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Paris
Personified
Paris is not all about romance; its got
great food and amazing sights as well

Le Comptoir du Relais
9 Carrefour de lOdon
Tel +33 1 4427 0797
This is my favourite restaurant
located in the Htel Relais
Saint Germain. A friend of mine
founded this bistronomie, and
my favourite dishes include
the duck confit terrine, beef
filet Rossini and the amazing
cheese platter.

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The unmistakable sight

of Paris by night

Didier Wang, who works

in content protection
operations for movie
studios, moved to Paris 10
years ago, and currently
lives in Yvelines.
Caf Marais
10 Rue des Haudriettes
Tel +33 1 4271 6146
After a long day at work,
I like to drop by this
little traditional Parisian
bistro. It offers interesting
combinations such as
warm goat cheese spring
rolls served with mint and
pineapple sauce. Plus, the
staff are really friendly.
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How to become Parisian

in one hour?
Thtre des Nouveauts, 24
Boulevard Poissonniere
Tel +33 6 9857 4598
oliviergiraud.com
This stand-up comedy show
by Olivier Giraud is probably
the only one available in
English in Paris. Giraud
portrays the everyday life of
both Parisians and superexcited tourists. Everybody
loves it, and you will be
laughing for days when you
later see all the situations he
lampooned in real life. Show
runs till 30 June.
Eiffel Tower by stairs
Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue
Anatole France
Tel +33 8 9270 1239
tour-eiffel.fr

Jean-Sbastien
Petitdemange is a journalist
and radio personality on Parisbased station RTL. He has lived
in the French capital for nearly
30 years.

Instead of queuing for hours

waiting for the elevators, walk
up the stairs to the second
floor. It is cheap, the queue
is usually quite short and it is
less exhausting than you may
think. Look for the special
entrance for the stairs and go
up before sunset.
Bar Le Lucien
46 Avenue George V
Tel +33 1 4069 6000
lucienbarriere.com
Located on the first floor
of the five-star Htel
Fouquets Barrire, the
discreet and elegant Bar
Le Lucien offers a good
choice of teas and cocktails
in a cosy environment. It is
conveniently isolated from
the surrounding frenzy of
the Champs lyses.

Palais Royal
6 Rue de Montpensier
Tel +33 1 4703 9216
palais-royal.monumentsnationaux.fr
For a walk, go through the
gardens of the Palais Royal
and head towards the Galerie
Vivienne a covered passage,
and a historical monument,
with lots of shops including a
custom-crafted glasses shop,
Maison Bonnet.
Caf Etienne Marcel
64 Rue Tiquetonne
Tel +33 1 4508 0103
Walking into this caf is like
walking into a Stanley Kubrick
movie. It is strategically located
on a street corner, making it
a great place to people watch
while sipping a cocktail.
Caf Angelina
226 Rue de Rivoli
Tel +33 1 4260 8200
angelina-paris.fr/en
To me, Caf Angelina is an
obvious choice for breakfast
due to its amazing and very rich
and creamy hot chocolate and
delicious cakes.