Gilles

4,962 reputation

21236

bio	website	stackexchange.com/users/…
	location	Paris, France
	age	33
visits	member for	1 year, 11 months
	seen	18 hours ago
stats	profile views	115

Moderator♦ pro tempore on French Language and Usage and Computer Science. I'm also a unix amateur, and a developer with a computer science background and security leanings by trade.

Interested in embedded systems? Join the Embedded Programming and Design proposal!

_{Avatar picture slightly adapted from a photo by Luridiformis (Zonda Grattus) (except where I use another picture).}

	4,962 reputation	bio	website	stackexchange.com/users/…	visits	member for	1 year, 11 months
21236 badges		location	Paris, France		seen	18 hours ago

summary answers questions tags badges favorites bounties reputation activity

141 Comments

suggestions reviews revisions comments badges posts accepts all

May 17	comment	3 days in Amsterdam: What to see? @Annoyed The subscription is optional. I've never tried to buy the card online and have it mailed to me, only bought it in person (which carries a €5 surcharge).
May 17	comment	Transfer from Paris CDG to ORY @Vince I disagree, going from Roissy to Orly isn't just a matter of going from Roissy to Paris and from Paris to Orly, there are more options.
May 11	comment	Plane-train interchange time in Copenhagen I'm taking the train — I'm actually going to Malmö. The train times aren't a problem, what I can't find information on is how much time to allow for walking through the airport, waiting for shuttles, queuing for a ticket, etc. Is there a difference in that respect between the metro and the train?
May 11	comment	Free parking in downtown San Jose, CA? Meta discussion: To park for free or not to park for free?
May 11	comment	Free parking in downtown Mountain View? Meta discussion: To park for free or not to park for free?
May 10	comment	where is considered Dublin's (Ireland) city center, and most ideal location for nightlife / pubs? @KarlCassar It's an unrelated (or at least very loosely related) meaning of the word bar: bar as in a city gate. It may be because such gates barred the way, but that may be just a divagation of mine. The word isn't used in this sense in modern English but remains in place names here and there in the British Isles. Temple Bar would have been a city gate, and then by extension the neighborhood near that city gate, and now the city has grown and the gate is forgotten but the name lives on.
May 7	comment	What's the most cost-effective destination for a four night trip from Berlin to a non-Schengen destination? With what citizenship? That can affect the cost and difficulty of obtaining a visa for your short excursion.
May 2	comment	Things to see in prague,berlin,osnabrück, amsterdam (Road trip) This question is far too broad (3 countries!) and too subjective (how do we know what you consider “good places”?). Please edit your question to make it more specific and more objectively answerable. See our faq and especially the section on questions to avoid for tips on writing good questions. Once you've edited your question, we can reopen it.
Apr 19	comment	What to do with (small) children in Lisbon on a 5-7 hour transit layover? There's a baggage storage area for your heavier luggage.
Apr 19	comment	What to do with (small) children in Lisbon on a 5-7 hour transit layover? For transportation, a taxi is barely more expensive than public transport when there are multiple passengers. I don't know what the child seat situation is though. There are also airport buses going downtown, easier than navigating the metro with luggage and children.
Mar 20	comment	How to go from Madrid Airport to Gran Via? There may be a combination of buses that's even faster to get you to your final destination, but they're harder to navigate — I assume that if you need to ask, you'll prefer the trains.
Mar 20	comment	How to go from Madrid Airport to Gran Via? Cercanías is actually cheaper and faster. It doesn't go exactly to the right place, only to Sol, but that's pretty close. Even if you change to the Metro in the city, it's still slightly faster and cheaper than taking it all the way from the airport.
Mar 19	comment	What do many hotels have against stairs? Stick to the Netherlands, where steep, narrow staircases are the norm and lifts are exceptional.
Mar 6	comment	Availability of local train tickets in France What you wrote is true, but it does not apply to regional trains in France, most of which have no reservation at all.
Mar 1	comment	Recommendation for hotel near museums in central Munich 4 star Use an online hotel locator and comparator, e.g. booking.com (no affiliation, but I've generally been satisfied of their coverage).
Feb 25	comment	What do I need to know to go to the Palace of Versailles? @StephenP. Please read the faq: If you are not comfortable with the idea of your contributions being collaboratively edited by other trusted users, this may not be the site for you. What I added was both relevant and correct (if incomplete), so it was a perfectly legitimate edit, and I don't understand your objection.
Feb 24	comment	Transfers between Paris and its airports aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-GB/Passagers/Access-maps-car-parks
Feb 14	comment	Automated passport control in the EU In France I know you have to register, there are big signs in airports inviting people to do so. I don't know if all European countries use the same system.
Feb 12	comment	Is my social security number from a previous temporary work visa still valid? @Karlson H1B is not an immigrant visa. This question applies to both immigrants and non-immigrants. It's on-topic here.
Feb 8	comment	Where exactly is the London Shoreditch National Express Coach Stop? That's the Bethnal Green stop, at the other end of Bethnal Green Road.