Bonjour *|EMAIL|*, The City of Light is a Holiday Delight Parler Paris Nouvellettre® Your taste of life in Paris and France http://www.ParlerParis.com Monday, November 30, 2009 Paris, France • Printer Friendly http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/2-12-09pparis.html • Parler Paris Blog http://parlerparis.blogspot.com/ • Community Calendar (Updated Every Wednesday) http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/calendar.html • Recommend to Friends http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/tell-a-friend/index.php • Don't miss a single issue of Parler Paris! "Whitelist" Parler Paris by adding "info@adrianleeds.com" to your address book. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Book Now for December at 10% to 15% off! Take advantage of a 10% to 15% discount off rental rates at Parler Paris Apartments when you stay in one of our apartments anytime from now until December 20th, 2009! To view our apartments and check availability, visit the Parler Paris Apartments site at http://www.parlerparisapartments.com or email us at mailto:apartments@adrianleeds.com for our recommendations. Plus, view our newest apartments­-all are luxurious and well-located with attention to every detail, to make your stay in the City of Light as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Parler Paris Reader, The City of Light is a holiday delight, "n'est-ce pas?" No one knows better how to create more dramatic lighting than the French. Just look at all the lighting tricks they pull on La Tour Eiffel. From now through December 31st, La Grande Dame herself, celebrating 120 years of age, is performing a very special light show four times an evening: 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Have a virtual gander at the show by clicking here: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/actualites/page/news_list.html?f=1&Year=2009#News197 then be sure to come see it for yourself. The Champs-Elysées is an never-ending wonderland of lights from now through the New Year, having bejeweled every tree along what is considered the world's most beautiful avenue. Even non-tourists can be found among the admirers at this time of year, strolling up or down between Rond Point and the Arc de Triomphe, admiring the Christmas window displays and reveling in the glow of the light parade. You should be one of them, don't you think? At the eastern end, one cannot help but admire the "Grande Roue" (Ferris Wheel) that lights up the black Paris sky at Place de la Concorde. It's up and turning till 10:30 p.m. everyday between now and January 20th, 2010. A recent rider was impressed by its heated transparent cabins and gorgeous views for the cost of 10€ per adult, 5€ per child and free for those under three years old. In the center of the wheel is a 20-meter sculpture by artist Josette Rispal not to be missed while making your revolution in the cool Paris air. The neighborhood holiday lighting is just about up all over town now, with more than 125 streets and 200 kilometers of lighting as part of what's called "Paris Illumine Paris" done with the help of 80 merchant associations and professionals in the capital. If you can't be here in person, have a virtual look at the artistic accomplishment in Le Marais along rue Vieille du Temple this year by clicking here: http://www.paris.fr/portail/accueil/Portal.lut?page_id=1&document_type_id=4&document_id=35868&portlet_id=23254&multileveldocument_sheet_id=15124 To top off your enlightening tour, be sure to peruse the windows at the "Grands Magazins" and bask in the glow of their extraordinary lighting design. Down boulevard Haussmann be sure to stroll past Au Printemps to see its exclusive new creation featuring a shower of stars, a ballet of snow flakes and an explosion of red flowers on the facade. At Galeries Lafayette, witness the multicolored lace of lights by artist Valerio Festi and inside smell the fresh scent of its 20-meter high tree decorated with gingerbread, lollipops and candies. To see it all without leaving your chair, visit: http://www.paris.fr/portail/accueil/Portal.lut?page_id=1&document_type_id=4&document_id=35868&portlet_id=23254&multileveldocument_sheet_id=15114 But wouldn't you rather be here personally to delight in the City of Light? A la prochaine... Adrian Leeds Editor, Parler Paris Share this article with a friend... http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/tell-a-friend/index.php Respond to Adrian mailto:info@adrianleeds.com P.S. Don't miss Parler Paris Après Midi! Be there Tuesday December 8th, 3 to 5 p.m. at La Pierre du Marais -- where we will have a chance to meet one another, share ideas and make friends. Visit http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/apresmidi.html for more information. P.P.S. For more information about recent developments regarding city regulations concerning short-term rental apartments, please email us at mailto:info@adrianleeds.com?subject=Paris_Short-Term_Rentals --------------------------------------------------------------------- Affordable Luxury Today...Introducing another New Parler Paris Apartment, "Le Grand Ciel." Le Grand Ciel is a studio apartment with a separate kitchen, completely renovated in 2009 to provide a stylish and relaxing retreat in this most convenient part of Paris. For more info visit: http://parlerparisapartments.com/rentals/grand_ciel.html Reserve now! Visit http://www.parlerparisapartments.com or email: mailto:Apartments@AdrianLeeds.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- his Week, Watch Adrian Leeds and French Property Consultation on House Hunters International - New Dates ***"Settling Down in Paris" - Episode HHINT-1A05 AIR TIMES: December 4, 2009 7:00 p.m. ET/PT December 14, 2009 12:00 AM ET/PT House Hunters International Episode HHINT-402 To learn more, visit http://www.AdrianLeeds.com or email Adrian Leeds, at mailto:adrian@adrianleeds.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tonight, Don't Miss Cocktails and Crime Somewhere in Paris. Cara Black, Mystery writer is Special Guest at Paris Soirées, Author of: "Murder In The Latin Quarter," and more... The evening takes place in the Latin Quarter. Wednesday, 9 December 2009 Reserve Now: mailto:parissoirees@gmail.com?subject=Parler_Paris_Reader For more information visit: http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/calendar.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Your Complete Solution to a New Home in France.. French Property Consultation. Let the Adrian Leeds Group guide you through the process with ease and peace of mind... to have your very own pied-à-terre in Paris or home in the French countryside. Visit http://www.frenchpropertyconsultation or email mailto:info@adrianleeds.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- A Farewell to Paris by Kathleen Spivack at the Village Voice! December 6, 2009, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Kathleen Spivack and the Village Voice invite you to Kathleen's Farewell and Thank You party in Paris on Sunday afternoon, December 6, between 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Village Voice Bookshop. Kathleen will present a brief excerpt from her forthcoming book, "Tempests in a Teapot." To Learn More Visit: http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/calendar.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Paris Summer Institute Invites you to 'make friends with your whole brain,' unblock your 'genius' and jump-start new skills! To learn more about The Paris Summer Institute, visit http://www.frenchpropertyconference.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- You don't need to be rich to dine well in Paris - you just need to know where to go. Insider Paris Guide for Good Value Restaurants The first online restaurant guide to Paris! Published since 1996. Written and Regularly Updated by Adrian Leeds For more information, visit Insider Paris Guides at http://www.insiderparisguides.com/member/go.php?r=39&i=l0 --------------------------------------------------------------------- It's Called French Property Fractional. If you are interested in traditional fractional ownership properties currently offered by our Fractional Ownership partners, visit: http://www.frenchpropertyfractional.com for more information. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Your French...or English! New Wednesday Location. Join the Parler Parlor French-English Conversation Group Practice speaking French and English. Make friends, discuss interesting topics, learn about other cultures, progress in understanding and speaking, naturally and easily. Meets three times a week -- come as often as you like! Note: Closed between Christmas and New Year's, December 25, 2009 through January 4, 2010 For further details, visit Parler Parlor at http://www.parlerparlor.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A Photographic Project-Journey through Volunteering in Cambodian Orphanages Click here for more information and to learn how to receive Erica Simone original prints when you make your pledge. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/656910738/a-photographic-project-journey-through-volunteerin Visit: Erica Simone Photography http://www.ericasimone.com or email Erica: mailto:es@ericasimone.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Other Parler Paris Readers at "Après Midi." NEXT MEETING: December 8th, 2009 AND EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The second Tuesday of every month, Parler Paris and French Property Insider readers gather at La Pierre du Marais for a drink and a "schmooze" --It's an opportunity to meet and chat with other like-minded people and a great way to make friends! Costs nothing except whatever you drink. Don't miss the next gathering, Tues, December 8th, 2009 from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/apresmidi.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy and sell with Parler Paris classifieds: http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/advertise.html Earn money. Become and Introduction Partner of French Property Consultation: http://adrianleeds.com/introducers.php Read past issues of Parler Paris: http://www.adrianleeds.com/parlerparis/issues/readpastissues.html Know someone who would be interested in the opportunities in Parler Paris? 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