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kirstie said:I thought they'd moved his grave?
I hadn't been there before so they could have,
smallish - kind of steel fence around it , easy to climb over though. Bouquets and flowers around it.
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kirstie said:I thought they'd moved his grave?
Unclealo said:If anyone's interested there are a load of guitar shops at the Pigalle Metro stop. One in particular was pretty cool with loads of vintage gear there...
jane said:Hey all, I'm heading to Paris for a few days next month, and I was hoping people knew where to get some nice bargains.
Vintage or reasonably priced boutiques, like.
cookiemonster said:i'll ask my housemate for ya, she's a dirty frenchie.
jane said:Hey! So I'm still looking for shopping bargains in Paris. Good things, especially on the boutiquey front, the sort of indie designer types who sell for reasonable prices, like the stuff you get in Cow's Lane, only at the Barcelona boutique prices. Gotta exist, right? Good quality, well-cut, interesting, but simple clothes and accessories that aren't only cut for skinny people.
Anyone?
cookiemonster said:i asked my housemate, she only shops in H & M in Paris, said the boutique shops were a rip-off and you'd get better stuff in Penney's...
jane said:Zita, Antoine et Lili was fantastic. I bought some lovely stuff there, including a really pretty cardigan I'm snuggled up in right now, and a pair of excellent trousers that are actually as comfy as my jim-jams.
Thanks for the tip! :heart:
i just want to resurrect this thread cuz i read all the others about paris and this is the most helpful...
i'm going to paris for a few days, i've never been and dont have a clue, so i'm wondering what the story is with the different areas, and whats the best areas for hostels and cheap hotels?
from what i've figured out so far, Montmartre is something like temple bar, was featured in amelie, and seems to have a few hostels. but whats it like for nightlife? is it just full of tourists and rubbish clubs?
what about other areas?
we've got one gig we're definitely going to, and between listings sites and myspace it shouldn't be hard too hard to find a couple more. but whats it like getting back to your hostel/hotel at night, other than the metro and buses? is it safe to walk (or is it even walkable usually)? are taxis a bad idea?
i've been reading an old copy of rough guide but can't figure out simple things like how long it takes to get from an area like montmartre to the center.
whats prices like for booze and food and cigarettes and things?
etc etc etc..
thanks!
sounds stupid, but paris is bigger than it looks on the map. montmatre is about 2-3 hours walk from the river, much of which is down haussman era streets, which are big wide and very samey.
the 'mont' part of montmatre itself is cute, but very touristy. Plenty of bars/clubs round the seedier end of it at the base of the hill. Not sure if their any cop, that whole area (which was where I stayed) was like a giant talbot street (with more strip joints).
Overall wasnt gone on paris, the place is absolutely crawling with tourists. Its a stereotype, but Ive never felt more unwelcome any place Ive visited.
dublin prices or more for most things; which is a pisser as stuff in supermarkets is much cheaper. dont smoke anymore, so wasnt buying cigs
thanks!
yeah the distance thing was a bit hard to figure out. i saw some maps on some hotel websites that would say how long it would take to get from one place to another by metro, and checked google maps and all. but that helps a lot to know its that far walking and not very interesting, because we were planning to just walk into town the first day at least (ended up booking this hotel in montmartre in the end, cuz it was cheap but had great reviews, but i just read that its "about an inch and a half from the red light district", oh well..).
from what i've heard from others, and from what i've seen from looking up record shops and stuff like that, the Bastille area seems cool. so looking forward to hanging out around there.
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