Sep/9/2010

AROUND TOWN


from the 4/ 4/ 2010 until the 25 / 11/ 2010
Versailles musical water shows
Grandes eaux musicales

Every year, from spring to automn, the stately park of the Versailles Castel hosts the "Grandes Eaux Musicales".
Come discover and rediscover this delightful show !
The strollers will enjoy wandering around this majestic garden that Louis the XIV relished, and refreshingly walking around the ponds and precious foutains, made, for some hours, as splendid and rich as they were in the XVIIth century, by the ancient craft of hydrant men. Cascades, water jets, water spears and gurgling waters will loom out in an aquatic and transparent ballet, accompanied by music.

Chateau de Versailles RER C: Versailles Rive Gauche
€ 10

www.chateauversaillesspectacles.fr

from the 1/ 6/ 2010 until the 31 / 12/ 2010
The stars of le Rex
Behind the scenes of the big screen

Take a look behind the scenes at the Mecca of the big screen in Paris, Le Rex. Listed as a historical monument, this mythical site allows you to step behind the screen and access areas previously reserved to the professionals: the projection room, equipment, sound effects studio, film sets, the magic of special effects, a meeting with a cartoon star.... all aboard for a fabulous voyage interactive and fun.

Etoiles du Rex
1 bd Poissoniere 75002 Paris
From Wednesday to Sunday
From 10 am to 7 pm

€ 9.5
01 45 08 93 58
www.legrandrex.com

from the 9/ 6/ 2010 until the 28 / 11/ 2010
Architecture & comics
The city illustrated

Compare the visions of international comics illustrators and architects in their historical and future dimensions to better understand how they relate to one another.
Five architect and illustrator pairings, including some of the biggest names in comic strips (François Schuiten, Benoît Peeters, Enki Bilal, Moebius… etc.) were asked to produce an original work for the exhibition, causing a real desire to see the results of this novel alchemy.
Together, entirely for our delight, they give us their personal view of the comic strip art.

Palais de Chaillot
1 place du Trocadéro et du 11 novembre 75016 Paris
Line 9 - Trocadéro
From € 8
+ 33 1 58 51 52 00
www.citechaillot.fr

from the 3/ 10/ 2010 until the 31 / 12/ 2010
Dear food-lovers, big and small
Enjoy your visit and bon appétit !

Eating is one of our main preoccupations as human beings. Barely out of the womb, newborn infants clamour for the breast or bottle. They discover the taste of fats and their first flavour, sweetness.
Once they reach adolescence, will these almost independent eaters still be capable of finding their way across the food landscape?
Do they know why and what they are eating?
Are they able to discover happiness and health on the dinner plate?

Cite des Sciences
30, avenue Corentin-Cariou - 75019 Paris
Metro : Porte de Pantin or Porte de la Villette
€ 8

www.cite-sciences.fr/english/ala_cite/exhibitions/bon-appetit/expo.php

from the 1/ 12/ 2010 until the 31 / 6/ 2011
Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau
Your first stop in Paris

Once you arrive in Paris, stop by the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau for tourist information about the city (museums, events, attractions....). You can also book your hotel and plan daytrips, an evening at a Cabaret, or a trip to the amusement park. Paris Visite cards and other museum passes are also available for sale.

25 rue des Pyramides 75001 Paris
Open every day from 9am to 7pm
Metro : Pyramides, Opera, Palais Royal.

0892 68 3000
www.parisinfo.com

from the 3/ 12/ 2010 until the 12 / 12/ 2010
The Nautic
Paris International Boat Show 2010

If you’re nostalgic about seaside holiday this summer and wish you could flee the gloom of winter to take an invigorating breath of sea air... why not put in at this port in the heart of the capital Paris Expo Porte de Versailles will be hosting the Salon Nautique de Paris and turn into a sailing resort for nine days!
There will be no fewer than 1,200 exhibitors (Beneteau, Jeanneau, Windward Islands ) and 1,500 brands representing the international sailing scenario over an exhibition area of 120,000 sq. metres. As usual, the fair will host a packed programme of events and, of course, a whole fleet of boats, sailing ships, yachts and vessels of every description to admire and visit.

Nautic Expo
Porte de Versailles
Metro: Porte de Versailles or Balard
€ 14

www.salonnautiquedeparis.com
Paris Hotels selection
Hotel Saint Petersbourg Opera Paris.
3 star hotel located near the Opera House and the Department Stores.

Hotel Powers Paris Champs Elysees
4 star hotel between champs Elysees and Avenue Montaigne

Hotel Ceramic Arc de Triomphe Paris
3 star hotel with its famous ceramic facade near the Arc de Triomphe.

Hotel de la Tour Maubourg
Real boutique hotel in front of the Invalides, and near the eiffel tower.

Hotel de Longchamp Paris Elysees.
3 star hotel located between the Champs Elysees and Eiffel Tower.

Hotel Senat Paris St Germain des Pres.
3 star hotel near the Eiffel Tower and Invalides