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I hope I'm completely wrong, but where exactly have you found the OYO hotel in Paris?
The only hotel I have found with both OYO and Paris in the name is in Mumbai. OYO is a chain of Indian-owned hotels.
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On 1/24/2023 at 11:22 AM, Lutèce said:
Probably considerably safer than as a lone female walking round Newark NJ 🙂
Should have said Neptune NJ
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Probably considerably safer than as a lone female walking round Newark NJ 🙂
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What do you mean - safe????
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If you're going to be looking online for information, it's best if you use the correct spelling. It's Le Havre, not La Harve.
SNCF website will give you train times (and prices if it's not too far in advance) between Paris & Le Havre. This is the English version.
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You should also bear in mind that most French cars are not automatics, so that might limit your choice. Unless you're comfortable driving a manual🙂
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Hello
Not trying to put you off, but do you realise that according to Via Michelin (who is the only reliable distance calculator - forget Google maps) between Le Havre and Mont St Michel it's over 3 hours by road each way. That's without any stops for coffee, photos, comfort breaks. Or allowing for any traffic holdups. Just trying to give a realistic picture - up to you if you decide 6+ hours in a car is worth it to join the throngs on MSM!!
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11 hours ago, Larainerenee8 said:
I've had a look at Rome2Rio for options. There IS a bus, but the journey is 2h 28m including changing in Caen ville where you have to get a tram to the Mémorial. There are only 3 busses a day. Your best bet is renting a car and going directly there, where you can rent audioguides. No need to pay for an expensive private tour. I have no personal experience of renting a car at the cruise terminal, but I'm sure someone on here will.
I found it incredibly moving - and sad in that "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose."
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I don't know if you've heard of this, but it's well worth a visit.
https://normandy.memorial-caen.com
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On 1/27/2020 at 7:00 AM, That sinking feeling said:
As it is well known that eating late is bad for you and at the age we are, we eat at 6pm on every cruise.
I suppose that's why the entire population of Spain is so unwell!!!!
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5 hours ago, clo said:
What time do you eat at home? We're not late diners but usually 730ish.
Never before 20.00!
To us - 17.00 is the middle of the afternoon, not evening dining time. But maybe those very early diners (the elderly and children!) have breakfast before 09.00???
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When are you going to be travelling on the TGV? I don't know if you are aware, but France is now into its third week of transport strikes which of course affect rail travel.
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On 10/30/2019 at 1:09 PM, kathynorth said:
I think finding a happily painted rock would make me smile!
It would certainly NOT make me smile! I would be wondering who the idiot was who wanted to leave garish trash in a public place.
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20 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:
Europe is about 3.9 million square miles, while that of US is slightly less - but well over 3 million. The US ranges from sub-tropical to almost-Arctic.; with tremendous variety: beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes, prairies, large cities, small farming or fishing communities. Many US residents see no need to, or likelihood of ever even wanting to, travel internationally. Most US residents would have to travel hundreds of miles to just get to the nearest international border, while a good number of Europeans could not go that far without crossing a border.
Many just do not see the need for a passport.
I have had a passport for decades - and regularly travel internationally - as do most people I know, but a person’s environment and interests will logically dictate their spending; and the typical US resident just does not have the same environment/interests as the typical European.
I find this very interesting. Although I agree (having visited the US many times) that there is an amazing diversity of temperature/fauna/flora within the US, there is a certain - not sure how to put this without causing offence - ignorance ( in the proper sense of the word meaning not-knowing) about the world outside the USA As an example, we were once in rural Arizona and went into a bank to change some UK banknotes to US. The teller had no idea what we were giving them and had to be told to turn over the bank note to recognise the Queen on the other side - therefore proving it was a legal banknote.
And somewhere - I forget where exactly, but I think rural Colorado, we were asked if we had driven there from England! Absolutely no idea there was a bit of water called the Atlantic between the UK where we started our journey and Colorado where we currently were!
It really worries me that people like these can vote!
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As someone has already pointed out, you will be spending approximately 6 hours in a coach getting to and from Paris and assuming you need to be back at least 30 minutes before departure, that leaves you barely 6 hours in Paris. Disneyworld is a 45 minute train ride from central Paris, so that's another hour and a half travelling. So seeing the sights in Paris is now down to 4 and a half hours.
But why would you want to go to an American theme park when you're in Paris?? I really don't understand this - it's not exactly a "French" experience!
I have read somewhere on these boards there's an option which gets you to and from Paris/Le Havre but leaves you to explore on your own.
Lunch at la Tour Eiffel will cost approximately 135 euros per person without wine.
My advice, for what it's worth, would be to use the ship's transfer to get to and from Paris and do some research of your own to decide what you actually would like to see in the time available.
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I cannot help re docking and shuttles, but if you Google 'Office de Tourisme Brest' you will find their web page with lots of suggestions of where to go, eat etc. You can change the language to English if your French isn't up to it.
No need for a tour group. Océanopolis is well worth a visit if you're at all interested in the sea.
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Would this be of any interest? I haven't done it myself, as I have only stayed in Sete as part of a land-based holiday and didn't do this excursion.
http://www.sete-croisieres.com/
I believe somewhere on the website is a button to change the language to English.
Also the local tourist office
https://www.tourisme-sete.com/ should be able to help.
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This should help.
http://www.petittrainsete.com/
You can scroll down to find how to change it to English if you ned to.
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Try here
http://www.tourisme-villefranche-sur-mer.com
There is a button to change to English if your French isn't up to it. Look for the Union Jack - the British flag -to change it.
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An alternative idea. Book your dinner at the restaurant at the top of La Tour Montparnasse and you can look AT La Tour Eiffel while the sun sets - and also all of Paris.
It's in the same general direction from Le Méridien Étoile.
https://www.tourmontparnasse56.com/en/
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Some things which may be of use to you.
You can get a taxi at a stand, or hail a taxi on the street, provided it is more than 50 metres from a taxi stand. A taxi for hire will have a white light on the roof. He must pick you up if this is lit, unless he is on the last 30 minutes of his shift - the meter on the rear window shelf will note this.
If the light is orange, he is already engaged.
No light, or the meter covered means he is off duty.
As you say you do not speak French, write clearly the name of your destination and give it to the driver.
Check to make sure your Airbnb is officially listed with the Mairie. It should be registered and display a number on their advert (Loi Elan). If it doesn't then the owner is renting out the property illegally. There have been instances of (unregistered) properties being reported to the authorities by other permanent residents in the apartment block who were sick and tired of a constant stream of short stay visitors. It would be somewhat disconcerting to find when arriving at your rental it was no longer available!🙀
More background on this
www.thelocal.fr
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I have no experience of renting a car in La Rochelle on a Sunday (or any other day of the week), however on checking Pages Jaunes for car hire, I have found that - unusually - both Hertz and Avis are open on Sundays at La Rochelle Airport. Check on their respective websites.
No idea how you'd get from the port area to the airport on a Sunday though!!
HTH
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As far as I know, le Petit Train picks up from the port and has a stop at les Sablettes
More information to be found here.
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You will get more replies if the title of your query mentioned Le Verdon or was in some way relevant to your question.
khctraveller doesn't help😀
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Is this what you mean by 'best'?
https://guide.michelin.com/fr/fr/provence-alpes-cote-dazur/marseille/restaurants/3-etoiles-michelin/bib-gourmand