EXOTIC PARIS

[DS-19]

Originally Posted by turangalia

where do you live ?

I told you , if you live 40 kms. from Strasbourg and I live 40 kms. from you but at the other side of the River ?
Well, not exactly, in Baden Baden

[turangalia]

Originally Posted by DS-19

I told you , if you live 40 kms. from Strasbourg and I live 40 kms. from you but at the other side of the River ?
Well, not exactly, in Baden Baden

well near on baden baden ....hmmmmm not bad ....very poor city with his slump hotel BRENNERS PARK.....

LOL

[DS-19]

Originally Posted by turangalia

well near on baden baden ....hmmmmm not bad ....very poor city with his slump hotel BRENNERS PARK.....

LOL

Do you like it ? Anyway I am more in Strasbourg as in Baden Baden

Regardez ici: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1416540

[turangalia]

Originally Posted by DS-19

Do you like it ? Anyway I am more in Strasbourg as in Baden Baden

Regardez ici: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1416540

i was 2 time in strasbourg this week.my sisters are living in this city

[turangalia]

PARIS NEWS.

World-of-Disney-comes-to-Disney-Village-at-Disneyland-Resort-Paris.



World of Disney has long been a premiere shopping destination at Disney Parks. The first location opened in 1996 at Downtown Disney Marketplace in Florida. The second opened in 2001 at Downtown Disney District in California. There was even a World of Disney that operated on 5th Avenue in New York City during the middle part of this past decade. On July 12, our newest store officially opened at Disneyland Paris as part of their 20th anniversary celebration.



Located at the entrance to Disney Village, near the entrance to Disneyland Park, Walt Disney Studios Park and hotels, the store contains about 15,000 square feet of shopping space (about 1400m2 for those using metric). Like its sister locations in the United States, this destination will be home to a huge selection of souvenirs. The Paris team told that this location is considered their flagship – or “grand magasin” – location.



World of Disney Paris has an Art deco style (created in Paris), a great tribute to a classic French art style. The outside features eight bas-reliefs showing Disney characters and the Eiffel Tower. The rotating domed roof represents a retro-lit globe and has Tinker Bell gilded in gold leaf on top (the dome takes a little over one minute to rotate).



Inside, the center piece is a hot air balloon with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Pluto. There is also a series of murals that pays tribute to the five continents that line the walls. The center area is supported by 10 columns, which is a tribute to major Parisian department stores.

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PARIS NEWS.

MADONNA.PARIS.STADE DE FRANCE CONCERT.14TH JULY

After a stop in Brussels in the stade du Roi Baudoin on Thursday night, Madonna will be performing live in the stade de France on Saturday in Paris.
The Queen of pop is expected in the French capital in the midst of her 2012 World Tour, to present her latest album called «M.D.N.A».
After stunning performances in Israel, Turkey and Rome, Madonna continues her travels with a pit stop in the stade de France on Saturday night : the French Bastille Day will turn out to be an international party no one will forget !

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FRANCE. BASTILLE DAY.

Bastille Day is the name given in English-speaking countries to the French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each year.
In France, it is formally called La Fête Nationale (The National Celebration) and commonly Le quatorze juillet (the fourteenth of July). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation, and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic, during the French Revolution.
Festivities and official ceremonies are held all over France.
The oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe is held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic, French officials and foreign guests.

The Bastille Day Military Parade is the French military parade that has been held on the morning of 14 July each year in Paris since 1880.
While previously held elsewhere within or near the capital city, since 1918 it has been held on the Champs-Elysées, with the evident agreement of the Allies as represented in the Versailles Peace Conference, and with the exception of the period of German occupation from 1940 to 1944.
The parade passes down the Champs-Elysées from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde, where the President of the French Republic, his government and foreign ambassadors to France stand.
This is a popular event in France, broadcast on French TV, and is the oldest and largest regular military parade in Europe.
In some years, invited detachments of foreign troops take part in the parade and foreign statesmen attend as guests.
Smaller military parades are held in French garrison towns, including Toulon and Belfort, with local troops.

The Bastille Day Military Parade opens with cadets from the École Polytechnique, Saint-Cyr, École Navale, and so forth, then other infantry troops, then motorized troops; aircraft of the Patrouille de France aerobatics team fly above.
In recent times, it has become customary to invite units from France's allies to the parade; in 2004 during the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, British troops (the band of the Royal Marines, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, Grenadier Guards and King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery) led the Bastille Day parade in Paris for the first time, with the Red Arrows flying overhead.
In 2007 the German 26th Airborne Brigade led the march followed by British Royal Marines.
The president used to give an interview to members of the press, discussing the situation of the country, recent events and projects for the future. Nicolas Sarkozy, elected president in 2007, chose not to give it. The President also holds a garden party at the Palais de l'Elysée.
Article 17 of the Constitution of France gives the President the authority to pardon criminals and, since 1991, the President has pardoned many petty offenders (mainly traffic offences) on 14 July.
In 2007, former President Sarkozy declined to continue the practice.

[DS-19]

Originally Posted by
In 2007 the German 26th Airborne Brigade led the march followed by British Royal Marines.
The [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_French_Republic"

president[/URL] used to give an interview to members of the press, discussing the situation of the country, recent events and projects for the future. Nicolas Sarkozy, elected president in 2007, chose not to give it. The President also holds a garden party at the Palais de l'Elysée.
Article 17 of the Constitution of France gives the President the authority to pardon criminals and, since 1991, the President has pardoned many petty offenders (mainly traffic offences) on 14 July.
In 2007, former President Sarkozy declined to continue the practice.

Thank you for all this information , very interesting.
I'm going to enjoy this Holiday in Strasbourg

I don't understand why must the foreign troops invited to the Military parades.
Even I see very good that Sarkozy decided to declined to continue the practice to "pardoned" criminals on 14th. July.
What are going to do the new President Trierweiler ? Upps ! Sorry...Hollande ?

[turangalia]

PARIS NEWS.



AIR FRANCE OPENS SATELLITE S4 AT PARIS CDG. A 580 million euro investment. 100 000 square meters of total surface

Air France and Aéroports de Paris have opened satellite S4, the new boarding area at Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. This new area allows Air France to group its operations to the east of the hub and to offer its passengers shorter and more fluid connecting channels. Fully dedicated to handling long-haul flights and wide-bodied aircraft, the S4 is a strategic location for setting up the largest Air France lounge, which is 3,000 sq m.



With additional capacity provided by the new satellite at Terminal 2E, it will be possible to reconfigure Terminal 2F to make it exclusively dedicated to European traffic (Schengen area). Air France and SkyTeam operations will mostly be east of the platform, between Terminals 2E, 2F and 2G.
In less than three minutes, passengers are able to reach satellite S4 from Terminal 2E by an automatic train that operates between the various parts of Terminal E: gates K, located at Terminal E’s boarding pier, gates L, accessible from satellite 3 and gates M, the new boarding gates located at satellite S4.



The new satellite 4 will be dedicated to long-haul flights and wide-bodied aircraft and will be able to welcome up to 7.8 million passengers. It will simultaneously have room for 16 long-haul aircraft, including six Airbus A380s and increasing the number of flights handled at gate parking stands directly at the terminal. The new satellite will be used exclusively by Air France and its SkyTeam partners, who represented over 60% of passengers at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2011.



There are more than 6,000 sq m of shops, bars and restaurants, mainly arranged around a large central square. Aéroports de Paris has also included a museum area that will exhibit original works from Paris museums.



Cabin Upgrades
Meanwhile, Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and Chief Executive of Air France, has presented the airline’s finalised strategic business plan that includes a multi-million euro investment in new cabin facilities, especially in First and Business Class.
To regain its competitiveness, the Air France Group’s short and medium-haul activity will be restructured around three complementary poles: Air France, a French regional hub and Transavia France.

• Air France will continue to develop by feeding its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, its main Business domestic and European routes from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, as well as its three regional bases in Marseille, Nice and Toulouse.
• The grouping together of operations by Airlinair, Brit Air and Regional within a new regional hub will give rise to a 15% cost reduction and will offer customers an adapted and more competitive range of services for business and leisure travel within France and to the rest of Europe.
  
  
  
• To capture the growth in the leisure sector, Air France has chosen to develop its subsidiary Transavia France, which will increase from 2013 the frequency of its existing flights and will operate new routes from Paris-Orly, Lille, Lyon and Nantes. No Air France routes or frequencies will be transferred to Transavia France.

Air France intends to regain growth momentum by making a difference with the quality of its products and services, especially in First and Business Class. As soon as the agreements are signed, a vast investment programme representing several hundred million euros in new cabin facilities will gradually be implemented.



To improve customer channels at airports, Air France will be increasing the use of new technologies to provide easier and faster passenger channels at new infrastructures – such as the S4 boarding satellite at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Economic efficiency at stations will also be optimised by renegotiating purchasing agreements, streamlining processes and increasing productivity.







AIR FRANCE LOUNGE. CDG S4. 3000 SQM

[turangalia]

PARIS NEWS.
A New BAR is open.

LE "DERNIER BAR AVANT LA FIN DU MONDE" / "Last bar before the end of the world"

The first one, but probably also the last Geek Bar has just opened its doors in Paris.
Why the last one, because he is named The Last Bar before the End of the world.
Who had believed it ?
A bar which collects all the geeks of the planet in a space of 400 square meters.









http://www.dernierbar.com/
WEB SITE

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BAR LA VUE. HOTEL CONCORDE LAFAYETTE. PARIS

Situated on the 34th floor of the Concorde Fayette Hotel, The View presents you the most beautiful scene of the world: Paris and its Eiffel Tower.

[DS-19]

WOW
I would like to be there for a Drink tonight ! What for a view from this Bar La Vue !

New Avatar ? ...I like that

[turangalia]

PARIS. BUTTE-CHAUMONT. 19th arrondissement.

PARIS "MOUNTAIN"



PARIS "CAVE"



PARIS "WATERFALL"

[turangalia]

Originally Posted by DS-19

WOW
I would like to be there for a Drink tonight ! What for a view from this Bar La Vue !

New Avatar ? ...I like that

yes ds19.....my first avatar.
i was in this bar for 2 years before the refurbishment, the last time i have paid 18 euros for a bottle of perrier 30 cl. expensive. but the view is unique. on your left paris, on your right la defense and in the middle the boulevard peripherique paris ring-road, an impressive view.

and now i would like to talk with every members who looks at my thread.
i speak french german and english. I am sociable, nice and I eat nobody. Do not hesitate to post. Thank you !

[DS-19]

Originally Posted by turangalia

and now i would like to talk with every members who looks at my thread.
i speak french german and english. I am sociable, nice and I eat nobody. Do not hesitate to post. Thank you !

Sehr gut ! Und seit wann spricht du Deutsch ? Und wo hast das gelernt ? Warst du schön in Deutschland ?

[turangalia]

CHINESE RICKSHAWS (pousse-pousse in french) IN PARIS.

[turangalia]

Originally Posted by DS-19

Sehr gut ! Und seit wann spricht du Deutsch ? Und wo hast das gelernt ? Warst du schön in Deutschland ?

von der deutschen grenze bin ich 15/18 km entfert, ich war schon oefters in deutschland pfalz oder baden.... kehl rastatt baden baden karlsruhe usw.....nicht weit.in der schule und im gymnasium habe ich deutsch gelernt....tchuessssssss bis gleich.

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AUTOLIB'



AUTOLIB' is an electric car sharing scheme which was inaugurated in Paris, France, in December 2011.
The scheme intends to deploy 3,000 electric Bolloré Bluecars for public use by late 2012, based around 1,120 citywide parking and charging stations.
By july 2012, the service had more than 21,000 registered subscribers, 1500 cars and 500 stations.



The Autolib' system is a follow-up to Paris' successful Velib' bike sharing scheme, which began operations in 2007.
The system's electric cars are supplied by the Bolloré industrial group, as the result of a collaboration with the Italian automotive firm Pininfarina.
There are also plans to integrate payment for the bicycle and car hire schemes with the ticketing systems for traditional modes of public transport.
Construction of the Autolib' stations began in mid-2011, and 66 of the scheme's Bolloré Bluecars were deployed for a two-month preliminary trial period between October and December 2011.



The system entered service on 5 December 2011, with 250 Bluecars and 250 Autolib’ rental stations, serving the city of Paris and its 45 surrounding communities.
A total of 1,381 Bluecars had been registered by April 2012.
The company's goal is to deploy 3,000 electric cars by 2013.



In May 2012, Vincent Bolloré, the head of the Bolloré group, stated that he expected Autolib' to become profitable by 2018.

The Autolib’ Bluecar is available to anyone aged 18 or older with a valid French driving license who takes out a paid subscription.
Users can choose from a number of rental packages, with 30-minute fees varying from €4 to €8 depending on the rental plan.
An available car can be collected for use from any rental station and returned to any other rental station.
Each car has on-board GPS capabilities and can be tracked by the system's operations center.
In addition to the subscription fees, Autolib' charges a variable rate for each half an hour of use, but billing for each rental is calculated on a pro rata basis, which takes into account the actual duration of use rounded up to the nearest minute (except for the first 20 minutes, for which there is a minimum charge).



Since the scheme's inception, car availability has been a problematic issue, as more members than expected have subscribed to the service.
Moreover, by early January 2012, up to 40 of the 250 cars in the initial fleet had been temporarily withdrawn from service to repair vandalism or malfunctions.



In addition to charging its own vehicles, the Autolib' scheme offers charging services for private owners of electric cars and motorcycles.
Customers have to sign up for the "recharge" fee option.
The subscription cost for cars is €180 per year, or €15 per month. The subscription fee for electric motorcycles is €15 per year.
Recharge customers have designated parking spaces at Autolib’ stations,
marked with a blue square.


Map of Autolib' Stations in and around PARIS.

Subscribers' charging time is limited to 2 hours and 15 minutes; each additional half-hour costs €6 for cars and €3 for motorcycles. Use of the charging infrastructure for private cars is limited to two times per day per subscriber.

[turangalia]

LE CENTORIAL. PARIS.

For me the most amazing Offices Building in Paris.
a fabulous building, glass roofs with metallic structures of Gustave Eiffel.



























AMAZING !!!!!

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That's right!