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  1. nefasth

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    I'll be in France in a few days.
    Paris january 25/31 (well, in Angoulême on the 26th :D)
    Then Rennes,Morlaix and Brest in a blast.

    I want to drop by Artoyz, just out of curiosity.
    Does PASK's have any other suggestions for me, be it toys,cd,bd or food ?!

    Merci
     
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    France 101;

    Upon arrival, exit plane, pick up bags, get a cab and go to nearest train station. Board train headed for Amsterdam and enjoy your stay. :twisted:
     
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    If you don't mind dropping a bit of coin, L'Amuse Bouche restaurant in Paris is super-fantastic, your traditional oldskool sort of place run by a family with top-notch food. 186, Rue du Chateau, 14th Arondissement. Less expensively, there's a fantastic bistro called Café Au Chai de l'Abbaye in the 6th, and Cafe de Flore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés has the best way-overpriced hot chocolate, ever. ;)

    They sell some "art toys" in the gift shop of Musée Centre Pompidou (I think I saw a couple of Uomou figures there) but otherwise I think Artoyz is it.
     
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    ^ Thanks, I'll look into that !
    I've already went to Europe over 10 times and the Netherlands are still not in my top priorities :twisted: ;)
     
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    Just to know ^^ What are you going to do at Brest (It's my "city" ^^ but it's a tiny town ...)
    It's not the better season to visit " la bretagne" but if you don't mind about the poor weather we actually have it's a nice place to be !
     
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    En même temps Montréal, j'suis con tu parles bien français, pourquoi je me fais chier avec mon anglais tout pourri ^^
     
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    Ben, j'allais me faire chier avec une réponse en anglais :lol:
    J'accompagne ma copine qui fait une tournée des centres universitaire du coin pour son travail.
    Nous sommes à Brest que pour une journée et demie. Y fait frais en ce moment ?
     
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    Comparé a Montréal non, on est entre 0 et 10°, c'est surtout le temps de merde, pluie, vent et compagnie ...

    Si tu as des questions ma boîte a MP est ouverte...
    En même temps c'est ton topic on peut faire chier le monde ^^
     
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    Bon voyage! :)
     
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    For CD, if you're looking for a huge selection, Fnac is the good place. For more specific music, well, it will depend.

    For bd, go around the Cluny abbaye and look for the Album shops. This is the area for bd !!

    For food, you should try a typical French brasserie like Weppler place de Clichy. Good food, good price, very nice place. La Petite Périgourdine, rue des Ecoles (not far from Album) is a good place too !
    Go to the Marais (except on saturday) to eat jewish food ! Amazing !!

    here's my tips : let's have a PASK meeting when you are there :)
     
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    French flea markets are always quirky, I've never been to paris but worth keeping an eye out.
     
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    The big one in Paris, "Les Puces" is spectacular! I actually saw some crazy vintage (non-Japanese) vinyl toys in one shop there. Easy to get to via Metro, like pretty much everything Parisian. Les Puces de Saint-Ouen is almost like a miniature city unto itself, complete with little alleys that have their own street names.

    ...Which reminds me, if you have time, be sure to check out Père Lachaise cemetery.
     
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    It's "Les puces" Dean ;)

    And yeah, easy to go there : line 4 direction "Porte de Clignancourt" to the end ! then, follow the crowd. Saturday and sunday only !

    And actually, on a funny side, this part of Saint-Ouen belongs to Queen Elizabeth II...damned Brits !!!!
     
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    La Fidelite and Hotel Amour are great for food.
    Père Lachaise is a must see!
     
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    Thanks for the head ups guys, it's great !

    You bet - We booked in St-Germain just to be close to them !
    Is Un Regard Moderne still open ?!
    I remember Super Heros on St-Martin being great. They had lots of cool ex-libris.
    I'm up for it :razz: So far we are free on either the 28/29 or 30th evenings.
     
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    Must get macarons at Laduree and Pierre Herme.
     
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    Thank you. I corrected the typo. That's what I get for trying to over-Frenchify the French language. :D
     
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    That's okay, I'm German ;)
     
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    monday the 30th then !

    Spasm will be there, me too ! I have to figure out who are the other PASK members :)
     
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    is there any notable difference between laduree & pierre herme macaroons???

    pierre herme have been getting all the hype recently.....

    liquorice and sesame flav laduree are by far my faves!!!!

    also,,,what is bd?? should i assume bookdealers??
     
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    I am in Paris now about to leave for Madrid.

    Love Laduree macarons, they have a new kind which is a special 150th anniversary flavor. It's Almond Mallow which is colored Laduree green outside with a white mallow filling. Very good stuff.

    Jean-Paul Hevin, although known more for chocolate, makes good macarons too.
     
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    bd stands for Bandes Dessinées, aka comic books :)
     
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    Je sais plus trop s'ils existent encore, mais il y a Wave comme chouette disquaire, et Bimbo Tower qui ont musique et bd indés et pas mal de trucs japonais, d'ailleurs...
     
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    Ah visiblement le Nord n'est pas dans ta liste ! Dommage tu aurais pu voir Lille et un bout de Belgique par la même occasion.

    Je t'aurais rencontré avec plaisir, resto et tout ça ;)
     
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    Je recommande Bimbo Tower aussi. Difficile à trouver (au fond d'une impasse, il faut sonner), mais c'est une caverne d'ali baba. J'y suis allé en décembre et ai trouvé des bouquins sympa (dernier cri, blanquet...).

    Pour les disquaires ça dépend de ton style mais pour l'indépendant (post-rock & co, punk, screamo, indus, ...) deux adresses :
    - Music Fear Satan - 28, Rue Rodier (le gars est pas aimable pour un sou mais il a du stock !), tout droit en bas de Montmartre
    - Souffle Continu - 20/22, Rue Gerbier ,à côté du Père Lachaise.

    Tu as la rue Keller (métro Ledru Rollin) qui a pas mal de magasins de manga et un bon disquaire également.

    Si tu veux voir un magasin de toys vintage (euro & us principalement - un vrai petit musée), c'est Luluberlu. Mais les prix sont débiles - 2, rue du grand prieuré (11e) (métro Oberkampf)
     

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