An Independent Guide to Paris Entertainment
Experience the amazing Adidas Store on Champs-Elysees
A few months ago,
Adidas opened an amazing store in Paris, right on the Champs-Elysees. It is one of a kind!
While you are wandering on the most beautiful avenue in the world, passing Louis Vuitton, Mont-Blanc and Lancel, do not forget to pass by the very original mi Innovation Center.
The flagship store is fully-computerized with a black design look that provides a focal point of innovation and interaction for consumers.
In one terminal of the cube, customers can customize their own "mi adidas". Consumers can customize their footwear both aesthetically and based on their personal fitness and performance needs. First customers run towards the "cube" on a computerized catwalk, followed by a virtual runner to record their style of running. Next he/she can see his or her personalized shoe on their own foot via a virtual mirror – it’s frighteningly real. Imagine all this, and you don't even have to remove your shoes!
Lastly, the consumer can place an order for their individually designed shoes and in a few weeks they will be delivered to their doorstep.
Spend your Sunday at the hippodrome
The horse shows are a great way to spend your Sunday on the grass, having picnic or just hanging around with your family and friends.
The most famous horse shows are: the Prix Diane Hermès, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barrière...
Once you get to the race course, familiarize yourself with the day's races. It will allow you to get at ease with the jockeys and the horses.
Then the jockeys get on the scale, all dressed up. The lighter the man is, the better, because the horse won’t have to spend too much energy carrying him. The next step is the presentation: the horse and the jockey present themselves to the public. This is the perfect time for you to pick the one you’re going to bet on. Once they are all set up in the stals, a sound rings out which means that the bets have to stop.
The race is on. It’s time for you to scream and shout to support your favorite horse and hopefully win your stake. Once the race is over, the jockeys are weighed again and it has to be exactly the same weight than before the race.
There are a lot of “open door” days during the year. People will be more than happy to share their passion with you, because horse racing is a real passion here in France.
