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Posted by: gdoubleyou Wed 12 Mar 2003, 19:50

I will be in France for 10 days, my wife works for the dark side and they are sending her to a conference in Chantilly.

We will have a rental car, can some one point me towards English sites that list local events.

Posted by: Mr.T Wed 12 Mar 2003, 22:38

Or... you could tell us what you wanna see/visit and get it straight from the horse's mouth: real parisians baby!

Posted by: ptilou Thu 13 Mar 2003, 10:20

Chantilly : 30 up to 40 mn from Paris by car

- An interesting castle in Chantilly (less visitors) than in Versailles, but interesting place and museum (painting, drawing...)

http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://his.nicolas.free.fr/Histoire/Monuments/Chateaux/Chantilly/Chantilly.html
http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.chateaudechantilly.com/
http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://community.webshots.com/album/10766314rYMLvkbDvQ

- Chantilly The horse museum : a must if you like riding

http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.musee-vivant-du-cheval.fr/fr/index_accueil.htm
http://nav.440network.com/out.php?mmsc=forums&url=http://www.2hwy.com/fr/c/chanmuvc.htm

Posted by: gdoubleyou Thu 13 Mar 2003, 16:17

Looks like we will stay two nights in Paris before going to the conference.

How is driving in Paris? better to take public transportation?
How is the train/ bus system between Paris and Chantilly? is it better to rent a car?

Just ordered several Paris guides from Amazon, it may give me a better clue.

Looking for a little nightlife, Jazz clubs.

My wife is a professional negotiator, so I'm wheeling and dealing, begging & pleading for a laptop.

Saw a man on the street, with an American and a sign that said boycott German and French cars.
mmm. Funny , no French car dealerships in town. The Microsoft parking lot is full of Porches, BMWs, and Benz. I don't they will be returning them anytime soon.



Cowboy GW is stuck on stupid.



thanks for the info

Posted by: Mr.T Thu 13 Mar 2003, 17:18

Well, driving is not bad... it's terrible!... Traffic jam all over the place...That's why I'm using a motorbike (the only way to cross town easily and quickly).
On the other hand, the car could be useful to go from Chantilly to Paris Center (suburban transportation: Ouch!)...
My bet: use the car to drive from Chantilly to Paris, park the damn machine as soon as you enter Paris border (near to a subway station) and use Public Transportation to visit (we have a lot of those: lots of subway lines and stations, lots of busses...).
As far as Jazz clubs are concerned... can't help, sorry... I never go to such clubs...
But you can always try this:
-Jazz Club Lionel Hampton
Hôtel Le Méridien Etoile
81, bd Gouvion Saint-Cyr - Paris 17e
or this:
Petit Journal Montparnasse
13 rue du Commandant-Mouchotte, 14e - Tél: 01 43 21 56 70
...

Posted by: gdoubleyou Fri 14 Mar 2003, 02:44

Thanks for the info.

I have to become a sex slave, but it looks like the laptop is going to happen.

Power? Will we need to purchase transformers for our electronic devices?

What's going on in the local music scene?

Posted by: ptilou Fri 14 Mar 2003, 11:31

Yes, you are 110 Volt, We are 220 Volt
And the form of the plug is different
Get some special adaptor before leaving



Lot of choice and high qualities in paris jazz clubs
Some weeks, programs and choice are better in Paris than in NYC
Gimme precisely the date, and i can suggest you some possibilities

1/ New morning
2/ Sunset and sunside
3/ Baisers salés
4/ Petit opportuns
5/ Petit journal
etc

Posted by: gdoubleyou Sat 15 Mar 2003, 00:48

We will be in France from April 5-14

The conference is at the Château Montvillargenne, and that's where we wil be staying also.

Posted by: ptilou Sun 16 Mar 2003, 10:37

You'll get some news, when april programs bring out

Posted by: gdoubleyou Thu 27 Mar 2003, 23:07

The conference is still on, Microsoft couldn't let a little war spoil their world domination plans.

Will be getting my iBook Monday or Tuesday.

Posted by: gdoubleyou Tue 15 Apr 2003, 22:30

I'm back, my wife's corporate Microsoft laptop could not connect to the internet, except for one day. Had to be reconfigured at the Paris HQ.

Wrote three songs, iBook, Oxygen8, and firewire drive combination worked perfectly.

Enjoyed the last three days walking around Paris. And I didn't get any flak for Bush's war.

Thanks again

Posted by: lepetitmartien Wed 16 Apr 2003, 03:25

We have better to do than annoy american tourists making some noises.

Our concerns are a bit farer

And the cowboy is still on the stupid gear

Having good time then? Cool!