tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post1559516730787786909..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Le chantier des Halles à ParisKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83792364740014144252013-07-14T07:39:53.881+02:002013-07-14T07:39:53.881+02:00I note the vehemence of some of these comments and...I note the vehemence of some of these comments and the strong feelings people have about the Les Halles neighborhood. <i>Pourtant, on n'arrête pas progrès, selon le dicton.</i>Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-15468644599786561612013-07-13T23:54:13.935+02:002013-07-13T23:54:13.935+02:00We visited there only once but we kind of liked it...We visited there only once but we kind of liked it.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44318477514226530882013-07-13T17:06:45.404+02:002013-07-13T17:06:45.404+02:00Merci, Ken, for your update. I would have tried th...Merci, Ken, for your update. I would have tried that onion soup,too. One can only hope this time the architects will get the design right for such a glorious spot in the centre ville.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1707819733096187462013-07-13T16:55:02.994+02:002013-07-13T16:55:02.994+02:00I'm still not sure if I understand what's ...I'm still not sure if I understand what's going on at this point, Ken-- is the old Forum des Halles mall still there, but just being covered over? Or was that whole mall demolished?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8772409795776299992013-07-13T16:44:37.092+02:002013-07-13T16:44:37.092+02:00I really dislike malls and shopping. Les Halles, ...I really dislike malls and shopping. Les Halles, or rather, le Forum des Halles is one place in Paris I can't "stomach".Dean Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317311364315454284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72675327227589838072013-07-13T16:08:17.635+02:002013-07-13T16:08:17.635+02:00Hi Antoinette,
Your mother was right about the bes...Hi Antoinette,<br />Your mother was right about the best onion soup! Things of the past!<br /><br />Bonjour Cousine,<br />I'm sure they now can divert trains on different tracks since those trains are not TGV. In any case that sure was mess. chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58747933814658384022013-07-13T15:22:49.447+02:002013-07-13T15:22:49.447+02:00Ken
Good thing you were travelling last WE and no...Ken<br /><br />Good thing you were travelling last WE and not this WE after what happened at Brétigny sur Orge. Looks like all the trains from Gare d'Austerlitz were cancelled last evening .<br /><br />Happy chateaux visits The Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23165794099555169772013-07-13T14:52:24.945+02:002013-07-13T14:52:24.945+02:00I remember the mess of 'le trou' on a visi...I remember the mess of 'le trou' on a visit to Paris with my mother. She found it deeply unsettling as she remembered the original Halles [in the 50s]. According to her it was the best place for onion soup if you were still up the morning after the night before.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3612306061784954902013-07-13T14:22:25.788+02:002013-07-13T14:22:25.788+02:00i wish I had visited during the time I was there i...i wish I had visited during the time I was there in 1969 but I think we avoided that area competelymelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84596428646681379622013-07-13T08:55:30.406+02:002013-07-13T08:55:30.406+02:00I spent two months in a little flat on Rue Montmar...I spent two months in a little flat on Rue Montmartre, just thirty seconds walk from the back of the church. The only things I liked about the Les Halles pit was the FNAC and the cinema - I could be out my door and at the ticket booth for a VO film in 5 minutes.<br /><br />It was quite a shock seeing the new hole on our visit to Paris just after we saw you guys in Feb.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494731273916705327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87560825600651074012013-07-13T08:49:59.437+02:002013-07-13T08:49:59.437+02:00I've only been there once, and I won't be ...I've only been there once, and I won't be going anywhere near it again until I can be sure it is finished. Ghastly place.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com