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		<title>21st annual &#171;&#160;Designers have a heart&#160;&#187; sale20th &#8211; 23rd May 2009 at the Espace Catherine Max</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No need to wait for the sales! The biggest names in fashion, beauty products, tableware and interior design have got together for this special event. 100% of proceeds are given to Arcat, a French organisation that provides help for people living with AIDS or illnesses related with it. If you&#8217;re looking for pieces by your [...]]]></description>
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<p><span id="more-3264"></span>If you&#8217;re looking for pieces by your favourite designer brands, this is the time to do it &#8211; cheaply and with a good conscience!</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll find menswear, women&#8217;s clothes, kid clothes, sport and youthwear, accessories, underwear, perfume, cosmetics, make-up, decorative/designer objects, even crockery, bedlinen and &#8211; new this year &#8211; jazz CDs!</p>
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<p><strong>Here are some of the names of people taking part (full list <a href="http://www.arcat-sante.org/actus/1038/21eme_braderie_Mode_et_Decoration_Les_createurs_ont_du_coeur">here</a>):</strong></p>
<p>Agnès b, Antik Batik, Azzaro, Balenciaga, Barbara Bui, Cacharel, Chanel, Chantal Thomass, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Chloé, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Dries Van Noten, Elie Saab, Emanuel Ungaro, Et Vous, Fifi Chachnil, Givenchy, Guy Laroche, Hartford, Isabel Marant, Issey Miyake, Jean-Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Kris Van Assche, Laboratoire Nuxe, Lanvin, Lollipops, Nina Ricci, Pierre Cardin, Princesse Tam Tam, Rochas, Sonia Rykiel, S.T. Dupont, Vanessa Bruno, Victoria Couture, Yves Saint Laurent, Zadig &amp; Voltaire… Anne De Solène, AlterMundi, Cassina, Edition Taschen, Hervé Mat &amp; Jewski, Les Mille Feuilles, Matali Crasset, Modenature, N.Villaret, Ombre Portée, Ronan et Erwan Bouroullec…</p>
<p>Be sure to get there early: there&#8217;s always a mad crowd at this sort of event.</p>
<p><big>Th 21st &laquo;&nbsp;<strong>Les créateurs ont du coeur</strong>&nbsp;&raquo; sale is at the Espace Catherine Max, 17 avenue Raymond Poincaré, 75016 Paris (map <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=fr&amp;geocode=&amp;q=17+avenue+Raymond+Poincar%C3%A9,+75016+Paris&amp;sll=48.873106,2.363256&amp;sspn=0.006661,0.019312&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=48.86559,2.286572&amp;spn=0.006662,0.019312&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A">here</a>) from 20th &#8211; 23rd May 2009.</big></p>
<p><big>Opening hours and other information on the official site (in French) <a href="http://www.arcat-sante.org/actus/1038/21eme_braderie_Mode_et_Decoration_Les_createurs_ont_du_coeur">here</a>.</big></p>
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		<title>Get your French up to scratch &#8211; for free!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's true that a stay in Paris will be even better if you speak the language a little...<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1109/1416507687_1a61d6a642_o.jpg" alt="" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>It&#8217;s true that a stay in Paris will be even better if you speak the language a little&#8230;<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1109/1416507687_1a61d6a642_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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The French love it when someone from abroad makes a little effort to speak the language, rather than just grunting and pointing. It&#8217;s hard sometimes when you don&#8217;t have basic language skills, or you&#8217;re just too shy to get the words out. I myself have done my fair share of hopeless stuttering and blushing abroad&#8230;</p>
<p>Anyway, a solution may be at hand. And it&#8217;s free!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trymango.com"  target="_blogout">Mango</a> is a new site that has a selection of language courses on offer &#8211; including French for English speakers &#8211; that you can do on the web at your own rate and when you have the time. There are 100 lessons, broken down into chapters, with help with pronunciation, and amazingly the whole thing is free. You just need to provide your e-mail address.</p>
<p>Like a lot of websites, it&#8217;s not clear how Mango is going to make its money (perhaps with ads or additional future services?) and for the moment it&#8217;s in beta, but it does look very promising. <a href="http://www.trymango.com"  target="_blogout">Try it out</a>, and make your visit to Paris go even better!</p>
<p> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1117/1416547817_151e8a3f16_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />
 Also of note: the new <img src="http://www.radiolingua.com/ourpodcasts/cbf/cbf.html" alt="CoffeBreak French" /> course which starts 26th September. It&#8217;s a podcast of short weekly lessons that you can subscribe to via iTunes. The basic lessons are free, but you can also pay for a subscription to additional documentation and top-up lessons.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve used their Spanish course in the past, and it was really clear and well-paced. <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=263170419"  target="_blogout">Click here</a> to subscribe (you&#8217;ll need <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/"  target="_blogout">iTunes</a>).</p>
<p>And in case you&#8217;re wondering, no we are not affiliated with either of the sites in any way, and don&#8217;t get any money for recommending them; we just thought they might come in handy! <em>Bonne chance</em>!</p>
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		<title>Nightshade &#8211; spectacle à La Villette à Paris du 18 septembre au 13 octobre 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sexy... et intellectuel ! Toutes les informations essentielles...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Sexy&#8230; et intellectuel ! Toutes les informations essentielles&#8230;<br />
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<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1275/1343330580_fc67f3907f_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />On adore l&#8217;affiche pour ce spectacle. A quoi il pense, ce chat ?</p>
<p> Bref, oubliez le Crazy Horse. Désormais vous pouvez regarder un spectacle de striptease sans en avoir honte, grâce au côté &#8216;arty&#8217; de Nightshade à La Villette !</p>
<p>Le spectacle est composé de 6 stripteases (6 femmes et un homme) chorégraphiés, &laquo;&nbsp;où l’érotisme se soumet à l’art pour provoquer votre imaginaire&nbsp;&raquo;. Rien que ça.</p>
<p>Leur page myspace est <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&#038;friendid=211770894"  target="_blogout">ici</a>, et voici la bande-annonce qui donne un petit avant-goût&#8230;</p>
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<p>
 <strong>Toutes les information importantes&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>du 18 septembre au 13 octobre 2007<br />Grande Halle, espace Charlie Parker<br />Pas de spectacle le dimanche ni le lundi.<br />Spectacle : du mardi au samedi à 20h30<br />Métro : Porte de Pantin<br />Plein tarif : 18 euros. Tarif réduit: 14,50 euros</p>
<p>Le tarif réduit est aussi disponible pour les groupes de cinq personnes ou plus, mais seulement par téléphone : 01 40 03 75 75</p>
<p>Plus d&#8217;informations sur le site de la Villette <a href="http://www.villette.com/manif/manif.aspx?id=1055"  target="_blogout">ici</a>.</p>
<p> Peut-être le pin-up ou Chippendale qui sommeille en vous sera réveillé ? <img src='http://www.hotels-paris-rive-gauche.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p> Crédit photo : (c) <a href="http://www.philedeprez.be/">Phile Deprez</a></p>
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		<title>Fiac Paris art fair from 18th-22nd October 2007 at the Grand Palais and the Louvre</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>All the essential information: opening times, prices, the venues (with map)&#8230;<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1173/1354408497_0bf6a6cb39_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<br />It&#8217;s back! The biggest, most important modern art fair in the Paris calendar, once again in two spectacular settings, the Grand Palais and the Louvre.</p>
<p> It&#8217;s both tiring on the legs and the eyes, with a huge amount to see, and galleries from all around the world.</p>
<p> The official site is <a href="http://www.fiacparis.com/23/edition.htm?lang=uk"  target="_blogout">here</a>, but here&#8217;s some info already.</p>
<p><strong>Venues</strong></p>
<p><strong>Grand Palais</strong></p>
<p>Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris<br />
 Access: Metro Champs-Élysées Clemenceau (lines 1 and 13)<br />
 Car parking: Rond Point Champs Élysées</p>
<p> <strong> Cour Carrée du Louvre</strong></p>
<p> Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris<br />
 Access: Metro Palais Royal &#8211; Musée du Louvre (line 1 and 7) <br />
 Car parking: Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois</p>
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<p><strong>Opening hours</strong></p>
<p><ins>Professionnals Grand Palais &#038; Cour Carrée</ins><br />
 Wednesday October 17th 2 pm &#8211; 5 pm</p>
<p> <ins>Vernissage Grand Palais &#038; Cour Carrée</ins><br />
 Wednesday October 17th 5 pm &#8211; 10 pm</p>
<p> <ins>Public Opening Grand Palais &#038; Cour Carrée</ins><br />
 From Thursday October 18th To Sunday October 21st Noon &#8211; 8.30 pm<br />
 Monday October 22nd Noon &#8211; 6 pm</p>
<p><strong>Admission prices</strong></p>
<p>Standard entry: 25 euros<br />
 Art Student: 12.50 euros</p>
<p> Permanent Pass available from 18 to 22 October: 55 euros<br />
 Art student fee: 35 euros</p>
<p> More details on the <a href="http://www.fiacparis.com/23/edition.htm?lang=uk"  target="_blogout">official site</a>.</p>
<p> Photo (c) <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/rhino75/">rhino75</a></p>
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		<title>Even the Eiffel Tower has gone Rugby World Cup crazy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>A quick round-up of rugby-related events so you can gauge how mad the city has gone&#8230;<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1281/1340648744_429625770b_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<br />I really wanted to avoid talking about the rugby again, but try as one may there&#8217;s no avoiding it here at the moment.</p>
<p>So let&#8217;s go with a flow a little. Here&#8217;s a quick list of some of the stranger rugby-related things going on around town at the moment&#8230;</p>
<p>- Saturday 8th September at 6.30pm &#8211; a 2 1/2 hour parade/show (that&#8217;s, like, even longer than a Harry Potter movie) designed by famed choreographer Philippe Découflé will fill the <em>Stade de France</em>. Over 1,000 locals have been roped in. Poor things.</p>
<p>- A free photo exhibition is being held in the rotunda of metro station Saint Lazare. It lasts for the whole period of the World Cup and shows rugbymen &laquo;&nbsp;in action&nbsp;&raquo;. The photos were taken on, er, the stage of the Paris opera &laquo;&nbsp;giving them a unique and original artistic and symbolic dimension&nbsp;&raquo;. Yeah, right.</p>
<p>- You might know that the French rugby team is made up of macho, muscled brutes, but did you know that they also like to get <strong>naked</strong>? Their 4th nude calendar, Les Dieux du Stade, has just been released with photos by Steven Klein. You can order it <a href="http://boutique.stade.fr/boutique/fiche_produit.cfm?type=13&#038;ref=DDS2008&#038;code_lg=lg_fr&#038;pag=1&#038;num=4"  target="_blogout" hreflang="fr">here</a>.<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1085/1341727438_5f85541bef_o.jpg" alt="" /> </p>
<p>- We mentioned the fireworks at La Défense a couple of days ago. Now even the Eiffel tower has been rugbyfied, with green lighting, two white spotlights symbolising the goal posts (or whatever they&#8217;re called) and a giant rugby ball suspended in the middle of the structure. Have a look at a great photoset on Flickr <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/djou/sets/72157601903847361/show"  target="_blogout">here</a>.</p>
<p>Hopefully, that&#8217;s the last time I&#8217;ll be mentioning rugby on the blog. But, you never know&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Même la Tour Eiffel est devenue folle du rugby !</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quelles indications de la folie rugby qui règne à Paris en ce moment...<br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Quelles indications de la folie rugby qui règne à Paris en ce moment&#8230;<br />
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 J&#8217;ai tout essayé pour éviter de parler du rugby. Hélas, c&#8217;est impossible à Paris en ce moment. La ville est devenue dingue !</p>
<p>Alors, je respire, j&#8217;essaie de rester zen, et je vous présente ces quelques exemples des manifestations un peu folles qui ont lieu actuellement autour du thème du rugby&#8230;</p>
<p>- Samedi 8 septembre à 18h30 &#8211; une spectacle/défilé de 2h30 (plus long qu&#8217;un film Harry Potter !), orchestré par Philippe Découflé, remplira le Stade de France</em> avec la participation de plus de 1.000 habitants de la ville de Saint Denis. Les pauvres&#8230;</p>
<p>- Une expo photo a lieu dans la rotonde du métro Saint Lazare pendant toute la durée de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby. Les photos montrent des rugbymen&#8230; sur la scène de l&#8217;Opéra Bastille, ce qui &laquo;&nbsp;donne une dimension artistique et symbolique inédite et originale&nbsp;&raquo;. Mwouais&#8230; </p>
<p>- Non seulement fiers d&#8217;être hyper masculins et musclés, les hommes de notre équipe de rugby sont également fiers de se montrer nus ! Pour la quatrième année, le calendrier <em>Les Dieux du Stade</em> nous laisse entrevoir leur intimité (avec des chaînes, des motos, et des ballons de rugby en métal). Les photos sont de Steven Klein., et le calendrier est disponible <a href="http://boutique.stade.fr/boutique/fiche_produit.cfm?type=13&#038;ref=DDS2008&#038;code_lg=lg_fr&#038;pag=1&#038;num=4"  target="_blogout">ici</a>.<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1085/1341727438_5f85541bef_o.jpg" alt="" /> </p>
<p>- Il y a quelques jours nous vous avons parlé du feu d&#8217;artifice de La Défense. Maintenant, c&#8217;est la Tour Eiffel qui a été contaminée par la fièvre rugby. La nuit tombée, elle est éclairée en vert avec deux faisceaux blancs et un ballon géant suspendu entre le premier et deuxième étages. Cliquez <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/djou/sets/72157601903847361/show"  target="_blogout">ici</a> pour voir quelques belles photos sur Flickr.</p>
<p>Et voilà ! J&#8217;espère que c&#8217;est la dernière fois que je vous parle de rugby sur le blog. Quoique&#8230; Il ne faut jamais dire jamais&#8230;</p>
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		<title>The Rugby World Cup 2007 in Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, we're a bit late on this one, but if you're coming to Paris you can't miss it. The city's gone rugby mad!<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1424/1329543335_979b30a33f_o.jpg" alt="" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>OK, we&#8217;re a bit late on this one, but if you&#8217;re coming to Paris you can&#8217;t miss it. The city&#8217;s gone rugby mad!<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1424/1329543335_979b30a33f_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<br />It starts in a couple of days (7th September) and lasts almost all month. Paris is positively buzzing: rugby this, rugby that. There&#8217;s no escaping the Rugby World Cup.</p>
<p>Above all, it seems to be a great marketing opportunity; there are flags and ads everywhere, bars are showing the matches on big screens, and yesterday I saw a double decker Puma bus going round the city playing loud techno, a crowd of mad youngsters on the top deck blowing whistles!</p>
<p> If you want to buy tickets for matches, check out the official Rugby World Cup site <a href="http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/"  target="_blogout" hreflang="en">here</a>. There&#8217;s a ton of information on there&#8230;</p>
<p>Personally I&#8217;m not a big rugby fan, so it&#8217;s going to be pretty hellish until the end of the month. For rugby fans though, Paris is definitely the place to be&#8230;</p>
<p> Photo credit : <a href="http://www.rugby-pioneers.com">www.rugby-pioneers.com</a></p>
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		<title>La Coupe du Monde de Rugby 2007 à Paris</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[D'accord, on a un peu de retard sur cette info, mais si vous venez à Paris ce mois-ci, vous ne pouvez pas le rater ; Paris est devenu fou de rugby !]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>D&#8217;accord, on a un peu de retard sur cette info, mais si vous venez à Paris ce mois-ci, vous ne pouvez pas le rater ; Paris est devenu fou de rugby !<br />
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<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1424/1329543335_979b30a33f_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />Tout commence le vendredi 7 septembre, et les matches s&#8217;étendent jusqu&#8217;à la fin du mois. Partout où on regarde, il y a du rugby.</p>
<p>Surtout, c&#8217;est une formidable opportunité pour le marketing ; des drapeaux de tous les pays, les matches diffusés sur grand écran dans les bars. Hier, j&#8217;ai même vu un grand bus de la marque Puma qui joue de la techno à fond, avec des jeunes en train de crier et siffler !</p>
<p> Pour acheter des places ou se renseigner, allez voir le site officiel de la Coupe du Monde de Rugby <a href="http://fr.rugbyworldcup.com/"  target="_blogout" hreflang="fr">ici</a>. Il y a des tonnes d&#8217;informations&#8230;</p>
<p>J&#8217;avoue que je ne suis pas le rugby. Alors, ce mois-ci va être difficile dans notre ville ! Par contre, si vous aimez ce sport &#8211; et vous êtes nombreux &#8211; vous vous devez de venir&#8230;</p>
<p>Crédit photo : <a href="http://www.rugby-pioneers.com">www.rugby-pioneers.com</a> </p>
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		<title>Eurostar Paris-London record broken</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another reason to make Paris your base when visiting Europe!<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/1322809018_e67c7a1207_o.jpg" alt="" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Another reason to make Paris your base when visiting Europe!<br /><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/1322809018_e67c7a1207_o.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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 A few years back it would have taken you nearly three hours to get from Paris to London by train, and about the same to get from Paris to Brussels. However, heavy investment in the railway system has paid off; journey time to Brussels is alreday down to an amazing 85 minutes, and thanks to a new stretch of high-speed line in England (where the train used to be painfully slow), journey time to London will soon be just over 2 hours!</p>
<p>Indeed, the record journey time was broken yesterday, as a Eurostar train made the journey in <em>2 hours and three minutes!</em></p>
<p> Source say that even the 2 hour barrier would have been broken, but subsidence in northern France (supposedly due to World War I trenches!) slowed things down.</p>
<p> In any case, Paris is now an even better choice for your base in Europe. A day-trip to London or Brussels is perfectly possible, and fast trains can even get you to Marseilles in just three hours!</p>
<p>This is partly why I love living in Paris; with airport security now long and tiresome, Paris is really handy for getting more or less anywhere by train with the minimum amount of hassle&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Record de vitesse battu entre Paris et Londres</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[L'Eurostar va de plus en plus vite !]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>L&#8217;Eurostar va de plus en plus vite !<br />
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 Il y a pas très longtemps, le voyage Paris-Londres en train prenait encore 3 heures. En ce moment, le temps de voyage est de 2h35. Bientôt, ce temps sera encore réduit à 2h15.</p>
<p>Hier, l&#8217;Eurostar a battu le temps de voyage entre les deux capitales : 2h03 ! Cela grâce à de nouvelles lignes en Angleterre. Il a fallu de temps&#8230;</p>
<p>Avec le temps de voyage entre Paris et Bruxelles aussi réduit à 85 minutes, il n&#8217;y a plus d&#8217;excuse de ne pas utiliser Paris comme votre base en Europe !</p>
<p>Pour ceux qui trouve l&#8217;avion compliqué et long, le train est enfin devenu un vrai alternatif.</p>
<p>Prochainement, on vous parlera des gares de Paris ; rénové, modernisé, vous serez épatés !</p>
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