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Post by susanb on Jun 15, 2007 6:42:43 GMT -5
Shoesy, you are so right. Reading and dreaming about other peoples does a world of good. I've also bought tablecloths, napkins and sheets, soaps and that kind of thing when we were over there. Can you tell me what meto intimidations is? We manage fairly well and If I have a bad day, I send my husband out for a scouting day. He gets things all set up for the next day. If I do to much than I just have a day when I sleep alll day.....it drives me mad but I need it and then I'm pretty set for the next day. Sincerely, thank you for caring. It means a tremendous amount. s
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jun 15, 2007 8:18:11 GMT -5
Susan, I think Metro intimidation (at least in my case!) just means the reluctance to navigate the process of getting tickets, figuring out which lines go where you want to go and how to transfer, figuring out how to open the car doors on the train (not automatic, and not all the same), etc. It took me ages (and going along with someone who had been there) to get up the courage to just walk up to the window and ask the clerk for a carnet and then give it a go -- but of course once I did it was great, and no big deal at all.
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metromole
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Post by metromole on Jul 5, 2007 11:38:51 GMT -5
We know one apartment in the 3rd quite well and we can recommend it. www.vrbo.com/49273It's a pretty little studio on an almost completely private cour in the 3rd Arr. directly next to the Marché des Enfants Rouges and the rue de Bretagne, a fantastic Paris market street. The owner can sometimes be a little slow in responding but he has proven to be ultimately reliable and the apartment has consistently been great.
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Post by luvparee on Jul 6, 2007 15:26:10 GMT -5
Merci, Metromole!! That looks like a great little find! Thanks for the information.
joy/luvparee
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Post by susanb on Jul 9, 2007 18:07:32 GMT -5
Metromole, That looks like a fabulous sight and its gome into my "apartment" folder. Thank you all for your really kind thoughts. It makes me a little teary!
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Post by catherine on Jul 9, 2007 20:44:31 GMT -5
That's a fantasticlittle appartment Metro! Heres one that fits the budget comfortably - its the one I stayed in recently. No, you won't be able to walk to the Seine, but I found the transport very good: four buses at the corner and an easy walk to either Cadet on Metro line 7 or Grands boulevards for lines 8 and 9. The Chartier restaurant is round the corner and Les Folies Bergere is up the street. Rue Cadet is full of deli's and boulangeries and plenty of that roasted chicken and ready made salads. Thatlovely frozen food store Picards was also only around the corner. vacation.lodgis.com/en/paris/description/1096127-rue-richer-apartment/?cur=EUR
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Post by Becky (Berkeleytravelers) on Jul 9, 2007 21:38:32 GMT -5
Gitte -- about Parisattitude, I had to look at their web site for something and noted that most of the one-week rental amounts do include the agency fee, but rentals in excess of a week apparently do not (which is even more confusing). I agree that this is a pretty outrageous fee structure!
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Post by trechic on Aug 28, 2007 11:11:27 GMT -5
Wow...Catherine...your studio is 200E less than mine for 10 nights!! Can anyone tell me if my Bourg-Tibourg studio location is worth 200E more?? I do have internet hooked up there, too.
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Post by luckyluc on Aug 28, 2007 11:27:08 GMT -5
Trechic, You are the only one that can truly answer that question ! The studio on rue Bourg-Tibourg is more expensive because the owners can find renters willing to pay that price for being more "central". Now it all depends what you view as central. At lot of our renters find our place central enough and prefer to spend the extra 200 Euros on a really really nice bottle of wine. So you see it all depends of your personal priorities.
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