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After the controversially disingenuous surprise burial of the late president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani last Friday noon, many refused to keep mum about the issue. One of the more vocal detractors is Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, who insinuated that his remains won't stay buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani forever.
"Malilibing siya pero hindi ibig sabihin na mananatili siyang nakalibing dun," said the recently appointed Liberal Party President, Kiko Pangilinan.
The body of the former president and dictator was deviously brought to the Libingan ng mga Bayani on the same day with surprise rites, only being publicized hours before the event started.
The senator vowed to pursue all legal and political measures in order to have Marcos' body exhumed from the heroes' shrine.
Furthermore, Pangilinan is not alone in his efforts in opposing the burial, as the many victims of the Martial Law era abuses and advocates of human rights expressed their strong defiance of the burial, claiming that it is undeserved and unjust.
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My first encounter with Peter Davison as The Doctor was when his episodes were first shown in the States, not too long after they were broadcast in the
The Doctor, Turlough, and Tegan are dragged to 20th Century
At the other end of the corridor, the Daleks attack a space station that's serving as a prison to a single prisoner.Ā The station is old, and in poor repair, and the attack is totally unexpected.Ā The station launches its fighters, but they're quickly defeated, as are the few troops that try to stop the Daleks and their human soldiers from boarding.Ā After a brief but fierce battle only five people are left alive on the station:Ā Dr. Styles, Lt. Mercer, two guards, the prisoner - Davros.
The Daleks are in trouble and once again they turn to their creator.Ā It seems that the Moldavians (last seen in Destiny of the Daleks, where they had fought the metal creatures to a centuries-long stalemate) had finally won their war.Ā They did it by creating a virus that would attack the living tissue inside of a Dalek's casing.Ā Though they had tried, they cannot find a cure to the disease and so they've broken Davros out of prison where he's been frozen for the past 90 years.Ā
That's all well and good, but Davros isn't just going to follow orders, he has a plan of his own.Ā Refusing to leave the station, he pretends to work on a cure while actually recruiting humans to his cause, with the help of a hypodermic hidden in his chair.
Meanwhile Turlough discovers the Time Corridor and travels to the Dalek ship, only to be captured by the four remaining guards.Ā They're trying to make their way to the center of the station so they can activate the self destruct device and destroy both Davors and the Daleks.
Back on Earth, The Doctor and Tegan have to worry about a Dalek that's arrived.Ā But even after his casing has been destroyed the creature is still a formidable monster.
The thing that immediately strikes viewers today is how this story has aged so well.Ā It feels fresh due to the action-packed script and the high body count.Ā Yes, people did die in the classic Doctor Who, sometimes at the Doctor's hand even, but when it happened it usually wasn't on screen and it was an important plot point more times than not:Ā The criminal getting his comeuppance, an example of just how dangerous the villain was, someone heroically sacrificing themselves to make up for their past transgressions.Ā In this story people just die.Ā Guards die fighting the Daleks.Ā Daleks die fighting the guards.Ā Prisoners are mowed down by machine gun fire while running away from their captors.Ā This story actually shows the consequences to violence, which isn't always the case in some of the classic shows.
Peter Davison is in fine form in this adventure, even shooting a Dalek (outside of its casing) with a handgun.Ā Even so, he struggles, much as his predecessor did, with the morality of killing someone who is evil and, if allowed to live, will cause the deaths of countless others.Ā He doesn't take killing lightly, but he's not a total pacifist either.
There's a lot going on in this story, and that makes for a fun show.Ā The narrative quickly gets split up into four story lines, with The Doctor and each of the companions being featured in one thread and Davros in the fourth.Ā That sounds like it would be muddled and confusing but it isn't.Ā It keeps the pace going at a quick clip as something is always happening in one of the subplots.Ā The whole thing comes to an abrupt conclusion that works quite well.Ā It's a great story.
The DVD:
This two-disc set present this story in two versions.Ā Disc one has it as two 50-minute episodes as it was originally broadcast and disc two present the show as four 25-minute episodes as it was written.Ā There's not a lot of difference between the two.
Viewers have the choice of the original mono soundtrack or a DD 5.1 mix, which is nice, though the audio menu seems to have been left off of the first disc with the two-part version of this adventure.Ā The DD 5.1 track is there, you just have to access it via your remote.Ā The mono is the default track.Ā In any case, both audio options are clean and clear with no hiss or background noise to take away from the story.Ā The dialog is easy to discern and the background music and effects are never overpowering.Ā The 5.1 track throws some nice effects to the rears every now and again and I enjoyed it a bit more than the mono track, which isn't too surprising.
The full frame video has been cleaned up by the Restoration Team and looks fine.Ā Some scenes are a bit soft, but generally the image is clean and the colors are solid.Ā If you've seen the other restored Davison era stories, then you'll know what to expect.
There's a lot of bonus material included with this set (including everything that was on the earlier DVD release).Ā First off there's not one but two commentary tracks.Ā The two-episode version includes comments by actor Terry Malloy (Davros), writer Eric Saward, and special effects and Dalek operator Peter Wragg.Ā It is moderated by Nicholas Pegg.Ā This is a new commentary track and it's pretty interesting and fun to listen to.Ā The four-part version includes the track that appeared on the old release.Ā It features Peter Davison, Janet Fielding and director Matthew Robinson.
The video features start with a new bonus, Casting Far and Wide (32 minutes) in which Toby Hadoke interviews five supporting actors who appear in this story and discuss their time on Doctor Who and how it effected their carriers.Ā Probably more interesting to UK viewers who may have seen some of these people on other TV shows (or have actually heard of the shows that they're talking about...) there were some nice anecdotes included that made it worthwhile. On Location is look back at the filming of the adventure with writer Eric Saward, director Matthew Robinson and producer John Nathan-Turner.Ā I was especially interested to hear JNT's version of how things went.
There's also an eight-minute clip from the BBC show Breakfast Time where John Nathan-Turner and Janet Fielding talk about Tegan and the Doctor's companions, seven minutes worth of extended and deleted scenes, and a commercial for the show from BBC1.Ā
An eight-minute black & white silent 8mm home movie that was taken the day of the shooting is all that remains ofĀ the final Dalek battle scenes from The Evil of the Daleks.Ā That's included as well and is quite a treat.Ā Fans who have been enjoying the minute-long CGI reels of The Doctor's vehicle will appreciate TARDIS Cam no.4.
The best extra is Come in Number Five, a look at the drama behind the scenes during Peter Davison's tenure as The Doctor.Ā It runs nearly an hour long and has interviews with several of the key players at the time and looks at what JNT was trying to do with (and to) the show.Ā It's very interesting and explains a lot of what happen with the show during that time.
The story also comes with an optional pop up trivia tracks that's filled with information.Ā Some of it is minutia, the date the episodes were filmed and ever the time that the shoots wrapped, but also background info on the supporting and incidental characters and it points out on screen gaffs.Ā These are wonderful.Ā There's also a photo gallery, the Radio Times listings (in .pdf format) and an isolated music track too.Ā
Final Thoughts:
One of the better shows from Peter Davison's tenure, Resurrection of the Daleks gets the deluxe treatment with this reissue.Ā Presented in its two-episode broadcast format for the first time on home video, this set also includes copious extras including an excellent hour-long overview of the behind-the-scenes events during Davison's time in the title role.Ā If you have the earlier release, fans should at least consider upgrading.Ā For those of you who haven't picked up this adventure yet, this release comes Highly Recommended.


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The rocker and the Victoria's Secret stunner have dated since 2007 and became engaged last year (10).
According to New York Post gossip column Page Six, the pair has set a date for its big day in May (11) and is planning to celebrate becoming man and wife in California.
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If you are doing a temperate colour scheme then slap on some green paint. Make it light/mid green because the dark or bronze green colour scheme was a short lived Finnish War colour scheme...as far as my potted reading has taken me.
And 'slap' is the word. Expand the first group of three pics and you'll see it's a rough, fast paint job. Then, put 50/50 paint and water in your tin lid, jar, pallet or what have you and QUICKLY line everything. Where barrel meets mantle, hatches, grills, wheels, exhausts, joins, weld lines and anywhere that dirt might gather....look at the next three pics expanded.
Then the best technique you'll ever need...the dry brush! No,no stop crying, there, there it'll be OK....blow your nose and wipe your eyes it's easy...trust me, I'm a modeller.
Take the brush, large and soft (no, put that down. It's a roller) and dip it in very light grey paint, any really light grey reasonable quality paint. Then wipe of nearly all the paint on a cloth or paper towel....no, it's not a waste...the result is exquisite (good). Once you've done that draw a line on your thumb with the nearly dry grey brush and you should see your thumb print clearly highlighted (if you can't..too little, if you paint your thumb completely grey..too much). Once you see your print, bingo, you're ready. Turn the model upside-down and start on the bottom tracks (that's easier to hide if you've miscalculated) and then scrub the vehicle all over. Yes, all over and don't forget the end of the barrel as it makes everything with detail stand out....see the last three pics. You see, you get detailing and weathering in one. Easy. Looks like you spent hours detailing. TIP: Use acrylics, it's just quicker.
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Hit girl group The Saturdays are to headline a double bill of music for the opening Summer Saturdays Live event at Newmarket's July Course.
Racecourse officials announced on Friday that the chart-topping band will make an appearance at the track after racing has finished on June 8.
In a bonus for racegoers, officials have also confirmed that pop-rock four-piece band Lawson will play a set on the same date to kick-start music events at the track this summer.
"It's fantastic to be announcing a double bill of music for our first Summer Saturdays Live of 2013," said Amy Starkey, managing director of Newmarket Racecourses.
The Saturdays have become one of the UK's biggest selling groups since forming back in 2007, having had 11 top 10 singles, including All Fired Up which peaked at number three in the charts in September, 2011, Forever Is Over, which reached number two in 2009, along with producing three top 10 albums, and an extended play mini-album.
Lawson hit the spotlight in 2011 when supporting The Wanted on tour, and they, too, have enjoyed considerable success after recording three top 10 singles.
Their first two singles "When She Was Mine" and "Taking Over Me", reached the top five.
Last year the group released their first studio album Chapman Square, which reached number four in the official album chart.
"The Saturdays and Lawson are really popular bands and our spectators will love them when they bring their infectious music to the July Course. It will be an occasion not to be missed," said Miss Starkey.
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Istanbul: Turkey launched fresh raids and sacked almost 9,000 officials Monday in a relentless crackdown against suspects behind an attempted coup that left over 300 people dead, as Western allies warned against reinstating the death penalty.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to wipe out the "virus" of the putschists after facing down the coup bid by elements of the military disgruntled with what they see as his increasingly iron-fisted 13-year rule.
But the United States and European Union have sternly warned him against excessive retribution as the authorities round up the alleged perpetrators of Friday's attempted power grab.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman denounced "revolting scenes of caprice and revenge against soldiers on the streets" after disturbing pictures emerged of the treatment of some detained suspects.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said over 7,500 people have been detained so far, including 103 generals and admirals, in the investigation into Friday's coup which Erdogan has blamed on his arch-enemy, the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
The interior ministry said almost 9,000 police, municipal governors and other officials had also been dismissed in a widening purge.
Early Monday, special Istanbul anti-terror police units raided the prestigious air force military academy, detaining four suspects, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
The authorities have also detained General Mehmet Disli, who conducted the operation to capture chief-of-staff Hulusi Akar during the stand-off, an official said.
The 103 generals detained are accused of seeking to violate the constitution and attempting to overthrow the authorities by force, as well as belonging to what the authorities call the Fethullahci Terror Organisation (FETO) led by Gulen.
Erdogan has urged citizens to remain on the streets even after the defeat of the coup, in what the authorities describe as a "vigil" for democracy.
Thousands of pro-Erdogan supporters waving Turkish flags filled the main Kizilay Square in Ankara while similar scenes were seen in Taksim Square in Istanbul.
According to Anadolu, 1,800 additional elite special police forces have been drafted in from surrounding provinces to ensure security in Istanbul.
With Turkey's big cities still on edge, Turkish security forces killed an armed attacker who shot at them from a vehicle outside the Ankara courthouse where suspects from the failed coup were appearing before judges.
– 'End of EU bid' -Western leaders have urged Turkey to follow the rule of law in the wake of the coup bid, with the massive retaliatory purge adding to concerns about human rights and democracy in the NATO member state.
"We also urge the government of Turkey to uphold the highest standards of respect for the nation's democratic institutions and the rule of law," US Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters after talks with EU foreign ministers.
Responding to the criticism, Yildirim said the plotters would be brought to account but Turkey would "act within the law".
But the divisive Erdogan added fuel to the fire Sunday when he told supporters that Turkey could consider reintroducing the death penalty which it had abolished in 2004 as part of its longstanding EU membership bid.
"We cannot delay this anymore because in this country, those who launch a coup will have to pay the price for it," he said.
EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini responded bluntly on Monday.
"Let me be very clear… no country can become an EU state if it introduces the death penalty," she said.
Yildirim said it would be wrong to "act in haste", calling for a parliamentary debate on the issue.
There has also been concern about the nature of the arrests which have appeared aimed at humiliating the suspects.
Turkish television has shown images of captured suspects forced to lie face down on the tarmac after their arrest while AFP photographers have seen suspects roughly led away, pursued by angry mobs.
Anadolu published pictures of the arrest of former air force commander Akin Ozturk bent forwards, facing a wall with hands tied behind his back.
Meanwhile, a Greek court will Thursday decide the fate of eight Turkish military officers who fled across the border by helicopter after the failed coup in Turkey and who Ankara wants to see extradited.
– 'Show us evidence' -The turbulence has raised concern about the stability of Turkey, a key NATO member which is also part of the international coalition against Islamic State jihadists in Syria.
It has also hit financial markets, with the lira at one point losing five percent in value against the dollar although it rallied slightly on Monday.
Erdogan has long accused Gulen of running a "parallel state" in Turkey, and urged Obama to extradite the reclusive preacher from the United States to face justice.
The 75-year-old preacher has categorically denied any involvement in the plot and suggested it could have been staged by Erdogan himself.
Kerry said he had urged his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to "send us evidence, not allegations."
Yildirim said 208 people were killed during the coup bid, including 145 civilians, 60 police and three loyalist soldiers. In addition, the military said 104 coup plotters were killed.
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YEREVAN, January 21. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers, Elmar Mamedyarov and Rdward Nalbandyan, will meet in Paris on January 24 to outline ways out of the Karabakh conflict, APA (The Azerbaijan Press Agency) reported Tuesday referring to an unnamed diplomatic source.
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Paul McCartney Made Surprise Audience Appearance At The Hollywood Improv So Sir Paul went to a show at the Hollywood Improv last night...why weren't we there?!
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RODEN CREEK. Roden Creek rises a half mile south of Lydia in southeastern Red River County (at 33°26' N, 94°45' W) and winds southwest for 7½ miles to its mouth on the Sulphur River, a half mile east of the Morris-Titus county line in southeastern Red River County (at 33°22' N, 94°48' W). The soils along the creek are loamy and clayey, and the area is generally heavily wooded, with post and blackjack oaks predominating.
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Last year for the expected iPhone 5 launch a lot of concept designs were out there by different designers, but Apple announced iPhone 4S, just like its predecessor iPhone 4 by integrating some new features for differentiation.
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Now once again several rumors and concept designs are on their way for the next generation iPhone, probably iPhone 5 and here is a video demonstration of iPhone 5 concept created by Kris Groen a reader on AppAdvice.
According to the following iPhone concept video the iPhone 5 will have Retina display like iPhone4/4S, home button missing and two new buttons added to the sides of iPhone, big display etc.
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Located in a small strip mall just east of Bridge Street, just a small store front with a handful of tables and a counter to order at, Venice Pizza would be easy to overlook. Which would be a shame. They had burbled in and out of my consciousness, but after a reader mentioned them on The Dining Dragon's Facebook page, the hubby and I stopped in for dinner.
It was a Friday night which, I am convinced, is pizza night the whole country over. The staff was kept busy taking phoned in orders for delivery, but the scatting of tables was plenty for the slow trickle of eat in orders. The expansive menu was almost more than my Friday night feed-me-now brain could handle. Multiple varieties of pizza were followed by calzones, "stuffed bread", hot subs, cold subs, gyros, club sandwiches, pasta, wings, salads, fries, onion rings, fried dough, cheesecake…
The hubby suggested the Margarita Pizza and we went with that, ordering a medium (12″) pizza and two bottles of soda from the cooler. After placing our order, we selected our sodas and seated ourselves at a table. Overhead, a single small tv was playing sitcoms and we could look out the glass storefront to the pretty weather outside.
Our pizza came up remarkably quickly and we happily dug in. I am used to Margarita Pizzas including diced tomatoes and basil, but nothing else, so I was intrigued by the addition of fresh garlic and feta. We were not disappointed.
The feta was flavorful and soft, almost melty, tucked under the more traditional mozarella which evenly coated the pizza and added a just right texture. The basil was pungent and fresh, adding a lovely bit of green to the pizza. The tomato was applied in partial slices, big enough to be on par with the basil, small enough to be manageable. The fresh garlic was subtle.
The toppings worked together harmoniously, and we were both pleasantly surprised with the flavor combination. We were equally impressed with the crust–thin with a lightly crunchy bottom but a bready crust with a soft interior and a lovely flavor.
The hubby was effusive. During the course of our meal he declared this not only his "favorite flavor combination" but also his "favorite pizza in town". And I have to agree.
Venice Pizza is not a fancy place but it doesn't need to be. The pizza is unpretentious, delicious, affordable, and available. They are open until 11pm most nights (10pm on Sunday) and they not only deliver but also cater.
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Local Walmart Manager John Alden Competes In George Strait Contest [VIDEO]
John Alden is an acquaintance of mine, so when he told me he put a video together for the George Strait "Troubadour Contest"…well, it blew me away because I did not know that he could sing this good (sorry John). Anyway so I'm watching this video thinking "this is the Walmart manager, why ain't he in Nashville?"
If this guy looks familiar, think tall, slender, tie wearing, walkie-talkie carrying, "can I help you kinda guy" and think "Wally World" on the south side. YEP! I knew I'd seen this guy somewhere. Good job John, if I was a votin' person you'd have mine. BTW, some guy in Nashville won. To see more on the Strait contest go to: Taste Of Country.com


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Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani has set his sights on reclaiming the England No.10 jersey this season.
The headline-grabbing 21-year-old has had a three-inch metal plate removed from his right ankle and is running pain-free for the first time since suffering a gruesome injury in May last year.
On his return to the domestic stage he struggled to find his best form until the latter stages of the season and as a result missed out on selection for the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa and England's two-Test series with Argentina.
Instead he was demoted to the England Saxons for their Churchill Cup campaign in the United States and last month he was dropped from the Elite Player Squad in favour of Jonny Wilkinson. But Cipriani, who began last season as England's first choice fly-half, is determined to re-stake his claim ahead of November's international clashes with Australia, Argentina and New Zealand.
"They have picked Jonny for their reasons and now it is down me to go out there and do the best I can to make sure I am selected," said Cipriani. "I had the operation on July 1 and the fact it felt so much better afterwards was a big deal. I didn't have the same kind of pain in my Achilles and that made a big difference.
"My form was coming back at the end of last season. I was enjoying my rugby and with the ankle being pain free, it is off my mind and allows me to just go out and play. I love playing for England and that is what my ambition has been since I was 10 or 11 years old."
Cipriani recovered from the injury ahead of schedule and was rushed straight back into the England side last November after just a handful of games for Wasps. But he failed to impress and has since seen Andy Goode, Toby Flood and Sam Vesty leapfrog him in the pecking order while Northampton's Stephen Myler played for the Saxons in the Churchill Cup final.
"I don't think I came back too quickly. Perhaps before playing for England I would have liked to have a bit more game-time but I don't think anyone would have turned that opportunity down," Cipriani added. "It didn't go as well as I would have liked it to. It was a challenge for me to rediscover my form and move forward from it.
"I had to have the plate in for the whole season because it was holding the bone together. This was the quickest point I could have had it out. My form was coming back at the end of last season and that was a confidence boost for me, knowing I had come through it all.
"Now I have had a good six weeks of pre-season, which is important and which I didn't get last year, and I am looking forward to the start of the new season."
Cipriani is set to spearhead a new look Wasps backline featuring new recruits Tom Varndell and David Lemi in their season opener against Harlequins at Twickenham on Saturday and is confident of a strong showing.
"With everything going on here, with the signings we have made and the new coaches, there is such a good buzz," said Cipriani, who signed a new one-year deal last season. "If Wasps are doing well you often see many players from Wasps getting selected for England.
"That is the situation with Tom Varndell. He is such a good athlete and the fact he hasn't played much for England and scored 100 tries already is a shame. But with Shaun (Edwards) here he will move forward and it is the same for me."
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Hello, I've been doing a bit of research for the past 2 weeks, and keep flip-flopping on whether to buy a P&S or an SLR, so I'm hoping based on my answers here you can give some advice.
* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? Please be as specific as possible.
Haven't really assigned a budget, since we'll just save up as long as is necessary, but obviously the lower the price the better. Definitely want to keep below $1000 though.
* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you?
Full-size is not a problem
* How many megapixels will suffice for you?
6mp should suffice since we usually print in 4x6, and only rarely want to print a cropped 8x10
* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify)
Tried a Panasonic TZ3 with 28-280 and found it coming up a little short of where we'd like the zoom to go, so I guess at least a 12x, but we also like the idea of 18x.
* How important is image quality to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10)
Not sure how to rank image quality -- we don't look at the pictures at 100% on screen, nor are we printing poster size...so as long as they'll look good on screen around 1280x1024, or print nice 4x6's (with the occasional 8x10), we'd be happy.
* Do you care for manual controls?
I wouldn't know what to do with the manual controls!
General Usage
* What will you generally use the camera for?
Usage is all-purpose. My wife works at a daycare, so would like to be able to take exterior shots of the kids at play, as well as interior portraits of the kids. But we'd also like to take more telephoto exterior shots (nature/countryside photos) as well.
* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not?
We'll usually print 4x6, with the odd 8x10 if it's a really nice shot.
* Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos?
Yes, there'll be lots of indoor or low light photos.
* Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos?
Not sports, and only as much action as a 3 year old can produce!
* Are there particular brands you like or hate?
My Dad has a Pentax *ist D that we've used and really like, but we have no experience with other brands (aside from Kodak, since our existing camera is a CX7330)
* Are there particular models you already have in mind?
On the P&S side we're looking at the Canon S5 IS, and also thinking of the Fuji S8000fd (really wish Jeff had a review of that one up as well!). If it's worth it to upgrade, we'd also consider moving up to an SLR, where our main interest is in the Pentax K100D. And for it, the lens I'm interested in is either the Pentax or Tamron 18-250 F3.5-6.3 (we'd rather not have to carry multiple lenses and have to switch them around all the time).This is where the trouble deciding comes in to play -- The Pentax with that lens is about $900 CDN, whereas the two P&S cameras are both around $400. Even going with two lenses for the Pentax (18-55 kit lens and Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6) still only drops us to around $650.
* Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
A lot of our shooting will be done without a tripod, so from what I've read IS would be a great thing to have. Aside from that, the only real special considerations are that we'd like to be able to use our existing 2500mAh NiMH batteries and our SD memory cards. Although if there is reason enough, the last two requirements aren't set in stone.
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[Good Food Force] Protect the healthy school meal!
Dear Marianne,
Welcome to this week's Good Food Force update! Please find updates, resources and action ideas below.
1. The Hot Line: Threats to healthy lunches, and No Big Potato!
Healthy changes to school meals are under attack!
We're anticipating a new pushback on the meal standards, which went into effect this school year. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture is considering measures that would threaten the whole-grain-rich requirement, sodium requirements, and restrictions on sales of competitive foods. Moms have spoken out in overwhelming support of the new meal standards, and we'll need everyone to join in raising our voices once again. Read more in Politico, and watch for opportunities to speak out with MomsRising.org and our partners in the coming days!
Join us in urging Congress to side with science and nutrition, not Big Potato!
Right now, the Big Potato corporate lobby is pressuring a bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators to specifically legislate that white potatoes must be included in the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) food package offered to pregnant moms, babies, and toddlers.
The foods placed in the package are chosen based on a careful scientific process led by nutritionists and health professionals at the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Most specifically, the WIC packages are designed to provide nutrients that participants aren't getting on their own. In its study of the current diets of WIC package recipients, the IOM discovered that WIC recipients are already eating sufficient amounts of starchy vegetables (like potatoes). To achieve a well-balanced diet, participants mostly need additional fruits and vegetables in the WIC package.
**It's us--moms and dads across the nation--who can save the WIC program from the potato industry lobbyists by making our voices heard now. So please take a moment to click through here: http://action.momsrising.org/go/4603?ak_proof=1&t=2&akid=.2138404.craY1i. Read more on our blog.
2. Morning Stretch: #FoodFri discusses Fed Up movie; Food Revolution Day this Friday!
- Join us for the next #FoodFri Tweetchat: Fed Up, the Film and Challenge - to learn more about the film the food industry doesn't want you to see and take up the challenge to cut sugar, all added sugar, out of your diet for 10 days. The mission, should you choose to accept it, won't be easy but we think you're worth it. Don't you? Join us tomorrow May 16 at 1pm ET on Twitter! Just follow #FoodFri and @MomsRising to participate. Click here for details: http://action.momsrising.org/go/4479?ak_proof=1&t=5&akid=.2138404.craY1i
- Remember, this Friday is Food Revolution Day! Chef Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day is a fun moment to promote healthy eating! This year's focus is on healthy cooking, and the Food Revolution website has lots of ideas, activities, printables and more: http://action.momsrising.org/go/4443?ak_proof=1&t=7&akid=.2138404.craY1i. Why not use this as a moment to make a healthy meal with your family, at your workplace, or in your kids' school? It's fun and easy. And if you do something to celebrate Food Revolution Day, please snap and share photos with us on Facebook:http://action.momsrising.org/go/1029?ak_proof=1&t=9&akid=.2138404.craY1i!
3. Recess: Mother's Day breakfast in bed disaster!
One of our favorites from the internet this week:http://action.momsrising.org/go/4480?ak_proof=1&t=11&akid=.2138404.craY1i
4. Salad Bar: Five things you should know about Smart Snacks
Earlier this week MomsRising and the NEA-HIN co-hosted a webinar on the new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Smart Snacks in School rule. The rule will go into effect during the 2014-15 school year, and ensures that snack foods and beverages sold during the school day are healthy. Here are five things you need to know about Smart Snacks:
- The rule applies to all foods and beverages sold to students during the school day, including a la carte, school stores, vending machines, snack bars, etc.
- The rule also applies to fundraisers if they take place in the school during the school day.
- The rule set limits for fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, calories and total sugar.
- As a general rule, foods must meet the above and be a whole grain-rich product, OR have a fruit/veggie/dairy/product/protein as a first ingredient OR be a combination food with at least 1/4 cup fruit or veggie OR contain 10% of the Daily Value of one nutrient of public health concern.
- Drinks are included! The standards set limits on serving sizes, calories, and caffeine.
Join us in keeping the momentum going in support of Smart Snacks! Support your school, talk to other parents, and get your kids excited. These are important changes that make a big difference in promoting a healthy school day.
5. After-School Snack: Make a Rainbow Salad Wrap!
Check out this yummy and quick recipe, featured as part of this year's Food Revolution Day!
That's it for now everyone! Thank you!!
- Karen, Migdalia, Monifa, Donna, Dream and the rest of the MomsRising.org Food Team!
Good Food Force (GFF) Volunteers are real-life superheroes who take action in their schools and communities, and/or on their blogs and online networks, to get the word out about healthy school foods, junk food marketing to kids, and strategies that are working to reduce childhood obesity. Together with MomsRising.org staff, they help advocate for healthier kids and families. Help spread the word! Contact us: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Shades? Try spectacles. From the National Ballet's Alice to Jean Paul Gaultier's bustiers and Janelle Monae's high-rise hair, our critics point the way to the season's not-to-be-missed numbers.
DANCE - Paula Citron Dance is always enriched by summer festivals: A smart producer can create an alluring magnet by concentrating carefully chosen artists under one umbrella, widening horizons by bringing in companies both foreign and domestic.
Here are four of the best fests, plus one very exciting single event. Luminato Festival, June 10 to 19
The highly anticipated National Ballet of Canada's co-production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (June 4 to 25) by acclaimed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon received great reviews when Britain's Royal Ballet premiered the piece in March. The National is giving the Canadian premiere. Toronto's own Sampradaya Dance Creations goes Bollywood with Taj (June 10 to 12), a piece of dance theatre inspired by the love story behind the Taj Mahal, starring Kabir Bedi and Lisa Ray. Hot, hot Brit Akram Khan and his company, known for virtuoso/intellectual dance, appear June 16 to 18. Various venues.
Canada Dance Festival, June 15 to 18
The odd-year festival is short and sweet (in even years, the CDF presents a who's who of Canadian dance). The 2011 edition focuses on young artists starting to get noticed on a national level. Calgary's Helen Husak is cutting-edge contemporary. Three other acts are contemporary dance fusions - Vancouver's 605 Collective (hip hop/ballet), Toronto's Kashedance (Afro-Caribbean), and Montreal's Lara Kramer (aboriginal). Ottawa's Bboyizm is flat-out, street-smart hip-hop urban. Various venues.
Dancing on the Edge, July 7 to 16
Vancouver's DOTE has long been a judicious mix of mostly local and some national companies, with a sprinkling from abroad. Representing the local scene are Aeriosa Dance, Barbara Bourget, Raven Spirit Dance, and Karen Jamieson Dance. The rest of Canada brings Edmonton's Usha Gupta, Montreal's Alejandro de Leon, and Toronto's Dancemakers and Kashedance. Israel's Arkadi Zaides is the foreign import. Various venues.
Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur, July 28 to Aug. 7
FASS had always been a lot of dance and a little classical music, mostly on the imported side, with many companies making their Canadian debuts. For this 20th-anniversary season, FASS has a motherlode of big-time companies. Among them: Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Soloists of the Paris Opera Ballet-3e-étage, Gauthier Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart, and Soloists of the Royal Swedish Ballet-Stockholm 59° North. FASS is also resurrecting its International Choreography Competition, and ends the fest with Bouge de là, a spectacle of youth dance. At the Grand Chapiteau.
Twyla Tharp/Come Fly Away, Aug. 16 to 28
Superstar American choreographer Tharp had mega-success on Broadway with her Billy Joel show, Movin' Out, which ran for 1,331 performances. Yet despite rave reviews, her Frank Sinatra show, Come Fly Away, lasted only five months last year. The national tour, however, has been a great success. To Sinatra songs, the story follows four couples as they fall in and out of love during an evening at a crowded nightclub. Four Seasons Centre, Toronto
MUSIC - J.D. Considine, Robert Everett-Green, Brad Wheeler If last summer saw the concert industry melt down, 2011 is set for a subtle rebound, with ambitions more modest and with no Lilith despair. The perennial big festivals will be as big as always - in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Ottawa - but there are special moments elsewhere.
His back bones surgically repaired, Bono and his fellow Dubliners touch their spaceship stage down in four Canadian cities before closing the third leg of their 360° Tour on July 30 at the Magnetic Hill Music Festival in Moncton, where that day the marquee will be shared by Montreal indie superstars Arcade Fire. A beautiful day? Oh, yes. Winnipeg, May 29; Edmonton, June 1; Montreal, July 8 and 9; Toronto, July 11; Moncton, July 30.
The Tragically Hip
The guitar-rock northern stars spread out for a dozen dates and festivals across the country in June and July, but the one on the top of the itinerary promises transcendence. On the evening of June 25, at the Big Music Fest in Bobcaygeon, Ont., the Hip's watchable front man Gord Downie will remind his audience that "it was in Bobcaygeon, I saw the constellations, reveal themselves one star at a time." A crowd's uproar will be epic; the stars, aligned. All will seem possible. Bobcaygeon, June 25; Moncton, June 28; Charlottetown, June 30; Downsview, Ont., July 1; Windsor, July 2; Winnipeg Folk, July 7; Ottawa Blues, July 9; Sarnia, Ont., July 10; Dawson Creek, B.C., July 12; Edmonton, July 14; Burnaby, B.C., July 15; Montreal's Osheaga Festival, July 31.
Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts
This is the big one, the one not to miss, the Coachella of the North. Three days in Montreal at the end of July promise the rapping intensity of Eminem, Sam Roberts, Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Broken Social Scene, Janelle Monáe, guitar goddess Anna Colvi, and a full playing of the album The Soft Bulletin by the Oklahoma mind-blowers, the Flaming Lips. And so much more. July 29 to 31, Montreal.
Janelle Monáe
The talented Miss M - she's Lauryn Hill without the crazy - pushes the freakiest soul-funk buttons and rocks the tuxedo. After giving us a taste earlier this year at Canadian Music Week, the U.S. singer is back in a number of different settings - going pompadour to pompadour with Bruno Mars for a couple of dates, later opening for pop fabrication Katy Perry on the Prairies, and hitting Osheaga, too. Windsor, Ont., May 22; Vancouver, June 3; Regina, July 13; Winnipeg, July 14; Calgary, July 16; Edmonton, July 17; Montreal, July 29.
Peter Frampton
His fans feel like he does, ready to relive his breakthrough 1976 album Frampton Comes Alive, which will be performed in its entirety. A 2010 show at Toronto's Massey Hall found the Humble Pie guitarist and Show Me The Way singer in fine voice and form, and now he brings his never-in-fashion talk-box effect back to the future for seven Canadian dates. Montreal Jazz, June 30; Toronto, July 9; Ottawa Blues, July 10; Richmond, B.C., Sept. 24; Calgary, Sept. 26; Regina, Sept. 27; Winnipeg, Sept. 28.
CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVALS - Robert Everett-Green
Festival de Lanaudière, Joliet, Que., July 9 to Aug. 7
This year's fest northeast of Montreal includes a recital with orchestra by contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux (July 16), performances of French and Russian music by Charles Dutoit and the Philadelphia Orchestra (July 22 and 23), and an OSM concert with mezzo-soprano Susan Graham (Aug. 6).
Toronto Summer Music Festival, July 18 to Aug. 13
Violist Douglas McNabney's first season as music director includes recitals by baritone Thomas Allen (July 26) and soprano Christine Brewer (Aug. 4), two all-Beethoven programs by Toronto's Gryphon Trio (Aug. 10-11), a couple of concerts by the Nash Ensemble (Aug. 2 and 6), and a visit by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (Aug. 9). Koerner Hall and other venues.
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, July 23 to Aug. 5
The big draws this year include the opening show with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and soprano Karina Gauvin (July 23), and piano recitals by Simone Dinnerstein (July 29) and Marc-André Hamelin (July 31). Various venues.
Early Music Vancouver: Henry Purcell's King Arthur, Aug. 10
Purcell's "semi-opera," with text by John Dryden, is a hybrid of straight theatre and rescue opera that makes it hard to approach for most opera companies. Early Music Vancouver grapples with the work on something like its own terms, in a performance featuring sopranos Suzie LeBlanc and Ellen Hargis. Chan Centre, Vancouver.
VISUAL ARTS - James Adams The next few months are a great time to celebrate Canada's great indoors. The country's major art institutions are putting on a potpourri of exhibitions they've determined will please crowds of tourists and locals alike. Here are five shows that should cause more than a few eyes to pop.
Caravaggio and His Followers in Rome, June 17 to Sept. 11
Although dead more than 400 years, no artist is more hip or happening these days than Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Eleven of his paintings, drawn from the collections of the Louvre, the Uffizi and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others, are going up in the nation's capital alongside more than 50 works by such famous contemporaries as Artemisia Gentileschi and Jusepe de Ribera. Clearly the National Gallery is going for Baroque this summer, in marked contrast to last year's showcase of pop art. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Abstract Expressionist New York, May 28 to Sept. 4
The gang at the AGO were given pretty much carte blanche to select more than 100 paintings, sculptures, works on paper and photos from the fabled Abstract Expressionist collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. All the big names are here - Pollock, Rothko, de Kooning, Motherwell, Kline, Frankenthaler, Newman - and many of their signature works. It's an exclusive and unprecedented loan, as deep as it is wide. If anything can salve Toronto's enduring case of Manhattan envy, it's this exhibition. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution in Art, May 28 to Sept. 25
It's being billed as the most comprehensive exhibition of Surrealist art ever to grace a Canadian art institution. Could it be otherwise when you're hosting more than 350 works by such notables as Dali, Ernst, Man Ray, Miro and Magritte, culled from museums around the world? One attraction: a look at how native art from the Pacific Northwest influenced Surrealist practice, highlighted by the display of the Yuk'ip ceremonial mask purchased earlier this year by Toronto collector David Thomson for a record $2.5-million (U.S.) from the estate of New York artist Enrico Donati. Vancouver Art Gallery.
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier, June 17 to Oct. 2
The art world is as prone to the vagaries of fashion as, well, fashion. Yet often when a museum mounts an exhibition devoted to a living fashion designer, there's no lack of controversy. Remember the art-vs.-commerce debate sparked by the Metropolitan Museum's Yves St. Laurent retrospective in 1983 or the 2000 Armani show at the Guggenheim? Get set for that sort of chin-wagging when Montreal's premier art gallery presents French bad boy Jean Paul Gaultier, in a show subtitled From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk. Musée des beaux-arts, Montreal.
Hurtubise, May 14 through Sept. 5
In the fall of 1960, 21-year-old Montreal art student Jacques Hurtubise got a scholarship to study in New York. There, he visited the studios of some of the scene's major artists as well as the city's major galleries, most notably the Museum of Modern Art. Today, Hurtubise is regarded as one of the masters of post-Automatiste/post-Plasticien abstraction. Now a resident of Nova Scotia, he's the subject of a major retrospective, featuring more than 60 paintings from all phases of his 50-year career. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
THEATRE - J. Kelly Nestruck Summer in Canada is synonymous with three things theatrically: Shakespeare, fringe festivals and an 11-year-old redhead nicknamed Carrots. This year, however, there are some new twists on those stage standbys.
Anne of Green Gables, June 28 to Aug. 31
Anne of Green Gables never changes? Some beg to differ. After running every summer for almost a half-century, the 1965 musical adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's much-loved book was getting a little long in the tooth. And so, the Charlottetown Festival is "reimagining" it: Marcia Kash is the new director, Mike Jackson has choreographed new steps for Anne and Gilbert, and Doug Paraschuk has designed a fresh Green Gables. Book writer and lyricist Don Harron, the last surviving creator of the musical, has even penned a new scene for this revamp. Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown.
La Tempête, July 1 to 30
Robert Lepage returns to the Bard this summer in what promises to be a spectacular outdoor production. In collaboration with the Huron-Wendat nation, the Quebec director's company Ex Machina will present a new production of La Tempête ( The Tempest) at the Wendake amphitheatre near the St. Charles River. Lepage, the first North American to direct Shakespeare at Britain's National Theatre in 1993, has assembled a cast of native and non-native performers for this take on a drama often read as a colonialist allegory. In French. L'amphithéâtre extérieur, Wendake, Que.
Bard on the Beach, Vancouver, June 2 to Sept. 24
BoB's big tent is getting bigger, offering up four fresh-air shows by Shakespeare. To inaugurate their larger new mainstage tent, Vancouver's festival al fresco is presenting As You Like It directed by David Mackay, and The Merchant of Venice directed by Rachel Ditor. In the final season in the smaller 240-seat tent - which will be replaced by a new one seating 400 next season - Christopher Weddell directs his own distillation of Henry VI, parts I, II and III into a single evening's entertainment, while Kathryn Shaw tackles Richard III in all its unabridged glory. Vanier Park.
Dancap's summer season, July 5 to Aug. 28
With the opera on vacation, commercial theatre upstart Dancap presents a summer season in the Four Seasons Centre for the second year in a row. Up first is Donny and Marie Live, which features the brother and sister Osmonds singing old hits like Puppy Love and Paper Roses. Then comes edgier fare with Next to Normal, the Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical about a family dealing with a mentally ill mom. Following that are two concerts by Colm Wilkinson. Four Seasons Centre, Toronto.
Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Aug. 11 to 21
Edmonton's Fringe turns 30 this year. Still the largest and most successful of the country's fringe fests, it has spread its tentacles out from the Old Strathcona neighbourhood to much of the rest of the Alberta capital - this year the Bring Your Own Venue shows will make up a third of the programming. In all, there'll be 182 plays on theatrical tap. Various venues.


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Living, my original point was to say that, even if I don't recognize a name at the beginning of the show, I often end up enjoying those that I didn't previously know better than many that I did know prior to the season. This is very similar to your last statement, so I don't think we disagree (I guess I used that word, but gave a very specific context for this show).Originally Posted by Living;3392433;
Gilles wasn't known to me before the movie, and I didn't know anything else you mentioned about him until your post. So for me, he was pretty much an unknown, but I'll say it again - I'm really glad he's doing this show because I enjoy his dancing! I don't really care what brought him to the show.
The only thing I would disagree with you about is Andrea Bocelli - I think he is very well-known and would be considered a star by most anyone's standards.


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Seminal 1990s tabletop role-playing game, Shadowrun, has recently come to the digital domain, originally with a version of Shadowrun Returns for the Mac, PC, and Linux platforms. Cult of Mac gave the game a stellar review, calling it a "fully realized tabletop to digital RPG conversion." Say that five times fast.
Now the game is finally on tablets, both of the Android and iOS variety, and the buzz is that it's a note-for-note port of the desktop game, minus the campaign editor. That's a lot of game to smoosh into a tablet.


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02-19-02, 11:38 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: Clearing Form Fields
I am trying to learn a bit about Access and I am running into a problem. I have a form that has two drop-down boxes (category/subcategory).
Based on what is selected in the category drop-down will determine what is available in the subcategory drop-down.
That portion is working fine. However, if I decide to change whatever the initial value of the category field is, the old subcategory value is still displayed until I select a new record from the subcategory drop-down.
I am looking for a way to have the subcategory automatically clear itself out as soon as a selection is made on the category field.
Any input would be much appreciated.
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Suppose you have comboboxes cboCategory and cboSubCategory. Then in afterupdate event for cboCategory put following code.
cboSubCategory.Rowsource = "Select LookupValues From tblLookups Where Category='" & me.cboCategory & "';"
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Thanks for the input. That does the trick for the lookups, but if I selected a value already, it doesn't clear out the box.
For example, if I select:
Category: Sports
Subcategory: Football
then I go back and change sports to "Recipes" it will look like this:
Category: Recipes
Subcategory: Football
I then need to manually delete "Football" for the lookup to be accurate. I am looking to have the subcategory field flushed to a null as soon as I select a different category.
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OK, try this:
cboSubCategory.Rowsource = "Select LookupValues From tblLookups Where Category='" & me.cboCategory & "';"
cboSubCategory = NZ(DLookup("LookupValues","tblLookups","Category=' " & me.cboCategory & "'"),1)


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I have several more questions about our summer trip to Paris. We will have 6 1/2 days in Paris (arrive July 29 & leave August 5).
Paris Museum Pass: I'm quite sure we will purchase the Paris Museum Pass for 4 days because I think it's worth it to be able to skip lines. I have calculated that we will save between $13 - $25 per person (there are 2 of us), depending on how many museums & monuments we see. I figure on seeing 7 - 9 in the 4 days, including Versailles. Has anyone ordered them online & had them sent to your home? At first I thought I would do this because I like to be organized & have everything purchased before we go, but there is a shipping fee of about $18. I am aware we can purchase the pass at CDG or at any of the museums. Obviously, I wouldn't purchase them at the Louvre because we would still have to wait in line a long time so we wouldn't benefit by skipping ticket lines. Is the Rodin Museum or L'Orangerie a logical place to purchase them? I assume lines would not be as long. Or there is a tourist office in Terminal 2E, Gate 2 (I think) which is where we will be landing. (not sure of the gate, though) I wonder if that makes more sense. Are there generally long lines at the airport tourist offices?
Notre Dame: Has anyone on the forum climbed the 387 steps to the top of Notre Dame? I'd like to do that but am a little nervous about climbing that manys steps. (Don't want to collapse along the way We are in our early 60's, & I do go to the gym to stay in shape, but my husband doesn't.
Eiffel Tower: The Museum Pass does not include the Eiffel Tower but I know we can buy tickets online. I hesisate to do this, though, because what if it's rainiing the day we purchase the tickets for? If we don't have advance tickets, how long does it typically take during the summer to go to the top?
Has anyone used World Shuttle to go from CDG to their hotel? I read about it in Paris for Dummies, but surprisingly my Fodors guide book doesn't mention them. The cost is 17 euros per person if there are 2 people. I read a taxi would cost between 40 - 70 euros. I'm not sure if I want to hassle with the metro and luggage.
Conciergerie: is this worth seeing? It is included ini the Museum Pass, but got mixed reviews on Trip Advisor.
Thanks for any and all help.
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Paris Sightseeing questions & transfer from CDG to hotel
I have several more questions about our summer trip to Paris. We will have 6 1/2 days in Paris (arrive July 29 & leave August 5).
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I was reading trip advisor forum about Paris the other day, and apparently there are elevator problems on the Eiffel tower. So the wait times are extra long...2 hours or more. They recommend going early in the morning or between 7-10PM.
I found the Conciergerie interesting. its something you could skip if you don't have time, but if you are at Sainte Chappelle anyways it doesn't take long to see it.
We bought our museum passes at the Notre Dame Crypts. There was nobody down there, so no lines.
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There is absolutely NO good reason to pre-purchase the Museum Pass online ahead of time. It's costly in the extreme, and it's one more thing to pack and lug across the ocean. You can buy it at any museum. I can't speak to picking one up at CDG - I've never bothered.
I've climbed up Notre Dame at least a dozen times. It's no big deal. It's narrow and cramped and can be slow in high season as lots of people are doing it; if you're out of shape I guess it could be a hassle, but otherwise it's fine, and the views are great, as is being right up close to the gargoyles.
You need to get to the Tour Eiffel very early if you want to avoid lines (1-2 hours).
I love the Conciergerie. But I'm also very familiar with its historical significance. If you're not, it probably seems like just a big old empty building.
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Thanks china_cat & StCirq for your responses, especially for the tip about seeing the Eiffel tower very early or betwween 7-10PM.
China_cat, what time of year were you in Paris, & how many days did you buy the pass for? How many museums/monuments did you see during that time?
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Are you flying Air France? If so, in theory your flight will arrive at 2E but in reality it could just as easily be 2F or 2C wherever they have space. According to this http://www.new-paris-ile-de-france.co.uk/practical-info/tourist-information-desks-100180.html there are tourist information desks at all of them. By "gate" I believe they actually mean exit door (which at CDG are numbered). I've never used them so can't tell you much else.
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I love the Conciergerie, too. I know something about -- and love --French history, but I think most travelers know about the Revolution. If not, this is a great way to learn. I believe going there gives one a real feeling for the human side of the Revolution and its aftermath.
The first time I went (I was an adult), I was eight years old again, with the same feeling I used to get when my teachers took our class on a field trip.
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I don't know what we seem to do differently than everybody else in terms of the Paris pass. Whenever I price out that (or similar passes for other cities), it's cheaper for us to just buy individual tickets. And in terms of skipping lines (ticket lines only, you'll still of course have to go through the security line), you can buy individual tickets for many places (i.e., Louvre, Musee d'Orsay) ahead of time and online, and just print them out at home. But anyway, do whatever makes the most for you, money- and time-wise. And yes, just go to some less-popular museum or other place to buy the pass.
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Hi lexma90,
When you buy the individual tickets ahead of time, do you have to buy them for a specific day? That 's the only thing I would be concerned about. I know that with the pass we have to use it in 4 consecutive days, but we can decide when we get there when to activate it. I guess the pass is worth it depending on the number of sites a person wants to see.
Thanks for your information.
Does anyone have any experience with World Shuttle? If we choose to reserve them, we have to pay in advance, so I'd like to hear from people who have used them or know of them.
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I bought a museum pass a couple of times, years ago. I wouldn't now, as I would prefer to spend a lot of time exploring one museum in depth than being all over the map. When I did buy it, I never felt the pressure to get my money's worth, just thinking of the unused portion as my contribution toward French culture.
The biggest advantage, especially for someone who has never been to Paris, is that it might move you to visit something you might not otherwise have ( believe I discovered a couple of places that way), and you can skip the lines.
If you're only planning to visit one of two museums, it's not worthwhile.
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kwoo - to deal specifically with your transport Q, what hotel are you staying at?
at the risk of being accused of repetition, we have found that the easiest way to get from and back to CDG is to stay at a hotel near a stop on the RER B line. it is then extremely simple to get on and off the RER, and walk to the hotel. we've done that 3 times now and it's a doddle.
if you haven't booked a hotel yet, I recommend finding one near either Chatelet [we stayed at the hotel Britannique] or St. michel. [hotel europe St. Severin]. The Britannique is a bit plusher and pricier but the Europe is fine.
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would like to ask a question here- if you take the RER from CDG- are there escalators/elevators at CDG, and at the RER station, such as Chatelet- or must you carry your luggage up and down stairs?
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nv - there are escalators at CDG, and at Chatelet too, though you need to make sure that you aim for the right exit as they are not present at all of them.
travelling light with a wheeled case that you can carry easily will help.
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Kwoo, no, the métro tickets are not date-specific. Buy a carnet - a packet of 10 - and you can use them whenever you want (including a year or two later, as long as the prices haven't changed!).
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The metro prices change every July 1st, except this year as there were of couple of changes in December (changes mean prices increase). However, an unused ticket t+ is good forever regardless of what the price is for new tickets.
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I have had no experience with World Shuttle, but have used shared shuttles on several occasions, both to and from CDG, with mixed results. It seems that there are reports of excellent to poor service spread around the various shuttle operators, so there is an element of chance when booking and pre-paying for the service.
Private transfers are available at a higher cost, and these too get mixed reviews. Several regulars on this forum recommend Shuttle Inter highly, but there have been a couple of negative reviews for them too. One advantage to booking with them is that there is no pre-payment involved.
The taxi fare can vary greatly depending on destination and traffic. Last fall we were returning to CDG on an Air France bus and noticed that inbound traffic was stop and go for miles. I would not have been happy to be sitting in a taxi watching the meter running.
Once, when staying near St.-Michel, we took the RER to CDG. It was cheap, quick and easy, and we only had carry-ons. If you have too much baggage or are not staying near the RER B line, it is more difficult.
We liked the Air France bus and would use it again if convenient to our destination. You can purchase and print discounted tickets on their site. http://www.lescarsairfrance.com/en.html
If not, will probably try Shuttle Inter next trip and hope for the best.
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I have not used World Shuttle but I have used Paris Shuttle and we will be using Super Shuttle our next trip in September, pricing is usually similar and the directions are similar. After booking you should print out your vouchers and bring them with you. Once you land and go through customs they usually direct you to go to a specific desk or to find a pay phone (toll free no charge) to make a call to notify them you have arrived. They will direct you to the exit to meet the driver. The vans are clearly marked with the name of the company you are using. Provide the driver with your voucher he will load your luggage in and take you to your destination. The downside is that the vans are usually always full/crowded and depending on if you are the first or last stop your trip can be long. The upside is that you don't have to mess with the metro or luggage or pay a lot of attention so you don't miss your stop if you are really tired after a long flight. Good Luck
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Hi all, while on the subject of shuttles, can anyone suggest a SHARED shuttle from CDG? In London last summer, I took LONDON BY BUS from Heathrow and was thrilled that I was not in a taxi given the traffic we encountered in the early afternoon. The fee was quite reasonable.
I will be traveling solo in early June and staying in the 6th very near to the river. Recommendations appreciated.
Oops, just noticed Kliegh's suggestion for PARIS SHUTTLE so I will check it out...
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Thanksk everyone! I have to process all this info.
We are staying at HOtel Bonaparte on Rue Bonaparte, 6th, in St. Germain. Is that near the RER B stop?
We are using Air France. I glanced quickly at their website. So it looks like their bus drops you off at only a few destinations, such as train stations. It doesn't bring you to your hotel, right?
I will also look into Shuttle Inter. I assume the private shuttles drop you off in front of your hotel, right?
I guess I'm spoiled. On last trip to barcelona, the taxi to our hotel was very reasonable, and in Prague, the B & B picked us up at the airport for a very reasonable price.
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We were there for a week, and bought the 1 week pass. We probably used it for about 8 or 9 museums, including Versailles. I'm pretty sure we didn't save money, but came close to breaking even. We skipped a 45 minute line at the D'Orsay, and probably an hour at Versailles. It most likely wasn't really worth it, but I sort of like the convenience of paying for the thing once and then not having to pull out the credit card every time.
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387 steps is approximately 25 flights of stairs (16 stpes each). If your husband doesn't exercise - or climb stairs regularly - then I would find aplace with stairs and let him climb 3 or 4 full flights to see how he does.
We've climbed to the top and it's no big deal - but we live in a co-op, climb stairs (not that many of course) daily and do long walks all the time.
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If you decide to buy a Museum Pass, don't worry about buying it at the Louvre. We use the Carousel entrance, and inside there is a kiosk where you can buy the pass. No lines for that, and then you just go through security down there. Very easy and no waiting.
As for transportation, our preference is for either a taxi or the RER. We have used Shuttle Inter and found them not reliable. It took us several phone calls to get them to even arrive at CDG, but then after several confirmations for our departure, they left us high and dry. So no, I do not recommend them. Taxis have always been reliable for us, and so easy to use. Last summer though I used RER for the first time as I was by myself when I arrived and so it was really inexpensive. It was super easy, and I was a bit nervous on finding my way but it turned out to be nothing at all
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Hotel Bonaparte is not near an RER B station.
Both the shared shuttles and the private ones will take you to your hotel.
You are correct, the AF buses from CDG have set routes with only a few pick-up/drop-off points.
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"If you decide to buy a Museum Pass, don't worry about buying it at the Louvre. We use the Carousel entrance, and inside there is a kiosk where you can buy the pass. No lines for that, and then you just go through security down there. Very easy and no waiting."
Thank you very much for this, mms
I've planned to get my Museum Pass at one of the smaller museums but in case we want to go to the Louvre first, this is wonderful info to have!
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lantana--I remember when I learned the key thing of not entering through the pyramid entrance. Wow, saved a ton of time! The kiosk thing where we bought our passes was sort of a newsstand/souvenier thing. But there was no wait. It was cash only though, so we hit an atm around the corner and were set.
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Cash only - I'll have to remember that. (Thank goodness for copy and paste)
Thx mms!
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we saw the Hotel Bonaparte while we were in Paris recently, but no, it's not near the RER B stop at St. michel - in fact it's probably closer to the one at Luxembourg - on the other side of the Gardens from the hotel.
Kwoo - if you go to google maps and put in the address of the hotel, you will be able to see the metro and RER stops on the map. then, in the box where you entered the address, delete that and enter restaurants/museums/supermarkets - whatever else you want to find.
press enter and voila!
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Another fab tip- thanks annhig! I didnt know about plugging in categories once on google maps. How awesome
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I might be wrong, but I thought the kiosk to buy the museum pass is inside the security area and you do have to wait in line to get through security. That's about the only line there is at the Louvre, anyway, once you are in you cn just buy a ticket at the machines, there aren't long lines there whenever I've been (the security line was the longest). And I always go in underground. I'm not sure what mms means about the lines and security and where you buy it, though.
You can just look online about buying tickets in advance (such as to the Louvre), but I don't think they are for any particular date (except for special exhibitions).
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Christina--The kiosk where we bought out passes was definitely outside security. It was more in the shopping area, as you enter from the Carousel entrance. There were no lines to buy the passes, and the security lines from down there have been non except on the free Sunday that we went.
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No shuttle service can be 100% reliable due to the variables involved, so it is wise not to pay for one in advance.
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Another fab tip- thanks annhig! I didnt know about plugging in categories once on google maps. How awesome >>
lantana - I think someone here told me about it when i was researching a trip so I'm just returning the compliment.
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The museum passes are sold at this tabac inside the Carrousel du Louvre http://www.carrouseldulouvre.com/W/do/centre/categorie-tabac-presse
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Thanks everyone. I apologize for getting back to this thread 5 days later. Been busy with other things.
mms, what time of year were you there when there weren't any lines at the kiosk?
RonZ, thanks for the tip about not paying for the shuttle in advance.
Patty, thanks for the link.
I am also considering taking a taxi from CDG. The shuttles are 16 - 17 euros, & there are two of us so that would cost us 34 euros. According to my guidebook, the taxi to Paris would be 40 - 70 euros. I realize that depends on traffic. We are arriving on a Sunday at 11:30AM. Would there be a lot of traffic into central Paris on a Sunday afternoon?
Thanks everyone for your time.
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I clicked on the link that Patty listed. Do we buy the museum passes at the La Civette du Carousel (the news agent)?
Is this where we have to pay with cash only?
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kwoo--Twice, once in mid June and the other time in early July.
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Traffic is very light on Sunday at that hour. That's the same time our flight arrived last month and the taxi to our hotel in the 2nd was less than 50 euros.
Yes you can buy museum passes at the newstand. I have no idea what they take.
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I was traveling alone, and used the Air France bus. It picked me up right outside the door of the airport. When I got off the bus in Paris, there was a taxi stand just across the street, where I caught a cab for the relatively inexpensive ride to my hotel. It was easy and cost effective. I would do it again.
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kwoo--Yes, it was that newsstand and they took cash only. We have taken a taxi on a Sunday morning, early, back to CDG and it ran us 39 euro for 2 of us and our 2 bags.
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Thank you so much! We are staying in the 6th. That's good to hear, mms & Patty, that you took a taxi on a Sunday & the price is reasonable. Right now I am leaning towards either taking a taxi from CDG, or doing what nancythenice did. Nancy, did you have to reserve the Air France bus in advance? We are flying Air France, too. Patty, were you on the Air France flight?
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Kwoo--On our trip last summer, I took the RER upon arrival. It was my first time doing that and it was really easy. Our apt owner suggested it as I was coming in by myself. It was just over 9 euro. I have no idea if the route is convenient for you or not, but you might check it out as another alternative. We took a taxi back to CDG as there were 3 of us, and the 2 girls had been doing a study abroad term for a while so had quite a bit of stuff.
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Unfortunately, you can't count on a quick and easy taxi ride from CDG just because it's a Sunday. Three weeks ago, on Sunday, March 18, my friend and I arrived at CDG at 2:45 in the afternoon. Thinking it would save time over the RER, we took a taxi from the airport into the city (5th Arr.). There was very heavy, stop-and-go traffic coming into Paris. The taxi ride took about an hour, and cost about 70 euros.
Heading home, we took the RER back to CDG, as we had done several times before, and found it to be faster and less aggravating (and of course, less expensive) than the taxi ride.
If you have a lot of luggage or your hotel isn't near an RER stop, a taxi may be your best solution, but you should be prepared for the possibility that it will be pretty expensive.
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Thanks to susoir, and again to mms. I will have to think about this. We are staying at Hotel Bonapart, Rue Bonaparte, in the 6th. I'll check to see if there is a RER station nearby. Are there escalators at the RER stations? I guess one of my concerns is carrying/pulling luggage up stairs or down stairs.
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I'll check to see if there is a RER station nearby. Are there escalators at the RER stations?>>
kwoo - see my post dated March 30th. the Bonaparte is not THAT far from the Luxembourg RER across the other side of the luxembourg gardens; there are supposed to be lifts [aka elevators] at RER stations but when we were there 2 years ago they were doing it up, so we had to use the stairs.
somewhere on the internet it should tell you whether the renovations included a lift.
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Virtually all RER stations have escalators - and certainly the main ones in central Paris, where the RER is quite deep. But not all metro stations have escalators.
There's quite a lot of information on many of the questions raised on this page, on http://about-france.com/paris.htm and on http://about-france.com/budget-paris.htm. There is also a comparison of the different options for getting to and from Paris airports
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As for where to buy the museum pass, if you do not intend to use it on your first day in Paris, go to any museum or monument (whether it is one you want to visit or not) near closing time, when there are no lines. Just buy the passes and leave; now you are ready to jump to the head of the line and activate the card at your first museum visit the next day.
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Great tip, kayd. Thanks!
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You don't reserve the Air France shuttle (navette) in advance, and you don't have to be an Air France passenger to use it. You do have to know where to pick it up, though; it doesn't travel around picking people up from each exit door at the airport.
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Thanks, annhig. I must have missed your March 30 post because there are so many posts that I scrolled right past it.
thanks St. Cirq for the link. I will check that out. Now I need to print out this thread & highlight relevant information.
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no probs, kwoo. i know how it is when you go away for a while and then find loads of replies.
do you know that you can use the little man function for finding out walking distances and times [eg from RER Luxembourg stop to your hotel] ?
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My tip is for the Orsay museum. After entering, walk through the gallery of sculpture, all the way to the end of the museum where you will see a large sign for Impressionism with an up arrow. Follow this and you will find the escalator!!! which will take you to the 5th floor. These are the most popular galleries, so do them first. Then, go back down to where you entered and do the post-impressionists. I love the museum pass because you can pop in and out, and return to museums at a whim. It also saves hours of waiting in line.
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We've gone from CDG to Paris on the RER and found it difficult with luggage and so many steps. With cabs the cost depends on the traffic and once our driver was falling asleep at the wheel! For just the two of us we prefer the Air France bus. You're above ground, the ticket can be pre-printed at home, they leave CDG every 20-30 minutes, and for two people they are inexpensive even when you add a cab ride to the hotel.
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Thanks again to everyone who have responded. Annhig,thanks for the tip about the little man function. It's a 15-minute walk from RER Luxembourg to HOtel Bonaparte. That isn't too bad but of course we will have luggage. The nearest metro station is Saint Sulpice. I'm still debating between taking a taxi from CDG, the RER or the Air France shuttle bus. I admit the lazy part of me is voting for the taxi but at least I have about 3 months to decide.
kathyre, thanks for the tip about the Orsay Museum & we do plan on purchasing the Paris Museum Pass.
kayd, thanks for your tip about buying the museum pass at the end of the day when the museums are closing & there aren't any lines. I think I will do that on Sunday, the day we arrive, and then activate the pass on Monday for the next 4 days. I'm aware that some museums close on Monday & some close on Tuesday, so I will plan accordingly. I assume since we will do this near closing time, it doesn't matter if we go to the Louvre to buy the pass, or a less popular museum, like the Rodin, right?
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kwoo--When I took the RER last summer, I had a bit of a walk as well. The landlord had suggested taking a bus from the RER to near the apt, but I just walked and at first was afraid it was going to be too far but it actually felt really good. I think after being on a plane all night the walking and fresh air, even with my luggage, was quite pleasant. So don't give up on that idea just yet
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Kwoo, the Rodin is nearly as popular as the Louvre. I saw long lines outside there on a cold and windy February Sunday, ditto L'Orangerie on Monday, but of course I breezed right in to both with my museum pass. Look at the list of attractions (don't forget monuments too) where the pass is honored and pick a place you are likely to be close to around 4-5 pm on Sunday.
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The nearest metro station is Saint Sulpice. I'm still debating between taking a taxi from CDG, the RER or the Air France shuttle bus. I admit the lazy part of me is voting for the taxi but at least I have about 3 months to decide.>>
if you settle on the RER and the taxi, i don't think that getting off at the luxembourg stop will be any good as there is no taxi rank nearby. you'd need to get off at the St. michel stop [the one before Luxembourg] where there is a taxi rank in the Place st. michel. opinions seem divided as to whether you can hail cabs in Paris, but I wouldn't want to gamble on the off-chance of finding one that was prepared to stop, if I had a load of luggage.
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Having been to Paris many times in my studies, I have tried all of these ways to reach whatever hotel I have chosen. Of course the taxi is best for "LOTS" of luggage. I really like the Metro because I can getfrom the airport to anywhere in the city, and it is so easy to use - and inexpensive! I only carrry one rollingsuitcase for a weeks stay
so thatis not a problem for me.
Since I study WWII history, The Hotel des Invalides is my favorite - try not to miss it.
Hope you enjoy your trip.
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suebent, thanks for your tips, including the HOtel des Invalides. For some reason, it wasn't on my list, but I will add it. I am planning on submitting my itinerary for critiquing!
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If you decide to take the Air France bus to Gare Montparnasse, your taxi fare to the hotel should be approx €6.69.
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I assume there will be plenty of taxis at Gare Montparnasse, right? According to my research, the one-way fare for the AF bus is 14 euros or 22 euros RT.
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You've already gotten a lot of good advice on this thread, but I'll add my two cents. I always take the RER from CDG into Paris (and have been doing so for over 20 years), but to be honest, I'd recommend the Air France bus + taxi over the train. Reading the comments here reminded me of how nice it was the few times I took it, and I feel that for a first-time visitor, it's the right balance between economy and ease of use!
A little comparison:
1. The Air France bus is clearly identified at the airport, and services all terminals. The RER has one location, and you may have to travel within the airport to get to it; once you do, you need to get through the turnstile and down an escalator to the platform, and confirm you're taking the right one. Don't forget that the ticket from CDG into the city is different than one from the carnet that you'll use in the main Paris zones.
2. The bus, being a coach, has berths to store your luggage, and the driver will assist. The RER is a commuter train with no real accommodation for luggage - and usually plenty of locals unhappy with having to maneuver around you and yours!
3. The bus has a clear destination with only one or two stops. The train stops throughout the suburbs on its way into the city; you need to be aware of when your stop will be, and be prepared to descend quickly as there's not much time in each station.
4. Even if you aim to only take the RER and not transfer to the Metro, you still may end up maneuvering through corridors and turnstiles within the system. As someone else mentioned, in central Paris the RER is deeper underground than the Metro, which means a hike up, even if it's on escalators. (If you transfer to a Metro line, you're guaranteed of corridors, escalators and turnstiles between one and the other, since they are separate but intertwined systems.)
Lastly, I always end up bringing a nice, ample wheeled suitcase that I regret as I stumble bleary-eyed from plane to train and then along cobblestone streets. (I definitely don't fall into the carry-on only camp of travelers!)
This page has some good information on the bus:
You'll have plenty of time to take the storied Metro once you've ditched the luggage and shaken off some jet lag. Then it will be a lark, part of your Paris adventure. Don't make that exploration a required part of starting your vacation!
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According to the AF bus site, http://www.lescarsairfrance.com/en.html , the current prices for tickets for Line 4 CDG<>Montparnasse are €15 one way and €25 round trip when purchased online.
Although I can't tell you exactly where to find it, I don't think it will be a problem to locate a taxi rank at the station.
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Kwoo, I noticed on your other post that you'll be planning to take the TGV back into Paris-Montparnasse on the last day of your trip. So I wanted to add/confirm for you that on that day, it wouldn't be a bad idea to take the RER from there to CDG. By then you'll be pros! Familiar with the trains and Gare Montparnasse. Not to mention, descending at CDG is IMO a lot simpler than the reverse.
However, you'd probably want to take a taxi from Gare Montparnasse to the nearby Port Royal RER B station. The other option is to take the Metro M4 and transfer to RER B at St. Michel. I've done it, and you'll know by then if you are up for those corridors and stairs in the transfer!
That France Travel Planner site again has some good info:
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Thanks, ggreen, for your detailed response. Everything you said makes sense. I talked to my husband & we are definitely leaning towards taking the AF bus & then a taxi from MOntparnasse to our hotel. I printed out info from the bonjourlafrance site so I know we will take AF Coach #4 & it gives sales & departure points info. I'll also print out info from the sites that you & MaineGG mention. And you make a good point about taking the RER on Aug 11. I admit I have been nervous about taking the RER on the day we arrive in Paris because it will all be so new to us.
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I may still be the naysayer here, but the RER is not totally without its little learning curve, even after being in Paris for X time.
With two people, a taxi is just SO easy. Get out and go.
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"I know Jackie McNamara has spoke to Stuart and told him it is a really big season for him and I agree," said Stark yesterday of the player who made 20 appearances for the Under-21s. "I am not surprised that he is still a United player because I think you have to look at the bigger picture and United have already earned big money by selling Ryan Gauld and Andrew Robertson and it would upset the fans if there were wholesale transfers.
"I know one or two clubs were interested in Stuart but I am not sure if there were any firm bids. Dundee United will be delighted to keep him and if Stuart gives them a really good season, then his value will rise and he will earn them more money next year.
"I thought Stuart had a good season last year. He scored 11 goals, which is good for a midfielder. Goals are what a make a midfielder stand out and if Stuart could get 15 this time, it would really make him better. He has been in the first team at United for three years and is an important player for them but there is a more of an onus on him now, with the others leaving, and Jackie will want Stuart to make the next step."
Last April, Armstrong revealed that he has a burning desire to play in the Bundesliga and with a trip to Germany imminent for the full national team, Stark believes that Armstrong can push himself into Gordon Strachan's plans for the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
"Stuart was called up to the big squad for the Croatia game last season," said Stark. "I think he can get back into it, even though midfield is the area of the team where competition is strongest but if he keeps developing as he has, he can do it.
"Stuart is very grounded. He was a real stalwart of the Under-21s over the last few years. I knew from the Under-19s and then came to the 21s as a younger player. It is a real shame that his Under-21 time came to end before it should have but when he was injured at Celtic, he knew he was struggling. Stuart phoned me to say he was very grateful for his time with the Under-21s. That typified his good behaviour. Stuart was not a vocal captain but led by example."