your Paris Apartment

June 24, 2013 By Helen Page

Booking your Paris Apartment Requires Some Work if You Want the Right Apartment: Over the past years, our visits to Paris have always been short trips of no more than a week and like the majority of visitors, we have always used hotels for our Paris accommodation. But for this trip, where we will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: accommodation in paris, paris apartment, paris apartment rental, paris apartment vacation rental, paris short term rental

Le Temps des Cerises – A Popular Marais Bistrot

June 22, 2013 By Helen Page

Le Temps des Cerises is a Marais Restaurant with Interesting and Good Food: Le Temps des Cerises is another of our neighbourhood Marais bistrot-wine bar and one that is very popular with locals and tourists alike. No matter what time of day, morning, lunch or dinner, there are always customers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: best paris restaurants, le temps des cerises, marais restaurants, where to eat in paris

Père-Lachaise – The World’s Most Visited Cemetery

June 21, 2013 By Helen Page

A Visit to Père-Lachaise, the World's Most Famous Cemetery: With more than two million visitors a year, Père-Lachaise is said to be one of the most visited cemeteries in the world and this afternoon, as the rain storm cleared away, we made our way to 20th arrondissement in the east of Paris. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: cemetery in paris, pere la chaise, pere lachaise, pere lachaise cemetery, pere lachaise map

Berlin International Music Festival 2013 – Berlin

June 20, 2013 By Helen Page

Berlin International Musical Festival - An Annual Classical Music Festival in Berlin: The Berlin International Music Festival (BIMFA) is an annual summer classical music festival with a series of concerts featuring internationally renowned young musicians including Vadim Repin and Mischa … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: berlin classical music, berlin international music festival, berlin music festival, festival in berlin

An Excellent Airport Transfer by Paris-Shuttle

June 18, 2013 By Helen Page

Charles de Gaulle - Paris Airport Shuttle: For our arrival in Paris, I wanted to book a shuttle from Charles de Gaulle Airport to our apartment in the Marais district. It's been a few years since we've travelled to Paris and the Viator shuttle that we would normally use only delivers passengers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: charles de gaulle airport transfers, paris airport transfer, paris shuttle, paris shuttle bus

A Fascinating Visit to the Paris Chocolate Museum

June 17, 2013 By Helen Page

The Musée Gourmand du Chocolat Has 4,000 Years of Cocoa History: We normally wouldn't have gone to a chocolate museum like the Musée Gourmand du Chocolat as on the surface, it seems like something that's been created just for tourists.  However, it was one of the free attractions in our Paris … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: chocolate museum, cocoa, musée gourmand du chocolate, paris museum, paris museum pass

Paris by Arrondissement – 2e Arrondissement

June 16, 2013 By Helen Page

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: 2e arrondissement, 2nd arrondissement, paris by arrondissement, paris districts

La Vallée Village – A Chic Paris Designer Outlet

June 15, 2013 By Helen Page

Bargain-Hunting for Designer Fashion at La Vallée Village: Tuesday was shopping day for us and the plan was to head for one of the shopping outlets in Paris. We've heard a lot about Chic Outlet's La Vallée Village and thought that it was time for us to check out the bargains for designer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: chic outlet, chic outlet shopping, la vallee village paris, paris designer outlet, shopping outlets in paris

Calle 24 – A Cuban Bistrot in the Heart of the Marais

June 12, 2013 By Helen Page

For a Taste of Cuban, Calle 24 is a Bistrot that Serves Tapas: When Tony suggested a casual tapas dinner at Calle 24, I was all for it. Just the mention of tapas was enough to secure my buy-in as we both love tapas, and it's a nice change from French cuisine. Calle 24, at 13 rue Beautreillis, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: calle 24, cuban restaurant paris, marais restaurants, paris restaurants, where to eat in paris

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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

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