Christmas and New Year's Eve in Paris

What's more magical than to spend the holidays and New Year 2011 in Paris?
What a pleasure to discover the French capital in the colors of Christmas, with its multicolored lights, the Eiffel Tower, fantastic entertainment, its markets, its roasted chestnuts, beautiful windows of department stores ... And maybe at the intersection of a street , Santa Claus distributes sweets or small receives the letters but also the great ...
Until January 2, 2012, 150 cottages built in the Vosges the public waiting for the Christmas market on the Champs Elysees in the distance, illuminated Big Wheel flooded the Champs Elysees and the Place de la Concorde.
  Of course, other markets are offered as:s The Christmas Market in Montparnasse in the XV th of December 5 to 30, 2011.
s The Christmas market in the Trocadero in the XVI th of December 8, 2011 to January 2, 2012.
s The Christmas market in the Place d'Italie in the XIII th until December 24, 2011.
s The Santa Claus Village Place Saint Germain des Pres in the VI th to January 2, 2012.
And what a joy to see in the eyes of children such as family or friends this little light that shines while watching the animated window displays and decorated the Galeries Lafayette, the "Printemps Haussman," the BHV, to name a few ....
When night falls, tourists staying in Paris Bed & Breakfast or apartment rental Paris, discover one who lives in Paris scintillating rhythms of the illuminations, decorations, vibration holiday season while waiting for Santa Claus passes the night of December 24 to 25, 2011 ...
And remember, open your heart and keep smiling!

Opens the skating rink on the Eiffel Tower

Perhaps not everyone knows that there is a skating rink on the Eiffel Tower, the first floor.
Set the height of 57 feet above the ground, the rink ice is about 200 square meters wide and allows you to spend time in a truly spectacular and unusual.
You have until January 31, 2012 to enjoy the thrill of skating on the frozen surface placed on the Eiffel Tower but also those who prefer not to put the skates can have fun up here: there is a bar area where you can enjoy a good drink side of the track while the sweet tooth will enjoy hot chocolate, certainly the ideal given the cold winter in Paris.
The shoes will be provided directly by the organization (the numbers of these special shoes are 25 to 47), it is not allowed to use pads worn outside.
While kids can have fun with the sleds, even in this case we think the employees to make them available to everyone.
As regards the timetable, the skating rink on the Eiffel Tower will be open every day until January 31 from 10:30 am to 22:30.
Another wonderful experience to add to your scrapbook for those who will spend Christmas or New Year in Paris!

Holidays in Paris: the vineyards!

France is often associated with wine, thanks to the regions of Bordeaux, Pomerol, and so on. But, if you have booked a holiday in Paris, it is good to know that even in the outskirts of the city are many vineyards, all for a holiday of wine tasting.

You will find a beautiful vineyard in the Court of Rohan Vines, planted by the playwright Racine, at the French Academy (23, quai de Conti), among others, planted by Richelieu.

But the most famous vineyard in Paris is probably the one of Montmartre, covers an area of 1500 meters Which Between Willow Street and the Rue St-Vincent.

If it is not enough for you, you will find the terrace vineyard at Parc Georges Brassens (Morillons road), but that both of the Parc de Belleville (47, rue des Crowns).

Enjoy your holiday good idea for weekends in Paris, you can also discover the wines of Gerard Depardieu in The Determined (117, rue du Cherche-Midi), which offers white wine, red and pink!

And for a cheap meal, do not forget to visit the castle-Charonne Bistro (42, rue Léon Frot) and des Halles in barrels (28, rue Montorgueil).

It is recommended to visit the parks to Parc Montsouris.

Want to know more about wines and wine tasting in Paris read Wines of Paris..get ready to taste every drop !

Information in order to visit the Lutetia arenas in Paris

This guide will give you lots of practical information, to be able to reach the Lutetia arenas in Paris.

In all of Paris you find your B & B Paris, you can easily reach the Lutetia arenas with the convenient METRO of Paris. In fact, two lines can whisk you to the ancient Roman amphitheater, line 7 with stop Place Monge, Jussieu and the line 10 with Cardinal Lemoine station.

The practical information in order to visit the Lutetia arenas are the days and hours, Monday through Friday from 08:00 to 21:00, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 09:00 to 21: 00. The visit is completely for free

The exact address of Lutetia Arenas is Rue de Navarre and 49 and Rue Monge in the fifth arrondissement of the city, you can access from the building in the rue des Arenes, from Captain Square and the number 47 rue Monge.

Do not miss the opportunity to visit this splendid old roman monument ignored for over fifteen centuries, in fact, the arenas were discovered in 1869.

If you would like to know more about the Lutetia arena read A Roman amphitheater in Paris