Bill and Nancy Smith Family
Travels and Holidays

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The neighorhood around Republique, including the Paris streets, the Holiday Inn, and, of course, McDonalds.

The neighorhood I stayed in while in Paris is known as Place de la Republique, with a large statue in the center of the Plaza, that was right outside my window. The statue is described as a "charmingly nostalgic staute of a flower girl of the 1830s, La Grissette."

From my hotel window, the plaza looks like this:

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Republique, 10 Place de la Republique, which had a nearby Metro station just below my room and to the right in the above picture. Following is a picture of the front of the hotel (which is the right of the statue as seen above):

The Holiday Inn has a peach colored awning, clearly visible above. My room was on the second floor, just above the bus and behind the the light post, in this picture.

When I walked out of the hotel, across the plaza, past the statue, was another typical Paris Street. Straight ahead, across the street, was the McDonalds:

As you walk along any one the streets, there are kiosks/newstands at regular intervals, with hugh posters on the sides boosting the latest magazine and newspaper stories. When I was there, Hillary Clinton was a hot topic:

While not a big fan at home, I did feel very comfortable with the food and the prices at the McDonalds in Paris. Sometimes, I walked across the street, like many others, and ate in the Park, like many others:

For perspective, I was sitting where the gentleman in the white shirt is, looking down the park toward the carosell and the statue. I share these pictures to illustrate what a fun and friendly place I found my neighborhood to be. They even had Light Cola! - very much like our Diet Coke, at home....

Page created 10 Jan 2000, last updated 19 May 2000.
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