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ACTIVITY LEVEL: Moderately Challenging
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Start of Program
Jun 17, 2012
This program begins at the program hotel in Paris, France with an orientation meeting at 5:30pm. Hotel check-in begins at 2pm.
You will be staying at the Villa Luxembourg that night.
Location: Paris
Nearest city or town: Gonesse
Nearest highway: A1
Nearest airport: Charles de Gaulle Airport
Transportation to site: Please note that this is an independent program and there are no group airport transfers. However, Paris Shuttle, a third party service, offers a discounted shared shuttle and private transfer rates to Road Scholar participants. The rate they offer is about 10% discount off their published rate. By using the web link below, you can take advantage of these rates and book your transfers for arrival and departure from Paris. You will need to pay in advance with a credit card to confirm reservations and print your own voucher. www.parishuttle.com/index.php?partner=P60WEN The most convenient, although not the cheapest, means of transportation to your hotel is to take a taxi. The cost should be between 40€ and 80€, depending on traffic conditions and the amount of luggage you have. After collecting your luggage at the airport follow the signs to “Taxis.” A third option is to take an Air France bus. Buses labeled “LES CARS AIR FRANCE” are available to all passengers regardless of your airline. There are several different bus routes, but you should take LINE 4. You can purchase a ticket either at one of the Air France counters in the airport or directly from the driver. One way fare is 16.50 € or you can purchase a round trip ticket for 27 €. Travel time is about one hour but this varies depending on traffic conditions. Buses depart approximately every 30 minutes from four different places at Charles de Gaulle Airport: • Terminal 1 - Exit 34 (Arrivals level) • Terminal 2A-2C - Exit C2 • Terminal 2D-2B - Exit B1 • Terminal 2E-2F - Gallery level, Exit 3 The bus will stop first at the “Gare de Lyon” (20 Boulevard Diderot) and then continue on to the “Gare Montparnasse” train station on Rue du Commandant Mouchotte. You should get off at Gare Montparnasse in front of the Hôtel Méridien, which is approximately 1.5 kilometers from the Villa Montparnasse. From here you can take a taxi to your hotel. This should only cost about 10 euros.

End of Program
Jun 24, 2012
This program ends after breakfast at the program hotel in Paris, France. Hotel check-out is at 12pm.
You will be staying at the Villa Luxembourg the night before.
Location: Paris
Transportation to site: To return to the airport, you may take a taxi, a shuttle -- private or shared -- through Paris Shuttle, or the Air France bus. Please see the information above on directions from the airport to the Villa Luxembourg for details.
Additional transportation information same as above.
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Type: Full Service Hotel

 Description: The Villa Luxembourg is located in Montparnasse near the Luxembourg gardens, in a district renowned for being a historic haven of artistic and creative life in Paris. Painters, sculptors, writers, poets and composers from all over the world flocked to Montparnasse in the early 20th century. Today you will still find the cafes once frequented by creative minds such as Pablo Picasso, Edith Wharton, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Contact info:
121 boulevard du Montparnasse
Paris, 75006 France
phone: +33 (0) 1 43 35 46 35
web: www.villa-luxembourg.com/EN/

Room amenities: Room Service, Mini-Bar, Kitchenette, Air conditioning.

Facility amenities: Each room is equipped with a small kitchenette so you have the option of cooking and dining in the comfort of your own chamber. Wifi is available in the lobby of the hotel. Participants should be aware that hotel rooms in Paris are often considerably smaller than hotel rooms in the United States.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights before: TBA
Please contact Road Scholar Travel Services for preferred rates and reservation.

Check in time: 2:00 PM
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Type: Full Service Hotel

 Description: The Villa Luxembourg is located in Montparnasse near the Luxembourg gardens, in a district renowned for being a historic haven of artistic and creative life in Paris. Painters, sculptors, writers, poets and composers from all over the world flocked to Montparnasse in the early 20th century. Today you will still find the cafes once frequented by creative minds such as Pablo Picasso, Edith Wharton, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Contact info:
121 boulevard du Montparnasse
Paris, 75006 France
phone: +33 (0) 1 43 35 46 35
web: www.villa-luxembourg.com/EN/

Room amenities: Room Service, Mini-Bar, Kitchenette, Air conditioning.

Facility amenities: Each room is equipped with a small kitchenette so you have the option of cooking and dining in the comfort of your own chamber. Wifi is available in the lobby of the hotel. Participants should be aware that hotel rooms in Paris are often considerably smaller than hotel rooms in the United States.

Smoking policy: No
Smoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Elevator: Yes

Additional nights after: TBA
Please contact Road Scholar Travel Services for preferred rates and reservation.

Check out time: 12:00 PM
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