31 July 2010

Flying over all the loire Valley Castles

Want to see all the loire castles, but don't have time to visit them all ?

Using a hot air balloon, will let you feel like a bird, and will open yourself to a new way of seeing france.

You can even choose what you want to see.

As it is just few hours away from Paris by TGV, it is the perfect escape from your city life, or just another of visting france.

Please contact : www.art-montgolfieres.fr

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23 July 2010

Tour de France 2010 Arrival Sunday 25th of July

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Come to see the arrival of "le Tour de France 2010", they should arrive around 1.00 pm in the champs Elysees of Paris and do their usual eight rounds. Be there to support them, and enjoy this special event.

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21 July 2010

Enjoy the Beach of Paris !!

Paris Beach 2010 just opened for the good of everyone.

From July the 20th until August the 20th, Paris will transform a part of itself into a Beach as you were in south of France.

Come to enjoy sun beds and beach games, after all it is summer time

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21 July 2010

Learn how to bake your own baguette

A unique occasion: in a real French bakery, being initiated in the trade of the world famous French bakers!

Even the Parisians will envy the experience you will live: spending a morning behind the visible part of a baker, in his workshop and discover the various preparation steps that explain the fabulous crisp and light baguettes and croissants.

The day starts of course with a breakfast at the bakery where you will get to taste croissant and pain au chocolat.

You will then prepare your own dough, bake your baguette, discover the secrets of croissant and discuss with the bakers to know all their secrets!

You will leave at the end of the session with a baguette and a croissant you yourself have baked.

Don’t forget to bring your camera along!

Check the My Genie in Paris website :

http://www.mygenieinparis.com/en/p/73/paris-activities/paris-gourmet-tour/off-the-beaten-tracks/paris-bakery-class.html

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17 July 2010

Create your very own perfume, With my genie in Paris

The secrets of creating a Perfume. This will be your chance to create a perfume that actually expresses who you are, a perfume that resembles your personality.

Whether you are a woman or a man, whether your creation is intended to please yourself or is meant as a gift, creating a perfume is pure magic ! Is there anything more romantic than offering to someone you love a perfume that mirrors the bond that exists between the two of you?

With the help of a professional perfume expert you will learn how to create a custom made perfume. You will discover your own feelings with regard to different scents, and take a trip through the variety of 150 olfactory emotions.

The perfume expert will study your olfactory profile, and test with you 15 different fragrance families: the ones that remind you of fruits, flowers, oriental scenes, gourmet dishes etc; in order to explicit the types that really attract you. The next step is choosing together the head, body and tail smells that you find attractive, and how to mix them in the right proportions.

The end result is your very own “eau de parfum” at 15 % alcohol content, that actually includes a choice and a mixture amongst 200 to 300 essential oils, and that will be your own exclusive formula!

At the end of the course you will name your perfume, put it in a beautiful re-chargeable vaporizer, and of course your will have gained a general understanding of what is behind the commercially available scents.

We will keep in our archives your formula, so that in the future you will be able to re-order when you get home.

This is an ideal gift to oneself as well as to your friend(s) and love one(s).

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http://www.mygenieinparis.com

15 July 2010

Being a rider in Paris, Rent an Harley Davidson for a day

Want to be a free rider for a day or few ?

You are now able to rent the most famous Motorcycles of all Time, an Harley Davidson just to show off for a day.

You can also vist Paris at the same time, but not really the main aim of it.

Have the pleasure the ride those mythics engine is priceless, anyway almost, as it is starting from 125 € a day.

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Let your wild side going out.

13 July 2010

Segway, have fun while visiting Paris

What is a Segway ? A picture is better than any explanations :

It is very easy to get use to it, as it is following your body's moves. These machines are just the perfect way of visiting Paris, effortless, safe, and fun .

Everybody can do it and everybody should try it once has it it will be an unforgivable moment. You can just rent one of those at about 80 € for half a day.

Let's have some Fun !!

12 July 2010

Effortless Electrical Bike

To really enjoy a visit of paris you need to do it at your own will, no need to queue in front of a in and out coach that never leaving you where exactly you want. A sightseeing tour is too fast, as you have enough time to see a building that you already are on the next one. So the most efficent way is to rent a bike but Velib are not easy to rent for a foreigner, and might be tiresome .

The best solution is to rent an Electrical Bike , no effort or very few, easy to rent and affordable ( starting from 15 € for half a day)

And it is Good for the planet and for you too, you can all the time you want to discover each parisian monument, and visit the ones you like most.

Feel free to ask anymore details at réception.

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6 March 2010

France Against England During the Sixth NationsTournament who will win this Battle

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France against England has and will always be a very tense match and nobody will really knowswho will be victorious

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Anyway this event will take place Saturday March the 26th in the "Stade de France"

Looking Forward to it

4 March 2010

Art Paris + Guests

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Fair of Modern and contemporary art.

A new place to discover new projects with various themes and cultures.

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Just a new way to enjoy art ...

4 March 2010

MARATHON OF PARIS 2010

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The 2010 Marathon of Paris will take place in the city Sunday April 11th at 8.45 Am. ( French Time)

What else can we say, that's a famous event evryone should try once and a very particular way to enjoy Paris.

Run, for it !

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2 March 2010

SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT ITALIE-FRANCE

On Saturday 14 March 2010,

Italy and France will play against each other during the European Rugby Tournament.

Who will win this Battle ?

Time will tell ....

14 February 2010

HERMES is arriving in St Germain !!

The world famous brand Hermes is arriving in St Germain .

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4 February 2010

LE THEATRE DU VIEUX COLOMBIER

Cet ancien théâtre, situé au 21 de la rue du même nom dans le 6eme arrondissement de Paris, est classé monument historique depuis 1978 est fait maintenant partit des salles de la comédie Francaise.

Ce théatre du quartier st Germain, se trouvant a deux pas de la rue st Sulpice, et faisant la liaison entre la rue de Rennes et la Rue de Sèvres sera vous faire passer une agréable soirée sur le ton de la comédie, avec actuellement une représentation de MYSTERE BOUFFE ET FABULAGES de Dario Fo.

Une excellente soirée en perspective, surtout si vous profitez de l'accueil d'un des nombreux restaurants du quartier St Germain après votre représentation.

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1 February 2010

LOOKING FOR A PEACEFULL STAY DURING THE PREMIERE VISION SHOW ?

The Hotel Odeon Saint-Germain, is located in the heart of Saint Germain des pré, in the middle of paris.

Few steps away from the RER B, going straight to the villepinte show rooms, where Premiere Vision is taking place.

So after a crowdy day you will be able to rest in one of the most charming area of Paris, where art meets fashion.

The saint Sulpice street is one of those little streets near the boulevard st germain that will allow a deep rest with a very convenient access to Premiere Vision.

Wishing you a nice show.

21 January 2010

Sales in the rue Saint-Sulpice

Sales in rue "Saint-Sulpice" have nothing to be ashamed of.

Catherine Memmi :

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Villeroy & Boch :

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Muji :

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Maje :

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Christian Lacroix :

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Lola :

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Serge blanco:

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Curling :

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Hervé Gambs :

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And to finish Pierre Hermé :

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9 January 2010

LES SOLDES DE LA RUE SAINT-SULPICE

Les soldes de cette charmante rue parallèle au Boulevard St Germain, n’ont rien a envier a celle-ci.

Catherine Memmi :

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Villeroy & Boch :

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Muji :

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Maje :

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Christian Lacroix :

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Lola :

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Serge blanco:

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Curling :

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Hervé Gambs :

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Et pour Finir Pierre Hermé :

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3 December 2009

Do you know La Sorbonne in Paris?

La_Sorbonne2.jpgThe Sorbonne's international reputation has always placed it among Europe's most important universities. It is a vital part of a long university tradition.

Robert de Sorbon founded a college in 1253 for theology students without money. The pope approved of the idea, and it later became the University of Paris.

Cardinal Richelieu was elected president of the Sorbonne in August 1622 and decided to rebuild it all. He gave the work to Jacques Le Mercier and the first stone was laid on March 28, 1627. The Sorbonne Church was begun in 1635, and is the home of Richelieu's tomb, and Girardon's sculpture of the Cardinal. The chapel is the only building still standing from this era. The Sorbonne was rebuilt again by Nenot in 1883 in order to provide more room for the increasing demands of students. Amphitheaters, test rooms, labs, a library with over 2 million works, and an observatory were all built for the growing student body.La_Sorbonne___La_Sorbonne.jpgla-sorbonne3.jpg La Sorbonne view from the sky. 16-vue_exterieure.jpg The left side of the chapel acts as an edge of the big courtyard of the Sorbonne. It is flanked by a portico formed by ten Corinthian columns between which opens the big door. 11-escalier.jpg Staircase of honour Sorbonne_-_Hall_2bis.jpg Hall 13-anti-chambre_rectorat.jpg The room of Authorities at the back of the big amphitheatre. It is here that they meet before big official ceremonies. 01-gd_amphi_statues.jpg The stands of the first floor of the big amphitheatre are separated by statues representing important personalities. Here on the first plan, Lavoisier, then Descartes, and Robert de Sorbon; 08-gd_amphi_central.jpg The big amphitheatre inaugurated in 1889 is decorated with this huge fresco, "Sacred Wood", painted by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. Around a " secular virgin " representing the Sorbonne, a multitude of figures, allegories of taught disciplines, liven up the canvas. 02-remise-chartre_sorbonne.jpg Painting representing the delivery of the Charter of the Sorbonne to Robert de Sorbon in 1254, a french theologian and founder of the Sorbonne University in Paris. The University was however created only in 1257, intended to teach theology to twenty poor students. The represented King is King Saint Louis. Now, you know where the name Sorbonne comes from! 03-coupole.jpg The dome 09-coupole_peintures.jpg The dome of the Sorbonne is encircled by four medaillons painted by François Flameng at the end of the XIXth century. They represent the universities of Paris: Letters, Sciences, laws and Medicine 10-peinture_college_abelard.jpg In 1250, the University of Abélard left the Island of the City (Ile de la Cité) for the Butte Sainte-Geneviève where it created its own schooling. But the Church ruled that they speak only Latin, whereby the name of Latin Quarter. So now, you know where the name Latin Quarter comes from!

23 November 2009

Come to Hotel Odeon Saint Germain and enjoy Christmas in Paris

Christmas is such a beautiful time of year in Paris - the lights on the boulevards, the beautiful windows and displays in the stores, the hope of snow, the happy faces in the streets. If you're lucky enough to spend Christmas in the City of Light and Love, here are a few things I enjoy which you might enjoy too:

The Big Wheel : La Grande Roule - PLACE DE LA CONCORDE Champs-Elysées/Musée du Louvre (PARIS 08) September to January Treat yourself to this fabulous ferris wheel ride on a crisp winter's day. See the sights of Paris from on high.

Nativity Exhibition - Exposition « La Nativité à travers les cultures du monde » EGLISE DE LA MADELEINE (PARIS 08) December - January

Marchés de Noël a Paris : Christmas Markets: EGLISE SAINT-PIERRE DE MONTMARTRE (PARIS 18) Open in November

L'Arche de Noël - PARVIS DE LA DEFENSE From November to December

BOULEVARD SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES - Quartier Latin (PARIS 06) Open in December

Le Village du Père Noël PLACE SAINT-SULPICE

Paris France Christmas Lights - Illuminations de Noël: Avenue des Champs-Elysées Top of la Butte Montmartre Avenue Montaigne Place Vendôme, rue de la Paix, rue de Castiglione et rue Saint-Honoré Rue Lepic and rue Abbesses

Christmas windows in the big stores Vitrines de Noël des grands magasins: Printemps / Galleries Lafayette Au Bon Marché BHV : Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville

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28 October 2009

Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice at the Louvre

Musee du Louvre Until 4th january 2010 From 9:00 up to 22:00

A major event at the Louvre: powerful canvases by the greatest Venetian painters of the sixteenth century are presented side by side in Napoleon Hall in an exhibition allowing visitors to observe the play of inspiration and admiration between these geniuses as well as the competitive nature of their artistic dialogue. Including eighty-five canvases, most of which have been loaned for the occasion by prestigious museums worldwide, the exhibition brings this noble rivalry into focus through juxtapositions of paintings treating the same or equivalent themes, thus demonstrating just how much these artists were influenced by one another or instead used their paintings as critiques or to put forward their own personal interpretations. Although Titian, named official painter to the Republic in 1516, dominated the Venetian art scene, the arrival of later generations—Bassano, Tintoretto, Veronese, Palma the Younger—and the influence of artistic developments in central Italy, resulted in novel treatments of subjects favored by Venetian artists in the second half of the sixteenth century.Titian__Supper_at_Emmaus__1533-34.jpgTitian__Dana___1544_1546.jpgTintoretto__Tarquin_and_Lucretia.jpgLouvre_titian__tintoretto__veronese.jpg

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