France tours

Visa

I am running friends visa, found in www.consulfrance-shanghai.org above the required materials, download Visa form.

The first step to go to Passport: (take 4 weeks)

Because each other (Inviter) police station that need passport number, passport is the first step.

Now do the Passport is easy, just find a post office you can get a passport application form, you can send yourself, or you can spend $ 30 post Passport Courier delegate for you to run errands, and of course spent money after the post office will be very enthusiastic to tell you every detail, considerations.

Usually 2 weeks may, within one month of receipt and shall be entitled to receive the Passport.

The second step the other open to prove: (takes 2-4 weeks)

With Passport, you can let each other on police evidence, typically requires 2 weeks that applicants possess the independence of housing as long as the use of the kitchen and sanitation will be eligible.

And then the income certificate, proof of employment, bank guarantee (better), invitations .... The last is by mail, courier, 2 days, 10 days to kuaixin.

Apply for a visa in the third step: (take about 2 weeks)

First you need to provide proof of employment, and income certificate (I provide 3 months tax forms copy), account (in the copy will be critical information translated into English or issued), photos (need material in wrote an inch ID photos, in fact, should be a 2 inch colour, I frankly Buttering up to shoot a photo identity, as a result of staff still charged me with another photo), and so on, these are found in www.consulfrance-shanghai.org can.

Method for friends of the Consulate General of every Thursday, a visit visa, prior booking, if he and your reservation for 10-point, don't go to 10 points, because you will find your 10 points go there in line, while others 9 points have been brought in line, there, I spent the morning in vain. Money is the cost and length of time that you apply directly proportional, I applied for 10 days, over 200 RMB (25 euros), and finally France who gave me a 30-day visa, more generous. 5-8 working days after he will notify you, and you hold a passport to check discount, the second day, then take the Passport.

In General, visa is not very difficult, I know of no refusal, to be honest there fighting illegal workers from Shanghai wage is 4000-8000 francs, cost of living is high, unless national workers, most of the people there is no need to suffer the risk.

March on to Paris

After a 12 hour flight, I finally flew over Paris, sunny, good weather (in fact, I was in France for 10 days is seen in the sky at the moment Sun).

After the cloud following is another scene, snow, said to Paris for a long time have not so much snow, let me catch up. And then received the captain, Charles de Gaulle Airport due to heavy snow closes, we alternate then Orly airport, a domestic airport, customs, we can't wait for the door, just 3 hours after the last flew back to Charles de Gaulle, the plane was delayed four hours. Also not too was, at the aircraft immediately call to add my brother, brother actually said in the city centre, the Metro also workers ' strike, no way around that, leaving aside the husband said to you last saw Hooker went on strike, this time let me catch the subway strike. Fortunately, there is also a friend to drive a car to pick me up, otherwise the estimates I want to make to urban areas the mcg (Paris taxis are Mercedes Benz, thief expensive).

Note: you can do at the airport RER B (Metro a) go to urban 7.7 Europe, weekend so if you are under the age of 26, we recommend that you buy youth pass, one day in Paris on 1-5 to ride the Metro bus arbitrary, as long as 6.4 Europe, 1-5 zone ticket also cheap, French called JEUNES, various Metro artificial box office has to buy.

A friend took me to directly driving a 3 zone eat Chinese restaurant dinner (I fly 16 hours actually first meal or Chinese meal).

Chinese in Paris is very interesting, Wenzhou people are doing the boss brass, Mercedes, Shanghai people are working on brush pot dishes, friends considered mixed better in Shanghai, where Shanghai to fight illegal workers salary is 4000 francs, 6 individuals renting a room is the equivalent of one bedroom and one living room, more than 3000 francs, life is tough, and to work in Wenzhou, Shanghai outsiders like ...

Paris impression

Morning depart from the area, the narrow streets, mess stopping on each side of the road with cars, the floor was dirty, cigarette butts, friend repeatedly asked me, don't leave your camera phone got in your hand, it is easy to be strong, be careful wallet, he said many people relatives here has been stolen is strong.

So bad, I can't believe I'm one of the capitals of developed countries. Go to subway turnstiles, dilapidated, followed by two very ugly have doors, brother said this is to prevent evasion to jump in. But in my eyes you see a black man in, hold the door in the back of a black brothers a jump came in the next few days is usual, Paris Metro everywhere free riders, fortunately, I haven't seen Chinese people free riders. First sight Metro, startled, two small boxes, door and handle needs to own, drive up around shaking, big noise, along the wall there is graffiti, think of Shanghai's Metro, it's very modern, very civilization. Everyone said Paris Nice, all want to live here, it's called only see thief meat not seen thief beaten, Paris, my first impression of far and Shanghai.

Heavy vertical Paris impression

Transfer of part 2 of the Metro to the Notre Dame de Paris, a subway, classical European style building, the visitor a broad, doves stop on the square, visitors feed, clean surface, roadside tree, neatly dressed character of France police, each entry is a landscape, this is what I think of Paris.

France was educated, in and out of the shopping centre will take the initiative to hold back the pedestrian doors, information center, ticket office with 1 m cable, everyone very orderly behind waiting vehicles comply with the principles of human first, as long as the pedestrianThe green light, you can rest assured it across the street, turning vehicles will take the initiative to stop to let you go, at first I always used to before, such as cars are parked in the car waiting for me there until gestures let me go. This led directly to my home after crossing almost let car. Information desk, stop, and so the service staff was very patient, the trip to France from basic no unpleasant things, spending money and spend a good time. To discover Paris and the whole France and the huge gap in Shanghai. Omit on attractions landscape here thousands of words, I think about this article too much, I adjectives are scarce or not to describe.

From Paris to Lille

The evening went to school in Lille sister live freely from Paris to Lille, approximately 200 km, TGV (high speed train France) one hour by car, a look at the fare better in Europe, 44.5 glasses did not fall on the ground.

So expensive, can make a round trip to Beijing. It is understood that France train on Friday evening, Saturday Sunday Monday morning belongs to peak (peak), tickets floating 30%-40%, usually only 32 euro. And 25 years of age with Passport hit 75%, but limited, then a discount tickets have sold out. (Http://www.voyages-sncf.com can query detailed flights ticket conditions). A recent class cheap trips is at 9: 50, last had bought 44 Europe. France's train terminal and completely different, the whole platform is built on the rail end, entered the railway station you can close contact with the train, the station end one like insect killers like heater, very nice. The station has many automated ticket vending machines, buys tickets are convenient, but there is no English version. France train is consciously dapiao, each ticket, the car has been checked, the car is a conductor, a car is a Bar, a shop, also only feel a variety of design is to save this manual, it is difficult to study in China, the population is too large, but also to some extent determines the cheap labor.