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We arrived at Charles de Gaule airport, which is northeast of the Center, about half-way to Compiegne. We rented a car to carry our five boxes of goods. Since it was cheaper to keep the car for five days than for one, we did that. So our first three full days we made trips outside of the city: First to Fontainebleau (south), then to Chartres (southwest), and finally to Giverny and points west, including Evreux.

Paris Region - Ile de France

Towards the middle of our stay there was a total solar eclipse that passed just south of Compiegne - Soissons - Reims. So we rented a car for one day and drove north-northeast to see the eclipse, which was total at about 12:30 pm. Afterwards we went on to Reims and saw the cathedral.

Our place in at 71 rue de la Mare was in the 20e arrondisment, just south of the border with the 19e. It was a 25 minute walk  to the Cimetière du Père-Lachaise and about an hour walk to the center of the city, i.e., the Louvre and Notre-Dame.

North East Paris - Bellevue