Hi,

Family and I are staying in an apartment on Ave. de la Bourdonnais at the end of November (near the corner of Ave. de la Bourdonnais and Rue Saint-Dominique).

Ecole Militaire is the closest metro stop.

Can someone let me know what street the entrance to the station is on? Is there more than one entrance?

Thanks in advance.

Mike

The entrances are on both sides of Avenue la Motte Picquet, just east of the Place École Militaire.

You can see the one on the north side by entering <b>48.854706,2.305965</b> at maps.google.com - click the Street View for a better look. It's just below the red awning. Then turn about-face to see the south one next to the bus stop.

In general, you can find M&eacute;tro stairs and bus stops by requesting a <i>Plan de quartier</i> at http://ratp.fr - note that in this case, the M is shown in the middle of the Place (which is not where it is), but the subway entrances are shown accurately.

We use buses almost exclusively everywhere in Europe, because the experience is so much more pleasant than underground trains.

I just returned a few weeks ago from Paris and used the Ecole Militaire stop every day. We accessed the train on the corner of Avenue de la Motte Picquet/Avenue Bosquet. I don't recall any other entrances.

There's one on either side of the Ave. de la Motte Piquet, opposite each other.

Clemson,

You also have all the great bus connections right at the Bourdonnais/St. Dominique area. You might want to take a look.

My stomping ground. Just returned from there and will be going back in April.

Enjoy...

Joan

Right beside Cafe Terasse which I emplore you to avoid unless it's just a coffee.

I second that. In addition, five bus lines stop at &Eacute;cole Militaire: 28, 80, 82, 87, and 92.

To see where each of these routes takes you, go to http://www.ratp.info/orienter/bus.php and enter each line number in the blank and hit <i>Valider</i>.

Ditto to the Caf&eacute; Terrasse.

When you go to the site that Robespierre gave you, print out all those lines that you feel you might want to use..it can be helpful.

And I will also add ditto, ditto to Cafe Terrasse!!

Hey, it's the 7th arrondissement. Ripoff caf&eacute;s are rife.

There are ripoff cafes like that in every arrondissement! You slowly find out where they are....

Here's another huge recommendation for using the buses, especially since buses 42 and 28 now run daily and until half past midnight.

From rue Saint-Dominique, Ecole Militaire metro station is a bit of a hike. Not a long walk, but seems so after pounding the pavements all day long.

On the RATP home page, enter the address of your apartment, then click on &quot;Plan de quartier&quot; and you'll get a map with all the nearby bus stops/routes.

As for nearby cafes, avoid Le Dome.

Note that there's a convenience store at 29 ave de la Bourdonnais that's open late every day.

Well I just have to ask about Caf&eacute; Terrasse? I had breakfast there every morning in April, 2007 and it was my sit-and-drink-wine-and-watch-people spot on most afternoons for a week. Dinner there one night was mussels and they were excellent. The waiters recognized me every morning and were there with my cafe and croissant practically before I sat down. Has something changed? Sorry to digress from the original post, just curious.

I had a fish platter at Le D&ocirc;me that was scrumptious. The kids had hot dogs and hamburgers with no ill effects. YMMV

I think probably you will find people finding good things to say about any restaurant that someone else says is bad. Probably not a good subject!

Cafe du marche has a terrible reputation from many of us, but I was just in Paris, staying in the area and every time I went by it was very crowded! I just laughed to myself. I would not go there, but many do...some have reported illness after, but obviously others are OK.

Enjoy.......

We just returned from a 3 week stay on the corner of St Dominique &amp; Bourdonnais. I think we only took the metro once - we went everywhere else on buses.

Here are the ones close by. If an N appears after the number, the bus also runs at night
28N, 42N, 63N, 69, 80N, 82, 87N, 92N, 72N

Bon Marche 87N
Ile St Louis 87N, 63 N
Jacquemart Andre 28N, 80N
Louvre 69
Luxembourg 82
St Germain de Pre 63N, 69, 87N
Pl Madeleine 42N
Opera 42N
Arch de Triomphe 92N
Marais 69, 87N
Montmartre 80N, or 80N to 30, 54
Gare de Lyon 87N, 63N,

We would often figure out a winding or circular route through Paris, and just sightsee from the bus &amp; get out anyplace that looked interesting. This works better in the morning when the buses are less crowded.

You will take the 69 quite a bit, and the 87 also. The second stop on these lines is right across the street at the entrance to the Champ de Mars. The 69 bus is actually a line that Rick Steves recommends as a sightseeing route.

Skip the Metro - take the buses.

Best meals in the hood:
-Fables de la Fontaine - perhaps our best meal in the area (Thank's Joan)
-Violon d'Ingres
-Bon Accueil

Stu Dudley

Incidentally, this bus map shows both routes and major streets:

http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan...eur&amp;fm=pdf

You can study it on the web, and when you get to town, you can get a printed copy at any RATP outlet. Ask for <i>Le Grand Plan de Paris</i>. It has a M&eacute;tro/street map on the other side.

The l'Indispensable map books are great and can be bought all over Paris.

I carry the Le petit Parisien, 3 Plans par arrondissement with me all the time. It has 3 plans of each arrondissement..map, metro and bus. It is very good.

Stu's list is a good one to keep. Be careful of Sundays thought..some do not run!

Joan

P.S. Stu, glad you enjoyed &quot;Fables&quot;. You must try &quot;Spring&quot;.

If you're serious about using buses, start with my guide: fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?tid=34987572