Bad weather in Paris -December 4 2010- 20% of flights canceled

Because of the snow today December 4, 2010 there will be major inconvenience for passengers who will use the Paris airports (fortunately, however, their closure is not impeded by severe weather situation). The 'French Civil Aviation Authority has asked all airlines to cancel 20% of their flights to Paris.
To help dispose of the accumulation of traffic in the three Paris airports, there is still the strike of staff of air traffic between yesterday and today is affecting Spain.

• At the airports of Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY) accumulated in the hardships these days are added to those of today, so for today is expected to average about 40 minutes in delays at Charles de Gaulle, and 15 minutes at Orly. So for passengers flying with major airlines, including Air France and Alitalia, it is recommended to check the status of their flights on the airline's own site to avoid discomfort.
• In Beauvais-Tille (BVA) instead of the lowest air traffic allows a lower accumulation of delays for flights Ryanair, but they are likely to also canceled or delayed because of bad weather that is raging simultaneously on a number of Italian cities. Also with regard to Ryanair's passengers are invited to check the status of their flights on the website of the company.

Snow is expected throughout the day today so weak between 10:00 and 16:00. The snowfall today will be followed by rain and snow at times up to the day on Sunday.
If your flight is canceled you have the opportunity to rebook another success for free, or you can choose to receive reimbursement of expenses incurred.
In case of delays of more than 2 hours, ask (not wait for them to help) at the offices of the airport on the support and benefits available to you.

The "To Do when in Paris" Top Ten

Here are 10 things you absolutely do when you go to Paris:

1) take a crack at Montmartre Place du Tertre after looking at the view from Sacré-Coeur, dancers, jugglers and before you make a portrait from one of dozens of artists that are in place;

 

2) walk to the Champs-Elysees avenue Geoge V, rue Saint-Honoré and the Place Vendome to view the shop windows of Paris's most luxurious making jokes about how many clothes, bags, shoes and watches tens of thousands of euro could buy but you do not like that much;

Weather in Paris -December 3 2010- We go back to normal

Today, December 3 2010 traffic begins to resume its normal business activities.

• There are, however, delays at the airports of Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly svrapposizione due to delays and cancellations yesterday. Passengers stranded at airports on flights should be disposed of today and the tracks are blocked in heavy traffic accumulated since yesterday.
• At the Beauvais-Tillé airport the situation is considerably improved. The only Ryanair and Wizzair flights canceled are those whose deztinazioni are in northern Europe, where weather conditions are worse (many airports closed because of snow abbontante that causes the inability to land).

Today, the snow will leave the space at the rain that will increase a bit 'temperatures, while tomorrow the snow on December 4 will again seen in the city of Paris for a few hours during the late morning.

Bad weather and Snow in Paris -December 2010- almost Normal Situation

Despite the snowfall in this period of late November-early December, the situation of flights at airports in Paris (France) remains fairly good.
 

• At the airport of Beauvais-Tillé are numerous cancellations, but not directly caused by the snow falling on the airport in Paris. In fact, the cancellations are coming from and departing to destinations most affected by bad weather (Northern Europe). So for those from Italy with Ryanair to land at Beauvais there should be no great risks, if not some minor inconvenience due to the chaos in the terminal for stranded passengers, and the delays from other flights. In any case, you should check the website of Ryanair or Wizzair the status of your flight.
• in the airports of Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, where planes land Airfrance, Easyjet and Alitalia, air traffic is much more disturbed because of the weather. Look at the flight info on the website of the Paris airports or directly on the website of your airline. Long delays (even a couple of hours) can be expected on many planes coming into and leaving the Italian cities.

This situation is repeated on December 1 and December 2 today, but it can still continue during the next days of the week that is expected to snow and fog in the Paris region and the rest of France. The French Civil Aviation Authority has also requested the cancellation of about 25% of flights at airports in Paris to better manage air traffic. Fortunately, there are few canceled flights involving connections Paris-Italy.

Ice skating in Paris

Like every year, some locations in the city of Paris is transformed into ice rinks on which you can enjoy skating together.

A unique experience, living with fun, surrounded by an atmosphere of charm. Poter dire di aver pattinato sul ghiaccio a Parigi! Being able to say I skated on the ice in Paris!

Here are the places where you can experience these emotions:

• the square of the 'Hotel de Ville will be available from 17 December 2010-27 February 2011, two tracks for a total of over 1600 square meters of surface ice. Access to trails is free (5 € is the price of shoes in thick) and it is possible on weekdays from 12:00 to 22:00 (09:00 to 22:00 on Saturdays and Sundays).
• it is possible to skate on the Eiffel Tower too, from 15 December 2010-9 February 2010, for free on the first floor (a good 57 meters from the ground). The use of track shoes and their loan is free and included in the ticket's visit to the monument (not pèossibile the use of their shoes) from 10:30 to 22:30.
• Charlety stadium (in the south-east of Paris) will instead be covered with artificial snow, even 20 to 31 December 2010 (closed 25 and 26 December) from 13:30 to 18:00. A unique opportunity for children from 3 to 16 years who will have the chance to try winter sports absolutely free.

Getting to the Orly Airport

In order to achieve the Orly South airport, where some of Alitalia, Air France and Easy Jet land, you can use a varied combination of public and private.

The most practical, fast and easy is the 'ORLYBUS that takes you from the Place Denfert-Rochereau at Orly airport in about 30 minutes (05:30 to 23:30 or so, with a frequency of 20-30 minutes).

The price of this direct service is € 6.60.

The Paris Museum Pass

How and where to buy it?

There are many ways:

• paying it via the internet or can re ceverlo to your home within 10 days (plus pay € 9.50 for postage) or withdraw from the Tourist Office in Paris (without charge) at 25, rue des Pyramides;
• at the airports of Orly and Roissy Charles de Gaulle (in the 6 areas of tourist information);
• directly in the 26 monuments and museums;
• at railway stations Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est and Gare du Lyon (in the space tourist information);
• in the 4 FNAC stores.

How much does it cost?

• 2 days: 32 €
• 4 days: 48 €
• 6 days: 64 €

The summit of the Eiffel Tower Reopens

After several days of closing on the third level of the Eiffel Tower tomorrow, November 17, 2010, will reopen to the public again.

From November 3 the third floor is in fact closed for work for about two weeks and could not accommodate the thousands of visitors who daily flock to admire the city of Paris from about 300 feet high.
These days there we had to "accept" then stop, 200 meters below the second level without being able to visit the reconstruction of 'office of Gustave Eiffel portrait with her daughter and Thomas Edison, and the reconstruction of the' Office of Engineers that designed the Eiffel Tower with Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier.

Etap - Ibis Hotel in Bagnolet

One of the hotels belonging to well-known chain hotel Etap and Ibis is located in Bagnolet, just about a few meters from the city of Paris.
The hotel therefore offers advantages relative to the low cost together with good quality due to the central location but not very well served by public transport.

Palace of Versailles

A few miles from the center of Paris, the famous Palace of Versailles, is just half an hour by train.

To get there you need only buy a ticket for € 3.05 one way with the RER train: take the RER C direction Versailles Rive Gauche at which stops you get off and walk a few hundred meters to the entrance of the Palace (a short walk compared to those who walk in the gardens!).

The Sainte Chapelle

The masterpiece of the most famous' Gothic architecture was built in 1242 in the Palais de la Cité to hold the Crown of Thorns brought by Jesus. Unfortunately, the Palais de la Cité, there are only reached the Sainte Chapelle and the Conciergerie and in its place there is now a courthouse.

The Foire du Trone

A Feast Forani millaenaria held every year in April and May on the lawn Reuilly (Pelouse de Reuilly).  This is located near the 12th arrondissement of Paris in the Park of Vincennes (Bois de Vincennes).

Subscriptions to Public Transport

Arriving in Paris on vacation there is a wide selection of types of season tickets for public transport to choose from.
The period of a week is hard enough to be able to handle compared to very short periods (3 days) or very long (one month).

Rue de Ménilmontant

A special mention to Rue de Ménilmontant, a street in Paris is rather special for this city.
It is indeed one of the steepest streets of Paris. If you happen to have to go in the highest part of the street, or east to the outskirts of Paris, I advise you not to get off at Metro Ménilmontant otherwise you had to make a nice climb! Choose rather to catch up with the two bus lines, 96 and 26. ( MAP )

The Pere Lachaise Cemetery

Being able to "see" so many celebrity all at once is not as easy as Père Lachaise. Certainly not see in the flesh ... but you can be spiritually close to your myths.
Reach the most famous cemetery in France is easy, there is a Metro station that bears his name (lines 2 and 3) just 250 meters from the main entrance, and another Metro station (Philippe Auguste, line 2) to 100 meters from the entrance. By bus you can get directly to the main lines 61 and 69.

The numbers of this large monument:

• 44 hectares in size;
• 1804 years of official opening;
• 70,000 graves;
• 5,300 trees.

Admission is free and on entering the atmosphere is ... cemetery! :-O Who would have thought it? In reality it's very popular with people who go there just to walk in peace, and of course many tourists with maps and GPS to find the person buried here. So do not expect a real morgue ...
These tools are required not to get lost and find a safe way in all the graves of people you want to visit.
It 's a great place and if you take shortcuts between the graves do not be surprised if you are in areas quite gruesome (it's also easy to see open graves for the trees that have had the upper hand).
Among the most famous people buried here:

1. Guillaume APOLLINAIRE (poet);
2. Honoré de BALZAC (writer);
3. Maria CALLAS (vocals);
4. Luigi CHERUBINI (musician);
5. Frédéric CHOPIN (composer);
6. Auguste COMTE (philosopher);
7. Jacques Louis DAVID (painter);
8. Eugène DELACROIX (painter);
9. Max ERNST (painter);
10. Louis GAY-LUSSAC (scientist);
11. Georges HAUSSMANN (prefect of the Seine);
12. ELOISA e ABELARDO (legendary lovers);
13. Jean de LA FONTAINE (writer);
14. Amedeo MODIGLIANI (painter);
15. MOLIERE (writer, actor);
16. Gaspard MONGE (mathematics);
17. Jim MORRISON (vocals);
18. Edith PIAF (singer);
19. Marcel PROUST (writer);
20. Gioacchino ROSSINI (composer);
21. Oscar WILDE (writer).

Obviously, the most visited grave is that of ... Jim Morrison, always full of flowers and even surrounded by barricades.
The second most sought after is that instead of Oscar Wild, and I recommend it to carry lipstick with you when you go to visit because it is a must ... baciarla. kiss her. In fact you will find thousands of lipstick kisses scattered over the grave!

How to cross the road

The rules are quite simple if you're at a traffic light:

• Always cross at pedestrian crossings;
• wait until the light turns green for pedestrians;
• cross-pitch fast enough (the green does not last long);
• Read any information that is affixed to the traffic lights.

Equally simple if you are at a pedestrian crossing is not regulated by traffic lights:

• get in pedestrian crossings;
• before going down the sidewalk make sure not to get any rider (they are the most undisciplined) looking at both right and left;
• advanced slowly (but firm) to the other side of the road;
• always best to check that cars stop!

Know that here in Paris is quite unique to find someone who ran a red light, at the pedestrian crossing also the car stopped several feet before you get there (even if you have not yet got off the sidewalk!).

It's to be specified, however, that many motorists are not French, nor the Parisians, and less respectful of rules and for this reason, especially in residential neighborhoods, always cross with caution!

Also take care when you are waiting for the bus on the sidewalk, especially if you are tall enough: go flush with the sidewalk and then have their outer right rearview mirror that leans toward the sidewalk, so dangerous for those on the curb because it could be hit the head.

The Phantom Metro Stations

The Paris Metro has officially more than 300 different stations scattered throughout the urban area. To these 300 stations are added, however, users benefit from having a fair number of stations that are called "ghost", meaning that although there are still a total state of disrepair as no longer fulfill their function.

Underground stations are now completely inaccessible to the public 4:

• Arsenal (line 5, between the St. turnips and actions Quai de la Bastille) MAP ;
• Champ de Mars (line 8, between the St. La Motte Picquet actions - Grenelle and Ecole Militaire) MAP ;
• Croix-Rouge (line 10, between St actions Sèvres-Babylone and Mabillon) MAP ;
• Saint-Martin (lines 8 and 9, between the Stazi oni Strasbourg - Saint-Denis and République) in the video attached MAP .