Well , heres a sticky spot I %26#39;m in,, I mentioned to a friend at work that I hoped to go to Paris this August,, she begged to come with me.. Shes never been, and really had no one to go with as she is a single lady over 50, never married, who lives with and supports her mom( her mom doesn%26#39;t speak english) .
Anyways, my friends dream is to go to Paris,, but, she wants to do it very very cheap( she promised to take her mom %26quot; home%26quot; to Hong Kong to see a grandchild next year, so she must save her money)
Point is, she says she has a %26quot; friend%26quot; who lives in the 13th( she gave me that address to look up, which I did, Rue Glaciere, 75013) and she want to write to this friend to see if we can stay free with her!!!!!!!!!
I don%26#39;t want to sleep on someones couch, I can afford a hotel. I actually have relatives I could sponge off if I wanted to, but, I LIKE having a hotel!
I also don%26#39;t think I like the area this apartment is in, I may be wrong, but it seems less then desirable as a tourist accomadation area? Am I wrong?
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Hi Joan
It may depend where on rue de la Glaciere her friend lives as it is quite a long street. Early numbers are near the Val de Grace hospital which is the area where Raphy lives and she has said it is a nice area.
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Oh thanks Faux, she does live near that area I believe( the hospital) as I used Mappy to show me on the map where the address was, and the hospital was nearby. She is in the %26quot; 40%26#39;s.
If Raphy lives in that area I am sure it is fine,, but still, does not solve my socail dilema. Travelling on my own is best for me I think , I am quite selfish of my time in Paris!
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Well,goodness if she can pay to fly with you, she can make it on her own as well. Espec. knowing she already has someone there. I suppose the friend might not be able to escort her around Paris every day... she can take organized tours and walks in that case.
If you are not the gregarious type and aren%26#39;t accustomed to traveling with others, espec. someone you don%26#39;t know well, then do not do it. It isn%26#39;t being selfish, it%26#39;s being wise.
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I agree with most of what you say travelnutty, but, I am very gregarious,, it is a big part of my job. I can pretty well chat with anyone,, I just really am selfish,, I want to do , what I want to do!! LOL I hate shopping, I love museams,, etc, I have a busy life, job, three kids, etc, so I really treasure %26quot;alone time%26quot; , but, I guess , it is nice to have someone you know join you for dinner and discuss the day.
I am going to chat more with her tomorrow to see if she is fully aware of the money involved in such a trip.
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Hi Joan
If your friend does stay with her friend and you decide to stay nearby in a hotel, one possible hotel where you could easily meet up with your friend is the Residence des Gobelins. It is close to the southern end of rues Mouffetard and Monge and only 600m walk from No 40 rue de la Glaciere according to via michelin. Rue des Gobelins is a pretty little street and the rest of the walk is along Bd Arago to rue de la Glaciere so it should %26quot;feel%26quot; safe for either one of you walking home when you part at night if she does stay with her friend.
http://www.hotelgobelins.com/frame.html
Another possibility but 900 m away is the Vert Galant. It is opposite an entry to a lovely park called Square Rene le Galle and via michelin suggests walking south to Bd Auguste Blanqui and then to the north along rue de la Glaciere (using No 40 as the destination). I walked past this hotel too and the internal garden could be seen from the entrance and looked as nice as on the website. I personally prefer the location of the other one and it is also near another entrance to Sq Rene le Galle
http://www.vertgalant.com/index_uk.html
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joan1 - there are SO many lovely things to see in the 13th !!!
First of all the village
** Butte aux Cailles
which is like a doll%26#39;s size Montmartre only without the souvenirshops and without the tourists.
Then a little to the west Rue Daviel with the
** Petite Alsace
and on the other side of the road
**Villa Daviel
Due south to paradise forgotten, just behind Place de Rungis/Rue Savarin
**Cité Florale
And since you have come this far south - pop over to Parc de Montsouris in the 14th, follow its western edge along Rue Emile Deutsch and visit yet another forgotten paradise
**Square de Montsouris
Then retrace your steps through the park into the 13th again, head north-east to Place de l%26#39;Abbé Henocque and another forgotten paradise with small houses with the strangest roofs
**Rue Dieulafoy
Walk north up Rue des Peupliers and visit
**Square des Peupliers
Trust me, you will phone your bankadvisor instantly begging her to lend you 5 mill. $ so you can buy a house in any of these seceret places.
You are in for a walk through Alladin%26#39;s cave, trust me !!
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Wow, Gitte, I am going to have print your post out, I have never heard of any of these spots,, see, I know you travel alone also, so you have learned many secret spots that if one was with a group ,, one might miss! Thanks.
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Faux,. thank you for the hotel recommendations, I will look these up, it may be an option for my friend to spend time with her friends( and save money) and yet still be able to have me near by , to meet for evenings or meals and an occasional day trip( I would take her to Versailles for instance)
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joan1 - your%26#39;e welcome. I am sending you a private message.
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Joan you will love Commerical Place d%26#39; italie and all the cinamas and the restos that are so great! I love 13 e! Great Chinese food!
Have fun and do stay by yourself so you can do exactly what you want to do! I do that and I love my time to do what ever I please when ever I please!
When I ever talked about going I always have a few people want to go with me but then they don%26#39;t realize the expense and they are not into museums or art. I usually just say I enjoy to travel alone but if they want to share a room or apt. fine but we would be going our own ways during the day time unless we planned particular things to do together.
Call it selfish but it is you time and your money.. spend it the way you want it!
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