Cafe Hugo
- Communication | Internet Access
Check e-mail while gazing out over the 17th-century Place des Vosges.
| Address: | 22 Place des Vosges |
| Paris |
CyberCube
- Communication | Internet Access
There are three handy locations for Internet access. They also provide such services as printing, scanning and fax. Internet access costs 0.15 euros per minute, 30 euros for five hours. Daily 10 am-10 pm. 5 Rue Mignon (6th; Metro Odeon). Phone 01-5310-30
Eurostar
This high-speed train can now deliver travelers from the Gare du Nord to London's renovated St. Pancras Station in about 2 hours and 10 minutes, perhaps even less. The speed and convenience of international travel via the 31-mi/50-km Channel Tunnel (or "C
| Address: | Gare du Nord |
| Paris |
La Poste
- Communication | Mail and Package Service
The national postal service. Stamps are also available at all Bureaux de Tabac.
| Address: | 52 Rue du Louvre |
| Paris |
| Phone: | +33 1 4028 7600 |
| Website: | http://www.laposte.fr |
| Hours: | Most branches are open Monday-Friday 8 am-7 pm and Saturday 8 am- |
RATP Buses
- Transportation | Public Transportation
These green and white buses are a wonderful way to travel in Paris. It's fun just to get on them for the ride. For the same price as a metro ride, you see so much more. One of the best routes for sightseeing is the No. 29, which takes you from the Gare St
RER Trains
- Transportation | Public Transportation
For travel that connects the city with its suburbs, the RER train system often picks up where the metro leaves off. It can also be a faster means of travel within the city. Some of the places accessible by RER: Versailles (RER C), Roissy-Charles de Gaulle
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer (SNCF)
All stations at France's national railroad company have computerized reservation facilities on the station concourses. Paris has six major train stations: If you are traveling by train, be sure you know the name of the station from which your train will a
The Bistrot Marguerite
- Communication | Internet Access
This place provides 20 minutes of free Wi-Fi access to its customers.
| Address: | 2 Quai de Gesvres |
| Paris |
The Frog at Bercy Village
- Communication | Internet Access
This place offers Wi-Fi access in a lively pub atmosphere, with a large selection of beers and TVs for sports fans.
| Address: | 25 Cour St. Emilion |
| Paris |
The Metro
- Transportation | Public Transportation
The Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) runs the efficient, easy-to-use <I>metropolitain</I>, or metro, which has 120 mi/190 km of rail and about 300 stations. (No house in Paris is farther than 1,640 ft/500 m away from a metro station.) Trains
| Address: | Metro offices are at 53-bis Quai des Grands Augustins (6th) or Place d |
| Paris |
| 75008 |
| Phone: | +33 8 9268 7714 |
| Website: | http://www.ratp.fr |
| Hours: | The metro runs daily 5:30 am-12:45 am. Information and tickets ar |
XS Arena Les Halles
- Communication | Internet Access
One of the biggest cybercafes in Paris, with more than 200 flatscreen computers. Open daily 24 hours. Its smaller sister is found at 53 Rue de la Harpe (Metro: Saint Michel) in the Quartier Latin.
| Address: | 33 Boulevard Sebastopol |
| Paris |