Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Saint Etienne,France

Hi all
I am Rahul garg, student of LNMIIT,Jaipur,India. This year I am doing My Summer Internship in Saint Etienne,France. I think that this blog will help you to live in this beautiful city.
I think I should talk about it point by point.

How to reach Saint Etienne:
I think there is no direct flight from India to Saint Etienne. So for that first you have to come on Saint euxiplairy Airport ,Lyon. Then there are two potion available for Saint Etienne. first you can go by Satobus(A bus service) it will cost you 23euro(for<25 style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Local Transport:
I think if you are planning to stay for a month you should buy the STATS(the transport company) monthly pass it will cost you 30.8 euro, in which you will have unlimited access to the trams and buses. Other wise the one trip will cost you 1.2 euro. There are also other option but it depends on your need.

Living :
As I am the student at university, So I applied for the hostel room .It cost me 214 euro per month with the caution money 230 euro which will be returned at the time of departure, If you dont harm the room.

Food:
Before coming here I was afraid of being died from hunger, because I read that there is not so much vegetarian food. But it is no true becaucse if you know cooking then there you will find each and everything to cook. And for non-vegetarian you can find any thing. For any food you can go for the super market like Ruchan and Casino. There are many other vegetables and fruits shop where you can get everything. Open markets are also there where you can get cheaper things. But these markets changes their place everyday. So for it you have to ask the local people about the place.
In my opinion I will suggest you to go Ruchan ,Centre Deux( this is the biggest super market here) and comparatively cheaper also. Here you can find everything whethere it is eatables aur clothings or something else.

Weather in Summer :
I cant talk about the rest of the season because I wasn't there at that time but in summer the temperature is around 25-30 degree.But please have one jacket with you because it may be colder someday and an umbrella also because there is no fix time for the rain.

Tourist Places :
I think for that you can visit the local tourism site for details .

In last I think 400-500 euro per month is more than sufficient to survive here.If you have any query regarding this city.you can ask me on my mail id rahul.lnmiit@gmail.com