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A DAY OUT IN

PARISYOUR GUIDE TO

MAKING THE MOST OF PARIS P12

Summer 2010Free Magazine

City Focus:Bordeaux p6

and liverpool p18

Woody Allen’s LondonFind out why he fell

in love with the

capital of England

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CONTENTS

A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

4. News and Sport

6. City Focus: BordeauxA look at the beautiful

capital of wine.

11. Home Away From Home: Le BeaujolaisThe most traditional

brasserie outside of France.

12. A Day Out In ParisOnly have a short stay

in Paris? Want to see the most of it? Read on!

14. Woody Allen’s LondonFind out why this

director keeps returning to London.

17. An Interview with Les The WackiesUsing toys as

instruments these three musicians are on their

way to change music.

18. City Focus:LiverpoolOnce a European

Capital of Culture always a European Capital of Culture.

22. Where We Fly Your Guide to Our

Airports

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NEWS FRANCE vs THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

FRANCE is continuing its crusade to get rid of English words in day-to-day français. Earlier this year Alain Joyan-det, the junior minister who first brought this issue to light, replaced frequently used English words with their French alternatives. Words such as “chat” and “newsletter” have now become “éblabla” and “infolettre”. Joyandet said: “The French language isnot loved enough by our compatriots, and especially not by our young compatriots.” More words have been selected to erase from the colloquial French language but alternatives are yet to be chosen for words such as “parking”, “pub” and “fast-food”.

STUDENT TO SWIM THE CHANNELA FORMER psychology student announced he wishes to be the next person to swim the Channel.

Tom Hales, 22 from Northampton, told the world how he wanted to follow in the steps of David Walliams and Kevin Murphy. He decided to set himself the challenge to mark the end of his studies at the University of Chester.

“It’s something I’ve been thinking of do-ing for a while now, then a friend joked that it would be a good way to commemorate finishing university, and I agreed.” Starting from Dover and swimming to Sangatte by Cal-ais, Hales has been training in between revising and will be taking the challenge on the 24th of July.

FRANCE REGAINS WORLD

RECORD FOR LONGEST BAGUETTE

BAKER Pierre Valjean has set a new world record for having baked the longest baguette.Valjean, 47 from Toulouse, made his fame this year after presenting his 120m (394 feet) long baguette to the Guinness World Records.“It was a fun experience, and I would never have been able to do it without the help of my friends and family. I’m so happy they let me keep I afterwards!”

Valjean has been making baguettes for 20 years

NOLAN’S NEW FILM EAGERLY

AWAITEDTHOUSANDS of fans are counting down the days un-til the release of Inception, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller. Nolan, director of Batman Begins, The Dark

Knight and The Prestige, has

been very secretive about his latest project and has said very little, wanting to keep an aura of mystery surrounding the film. Inception boasts a cast of A-list actors such as Leonardo Dicaprio (Shutter

Island, The Departed), El-len Page (Juno, Hard Candy) and Marion Cotillard (La Vie

En Rose, Public Enemies) and will be out in cinemas in July.

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SPORT

THE 97th Tour de France is taking place this summer between July 3rd and 25th, starting this year outside of France: in Rotter-dam. The cyclists will be go-ing through the Eastern side of France where lie the Alps, a tough terrain even for these professionals. They will then travel across the south of France and start heading North to-wards Bordeaux. With only two organ-ised days of rest, this years Tour de France will be a challenge for all participants.

TOUR DE FRANCE 2010

FIFA WORLD CUP ‘10THE LONG awaited 2010 FIFA World Cup is under way! With the host country South Africa kicking off the sporting event against Mexico, the world of football is holding it’s breath to see who will reign champi-ons this year. Months ago England’s David Beck-ham was announced injured and unavail-able to play, but the team remain opti-mistic. Despite controversy over France’s entry into the tournament over Thierry Henry’s alleged handball offence, the team also power through optimistically, hoping to relive their 1998 victory.


“Take Versailles, add Antwerp and you have Bordeaux”Victor Hugo

City Focus:

F i v e P l a c e s T o Vi s i t

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F i v e P l a c e s T o Vi s i t

EVENTS IN BORDEAUX

SHOPPING IN TOWN


Le Beaujolais

Home

Away

From

Home


A Day Out In ParisIF YOU are ever in Paris on a limited time scale and want to

make the most of your time there to see the sites and experi-

ence “la vie parisienne”, then you are invited to follow this path

that The Channel Hopper has set out for you. Within a day

you will be able to see all the following sites, both by foot and

public transport. Start by making your way to a Metro station,

From this station it is a short distance

to the Eiffel Tower, Paris’ most famous architectural

steps). Tickets can now be purchased online to save time on

queuing.

After this it is a pleasant stroll to the

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nally built as a hospital by Louis XIV for the French army’s

injured soldiers. As a symbol of France’s royalty and wealth at

the time the dome possesses real gold and stands as a land-

mark. Today it is not only the location of a military museum

but also Napoleon’s tomb.

Next jump on a metro to

to the Armies of the Revolution and the Empire. It

stands at the top of the Champs Elysées, Paris’ world

famous avenue, considered by many the best in the

world for its selection of shops and sites.

The Champs Elysées leads

all the way down to the Place de la Concorde, where in

the middle stands the Obelisk of Luxor. This tribute to France

its international symbolism it can also be used as a sundial.

which is honoured by the two fountains found either side of

the obelisk.

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After a scenic walk through the Jardins des Tuileries,

museum contains some of the worlds most beautiful and

acclaimed works of art, such as the Mona Lisa and the

Venus de Milo. As one of the largest and most visited

museums in the world, the Louvre is a place that cannot

be missed.

by its classicism, you might want to try one that rep-

resents modern art in France: Le Musée d’Art Mod-

erne. Located further down the river from the Louvre,

this museum can be found in Le Centre Pompidou, a

building that embodies all forms of artistic modernity,

forms of expression, including street art.

A few steps away from Le Centre Pompidou you will

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back of Notre Dame, the cathedral was built in honour

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tural structures in Paris and is famous for its stained

glass windows, which were removed during the Sec-

ond World War for fear of destruction.

If by the evening you still have a thirst

high overlooks Paris. An interesting location during

the day, it is also a spectacle at night at which time

of Montmartre and is the highest point in Paris.

A short distance from Mont-

martre travellers over 18 are invited to visit Le Moulin

years has gained fame through literature, cinema and

art. Acknowledged as the birthplace of the can-can, the

Moulin Rouge is a tourist destination that still offers a

show for those who wish to visit. The current show is


Woody Allen’s LondonMatch Point Scoop Cassandra’s

Dream

You Will Meet A Dark Stranger, so The Channel Hopper has taken the opportunity to present the

places in London that Woody Allen fell in love with.


Les The WackiesLes The Wackies

started as students

playing on the

streets of Bordeaux

and outside

universities but

soon gained an

impressive local

then national

following.

They are about to

tour the UK for the

first time and The

Channel Hopper

was able to speak

to them about their

music, their origins

and their future.

An Interview With


Nicholas Guillaume Rémi

L I V E R P O O L

City Focus:

L I V E R P O O L

City Focus:

“My love of New York, is something to do with Liverpool. There is the same quality of energy in both cities.” John Lennon

NOW MUSEUM, NOW YOU DON’T


Where we

fly...

Liverpool

From the Airport:- A taxi to the city centre costs about £12.

- Airportbycoach runs an airport shuttle into the city centre with hour-ly departures. Journey time is 30 minutes and return tickets cost £5.

Bristol

From the Airport

-Taxis charge about £25 to go into the town centre.

- There are numerous buses outside the airport that go to Bristol Temple Meads train station, Bristol Bus Station and Clifton. Tick-ets cost between £6-£7 or £9 return.

London Luton

From the Airport:- Taxis charge roughly £100 to central London. The journey takes an hour. - A 24 hour bus and coach servies is available with Greenline going to London Victoria. - A train is also available with First Capi-tal Connect offering six trains an hour for a shorter and faster journey into London.

Doncaster/Sheffield

From the Airport:

- To take a taxi to Doncaster city cen-tre will cost around £14 whereas one to Sheffield will cost £42.- The 707 bus shuttle runs to Doncaster. It costs £3.50 for a single and £5 for a return ticket.- From there you can take a shuttle bus to the train station. Trains to SHeffield run every 15 minutes and cost from £3.90 each way.


Bordeaux

From the Airport:

- The fare to the centre

depending on where you are dropped off.

- A bus goes to Gare St Jean Station every 45

each way.

NiceFrom the Airport:

- A taxi from Nice air-port into the cty centre will last 20 minutes and

- Passengers can also take the 98 bus that stops in Nice’s Old Town and at the Gare

LyonFrom the Airport:

- The journey takes about 30 minutes and the fare to the centre is

- Catch the Satobus from outside Le Centre, Place Sud to Part-Dieu or Perrache stations, which connect with the metro. Buses depart every 20 minutes from 6am-11.20am and cost

-turn.

Paris OrlyFrom the Airport:

- Taxis take around 30 minutes to go to central

- A bus stops at Place Denfert-Rocheau every

- The RER B travels from Orly to central Paris in 30 minutes and runs every 8 minutes.

MarseilleFrom the Airport:

- A taxi fare to the city centre will cost close to

- A bus leaves for Marseille’s Gare St Charles every 20 minutes from 5.10am-12.45am. Tick-

We at Channel Airlines wish to thank you for flying with us today and hope to see you

again soon.


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