Paris	Listing No.70
	Apartment
	3 Bedrooms
	2 Bathrooms	Prefer no children
	Experienced exchanger Occupations: University	Desired destination: large cities (very central location) or seaside resorts.  Open for next Summer + one week in New York at the beginning of March
	professor & epidemiologist	Time of Year:  Open
	Description. Large "bourgeois" apartment in the very heart of Paris.  My apartment is 140 square meters, which is quite spacious for Paris. It consists of a big lounge (nearly 30 sq. m.), a dining room (20 sq. m.) which is independent but which can be opened on the lounge, two big bedrooms (20 sq. m. each) and a smaller one (14 sq. m). There is an independent kitchen which is fully equipped and which is brand new as I had it recently installed. There are two bathrooms, one with a bath and the other one with a shower. The apartment is what we in France would call typically "bourgeois". There is wall to wall carpeting in the bedrooms and beautiful wooden floor in the other rooms. All rooms have original wood and plaster moldings on the ceilings (by the way, the ceilings are quite high). Nearly all the rooms have marble fireplaces which cannot be used any longer but that are very decorative. The apartment is very bright as it is located on an avenue on the 6th floor and it faces no other building directly. Moreover, the windows are very big. You do not have to worry about the noise as I had double glazing installed in the bedrooms (I really like quietness). There are two small balconies, one in the living room, the other one in the dining room. The building was built at the beginning of this Century and it belongs to the most beautiful ones in Paris. The stone frontage is totally carved, there is a marble hall with columns and a red carpet in the stairs (do not worry, there is also a lift !). Although the condominium is rather small as it only consists of big apartments, there is a concierge on the first floor of the building who is here full time. The part of Paris where I live is called the golden triangle of the "12eme arrondissement". All the buildings in the surroundings were built at the same period and have the same architectural style. The apartment is very centrally located, about 200 meters from the metro Gare de Lyon (you do not have to worry about the noise of the trains, they arrive on the other side of the station and one can absolutely not hear them, even from the station itself) and about 500 meters from Bastille (less than half a mile). This location is extremely convenient because it is very close to the center of Paris (I often walk to Bastille, Place des Vosges and Hotel de Ville) and you can find numerous metro lines and especially the most convenient ones to get everywhere. You can get to Hotel de Ville, the Louvre and the Tuileries gardens in less than 10 minutes with line number 1. This line can also take you quickly to Vincennes, its castle and its forest. With RER line A, you can easily get to Opera (in 10 minutes) or to Place de l'Etoile (the Arc de Triomphe) or to Euro Disneyland with direct access. You can get to the new Bibliotheque nationale de France in 10 minutes with the new metro line which opened two years ago. Access to Versailles is also very convenient. What I like best is that one can walk to many beautiful places, like Bastille or the banks of the Seine river (less than 10 minutes), Notre-Dame or the place des Vosges in the Marais in 15 to 20 minutes. Moreover, the apartment is located on the avenue Daumesnil which is known in Paris for its hanging gardens / promenade. The apartment faces the promenade and you can walk (or run !) to Vincennes forest and castle nearly without crossing any streets. Besides, the view from the apartment over the gardens is beautiful in Summer. There is also another garden, a beautiful contemporary one called parc de Bercy, close to the apartment. The part of Paris where I live is very quiet and safe but if you like hectic places, you will probably enjoy the Bastille neighborhood nearby. There are restaurants and shops (especially arts and design shops on the avenue Daumesnil) and a very good bakery near the apartment.  Now, let me tell you a few words about me and about the two friends with whom I share the apartment and who would accompany me this Summer. The three of us are in our early thirties. I am an associate professor in University where I teach social sciences. One of my friends, Philippe, is a management professor in a business school, and the other one, who is also called Philippe, is a social scientist and epidemiologist. We are all non smokers and experienced home exchangers as we exchanged our previous apartment with a Californian family last Summer. In case you should be interested and would like further information, please, do not hesitate to contact me.
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	Listed February 2001