Exciting news!

I got home 2 nights ago to find a letter waiting for me from the Alliance Francaise. When I opened it I realised that it was the confirmation letter for my Paris stay with the name and address of the people I am staying with! I immediately jumped online and found out as much as I could about the place.

I am staying in the 15eme arrondissement which is about 2.5km south of the Eiffel Tower and about 5km south west of the Notre Dame. While not absolutely central, I'm still over the moon because I will be staying away from the tourist spots and in a quartier that is much more 'real' when it comes to Parisian lifestyle.

Here is where I'll be staying... (click for a bigger version)

I'll be in the Quartier Grenelle, about 200m from the Seine. And I'll be studying in the 6eme arrondissement, next to Jardins du Luxemburg (bottom middle of the map).