Spring shopping spree in the Galerie Vivienne (2e). The many fashion, deco, accessories and book shops in this beautiful "galerie" celebrate spring from March 17 to 21. Check out the new collections, gifts and surprises. Don't forget to enjoy a delicious lunch or a great tea/coffee with brownies or another mouth watering pie at A Priori Thé.
Maybe it's me but i haven't been able to successfully find a WIFI spot, with my first generation and non-3G iPhone, if I'm not connected somehow to the internet (WIFI...).
There are some apps out there, if you do a search in the app-store on "wifi" or "spot". But they are of no great use for me outside my usual habitat.
As a healthy mobile and internet addicted person you want to avoid the situation where you feel lost. You want to check out a map or connect to the local public transport information send a geotagged snapshot to your favourite social network and so on.
The easiest way could be the check out this website with the worldwide WIFI spot finder : www.free-hotspot.com (Before you go on your trip )
Find the nearest hotspot and voila you take it from there!
If you don't own an iPhone (or better said if you're not owned by an iPhone) and hence don't have the handy iPhone application from our last post, you can use the online interactive metro-map. (you can use it on any mobile device that lets you brows websites)
Mark the starting station and your end point and the site gives you the best way to go with the time it will take, the cost etc.
It's very complete and easy to use. Only drawback is that it's in French only at least i was not able to find a menu where you can change the language.
The main information site of RATP comes in several languages.
For a limited period the iPhone/iPod Touch application Metro Paris (licensed by RATP) is available at the iTunes store for only 0,79 € instead of 4,99€. That's almost free, and even the addicts of free apps should feel comfortable with this investment for this handy tool! It can do so much more than the paper version: giving the geo-position of the nearest metro station, and showing that on a Google-Map and giving you the best itineraries.
Comes in English, French, German and Spanish version metroparisiphone.com
To make the waiting for the upcoming Paris Fashion Week March 4-12 easier. Here's a peek or a "avant-gout", Lego made fashionable by JC de Castelbajac:
JCDC Versus LEGO from Four H on Vimeo.
video copied from www.guim.fr
Just the right thing to show off that you have been in Paris or to get you in the mood for a future trip, a sticker to spice up your iPod in a nice Paris theme. Under 10€ makes a great gift and/or souvenir.
"Dis-mou où" or Tell Me Where is a free iPhone and iPod Touch app that gives personalised recommendations based on your preferences. The app is in French and a couple of French cities are represented such as Paris, Lyon, Lille and Toulouse.
It's social with Facebook integration.
Get it soonest!
You can check and work with the English website tellmewhere.com or see the explaining video at the occasion of Le Web08 Paris on the French blog
Discover the secret Paris by bike. Paris Charmes Secrets takes you for a ride, not just on any bike, but an electrical bike, that can be useful specially when you have to do the uphill parts to discover Montmartre or the less steep but still up hill rue St Jaques past Sorbonne to discover the charms of rue Mouffetard area. You could take a Vélib but then you would miss out on the guided tour that shows you around town the places you never would see otherwise. And you would probably be too caught up in avoiding encounters with cars and cursing the fellow road users.
A French, English and Spanish speaking guided tour takes 4 hours, costs 45 euro, rain and warm biking gear provided if needed. 3 tours daily : 9:30 am 2:30 pm and 8 pm (this one is 3 hours).
GoVelib is a nice little app for your iPhone* that lets you know at any time the 5 closest Velib stations with the number of Velibs and free spots to park yours. Comes in English and French. To download this free app go to the iTunes Store. (*Works on iPod Touch as well if you have a WiFi Hotspot nearby)
