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General Category => Audax => PBP => Topic started by: marcusjb on 21 February, 2019, 09:44:26 pm

Title: Charles Terront plaque - Versailles
Post by: marcusjb on 21 February, 2019, 09:44:26 pm
A couple of people have asked me where this actually is, so if you do want to visit it whilst in the area for PBP

https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1550785245404!6m8!1m7!1snNVOKWPdgjsXM4lGVmHSyg!2m2!1d48.81096572501823!2d2.150553436969085!3f96.5158541472426!4f-0.02180787132988371!5f0.7820865974627469 (https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1550785245404!6m8!1m7!1snNVOKWPdgjsXM4lGVmHSyg!2m2!1d48.81096572501823!2d2.150553436969085!3f96.5158541472426!4f-0.02180787132988371!5f0.7820865974627469)
Title: Re: Charles Terront plaque - Versailles
Post by: Exit Stage Left on 21 February, 2019, 10:49:26 pm
We had a look into various points of PBP interest in 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKvmeb5XVvU

Out of the various points the most interesting weren't directly linked to PBP. Point Zero is next to Notre Dame, and the Au Pied de Cochon is a brasserie with a pork-based menu. https://www.pieddecochon.com/en/ as it's open 24 hours it's a handy point for validation.
Title: Re: Charles Terront plaque - Versailles
Post by: Ivo on 25 February, 2019, 09:58:39 pm
We had a look into various points of PBP interest in 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKvmeb5XVvU

Out of the various points the most interesting weren't directly linked to PBP. Point Zero is next to Notre Dame, and the Au Pied de Cochon is a brasserie with a pork-based menu. https://www.pieddecochon.com/en/ as it's open 24 hours it's a handy point for validation.

Validating a Flèche brevet card at 4am is an experience in itself at Au Pie de Cochon. Never before I had such a great reception at such a high class restaurant.
Title: Re: Charles Terront plaque - Versailles
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 25 February, 2019, 10:07:39 pm
Yep, though it wasn't 4am for me.
Title: Re: Charles Terront plaque - Versailles
Post by: Exit Stage Left on 26 February, 2019, 12:04:27 am
And YACFer's can go there, as it was reviewed in the Guardian. It's next to what used to be the Les Halles market, so the porters were the overnight customers in its heyday.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/17/au-pied-de-cochon-restaurant-review-paris