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CDG 2GOn September 3rd, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) opened a new terminal, 2G. The terminal will mostly serve flights within France (30%) and more broadly, within the Schengen zone (70%). Air France will be the principal carrier using it, along with three "partner" airlines (Régional, Brit Air, CityJet) who are all, in fact, subsidiaries of Air France.

With the addition of 2G, airport Charles de Gaulle aims to improve transfer options between regional flights, strengthening its role as a European "hub" of Air France...

Read the rest of: "New Terminal (2G) at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport


AutolibFlying high on the success of Vélib, a bike-rental program that turned one year old in July, Paris is thinking about launching another effort, dubbed Autolib. According to a report by the Associated Press, this program will launch by early 2010 with a fleet of 4,000 electric cars (half of them reserved for areas outside the Périphérique) and will allow anybody to quickly rent a car from one of 700 planned stations and drop them off at any other...

Read the rest of: "You Liked Vélib? Then You'll Love Autolib!


Le Moniteur Bookstore
Posted by Slavito in Paris on 29/Jul/2008
Le MoniteurGroupe Moniteur is a French company which helps establish links between the construction & development industries and the communities in which they work. They are also the owner of Librairie Le Moniteur - a highly specialized bookstore a stone's throw away from the Jardin du Luxembourg and Théâtre du Odeon.

Filled with books on architecture, urbanism, landscaping and interior design, Librairie Le Moniteur is one the largest specialized bookstores in Paris (and certainly the largest bookstore on the topic that I've seen)...

Read the rest of: "Le Moniteur Bookstore


La Tour Signal (La Défense)A few weeks ago, l'EPAD - the government body responsible for developing Paris' La Défense district, announced the completion of an international tender for the construction of a new high-rise tower (La Tour Signal). The project went to Ateliers Jean Nouvel.

The revered French architect (who is the winner of this year's Pritzker Prize in architecture) beat several well-known colleagues including Jacques Ferrier Architectures, Foster+Partners, Studio Libeskind, and Wilmotte et Associés...

Read the rest of: "Jean Nouvel Will Build La Tour Signal


Roissy CDG 2EYou may remember the tragic accident at Paris Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle Airport's Terminal 2E four years ago. A large part of its glass roof collapsed killing four people and injuring several others.

Well, it only took four years and about 150M€ for engineers to fix the damn roof, but they finally did it. A couple of weeks ago first scheduled flights started using the terminal...

Read the rest of: "Terminal 2E Reopens at Paris Charles de Gaulle


Le DaliIt's only natural that any project signed by Philippe Starck guarantees attention to an establishment, whether it be a hotel, restaurant or a high-rise apartment tower. But now the maestro seems to be making space for another family member - his daughter Ara.

In the latest example, she was charged with the only truly "artistic" part of a restaurant renovation project for the Meurice hotel, while her famous father was busy desgnining the 600+ pieces of furniture that went into the restaurant...

Read the rest of: "The Starck Surreality: Le Dali at Le Meurice


Le Rouquet TeaserWhen you feel like having a coffee in a classic Left Bank café setting but shudder at the thought of neighboring a group of starry-eyed tourists (which is almost inevitable if you go to either the Café de Flore or Les Deux Magots), I have an alternative suggestion.

A few blocks away from the two oh-so-atmospheric stalwarts of Parisian café life sits a slightly less frequented etablishment: Le Rouquet...

Read the rest of: "Le Rouquet: The Lesser Evil of St-Germain


Trip Diary: Paris La Belle
Posted by Alban in Paris » Attractions + Restaurants on 10/Mar/2008
Paris La Belle (teaser)Going to Paris this time was a treat – and that's despite the fact that, having lived in a warm climate for a while, I didn't have anything warm to wear. (Worse, I couldn't even make myself buy anything in Europe since the local trends in men's fashion don't really inspire me to get anything… call me old-fashioned). However, I didn't let the cold or the wet winter of Paris hold me back and I made the best of my weeklong stay in the city. Let me share a few places from my latest trip...

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