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 I need to get the adress for the cell phone in paris 062356649?
the area saint ...


 Cheapest hotel/lodge in Paris??
does anyone know about the cheapest priced hotel/lodge in Paris? whats the price, website..??

also, is it safe there? any tips to do and Not to do in Paris??

thanks for you ...


 Going on vacation to Paris... Would you stay at a 3 star in Eiffel tower/Invalides section or a 3+ hotel in?
Bercy village/12th district?...


 What is I LOVE YOU in France?
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 Can people suggest good places to visit in Paris?
I'm taking my new wife to Paris for her birthday, mostly because she wants to visit Jim Morrisons grave in Pere Lachaise.

I think we'll be staying in the Hotel Louvre Rivoli in ...


 Weather in Nice, France?
Will it be warm enough in this area to swim at the beach during the last 2 weeks of May or at least lounge on the sand?...


 Have you ever been to Paris before I am an American and ?
I live here and my work is here I love living here the people are amazing and I met my husband here . Have you ever been to Paris if so what did you like about it and dislike ? Did you fall in love ...


 Chinese computer shops in Paris?
I need to buy a new hard disk. Someone said that there are Chinese computer shops in the 12th arrondissement.
Are they open on Sunday ?
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can you recommend anywhere ...


 What to do While Visiting Paris?
I love ancient works of art. I love eating outside. I love good icecream. and i have a very limited budget! could you also suggest a hotel for a limited budget?...


 Paris/France "must see's"?
okay, We will be in paris in 2 weeks and I was wondering what are some of the 'must see' things in paris and france (appart from the obious in Paris!)

Thanks!...


 France!!!!?
Do people in France wear rainboots with regualr outfits on a rainy day like Americans do or is that unheard of?
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please only answer if you actually know, other wise ...


 What are the best rides at eurodisney?
are theyre any good rides at disneyland paris? is it worth going to?...


 Give me some useful french words ( the more words the more points)) thank you !!?
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 Help! We'll be in Paris next weekend. Need to find place to stay for 6 Adults and 4 kids! Please HELP!?
Hi we'll be there 19-22, 3 days 2 nights. Need a place to stay but everything is so expensive!!! Any French friends out there? Any inside info please =) Love, ...


 How much do i have to tip in a restaurant in Paris?
and how much do i tip in a taxi?
is all euros now?...


 Will I pay alot of comission on travellers cheques at disneyland Paris?
Going to disneyland Paris next week and don't know whether it is worth taking travellers cheques or euros, as i have heard that comission rates are high when cashing travellers cheques....


 Can anybody tell me if a child is going on a school trip to france do they have to have a ehic card?
or can i just take out my own insurance for them to go over ...


 Are there any good art museums in France?
T...


 Is it possible to visit paris and rome with a 3 month baby?
I want to go in the spring of next year, but we are having a baby in january and we really want to take him/her.. Has annyone travelled with a baby?...


 What are two of the most famous museums in paris?
They must be of different themes....



Charlie L

Why is Paris called the City of Lights?


    



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Ng A
This name was from way back when most of the world were still dark. Now a day it's Las Vegas that have the title "The City Of Neon".


clavie
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When the Romans invaded what is now France (in 52 BC, I think), they found a tribe of people called the Parisi living on the islands in the middle of the Seine (today known as Ile de la Cite and Ile St Louis). Their city was called Lutece, which means Light. I'm sure the more modern reasons are valid too, but I believe this is the original reason. Logically, Paris got its name from that original tribe.


abdoucondorcet
in the end of 19th century and beginning of the 20th, there was no electricity in the cities... but in paris.
for people who came in paris, it was just like you coming in las vegas today.


QcTravel
it was due to the creation of the public lightning by gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie in the 17th century.

Nicolas de la Reynie was State conseillor in 1680.

He had a global strategy of the criminality and organised the police in Paris under the 'Ancien Regime'.

He was the first general lieutnant of police, from march 1667 to january 1697.

He had some specific missions, as the fight against criminality, against fires and against overfleeding, the economical police etc...

Thanks to his strong reformes, Paris became the cleanest city of Europe of this period (financed by the 'sludge and lanterns' tax)

His mission was to improve the safety of the streets, to implement the first rules of circulation and parking, to prepare the paving of the streets and the water conveyance.


autumnXaddiction
Because in paris there TONS of lights and they all sparkly from the fllors and the trees are all light up its gorgeous!


Antas17
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The Eiffel Tower - lights up at night.


John H
I have heard her called a lot of things but I never heard her called that.





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