I know that sounds like a weird combination but I have 3 questions that I would like to pose. I am taking my wife to Paris in early March and I am having a bit of a tough time picking out a decent centrally located hotel which that does not cost $600 a night. Secondly, we are both hockey fans and would like to attend a professional hockey game in France. The problem is that all of the teams websites are in French only. Any suggestions as to how we can look at a schedule and get tickets? Lastly, our 8 day vacation is pretty open. I want to stay 3 nights max in Paris and then go outside of Paris and spend a few nights in some really cool towns (pubs, cafes, history, etc) that are not tourist havens. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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We took in a hockey game last year in Germany and it was awesome! I don%26#39;t speak French, but I went to www.hockeyfrance.com click on %26quot;practiquer%26quot; and then Les Clubs. Then select Ligue Magnus (I am guessing that Ligue Magnus is the top division) or Div 1, etc on the right side. It looks like the closest Ligue Magnus teams are in Rouen and then Amien, but the Division 1 league has teams closer to Paris or maybe even in the suburbs. (click on the red map near where Paris would be) The word Journee must have something to do with the game location. Each of the teams has a contact listed. If you don%26#39;t hear back from a French hockey fan then you could try contacting the team directly. It looks like the regular season end mid February so you might get lucky and hit playoff time.
It would surprise me that Paris wouldn%26#39;t have a pro team so maybe I went to the wrong website.
Good luck and enjoy.
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Canada just beat Sweden 5-1 for our 5th straight World Junior Championship! Wooo!
If you go here: http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
you%26#39;ll see a box where you can paste in the url of a webpage to get a translation. Not always perfect but you should be able to puzzle it out.
For a hotel you can try Priceline or Hotwire. We got the Hilton Eiffel Tower last summer for what I consider the bargain price of $141 US. No, it wasn%26#39;t a typical Parisian hotel... I didn%26#39;t want a tiny room! ;^)
If you%26#39;re not familiar with Priceline%26#39;s %26quot;Name Your Own Price%26quot; feature have a look at betterbidding.com and biddingfortravel.com to learn the ins and outs.
Rob
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For accommodation you could look at Hotel St Louis, right on the Isle st Louis, about E140 a night and very sweet. Small and right in the middle of Paris.
www.saintlouisenlisle.com
For out of town consider the areas around Normandy such as Dinan, a medieval town built on a river port, with lots of restaurants in the port area, then a walk uphill to the current town which is a delightful maze of old streets and buildings and restaurants. But it is a real town, not something built or maintained just for tourists.
see some pictures here
www.nickbooth.id.au/France08/Dinan.html
In the other direction you could go to Semur en Auxois which is also a real town and see some of the things around there, the town and its remaining fortifications, the chablis wine area, cheeses and of course great restaurants and bars in the town.
www.nickbooth.id.au/NickWeb/Pages/Semur.htm
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;I am having a bit of a tough time picking out a decent centrally located hotel which that does not cost $600 a night%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
You%26#39;ll get better directed hotel recommendations and suggestions if you provide some better description--in terms of a range of €uros-per-night--of your hotel budget...as well as any other personal preferences, priorities, special needs, expectations etc. As it stands--less than $600 equates to approx. 435€ per night....which I suspect would include at least 2/3 of the over 2,000 registered hotels in Paris--ranging from no-frills 1-star-thru-4-star properties.
As a fan, you might want to add these great little saloons, located in the upper-6eme-Saint Germain des Prés, to your list. It%26#39;s been rumored that Canadian expats in Paris have a fondness for an odd game, contested on frozen ale, carrying long clubs and wearing edged weapons on their feet.
THE MOOSE--16 rue Quatre Vents (nr: rue Gregoire de Tours) 75006, Metro: Odéon--
http://www.canadianbarsparis.com/
There was another %26#39;branch%26#39; of this saloon, called THE BEAVER, at 19 rue duex Ponts (btwn: rue Saint-Louis-en-l%26#39;Île %26amp; quai d%26#39;Orléans) 75004 on Île Saint Louis...but I%26#39;m not sure if it%26#39;s still in operation
The GREAT CANADIAN--25 quai des Grands Augustins (at: rue Gît-le-Coeur) 75006, Metro: Saint Michel
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Great info! Thanks for the help.
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Thanks Rob. I truly am sorry for the B%26#39;s whipping the Sens this year.
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Thanks Lynn! Much appreciated.
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picklesmcd,
Re B%26#39;s vs Sens... that%26#39;s okay... we%26#39;re positioning ourselves to draft John Tavares in the spring! LOL
Rob
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Regarding hockey: too bad you%26#39;re not in Paris in late February, France championship%26#39;s finale is at Bercy on February 22th (in case you can change your dates?)
hockeyfrance.com/ffhg-coupes/bercy/billetter…
I did browse the website that offers the games schedules, sorry, I can%26#39;t find anything going on in Paris in March!
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I love the fact that you want to take in a hockey game... talk about %26quot;outside of the box%26quot;. I hope you find one. Perhps check in Switseland, they have a very competitve legue and some great hockey there.
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