Paris autrement - Food lovers' tour of Paris

Join us for our upcoming trip to Paris in November. Enjoy a long weekend of discovery, sampling the myriad of gastronomic delights in some of the city's finest locales. 

"The Way to France has a very can-do and confidence boosting attitude to language, and I found my schoolgirl French returning, and that I was really enjoying the fact. I also really liked the way that the weekend was not a package – you decide on transport and the dates (I added an extra day) and the sort of hotel and price bracket you want. They will help you sort out a hotel, but all you actually pay TWTF for is the guided programme and the incidental French tuition. Everything else, you sort out to your inclination and budget." Kate P. from Cambridge

Save money by booking early. The tour itself is fantastic value at only £125 per person for the whole weekend and includes language tuition related to gastronomy as well as a full schedule of activities organised and chaperoned by our team (details below). As always we will give you all plenty of opportunity to explore on your own and don't forget you decide where you stay, for how long and how you prefer to get there. Early birds will get the best prices, so book your place now and start to dream of your trip to Paris in the autumn!

OUTLINE

Friday 19/11/10

• 18.00: meet and greet at our favourite bistro, our “head quarters” near Odéon. You will share a meal with the other participants and our team. We will also take a look at the programme of activities for the week-end, so you can best plan your stay.
• 21.00 onwards: “digestive” stroll to the River Seine through Saint-Germain des Prés

Saturday 20/11/10

• 09.00 -10.00: coffee morning at Odéon and preparation for the day’s outings
• 10.00 – 13.00: Visits
• Lunch: en route… place tbc
• 14.00 – 17.00: Visits
• 17.00 – 19.00: your own time
• 19.30: Special group dinner

Sunday 21/11/10

• 10.00: meeting for coffee (and optional croissant) at Odéon
• 11.00 – 13.00: Visits
• 13.00: Lunch time: attendance optional, yet preferred to review overall workshop as a group! Please confirm.
• 14.30: your own time

DETAILS

• Price for the workshop is £125 and includes programme of activities / useful addresses & documents / 15 hours French conversation / guidance and coaching.
• A deposit of £60 is required to secure your place. Detailed programme available upon reception. Full amount payable a minimum 2 weeks prior to departure.

ACCOMMODATION & TRAVEL
We also recommend you BOOK now to save money on your travel arrangements and hotel booking. To give you some options, we recommend booking at least 30 days prior to travel on Eurostar to ensure return rates as low as £69 per adult, pending availability. Note we cannot offer travel arrangements as we are not an agent, yet we know from experience of regular trips to Paris, that deals are to be had the earlier you book. We can however, help you with booking your accommodation, for a small additional fee, if you are not confident using your French. Below are some suggestions of local hotels:

• Hôtel St Pierre 4 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris. Tel : +33 (0)1 46 34 78 80
• Hôtel St André des Arts 66 rue Saint André des Arts, 75006 Paris
• Grand Hôtel des Balcons 33 rue Casimir Delavigne, 75006 Paris : +33 (0)1 46 34 78 50
• Odéon Hôtel 3 rue de l'Odéon, 75006 Paris : +33 (0)1 43 25 90 67 

Excerpts from recent article in Cambridge Local Secrets:
Another expedition to make you purr is a gastronomic weekend in Paris (Nov 19th –21st) organised by a Cambridge firm - The Way to France. There are two parallel programmes running through the weekend, and you decide each morning which bits of either you fancy, and chop and change accordingly. Between them they will take in street markets, a guided tour of the Musée du Vin, Saint-Germain des Prés pâtisseries, kitchen equipment, Ladurée macaroons, chocolate Place Trocadéro, Berthillon ice cream in L’Ile Saint-Louis, oysters, butchers and bakers. As for meals during the weekend, it is not the intention to go for top dollar feasts (though you could if you wished), but to have excellent and interesting meals at affordable prices.

I have myself been on a trip organised by The Way to France (on gardens, actually), and during last trip to “Another Paris” the participants were absolutely charmed and delighted by the hidden Paris they were shown – the little arcades, the tucked-away squares, the idiosyncratic, independent shops in back streets.