Practicalities – Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau

Category: Practicalities

Arriving from Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG)

CDG being in the top ten of the busiest airports in the world, you can expect spending some time between landing and leaving the airport. Plane parking time only can take as long as 15 mn sometime. Then there are two factors to consider. It would be safe to say that with no checked luggage…
Music at home

If you love music, there is a bluetooth music player you can use with very decent sound. First you need to install the free Naim mobile app to get the most of it. Once you have the app, launch the unit discovery and get it connected to Music 64JJR, the nick name of the house…
What about a car?

So you want to come by car? (really?!)We suppose that if you decide to do it, you probably have no alternative, so let’s deal with it. The center of Paris isn’t precisely car-friendly. There are public parkings nearby however, hopefully with discounted prices for multi-days use. We only used a couple of them (Indigo Reaumur,…
Everything about light

Rousseau and his early friends (Diderot, d’Alambert, Voltaire, Turgot, Buffon and many others) were called the Encyclopedists, as they worked on a translation — with many aditions — of Ephraïm Chambers encyclopedia. This endeavor was part a a global intellectual and artistic movida aiming to enlight both the society and the future, and mainly driven…
Trash management

The city of Paris committed in 2007 on an ambitious Climate Action Plan. As a result, its carbon footprint decreased 20% by 2018, and local GHG emissions were cut by 25%. It is now in the third iteration of the plan (2020-2030), with the final goal of being a resilient, carbon neutral city by 2050…
Being your own Chef

You will find everything you need, should you wish to prepare yourself a meal Ze french way (taking your time, talking profusely about it, and again while enjoying it). Of course you walked to the rue du Nil, or along the Rue Montorgueil for fresh supplies. There is an induction cooktop, which is as versatile…
So you like coffee?

You will find an automated Jura coffee machine in the flat. It you enjoy good coffee, this should meet your expectations. There is decent coffee beans in the Montorgueil supermarkets. however, should you be a seasoned amateur, we’d recommend that you try these stores: The Caféothèque of Paris, 52 rue de l’Hotel de Ville, 75004…
Building and flat access

The nearest Metro is the huge Chatelet-Les Halles (maybe Europe’s largest), where many subway lines would intercross. The RER A has a direct connexion to both airports (circa 1h both for Orly and for Charles de Gaulle, 12€/person). Actually, on your way to Orly you need to hop on the automated Orlyval, which will take…
Internet, Wifi and philosophy

The flat has a fiber optic web access, relayed by the telco’s wifi. Network SSID = 64JJR Network password = 64diderot In 1742, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and Denis Diderot (1713-1784), two young French intellectuals from the Siècle des Lumières meet in the neighborhood. Both in their 30’s, both highly educated, they share common values. But…