A warm welcome from Armand, with the added touch of flowers & wine. The apartment was a little old fashioned but the view from the verandah towards the Cite was fabulous and certainly made the stay special. However do beware that you are likely to get bitten by mosquitoes. You cannot get to the canal, despite it being below the house, as it is too overgrown. You can walk into the city but its at least a kilometre from the house along rue Achille Rouquet to Rue Buffon and then downhill towards the station, however after a long day exploring the city it is a long slog back. We would recommend using the underground parking at Gambetta, safe, secure, clean & reasonably cheap. There is a number of hypermarkets close, by car and a boulangerie at the end of rue Achille Rouquet.