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Freescoot
This scooter and bike-rental shop is the outfit to come to if you fancy pedalling Paris on the back of a tandem. Well-equipped bikes come with helmet, lock, basket and windbreaker, and require a passport or ID card and €300 as deposit. Its Voltaire branch (Tel: 01 44 93 04 03; 144 blvd Voltaire,11e; 9am-1pm & 2-7pm Mon-Fri) opens Monday to Friday only. It also rents snazzy motor scooters.
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Rowing boats at Lac Inférieur
Rowing boats can be hired at Lac Inférieur, the largest of the wood’s lakes and ponds.
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City Segway Tours
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Context Paris
Small group walks led by specialists; interesting range of topics, from the popular foodie walks to art history.
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Left Bank Scooters
If you’d rather not pedal, sign up for a scooter tour around Paris or Versailles (€150/250).
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L’Équipe
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Les Cars Rouges
These red double-decker buses run to nine major sites around Paris, from roughly 10am to 6pm. In total, the tours last two hours and 15 minutes, and various audioguides can be downloaded as mp3s from its website.
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Paris à Vélo, C’est Sympa!
Four guided bike tours (€34; three hours), including an evening cycle and a sunrise tour. Reserve in advance.
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Sightseeker’s Delight
Four popular walks from expat guides with a background in theatre.
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Yellow Pedicab
This new pedicab company runs tours from most of Paris’ major tourist sights.
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République
Club Med Gym branch.
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Le Bowling
This centre, just opposite Gare Montparnasse, has 16 bowling lanes.
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Neuve St-Pierre
Neuve St-Pierre is one of the tennis courts in the city.
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Exploradôme & Jardin d’Acclimatation
Interactive science, art and multimedia; plus a funfair to fill a day.
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Coin-Cuisine
Courses of various themes and levels lasting from one to four hours (€18 to €85).
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Eye Prefer Paris
New Yorker turned Parisian leads offbeat tours of the city.
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Cyclo News
Cyclo News, about 800m from Vernon train station, rents bikes for €12.
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Lac Inférieur
Rowing boats can be hired at Lac Inférieur, the largest of the Bois de Boulogne’s lakes and ponds.
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Vit’Halles Beaubourg
This squeaky-clean health club gets fabulous reviews from local residents and blow-ins; it follows the Les Mills fitness program.
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Patinoire de la Bibliothèque François Mitterand
The national library rink, Patinoire de la Bibliothèque François Mitterand, opens late December to late January.
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Pré Catalan
The Pré Catalan includes the Jardin Shakespeare in which plants, flowers and trees mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays are cultivated.
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La Maison des Femmes de Paris
This is a meeting place for women of all ages and nationalities, with events, workshops and exhibitions scheduled throughout the week.
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Vit’Halles Nation
There are nine branches of the health club Vit’Halles Beaubourg in greater Paris, one of them being Vit’Halles Nation.
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Institut Parisien de Langue et de Civilisation Françaises
Flexible courses with a maximum of 10 students per class cost €154/228/302/375 for 10/15/20/25 hours a week plus an enrolment fee of €40.
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Bar-Restaurant du Chemin de Fer
Miles of fun is to hire a bike for €12 a day from the café, Bar-Restaurant du Chemin de Fer; take your passport as a deposit.
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