Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
01 43 26 92 66;
www.pharmaciebader.com
; 10-12 bd St-Michel, 6e;
9am-9pm;
St-Michel)
PHARMACY
Pharmacie de la Mairie
01 42 78 53 58;
http://pharmacie-mairie-paris.com
; 9 rue des Archives,
4e;
9am-8pm;
Hôtel de Ville)
PHARMACY
Pharmacie Les Champs
01 45 62 02 41; Galerie des Champs-Élysées, 84 av des Champs-
Élysées, 8e;
24hr;
George V)
PRACTICALITIES
Cla
Classiifiiedds Pick up the free FUSAC (France USA Contacts;
www.fusac.fr
) in Anglo-
phone haunts in Paris for classified ads about housing, babysitting, French lessons,
part-time jobs and so forth.
NNewspapers a
d magaziines Parisians read their news in centre-left Le Monde
(
www.lemonde.fr
)
, right-leaning Le Figaro(
www.lefigaro.fr
)
and left-leaning Libération
(
www.liberation.fr
). Metro(
http://readmetro.metrofrance.com
)
is the freebie to pick
up outside metro stations, and Le Parisien(
www.leparisien.fr
) is the city-news read.
SSmookiing Smoking is illegal in indoor public spaces, including restaurants and bars
(hence the crowds of smokers in doorways and pavement terraces outside).
TV a
s and m
d DVVDs TV is Secam; DVDs use the PAL system.
Weigh
V and D
ights a
s and m
d measuures Paris uses the metric system.
Money
France uses the euro (€), which is divided into 100 centimes. Denominations are €5, €10,
€20, €50, €100, €200 and €500 notes, and €0.01, €0.02, €0.05, €0.10, €0.20, €0.50, €1 and
€2 coins.
French vendors can be ornery when it comes to breaking a €50 note - don't even bother
with bills larger than this.
Check the latest exchange rates on websites such as
www.xe.com
.