I%26#39;m spending a month in Paris with a group from my school. I just did a little online research and found where we%26#39;re staying. I thought the Cite Internationale Universitaire would just be an extension of the Sorbonne. Wishful thinking. Apparently it%26#39;s in the 14th, which seems so far away from things on the Right Bank... especially Montmartre, Arc de Triomphe, Galeries Lafayette, etc.
Our assignments involve schlepping around Paris.... and most of the places we%26#39;re required to visit are on the Right Bank. I%26#39;m going to be spending a lot of time on the Metro, and walking around, aren%26#39;t I? I was looking forward to going to Montmarte, but now I%26#39;m thinking that might not happen as frequently as I had thought. Is that like a 45 minute trip?
Also... we%26#39;re apparently either staying at the Cambodia House (House of Kampuchea) or the Swedish House, both of which are on Jourdan Blvd. I know it%26#39;s unlikely, but if anyone has any experience with those buildings, or that street, let me know.
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I lived at the Cite Universitaire for a time during my student days in Paris. It is fine. Yes, it%26#39;s on the southern side of Paris, but the RER stop is right there (the stop is called %26quot;Cite Universitaire%26quot; and it whisks you to the center of Paris in about 10 minutes or so.
Blvd. Jourdain is a busy street, but not a nasty street. Just a large boulevard that runs in front of the Cite Universitaire.
Oh, and to go to Montmartre from CU is easy, you just take the RER to the Gare du Nord (probably 15 minutes) and then take the metro a few stops and you are there. Don%26#39;t worry, you aren%26#39;t out in the middle of nowhere!!
Les
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The Parc Montsouris is very nice for relaxing...
www.insecula.com/salle/panorama_MS02675.html
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Les is right, it is a nice place to be, very leafy and all, interesting architecture and international atmosphere of course. The only drawback at the moment is that it is in the middle of the huge tramway building site, so it%26#39;s quite messy. Of course if you arrive in the fall, the tramway should be completed and it will be even better.
Montmartre is less than 30 mn away from Cite U. Paris is a big city anyways, so half an hour is standard to get from one place to another...
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Hi SallyBlue,
I live in the 14th and really like it. When you go a-wandering, you meet actual, non-tourist Parisiens. It%26#39;s just a few minutes on the metro to go anywhere, and there are some great little shops (and a pretty large market on weekends) for you to peruse!
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You can take bus 21 and the RER to Cite universitaire. It is only a few minutes from St Michel with the RER. And of course it is full of young people.
On a warm day you will be able to go sit/play/read in Parc Montsouris which is very nice.
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I atttended dance classes at the Cité Universitaire and it is a great place to stay, not central but really nice, all the countries have different looking pavillions. There are parties organised so you may hear about a party or two, or concerts, while you are there...Don%26#39;t miss the Pavillon Deutsch de la Meurthe, my favorite, with roses around in the spring. the RER B will be very quick, in a bit more than ten minutes you can get to Châtelet from where you can change to nearly all lines of the metro. I guess you can arrange to have dinner at the cité universitaire, it is cheap, 2, 70 euros i think, as there are not many restaurants around. Even if you were staying in other more central places %26#39;like me) you would still have quite a ride to Montmartre as this is not central
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The last time we were in Paris there was a Galeries Lafayette near the Montparnasse train station if that helps..There are a lot of real Parisians living in the 14th..It%26#39;s not riverside but it%26#39;s not far..
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Where ever you try to go in Paris, if you don%26#39;t have treansportation planned already, Carte Orange is the way to go. It will get you on all the metros, buses and RER. You can pick the zones and cost wise it is the best value. You have to have a passport type photo for the pass, but you can get one through a photo machine (we used one of those last year and worked great)It wil also be useable for the cable car to the top of the hill for Sacre Couer. Momontre has a great inexpensive shopping district. Transportation is half the battle and Paris has an excellent Metro system.
Enjoy, my husband, daughter and I go on the 13th but only for 8 days....jealous of the month long stay!......Have a blast!!!
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onthefly, I don%26#39;t see the relationship between the sub-Galeries Lafayette, on the 15th side of Montparnasse, and Cité universitaire, you are just confusing people. Everything in Paris does not revolve around the 7th arrondissement (thank G*d ! ). There are plenty of shopping areas that are closer from Cité U, avenue du Gal Leclerc for starters, or the shopping mall in place d%26#39;Italie.
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