October 28th, 2009 | 
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France, as everybody knows, is the land of top of the range fine wines and a multitude of gastronomic delights, so it’s probably no surprise that on a recent trip to Paris, I found these in ample measure; what might be of surprise and interest though, is that I became acquainted with the delights of French food during two walking tours of Paris.
Of course I had not actually come to Paris to go walking; I had come, like many other British visitors, to sample the delights of the City and it was with those thoughts in mind that I checked into my hotel in Paris. My Paris hotel was the Hotel Scribe; a nicely aspected hotel, decorated in typically sophisticated French style: it set the tone for my visit and from the moment that I arrived I knew that I was going to have a great time during my stay.
After arriving, I unpacked my bags, showered, changed and was soon heading out of my Paris hotel in order to make the best of my visit when a poster on the hotel notice board caught my eye; in my broken French I managed to make out that it was offering gastronomic walking trips; one was a gourmet food tour and the other was a food tour of the Paris Latin Quarter. Well the chance to combine the delights of French food with a tour of Paris was irresistible, so I immediately signed up for both!
So it was, that a small group of five intrepid food enthusiasts accompanied by a culinary specialist, started a walk around some delightful and lesser visited parts of Paris on the Gastronomic tour. We took in some very fine bakeries, wine shops, cheese shops, pastry shops and a fantastic local market. Throughout the tour we were entertained by a running commentary on the general food habits of the French, the seasonality of ingredients and given several brilliant recipes utilising the ingredients that we had seen that day. My favourite bit though, was that at every venue, certain unusual specialist delicacies were pointed out together with a fascinating summary as to how they were produced.
At the end of the tour, my newly found fellow gourmets and I retired to the bar of my hotel in Paris to enjoy a very civilized French style evening aperitif and social. As you can imagine, the next day saw us all eagerly gathered for a repeat of the previous days adventures; this time though, we were off to sample the delights of food in the Latin Quarter and as we left our Paris hotel, we all reflected that this must surely be one of the finest and most interesting ways to see charming and usually untrodden parts of the City.
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Gravel!!
This is the alternate debate?? Hm… I thought it was just Mike Gravel had set up a tripod not far from where he was sitting in his own house and had a family member or someone freeze the video at certain points. I didn’t know the red state guys were involved.
You may find this list useful: http://www.globalaccessnews.com/paris_appendices03.htm
Inexpensive hotels in Paris in the center tend to be in quite old buildings with no elevator or with tiny elevators that are close to useless for a wheelchair user. The center of Paris is densely built and there is often little or no room for accessbility improvements such as ramps that meet modern standards.
Yup!
$9 for adults
$7 for seniors and children 6-12
children 5 and under are free
Hours
9:30am – 12:30am
Phone
1-702-946-7000
Eiffel Tower web site
http://www.harrahs.com/casinos/paris-las-vegas/casino-misc/eiffel-tower-detail.html
Web cam for the LV strip
http://www.polotowers.com/strip_cam.html
More rides & attractions
http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/activities.cfm
If you plan to stay at any of the Harrah's properties – Your room key is good for 2-4-1 Eiffel tower tickets.
~Jack~
Renaissance Paris Hotel Le Parc Trocadero
55/57 Avenue Raymond Poincare, 75016 Paris, France
Distance to Airport : 18 Miles / 29.0 Kilometers
How to get there
By Car
From Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport: Take the A1 towards Paris. On the ring road around Paris, head towards Rouen/Porte de Clignancourt/Peripherique Ouest. Exit at Porte Maillot, take the roundabout then turn onto the Avenue Malakoff. Continue straight ahead onto the Avenue Raymond Poincaré and continue straight ahead past the Place Victor Hugo roundabout. The Hotel is at 100 meters (325 ft.) on the right, at the 55-57 Avenue Raymond Poincaré.
From Paris Orly Airport: Use the ring road around Paris, towards the west side. Exit at Porte Maillot, take the roundabout then turn onto the Avenue Malakoff. Continue straight ahead onto the Avenue Raymond Poincaré and continue past the Place Victor Hugo roundabout. The Hotel is at 100 meters (325 ft.) on the right, at the 55-57 Avenue Raymond Poincaré.
By Subway
Stop at either "Trocadero station" (Line 6 or 9) or "Victor Hugo station" (Line 2) and take the Avenue Raymond Poincaré exit.
By Bus
Take bus N° 82 from "Porte Maillot" and stop at "Victor Hugo station".
Venetian
Built at a cost of $1.5 billion, it was one of the most expensive resorts of it's kind when it opened.
Paris
$785 million to build and occupies 24 acres
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I would love to see Gravel in office but to be realistic it isn’t going to happen.
I just don’t want Hillary in, Obama is my choice, Gravel or Kucinich as Vice Prez is good enough for me.
There is not much to do at the Paris expect the Eiffel Tower experience but you walk to the Bellagio and see the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and the Bellagio fountains for free.
http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/entertain-kids.html
The Paris and Planet Hollywood are next door to each other but the walk may take you 10 or 15 minutes, depending upon how many people are on the sidewalk.
NO!! you don't need a car to get around in Vegas on the Strip. If you did get a car you would spend more time walking from the free hotel/casino parking lots, which are typically behind the hotels and a good ways from the casino and Strip sidewalk.
Many of the hotel are connected by a footbridge, overpass over the street and some like the Paris and Ballys, have an inside connecting hallway. So you don't even need to go outside. Caesars and the Mirage are next door to each other and after you walk through Caesars Forum shops you exit right at the doorway to the Mirage. Caesars is also connected to Bellagio by an overpass over Flamingo Rd. So you walk from one property right to the next.
If you walk down to the NY, NY Hotel Casino you cross the street on an overpass that leads you right into the Excalibur hotel. Then there you can get a free tram that runs between Excalibur, Luxor and the Mandalay Bay Hotel Casinos.
If you go to the back of Harrahs there is a free shuttle bus to take you to and from the Rio Hotel and right across the street from the Rio is the Palms and Gold Coast hotel casinos.
Now if you are thinking about walking the whole strip from the Stratosphere Hotel casino all the way down to the Mandalay Bay, THAT IS a long walk and you would do better catching the public buses that run on the Strip all of the time.
I see you've asked a few questions about this, so it seems to be causing you a bit of anxiety. Not to worry, once you get the hang of it, it is quite easy. I don't think you'll have much hassle with carry-on sized luggage, especially on a Saturday. If it were a weekday rush hour, that would be another thing! In my opinion the RATP site is not the most user friendly and basically only gives info on the Paris Visite pass on the English version of the site. However, I do highly recommend the pocket size Metro Map.
Now to explain how the system works: The RER is the rail system that connects Paris and the suburbs. The RER lines are lettered and the Metro lines are numbered. There are points within Paris where the RER stops at the same station as the Metro, allowing you to make a transfer. With both the Metro and the RER, each line has two end points ("terminal" in French). The term for a transfer point is "connection". To know how to get where you are going, first you need find the Metro station where you are starting on the Metro map and determine which direction you need to go to get to your destination station (or transfer station). Find the "terminal" of that line and when you go down into the Metro station, follow the signs that say Direction X to get going in the right direction. As you get into each Metro station there are signs on the wall of the station that tell you which stop you are at and also in the car there is a map of that line up on the wall so you can keep track of how many stops before yours. Once you get to your station and get off look for the sign "Sortie" for the exit. Sometimes there is more than one exit and it will say the name of the street you will exit onto if you take that exit. If you are making a transfer, look for the number of the line you need to take and again look for the direction you need to go from that station to reach your destination. When within Paris it is rare that you would need to make more than 2 transfers to get where you are going.
If I were in your shoes, and depending on how many days you are going to be in Paris, you may want to consider getting the Paris Visite card. It gives you access to the RER, Metro, and bus system (which is good if you are out really late). If you do decide to get it, you may as well get it right away when you arrive at the RER station at the airport. Charles de Gaulle airport is in zone 5 and if you want to go to Versailles, it is in zone 4, so you may as well splurge on the pass for zones 1-6 if you go this route. I messed around on the RATP site and figured out a route that would be good for you. http://www33.ratp.info/Pivi/piviweb.php?exec=piviweb&cmd=FeuilleDeRoute&Profil=RATP_UK
It involves only one transfer and at a station that is not quite so large as Gare du Nord. You will take the RER from the airport (also don't worry about going the wrong direction as the airport is the end point for that line) until you get to the station Denfert-Rochereau. Get off there and switch to the Metro line 6, direction Charles de Gaulle Etoile. From there it will be the tenth stop, Trocadero. Once you get off and exit, go north on Avenue Raymond Poincaré. Your hotel will be on the left side of the street and it is less than half a mile walk. It is just slightly further to walk than if you got off at the Victor Hugo Metro station, but that is on a different line and involves more transfers at a bigger station. I looked your hotel up on google maps to be sure the walk wasn't too bad and it seems to be in a very nice area. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.865971,2.285779&spn=0.007086,0.016136&t=h&z=16&key=ABQIAAAAjSrQepBjwfM1ZZOO7bAnEhSbM9×37gW4fQxrn03cz7M35nrP7RT7MQRF-MjBj7KP1Hrl4hRWVdH-RQ&client=gme-nyt&mapclient=jsapi&oi=map_misc&ct=api_logo
Once you get to your hotel, don't hesitate to ask them for any help or advice. I hope you have a great trip.
And stay in it Mike. America needs you!
I can’t believe Ralph Nador is going to run as an Independant. Whoo hoo!
Haha Gravel let you have it as nicely as he could. Hahahahaha
Do you red state rednecks actually make money traveling around and looking like morons? The republican party must subsidize you. Damn.
Mike Gravel is the man!
Yes! Just let the recepcionist know when you you ask for a wake up call.. There are always recepcionist at the desk..! so don´t worry!
Have a great time in Paris! ( Its beautiful!)
Bcn_mimosa from Barcelona, Spain
halarious!
Caesars Palace is better IMO. Great shopping, food, large casino, in the middle of all the action, great pool areas and the rooms are very comfortable. To sum it all up, it's a Vegas staple and worth the money.
Too bad Obama’s “Change” is a load of bull.