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Word: bistrot (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1977-1977
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...seven satellite stations. Audio-visual machines and bilingual signs help guide lost passengers. Longest walk: 750 ft. Baggage, immigration and customs: fast. Hotels/Motels: sparse. Sofitel-Jacques Borel within airport boasts the best view for the Concorde takeoff, another hotel 1 ¼ miles away. Amenities: superb. Le Bistrot sidewalk cafe; five restaurants. Best: Maxim's. Four bars, open 24 hr. Arcade of tax-free boutiques on transit floor offers every brand of French perfume (20% off), watches, scarves, jewelry, liquor, luggage, pâté, etc. Barbershop and beauty salon. First-aid station. Overall: functional but sans joie de vivre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

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