My husband and I are traveling to Paris for one week for the first time in February 2007-we will be celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary (yay!). We change planes in Frankfurt, Germany to fly to Paris, CDG. My first question is: we have a layover of 1 hr. 35 mins. Is that sufficient time for checked bags to make it from a Delta flight to an Air France flight, or should we plan to carry on?
Next, we%26#39;ve rented an apartment on rue Simon le Franc. Does anyone know where the nearest market and drugstore are? And where would folks recommend that we eat that we could walk to within 5-10 mins.? Thanks so much.
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I%26#39;ve just returned from Europe via Frankfurt. 1 hr 35 isn%26#39;t going to give you anytime for shopping or sightseeing in the airport, but it is enough time to make your flight and for your luggage to be transferred if AF is on the ball at all. Is your flight a codeshare with Lufthansa? Anyway, German efficiency being what it is, Frankfurt ground crew will get the luggage to them, it just remains to be seen whether AF will know what to do with it.
Personally, I would carry a change of undies and a clean tee in my carryon - it%26#39;s actually what I always do, that way if your luggage is %26quot;delayed%26quot;, you%26#39;ll still feel presentable the next day until your luggage is delivered.
Be very careful about your carryon - it doesn%26#39;t matter how many flights your bag has been accepted on, the airlines are now very picky about the size of bag allowed in the cabin. Check the web sites for the size limitations and do the measurements as well as weigh the bag - if it%26#39;s too heavy (and I don%26#39;t know what %26quot;too heavy%26quot; is) it%26#39;s not going with you into the aircraft. I saw luggage being turned back at the gate for that reason on this last trip.
Bon voyage.
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You are near the Beaubourg, non? For the nearest pharmacy, just keep your eyes out for a green cross, all lit up. Or you can go to Pagesjaunes.fr and search for a pharmacie there. For a grocery store, there is an ED on the rue de RIvoli.
For restaurants nearby. The Bricolo cafe int he BHV department store is a scream. Very funny, cheap and full of ambience. It is in the Hardware Department which is a great place to visit. (I am not being sarcastic, all of our visitors love this place.) Georges, actually in the Beaubourg is a very design, trendy restau with spectacular views of the city.
The Mariages Freres is a very chic, expensive tea salon not too far from you.
Le Pain Quotidien is a GREAT breakfast/lunch joint nearby, as well. This is one of my new favorite places, in fact.
There are countless places in the Beaubourg pedestrian area, but I just don%26#39;t know them, so I hesitate to make a recommendation.
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Enter %26quot;...rue Simon le Franc..%26#39;...%26#39;..Paris..%26#39; into the PAGES JAUNES web site....and then use the %26#39;.. A proximité..%26#39; feature to identify and generate detailed locations---%26#39;..Supermarchés..%26#39;...%26#39;Pharmacies..%26#39;
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http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en
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Delta and Air France are partners in the Skyteam Alliance, so they probably can retrieve your luggage in the time allocated for the transfer in Frankfurt. Chances of the luggage not making it on time are greatly increased if the two airlines are not partners or have some type of codesharing.
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Thank you all so much for your advice and suggestions.
I have seen numerous posts on TA about Air France being close to incompetent. I have checked both airlines%26#39; websites for carry-on dimensions and weight limits, and since it sounds like we better go that route, we%26#39;ll be very careful not to exceed them.
And I truly appreciate the suggestions for areas close to our apartment, and I plan to check out the french yellow pages website.
Thanks again, TA has helped us immeasurably in planning for our trip!
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My husband flies Air France on avg. once a week (crazy, hunh? that is why I have so much time for TA) and the problems are GREATLY exaggerated in this forum. In fact, with the exception of weather delays and a few nasty clercks, he has not had any problems at all.
CDG airport IS something of a mess, but the airline is fine, if not downright excellent.
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phread-I can%26#39;t wait to check out your suggestions. I%26#39;m glad to hear your opinion that AF%26#39;s problems are exaggerated on TA, and the previous poster%26#39;s info about the codesharing causes me to rethink the carry-on business. With checked luggage, the dimensions and weight are higher, plus we wouldn%26#39;t have to mess with the liquid carry-on rules. At least we have a while to make up our minds...
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You%26#39;ll appreciate the extra baggage on the trip home with all your goodies.
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Isn%26#39;t your apartment on 10 rue Simon le Franc or something? About 45 sq m, 4th/5th floor? Because American friends of mine rented one apartment on this very street last year, and it was very nice, romantic, Paris roofs, balcony, etc... Just a word of warning: in case you didn%26#39;t know, this area is the heart of gay Paris, and this tiny street hosts one of the raunchiest gay bars in Paris (compared to it, %26quot;Shortbus%26quot; is Marie-Antoinette%26#39;s boudoir! ), but, don%26#39;t worry, they keep their business indoors...
To eat, rather stay on your side of the rue du Renard, don%26#39;t cross to the Pompidou/Les Halles side, where tourist traps just await you. Le Pain quotidien has changed management recently, I don%26#39;t know whether they finally got rid of those annoying communal tables. Next door, Les Marronniers is fun, good, and great for people watching. Opposite, if you feel homesick, there is a huge Starbucks! I also like Le Coude Fou, or Le Bûcheron, for hearty pasta dishes on rue du Roi de Sicile.
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Mythreesons1, there is a street called rue Rambuteau about 2 streets north of and parallel to rue Simon le Franc which has a pharmacie at about No 10 and a lot of good food shops for everyday food buying. Just walk up rue du Temple about 100 metres and you will find the shops on that side of rue Beaubourg.
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