Has the Fête des Jardins left its mark on you ? If so, this good deed has been made for you. The Palace of Versailles offers to adopt a tree for €1000. After the great storm of 1999, gardens have been seriously damaged. The heart of the central axis of the park, the Etoile Royale, was reduced to a vast stretch of lawn punctuated very sparsely by a few Italian poplars. A redevelopment program of the area has been set up and 446 lime trees were planted, according to the historical pattern, thought by Le Nôtre. Adopting a tree is a symbolic and historical act, including the purchase, transportation, planting and a year’s maintenance. A certificate of adoption will be made out in your name or the name of the person to whom you wish to offer it as a gift. Of course, any donation as a private individual gives entitlement to tax cuts. Thus you can have a clear conscience.

Photo credit : The big view – © EPV

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Since its creation, the Vélib’ has been quickly overwhelmed by its celebrity. Cycling in town means that there are dangers to avoid and rules to respect. The association AICV* has understood it and has set up bike lessons for adults and children. There are several steps to climb into the saddle: learning to ride a bike, to maintain and repair it, and above all, learning the basis of bicycle safety, such as “don’t overtake a heavy weight by the right side” says Joël Sick, president of the AICV. What is the main goal of the participants? To overcome the fear of cycling in the middle of a heavy traffic … In other words, try to live together as best as possible.

Workshop 100% green
The AICV also has a bicycle recycling area. Thus, all bikes thrown out by the city or by individuals are recovered and repaired by people inserting, before being sold at modest price.

Themed rides
The AICV also organizes regularly urban rides or hikes in nature, in order to combine discovery of wildlife, and sport. They already visited forests of Montmorency, Fontainebleau and Barbizon, or the banks of the Seine. A rural stopover to discover in family.

€50 for five lessons

Association l’AICV
38 bis, Quai de la Marne
75019 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.43.43.40.74
aicv@voila.fr
www.aicv.net

The traffic rules for bike in 10 questions here.

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Everyone knows that: to travel green in Paris, nothing is better than using public transports or vélib instead of our car. The Paris City Hall has set up an application via its website, to make life easier for bicycle users! Géovélo suggests three route choices: the shortest, the safest and the proper balance. Easy to use, the site calculates your route according to your preferences and especially the way you go cycling. Cycle tracks and pedestrian streets are selected first to guarantee safety and calm. Géovélo also thinks about your legs saving you the coasts and other slopes too steep!

A big extra: Géovélo is also available on Smartphone, with real time Geolocation!

vgps.paris.fr

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Have you fed a secret passion for trees since your childhood? Majestic, protective and poetics, trees are one of the most beautiful things of Nature. In order to know more about them, the Fête des Jardins offers to meet gardeners and woodcutters on September 24-25. How can we recognize tree diseases? What is dendrochronology? They answer your questions and guide you through 100 places under trees in parks and gardens in Paris. A unique occasion to share and communicate your love for trees!

La Fête des Jardins, on September 24 and 25 2011.
On Saturday, from 9 am to 7 pm ; on Sunday, from 11 am to 7 pm.

Read more on the official website of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Paris.

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This is the motto of l’Allée du Recyclage. This new permanent exhibition area, settled in the bowels of the Paris subway, is dedicated to recycling and sorting trash. They teach us right things to do and benefits of this selective waste sorting. Did you know that, the heart of Paris is one of the dirtiest place in France? Now, these used packaging are transformed as raw materials that artists and craftmen will reuse to create something new, useful or useless. This special art gallery, organized by Fabrice Peltier, founder of the DESIGNPACK GALLERY, shows everyday art items, furnitures, lights, and clothes made with rubbish. The result is amazing and demostrates that a new recycling era is born.

Free entrance from Monday to Saturday from 11am to 7pm.

L’Allée du recyclage
Métro Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre
Entrance at conseil d’état subway 1 and 6

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46664. Behind this mysterious number, one of the suffering bore by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is hidden. During 18 years, it was the Nelson Mandela’s Robben Island prison number. He has finally decided to create a solidarity clothing brand for men and women, exclusively sells, for the moment, in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. However, an on-line sales site, is expected to be launched about November 2011. A part of benefits reaped, will be transfer to the Mandela Foundation, wich is fighting against HIV AIDS. Another nice enterprise from Nelson Mandela wich shows his amazing generosity of spirit.

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Forest is a top place of biodiversity, everybody knows it. The Palais de la découverte lead us in the heart of tropicales rainforests of Latin America, Africa and Asia in order to understand how much they have a key-role in the future of the world. Their regulating effects on the climate, grounds and water cycles and their ressources ( fruits, game animals, wood…) are useful for millions of people. This is the reason why it is crucial to manage to accomodate exploitation and conservation of these forests. To overcome this big challenge, sustainable managements would be used. The Palais de la découverte intend to bring some signs in order to win this bet.

Exposition « Forêts tropicales humides, avenir de la planète », until 25 september 2011 at Palais de la découverte.

From Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30am to 6pm
Sunday, 10am to 7pm
Closed Mondays.

Palais de la découverte
Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt
75008 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.56.43.20.20

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After « la mode, la mode, la mode », Paris is becoming the capital of design. With the 1st edition of the Paris Design Week, everybody lives at a frantic pace between graphic design, furniture creation, interior design or even gastronomy. Because there, we talk about design in a broad sense and we celebrate it everywhere in the city. To find our way, we follow the route divided by district and suggested by the event organizers. Close to the Hotel Gavarni, the route “Champs-Elysées/Trocadéro” will send you to Baccarat, the Royal Eclaireur, Ladurée, C 42 of Citroën or even Kenzo Maison. What is the aim of the event? Mainly, bringing design within the general public’s reach by clarifying it and showing that it is not just for initiates! For the occasion, hundreds of events will be organized: exhibitions, debates, parties, launching of new collections, visits of workshops, installations… You will obviously find something that suit your taste !

Paris Design Week from September 12th to September 18th in Paris.

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To escape, there’s nothing like discovering culture, fashion and especially the cuisine of a country. At Ethnic Angel, the supermarket, bar and restaurant, you are invited to a world tour through 80 countries. Wines from Chile or Argentina, tagine of lamb from Maghreb or beef à la mexicaine, at the restaurant you will taste colorful, spicy and original dishes. Do you want to replicate the recipe at home? Go down to the supermarket and fill up good products. Your guests will be even more excited!
Open from 9 am to 11 pm from Monday to Saturday; and from 9 am to 1 pm on Sundays.

Ethnic Angel
16, rue du Faubourg Montmartre
75009 Paris
France
T. : +33.(0)1.82.50.20.10

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Do you fancy going green? Just for a week-end, go to the wonderful Parc de Bagatelle and enjoy the eco-friendly music festival “We love green”. This 1st green festival in Paris intends to promote a slow lifestyle without any pressure. There’s the proof that eco-friendly commitment can rhyme with pleasure. Then, feel free to set up an environmentally-friendly daily life. For its first session, “We love green” hits hard by booking Selah Sue, Pete Doherty and Metronomy only on the Sunday September, 11th! Rock, electro and soul music fans should be happily spoilt.

Festival We love green : During the week-end of September on Saturday, 10 and Sunday, 11 from 4pm to 12pm.

We love green
Parc de Bagatelle
75016 Paris
France
contact@welovegreen.fr

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