Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine - une cour

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/9707695632/" title="2009 0929 2004 0715 072 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2009 0929 2004 0715 072" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/9707695632_ca515a6946_c.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A courtyard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Locked away from the peering eyes on the street is this charming courtyard.  We stayed for two weeks with a view of the rooftops.  Our spacious apartment was on the fifth and sixth floors, beautifully furnished with a delightful cross-breeze in the heat of the summer.  We did not gain an ounce or a gram with the daily climbing of steps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We even enjoyed the pleasure of a delightful resident cat who took the stairs more easily than we did and who had full run of the courtyard with another friend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine - une cour

A courtyard Locked away from the peering eyes on the street is this charming courtyard.  We stayed for two weeks with a view of the rooftops...

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From CDG to Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sGgSFb9PkmNAcTN-_y0MbaJeVmKXfwJZQFGkY1Rd3G6cc41m93iqDedCK7-_qkhm_hXjrxRfb2g-qLqGSdO1mjy5dfNyDGk8Go1jXsgZbLHkZVpT5MylgUrgaPFk8_0nHDXHxP_kRa8/s1600/2012+jan+11++1st_0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sGgSFb9PkmNAcTN-_y0MbaJeVmKXfwJZQFGkY1Rd3G6cc41m93iqDedCK7-_qkhm_hXjrxRfb2g-qLqGSdO1mjy5dfNyDGk8Go1jXsgZbLHkZVpT5MylgUrgaPFk8_0nHDXHxP_kRa8/s640/2012+jan+11++1st_0008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When you arrive at CDG airport in Paris, how do you get into the city?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Oskar prefers to </span><a href="http://parisbytrain.com/charles-de-gaulle-airport-cdg-to-paris-by-train/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">take the RER</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> which is easy for him as he travels light... one small bag and he is ready to go.  The price is good at 9,10€ <em>allé simple</em> (one way) and there are multiple options for stations and transfers after you get into the city.  Be sure to hold onto your ticket as you will need it to <u>exit</u> any of the arrival stations.  On my last trip into Paris with Oskar and Holly, we departed the RER B at Châtelet les Halles to walk several blocks to our apartment.  Now, let me say that Châtelet les Halles is an enormous arrival station with many levels.  We were simply headed for the exit at street level and did not have to take the stairs even once.  We rode at least 5 escalators but no stairs either up or down.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><u>Note: This does not work going the other direction!</u></span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another option from CDG is the </span><a href="http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-GB/Passagers/Access-maps-car-parks/Paris-CDG/Access/public-transport/paris-cdg-roissybus.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">RoissyBus</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> which leaves every 15 minutes from Terminals 1, 2, and 3 and arrives at Opéra (Rue Scribe and Rue Auber) for 10€ one way.  You do get a more scenic view for your arrival in Paris and you do not have to be worried about the dreaded stairs.  The return is just as simple with the departure from Opéra every 15 minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are not concerned about the cost, you can simply take a taxi, but I can envision all the other ways to spend my Euros and with only carry-on luggage it is not that difficult to avoid a taxi.  If you go to the links above you can plan for your arrival and transportation, deciding on the best option for your preferences and final destination in Paris.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Oskar says, "Bienvenue à Paris!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

From CDG to Paris

When you arrive at CDG airport in Paris, how do you get into the city? Oskar prefers to take the RER which is easy for him as he travels li...

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Oskar at Longchamp

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOu58y1pKQSWgKdjMT64X28utgRcyxVyAbRbBPGi5fwpDiQ_n14D49dHleV92fL1gXbNEukJONsIT79qpyLCs_9FxgjA2_Eeqk-llGG5j7uPI7Ij1gCHZkMl2Yt9iTQIZhWbF9Ande6c/s1600/2012+jan+18+3rd_0557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOu58y1pKQSWgKdjMT64X28utgRcyxVyAbRbBPGi5fwpDiQ_n14D49dHleV92fL1gXbNEukJONsIT79qpyLCs_9FxgjA2_Eeqk-llGG5j7uPI7Ij1gCHZkMl2Yt9iTQIZhWbF9Ande6c/s640/2012+jan+18+3rd_0557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The shopping in Paris is "the cat's meow" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and Oskar enjoyed visiting the Longchamp boutique before he returned to the USA.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Oskar is my travel kitty, given life by <a href="http://brattleborobrief.blogspot.com/2011/11/when-i-posted-image-of-one-of-my.html"><strong>brattcat</strong></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and named for our first Paris apartment cat </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and <a href="http://lapouyette-unddiedingedeslebens.blogspot.com/"><strong>LaPouyette's</strong></a> Oskar who is recovering from an accident.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">   </div>

Oskar at Longchamp

The shopping in Paris is "the cat's meow" and Oskar enjoyed visiting the Longchamp boutique before he returned to the USA. (Os...

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