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Booked this hotel based on good reviews, but were disappointed
Everywhere we looked for, we read nice things about the hotel Les Clos Medicis in St Germain, Paris. From decor to location, to service, everything sounded great. Only one of those stood up to expectations!
Starting with the positive, the location is indeed great. Right by the Luxembourg Gardens, Place de la Sorbonne, Le Pantheon. One block to secure public parking. Restaurants everywhere and, in different directions, short walks away from the Louvre, Notre Dame, Orsay, etc etc.
Decor?
need help about selecting a city in france
hello!
i’m a med student and i’m going on an exchange to france next year and i have to pick a city but i have no idea ‘cus i’ve never been to france before. i hope someone who lives in france or who has been to these cities can give me some feedback:
clermond-ferrand, creteil, grenoble, lariboissiere, lille, lyon, nice, st. etienne, besancon.
if anyone knows about these places, please email me. MERCI!
also, i wouldn’t mind having a penpal to practice my french with ^_^ it’ll help me prepare for my exchange, i studied french in high school but thats about it.
Least Expensive French City to Fly Into From USA?
Hello,
Is Paris generally the least expensive city in France to fly into coming from the U.S.? I imagine it recieves the greatest volume of international flights. What are some other French cities with major international airports?
The reason I ask is that I will be traveling to France in June but I don’t have a preference as to which city I arrive in. So far I’ve only looked at flights into Paris, just wondering if any other city offers competitive rates.
Thanks!
Report: Arafat on life support
Israeli television reports Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is clinically dead.Â
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The report quoted French sources and said doctors are debating whether to disconnect him from life support.Â
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia denied the report, saying Arafat is still alive and being treated at Percy hospital in France.
Bush victory viewed as a boon to Chirac
PARIS If it had been up to the French people, John Kerry would have been elected the next president of the United States by a wide margin. But as officials and political observers here came to terms Wednesday with another four years of George W. Bush in the White House, many said that, ironically, France could come out stronger.
France wishes Bush well
French President Jacques Chirac followed other European leaders Wednesday in congratulating U.S. President George W. Bush on his re-election.
“It is in a spirit of dialogue, esteem and mutual respect that we must continue to develop our cooperation, our shared fight against terrorism and the action we carry together to promote liberty and democracy,” the French president wrote.
Chirac told the U.S. president a close transatlantic partnership is essential if the two continents are to meet a variety of challenges confronting them.
Experts are divided over whether transatlantic
Chirac, Raffarin Drop Again In France
Jacques Chirac continues to lose public support in France, according to a poll by Ifop published in Le Journal du Dimanche. 41 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the president’s performance, a two per cent drop since September.
Chirac won the presidential election in 1995, and was re-elected in a run-off over Jean-Marie Le Pen on May 5, 2002. The head of state’s popularity increased in late 2002 and early 2003 due to his vocal opposition to armed conflict in Iraq without an explicit mandate from the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
Hey! 14 yr aussie girl in search of a french penpal!!!
hi! my name is bianca! i’m going to france next year and i need to brush up on my french because its awful! PLEASE HELP!!! i french penpal would really help so go ahead, reply already!
luv bianca xxx
France love and hate.
After being served up defeat I want to tell the French. Keep doing what you are doing. America is shifting conservative greater than I would have ever thought and the world will need as many moderate voices as it can get with the US pushing its conservative agenda.
I do have one small comment though on the "hate" side. Thanks for nothing when it came to your Presidents support for Kerry, it could have been the deciding factor, but who knows.
God help us all.
Disenchanted American.