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Brussels, Belgium
It takes only a little more than an hour to get to downtown
Brussels (http://www.visitbelgium.com) from Gare du Nord by
the Thalys train (make reservations through SNCF). Imagine
lunching on
moules frites
(mussels and French fries) with a
refreshing Belgian beer in a restaurant on the beautiful Grand
Place, then browsing for a few hours at the Royal Museum
of Art, before taking the train back to Paris. All in all, an easy
and lovely afternoon well spent.
Disneyland Resort Paris
The European Disney theme park can be reached in less
than an hour by RER Line A, or directly by bus from
Charles de Gaulle airport. The Disney Village offers hotels,
restaurants and shops for those who want to stay more
than one day to visit the Disneyland Park and its five
differently-themed attractions. Golf Disneyland has three
9-hole courses (which may be combined into 18-holes)
and is open year-round. There is also the Walt Disney
Studios, which exhibits films and animation productions.
Add water activities, tennis courts and year-round
entertainment, and Disneyland isn't just for the kids.
(See http://www.disneylandparis.com.)
KEEPING FIT
Becoming Fitness-Conscious
The French, although passionate sport spectators, have not
been known for being extremely
sportifs
(sporty) themselves.
This is changing however, as younger people are becoming
fitness-conscious. They are smoking and drinking less while
exercising more. Gymnasia are opening all across Paris,
jogging is popular, rollerblades are seen on the streets and
in the
métro
, and some main city streets have bicycle paths.
Paris offers an extensive system of public sports facilities,
including tennis courts, swimming pools, gyms and running
tracks, all increasingly crowded.
The daily sports newspaper
L'Equipe
has information
on all current sporting events. The weekly events guides—
Figaroscope
,
L'Officiel des Spectacles
and
Pariscope
—are issued
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