Avenue des Chams-Elysees Paris at the eve of Christmas-2011 and to Welcome 2012

Following pictures are of the ‘Avenue des Chams-Elysees’, considered, or marketed as the most beautiful avenue in the world. French people take pride in calling it as ‘La plus belle avenue du monde! I can not say if it is really the most beautiful avenue of the world - as I will have to personally visit the other beautiful avenues of the different countries. However, one thing is for sure; it is certainly one of the most beautiful, and expensive avenues of the world.

Avenue des Chams-Elysees is decorated every year at the eve of Christmas and the arrival of the new year. Hundreds of thousands tourists from different countries across the globe to welcome the new year and make new year resolutions in Paris, the city of lights and love!

Following pictures were taken at the eve of Christmas 2011. This time Avenue des Chams-Elysees was decorated in a slightly different way. Have a look.

This name block tells us that this avenue is located in 8th district of Paris.

Here, one could see the entrance into Parisian Metro, alongside the avenue Chams-Elysees

This time, I mean for the Christmas 2011, and to welcome 2012, Chams-Elysees had been decorated in slightly a different way.

A small car, at exhibition in a show room

Dreams; Some Thoughts About the Reality and Nature of The Dreams.

To see something in the condition of sleeping is called dream. There are different sayings about dreams some people say that the reality of dreams is always opposite to it. Some says that dream is the signs of upcoming events. While among Muslims some people have a religious point of view towards dreams .According to my views and experience the saying that the reality of dreams is always opposite to it is not correct.

According to some thinkers when one thinks and rethinks on a problem and does not find the solution of the problem. After a lots of result-less effort, when one is tired and goes to the bed, having those thoughts in mind, he is more likely to repeat it in the dreams. Sometimes, it is even helpful, and one can find out the best solution - or even a hint leading towards that solution - which he/she had been trying during the day time.
Bernard Shaw says ‘the voice come first, and I find the reason after’. When someone works very hard upon a problem and fails to get a result of it. Then there is a possibility that he can go into the condition of sleep because he was very tired but his mind was there in the problem. His brain nerves were active in finding the solution of the problem. I think this is the stage when someone gets some ideas by the Grace of ALLAH Almighty.

For example Richard wanger who was a famous German composer. HE himself writes in his book Newman that he had been working years on a composition but he was not succeeded .But one day September 4, 1863 he reached a hotel and could not sleep in night because of fever and noise and in the next day afternoon he sleep and finally the idea of famous composition Rinegold came to his mind.

There are so many examples of such persons who get some help from Dreams. Some time sleeping produces good result .Sir walter scott says to himself never mind, I shall have it at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning . Gauss, one of the great mathematicians writes that he found the idea of ‘Law of induction’ in a dream on 23rd January 1835 before rising .Helmholty says, ‘often ideas come as soon as one wakes up in the morning‘.

So dreams comes to all people whether they are Muslims are not .Any one can see signs in dreams by the Grace of ALLAH Almighty. And the saying that the reality of dreams is always opposite I think does not have much weight in it.

A Blog Written By Mr. Nasir Bashir

Moveable Bridge Near Stade-de-France, St. Denis; Some Pictures Of Opening & Closing of the Bridge!

Yesterday, I happened to visit Leroy-Merlin Saint Denis, to make some purchases for the renovation of my apartment. After having a visit in the shop, of Leroy-Merlin, I had some time for my next engagement. So, I decided to roam around the well developed ‘quartier’, to have a look on the world famous Stade-de-France and to know more about the area and the businesses. And, in this course I came across a moveable bridge.
This moveable bridge is built on a canal, which is not very far from Leroy-Merlin or the Stade-de-France. It might take 5-10 minutes walk from the Stade-de-France.

Though it had not been the first time I visited this canal, but it was the first time I saw the whole process. I saw the opening and closing of the bridge which did not last more than 10 minutes probably or so. Actually, I was busy in taking pictures, that I forgot about the time factor.

Here are the pictures of the bridge, and it will help you understand how it really happens!!

The engine of the bridge; it controls the movement of the bridge!

This is another pictures of the mechanism, controlling the movement of the bridge to let the ships and boats pass under it!!

Unfortunately, I had been a bit late and could not make the picture of the ship when it was passing from the place of the bridge. However in this photo you can see that the ship has passed, happily. You might be wondering, from where did I make this picture. Well, I had been standing on another bridge, which is higher and not removeable!!!

 The moveable bridge is back on its original place! Soon, it will be open for traffic!

 Here you see the barriers are opening up !! The people have already started to walk :)

Well in this picture - you can see that people have started to walk on the bridge. A car is also going on. And, after making this picture, I also started to move away :)

If you are interested to learn more about the moveable bridges, then you can visit the title of moveable bridges at wikipidia.

How To Buy A Dream Apartment In Paris; Some Tips For Apartment Hunting In Paris.

Having an apartment in Paris, the city of lights and love, is a dream of almost every single person. Paris is one of the world’s best cities to live. However, to find an apartment in Paris, the French capital, is not that easier. So, here are some of the tips which will give you an idea how to buy an apartment in Paris

The very first thing you need to know is that in which district of Paris you want to buy your future apartment. Paris is divided in 20 districts, which are known as arrondissements in French. Every district of Paris is administered separately and independently. In addition, the number of different communities living in Paris also varies in different districts. So, the very first thing you need to know is that find out the district where you want to live.

After choosing the right neighborhood, you need to think that which part of the specific district suits your needs well, for example, commuting. You need to visualize your future commuting needs. Would you be using your own car or public transport system. By the way, Paris is served by the world’s best transport system. In short, most of the times, it will be more practical to use Paris Metro than to your own car. Anyway, try to find out the place where you can have the main metro, or RER lines. It will help you to commute easily in the future.

It is a sort of fashion, in Paris, to live in the old buildings. Old buildings here are quite graceful and it is a lovely idea to have the apartment in an old building. However, apartments in the old buildings are more expensive than the apartments in the new buildings. If you wish to buy apartment in an old building, then consider following things.

Try to find out old buildings with elevators. Sometimes, apartments in the buildings with elevators are a bit more expensive. However, it will make your life lot easier than to live in the building without elevator, unless you are living on the ground floor. Although, elevators had been installed in many old buildings however there are still lots of buildings without elevators.



Should you live on the top floor or the ground floor? This is another important question. If you are a lover of daylight then living on the top floors must be your priority. In addition to it, if you are happen to find the apartment in the lower floors, then you will not be able to see the skyline and the sun, specially in the winter. In addition, the ground floors are most of the times darkest places of the building and is used for storage purposes as well. It is also advisable not to buy the apartment on the ground floor due to security reasons. Thus, it becomes more important - if you are going to buy apartment on the upper floors - to look for the elevator in the building.

So, now you know some basic facts about the Parisian apartments. However, do you also have enough knowledge of French language? French people hate speaking other languages, though some say that French are not good at languages. In either case, the knowledge and fluency of the French is important in buying the right apartment and the right price. If you are not speaker of the French, then try to find out a friend who can communicate on your behalf. It can be of great help provided that your friend also have some knowledge of property and real estate.


Apartment hunter can be the best option to buy the your dream apartment at the right price, if you do not have enough knowledge of French language and property market, to buy your dream apartment. With their knowledge of local market and expertise in buying and selling apartments, you can save your precious time and money. An apartment hunter or apartment hunting firm can also guide you about the buying/selling process in Paris.





Blog written by Yasir Mahmood Chaudhry

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