• Norman Barth's The Paris Pages - Les Pages de Paris have been online since 1995. Before starting Metropole in 1996, I contributed to Norman's Web site:
• Ric's Reports from Paris were featured in 'The Paris Pages' during 1995 and are still available online.

The welcome service is also available at the following locations:

Paris Tourist Office – American Express
Open from 9:00 to 18:30, Monday to Saturday. At 11. Rue Scribe, Paris 9. Métro: Opéra and RER 'A' Auber. InfoTel.: 08 92 68 30 00 [0.34€/minute].

Paris Tourist Office – Espace Tourisme Ile– de– France
Open daily from 10:00 to 19:00. In the Carrousel du Louvre, 99. Rue de Rivoli, Paris 1. Métro: Palais–Royal–Louvre. Ile–de–France InfoTel.: 08 03 81 80 00.

Paris Tourist Office – Gare de Lyon
Open from 8:00 to 18:00, Monday to Saturday. At 20. Boulevard Didot, Paris 12. Métro: Gare de Lyon. InfoTel.: 08 92 68 30 00 [0.34€/minute].

Paris Tourist Office – Gare du Nord
Open daily from 12:30 to 20:00, except 25. December and 1. May. At 18. Rue de Dunkerque, Paris 10. Métro: Gare du Nord. InfoTel.: 08 92 68 30 00 [0.34€/minute].

Paris Tourist Office – Montmartre
Open daily from 10:00 to 19:00. In the office of the Syndicat d'Initiative, at 21. Place du Tertre, Paris 18. Métro: Abbesses or Lamarck–Caulaincourt. InfoTel.: 08 92 68 30 00 [0.34€/minute].

Paris Tourist Office – To Come
A new space, somewhat smaller than the Champs–Elysées office, will function as the headquarters of the new Paris Tourist Office. Currently under construction, the new focal point for visitor information is expected to open in 2004. It will be located at 25–27. Rue des Pyramides, Paris 1. Métro: Pyramides, Tuileries or Palais–Royal.

• The City of Paris' own 'Ville de Paris' official site is mostly for residents of the city – but may also be of interest to visitors. Bilingual.

• The RATP is the name of Paris' regional transit authority. The site contains all métro lines, stops and destinations. These are the people sell the green Métro tickets.
• The SNCF – France's national railway system, has a Web site which tells you all you need to know about travel within the Ile– de– France and thoughout its national rail network.

• Books, Multimedia
• Education & Culture
• Health & Beauty
• Rentals, Hotels, Chateaux
• Professional Services
• Leisure & Travel
• Thirza Vallois' 'Around and About Paris'
• All WFI Web sites

• Volterre-Fr – has English & French language resources – including links to language Web sites. For both teachers and students.
• The Paris In Sites Newsletter has *news* about the WFI Community of Sites and Metropole Paris.

You can subscribe to this *free* email newsletter to get timely updates. It' easy to do so through the Web site. If you write to Linda Thalman, tell her you heard about it here. She'll buy me a café for every new sub. To date, I have a credit for 149 double–thimble–sized cups, all of them cold.

Café Metropole Club member Josef Schomburg walks around Paris in much more detail than 'Ed.' If you want to 'get closer to being here,' just give Josef's Paris–Promenades a trial.

• If you think Metropole's weekly analysis of coming weather may be dubious, you can go directly to Météo–France for the official word – which also includes timely warnings concerning extreme weather conditions throughout France.

• France Télécom's 'Yellow Pages' – 'Les Pages Jaunes' – are not what they used to be in print, but are pretty jazzy online. Can't remember the name of a place you are seeking? If you know the street, Les Pages Jaunes probably have a photo of it – which could lead you to a name, address, phone number and maybe even a Web site URL. Nifty.

• France's 'La Poste' doesn't share revenues with France Télécom anymore, so it has its own directory for finding people, busineses and things with street addresses in France. They call theirs L'@nnuaire with the @ standing for 'A.'

• Paris' famous iron lady was saved from the demolition brigade by becoming a radio tower and now it has its Web site too. Have a virtual visit to the Tour Eiffel in French, or Eiffel Tower in English. Find out more facts about it than you thought existed, plus see today's Webcam shots and 360–degree views of Paris.

• For a wider look around than than the Yellow Pages gives, try ShareLook Paris which has had a featured link here for a dern long time.
• For gettng to know Montmartre you can hardly do better than Paris 18 Net, except if you want to try –
• Montmartre Net, which has the Butte covered too – in English.
• For another guide to life in Paris, try the Annuaire Parisien for finding things.
• Besides the Tour Eiffel, this Web Cam site offers more of them.
• If you are into deep 'meta' searching, ApocalX can be narrowed down just for France.

Parisian and European Events – in German

• Europolis– Online hat für Sie ausgewählt: die besten Restaurants, rund 450 Shoppingadressen, das Angebot der deutschsprachigen Paris– Spaziergänge, einige der originellsten und zuweilen unglaublich preiswerten Hotels, Ausstellungsvorschau auf die nächsten Monate, usw.

• The Toqueville Connection - Well– known French commentators dissect events in France and explain how they relate to the rest of the world. New editions appear every Friday.

• Yahoo–France – features news updates from Agence– France Presse and Reuters. Most reports are in French.

• France–Info - non– stop news. Note: reports are in French, and requires a RealAudio plug– in. This site also has information about all other Radio France services.

• American Journalism Review
• Kidon Media Links – One of the first, still one of the best. Kidon also offers a service that references all of the French language press.

• WebWorld – is your direct connection to news of cultural and scientific activities by UNESCO throughout the world. UNESCO has been acting as the world's official cultural exchange agent – long before there was a WorldWideWeb.

• Bibliothèque Nationale de France – has articles about the BnF's exhibitions. This site is the gateway to France's 'official' library of record. Here you can search and here you shall find. This site also has details about how to order materials from the BnF.

• Campus Voice – has info about European faculties, exchanges, discussion forums, professional orientation and European employment offers.

• Libération
• International Herald Tribune
• Le Parisien
• Le Monde Diplomatic
• La Tribune Desfossés
• Direct from the Paris Bourse - for big spenders

• Dernieres Nouvelles d'Alsace
• La Dépêche du Midi [Toulouse]
• La République des Pyrénées
• Sud Ouest [Bordeaux]
• Le Progrès [Lyon]
• Le Telegramme de Brest
• Lyon Capitale
• Nice Matin
• Voix du Nord

• Elle
• La Recherche
• L'Estampille - L'objet d'art
• L'Oeil – France Antiques
• Le Revenu Français
• Paris Match
• Première

• TF1 – commercial TV
• France 2 – France 2, national, state TV
• France 3 – France 3, state TV with regional news and features
• Arte – French–German – cultural TV
• La Cinquième – French TV for export – includes France 2, France 3 and Arte broadcasts
• Canal J – for kids
• M6 – commercial TV
• Canal+ – pay TV

• 'La Poste' has increased its activities for philatelists. Although it is not explicit that La Poste takes foreign orders, it does offer information about its subscription service in English, German, Spanish and Italian – or it used to. La Poste also accepts payments made with Visa or Mastercard.

• Michelin Maps & Guides – Plan your trip in France with Michelin. Includes list of over 70,000 hotels and restaurants from Michelin Guides. Fees are charged for custom detailed guides.

• 'European Visits' – exists in a Web as well as a print version. The site has a short but potent set of links to the major travel sites – handy if you have destinations in France other than Paris in mind.

• Will be more than welcome if sent to 'Ed' at this email address. In fact you may even get a public 'thankyou' in the 'Au Bistro' column for a vital URL that 'must' be here. Corrections to existing URLs will also be welcome.

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