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Alethios
New Zealand2765 Posts
Arrived in paris yesterday, after a particularly hellish flight. Don`t have long, and this keyboard perplexes me. Full report tomorrow, with tons of pictures! I`ve been doing a lot of walking around, seeing the sights on the beaten path. Does anybody have any suggestions about things I must do while i`m here? I leave sunday. Well wishes to you all, Alethios  | ||
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DwmC_Foefen
Belgium2186 Posts
And the Notre Dame is also cool, ( and dunno if Bastille is in paris but you should check that out too if it is ^^) ANd yea I think it's one of the coldest winters in like 10 years or something  | ||
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Mickey
United States2606 Posts
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DoX.)
Singapore6164 Posts
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QibingZero
2611 Posts
Here in Florida it's been below freezing at night for about a week now. Possible snow (minor) within the next day or two even. Our highs have been about what the average lows are. It's unheard of, and most people aren't prepared. Many homes don't have heating systems that work in low temperatures (heat pumps suffice for usual winters), and there's quite a bit of damage to citrus crops. Exciting change, at least. I'm sure it makes all the snowbirds upset. | ||
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
On January 08 2010 19:30 Mickey wrote: Isn't Europe going through a major cold spot? I seem to remember BBC talking about something like that. YES. Holy shit it's been so cold here the last week. | ||
pachi
Melbourne5338 Posts
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Nytefish
United Kingdom4282 Posts
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Captain Mayhem
Sweden774 Posts
On January 08 2010 20:03 Foucault wrote: YES. Holy shit it's been so cold here the last week. Doesn't seem that much different to me, though :/ Well ok, if it stays at -15º C for more than two weeks I'd agree that it's slightly colder than usual. (Kalmar/Småland) | ||
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isbunk
Sweden1017 Posts
On January 08 2010 20:12 pachi wrote: im dissapointed. i expected a blog about bring it on. | ||
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Papvin
Denmark612 Posts
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
Have fun with your Paris stay OP | ||
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fearus
China2164 Posts
in the atmosphere! | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28899 Posts
it's been about -20 here for 5 days or so.. going outside kinda feels like someone punched you in the face. -10 is managable but -20 - especially being next to the sea - is so fkn cold. | ||
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
My girls in finland are sitting in -25.. Oh summer.. couldn't you come sooner... | ||
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Itachii
Poland12466 Posts
theres alot to see, but if you wanna see the real paris just walk arround at the evenings to not so "popular places", just normal walk on the rues and avenues and yes its rather cold in western europe atm, but lets be honest, its like that every year (except spain) but media have to talk about something after all haha | ||
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
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disco
Netherlands1667 Posts
On January 08 2010 20:59 Badjas wrote: they promised something around -15 for the weekend, in the netherlands. We're out of road salt, yay... My girls in finland are sitting in -25.. Oh summer.. couldn't you come sooner... Where did you get that idea? It's gonna be hovering around -3 at night and close to 0 in the day. According to the forecast atleast. | ||
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QibingZero
2611 Posts
![[image loading]](http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47061000/jpg/_47061196_greatbritainjpg.jpg) | ||
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MisterKatosS
France352 Posts
 Welcome to the other side of the world ! I recomend : Museum : - Musée d'Orsay (personal favorite) a very good mix of painting classical and modern. - Centre Georges Pompidou permanent expo. - You can go to louvre if you loooove very classical art. Restaurant : -Cheap: Chez gladines, rue des cinq diamants, the best quality/quantity/price restaurant i know in Paris. a lot of very good typical south west french food for like 8 €. There is a catch : the service is much to much fast paced You have to come at 7pm if you don't want to wait half an hour (or more) though, and once you've finish you are kicked out Once out, you are very close to the "butte au cailles" a good place to drink. -Fancy : L'Ourcine Adress : 92 Rue Broca 75013 Paris Much more fancy but very very good, not so expensive for the quality of the food. Be warn : you will have to take the 32 € menu ( wine NOT included) there is no alternative. In the menu I recomand : velouté, porc braisée and fruit de la passion or bouchon au chocolat. It was really delicious. sightseeing : Notre Dame, montmartre and Luxembourg are touristic but must see. Never eat close to these places you will get horrible tourist food. | ||
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MisterKatosS
France352 Posts
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
On January 08 2010 21:14 disco wrote: Where did you get that idea? It's gonna be hovering around -3 at night and close to 0 in the day. According to the forecast atleast. oh well good for us. that -15 figure was from yesterday or two days back I understood, I don't follow the forecasts myself. | ||
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deL
Australia5540 Posts
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
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Tuke
Finland1666 Posts
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aqui
Germany1023 Posts
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Puosu
7080 Posts
On January 08 2010 21:07 Pulimuli wrote: -30 C here (about -22 F) Similar temperatures where I live, its fucked up when a distance that would normally take you around 15 minutes takes double that because the fuckers can't manage to get the snow off the walking/bicycle roads. And god damn well said about these temperatures feeling like being constantly punched in the face, not only that but my eyes start "crying" and the drops freeze around my eyes god damn. fuck winter | ||
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banana
Netherlands1189 Posts
On January 09 2010 00:13 Puosu wrote: Similar temperatures where I live, its fucked up when a distance that would normally take you around 15 minutes takes double that because the fuckers can't manage to get the snow off the walking/bicycle roads. And god damn well said about these temperatures feeling like being constantly punched in the face, not only that but my eyes start "crying" and the drops freeze around my eyes god damn. fuck winter Similar experiance here, happy it's not that cold, but with the humidity mixed in we get feel temperatures of -15/-20C, witch is just so massive compared to the usual wintery +0 or just below. No salt on most of roads I need to take my bike to uni = massive glide fest while the weather is punching your face in. Oh good days to remember T_T (please let it end) | ||
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KwarK
United States44325 Posts
On January 08 2010 21:19 QibingZero wrote: Britain is looking a bit smothered right now: + Show Spoiler + Bad times. Would be okay if there was any heating where I am right now. But no hot water is . | ||
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Not_A_Notion
Ireland441 Posts
You gotta skate Which for the first time is actually a viable option here for the first time in about 30 years, we have the best of both worlds in my neck of the woods, the place looks beautiful in the ice but the temperatures are pretty mild just in or around 0-2C during the day, night temperatures just around -9 C in the coldest areas, though that's farther east and may not be quite so pleasant. Of course people are still freaking out about it, but there is nothing new there. IMHO, its pretty class where I am, all hail the North Atlantic drift Not fun to drive on though | ||
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
On January 09 2010 00:25 KwarK wrote: Bad times. Would be okay if there was any heating where I am right now. But no hot water is .Talking about no hot water... A nephew of mine made a very stupid mistake. They went on a winter sport vacation a couple of weeks back, and thought it'd be a good idea to turn off the heating to safe some energy/money. They should have put the thermostat down to like 5 degrees Celsius, but they turned it off completely. When they came back they found their entire house frozen, and almost every water pipe burst. The walls in the house were drenched with water. Got some nice DIY job there.. | ||
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sprawlers
Norway439 Posts
On January 08 2010 20:41 Liquid`Drone wrote: lol it's been about -20 here for 5 days or so.. going outside kinda feels like someone punched you in the face. -10 is managable but -20 - especially being next to the sea - is so fkn cold. Hah, -30 here at the worst, and that's by the sea. Starting to get warmer now though. | ||
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Catch]22
Sweden2683 Posts
Gonna get warmer by the end of the week tho'. | ||
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eXigent.
Canada2419 Posts
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RaGe
Belgium9950 Posts
Might be even colder down there though. | ||
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Lovin
Denmark812 Posts
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CharlieMurphy
United States22895 Posts
[12:18] <grnp> holy fuck [12:19] <grnp> all of sweden is fucking freezing now [12:19] <grnp> not just in the north of sweden [12:19] <grnp> :-/ [12:19] <grnp> sucks so bad | ||
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Klockan3
Sweden2866 Posts
On January 09 2010 02:01 Catch]22 wrote: I dont know if it's much to see, but I always wanted to see the Pantheon, with Voltaire and all the others buried... Around -15 here right now, so yeah its pretty damn cold. Gonna get warmer by the end of the week tho'. -15 is quite normal in Swedish winters, we are getting off very lightly from this. Most other parts of the northern hemisphere are getting hit much harder than us. Just because the last two winters was uber soft and this one is just slightly colder than average doesn't mean that we have any kind of special situation. The heatings in every house works fine for temperatures like these, all the roads are free from snow and at least I got enough clothes to be able to walk in this for half an hour no problem etc, we are well prepared for this. | ||
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Alethios
New Zealand2765 Posts
First installment of my travel blog coming as soon as I finish writing it and uploading these photos. | ||
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ruXxar
Norway5669 Posts
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
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Friloux
Canada100 Posts
I loved Montmartre, the view is beautiful and so is Sacré Cœur.. Pere Lachaise was also interesting but may be too cold for lots of walking? | ||
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