Springtime in Paris

　　Paris in the springtime was, is and always will be something rather special．Why not experience it for yourself with his excellent break for four days?This attractive city had something to offer everyone and with price at just $129．

　　Your break begins with traveling bus transfer(中转)from regional pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry(摆渡), arriving at your hotel in the evening．The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms：satellite TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock．It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame, enabling you to explore Paris with ease．

　　The following day, after continental breakfast(included), the bus takes you on a sightseeing tour of the city, during which you’ll see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you will even have heard of．You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV．The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day in your free time．In the evening there is a“Paris By Night”tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights．

　　Day three takes you to Montmartre, perhaps the most picturesque quarter of Paris．In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps take a pleasure voyage on the River Seine or look through among the antique(古式的)shops．In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best night-club in the city, the splendid Le Paradis Latin．On the final day it’s back to the UK via channel ferry．

　　Included in the price of $129 per person：

　　◆Return bus and ferry travel to Paris

　　◆3 nights in hotel

　　◆Continental breakfast during your stay

　　◆Visit to Chateau of Versailles(admission not included)

　　◆Tour to Montmartre

　　◆Services of an experienced bilingual(两种语言的)tour guide at all times

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　　April fool’s party

　　On Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk!Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion．9 p.m.till late．

　　Tickets：Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan(US＄6)．

　　Time/date：9 p.m., April 1

　　Place：Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：8454-0321

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　　Language in use

　　Enjoy free in-house coffee, tea and beer as well as music and dancing．Practice your Chinese, make friends and have fun．

　　Time/date：7 to 9 pm, March 25

　　Place：Language In Use Club, 2/F, Science Fortune Center, 8 Xueqing Lu, north of Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District

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　　The“worst”party

　　Organized by o-zone productions, the party is set to be“the worst ever”, with the lamest music from the 60s, 70s and 80s．Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense．

　　Tickets：Free entrance

　　Time/date：9 p.m., April 1

　　Place：Pula Pula, Tianze Lu, Oriental Seven Colours Plaza, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：6466-8575

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　　La Nuit Francaise

　　Again on the 2nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendezvous．The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France or speaking French to gather together．

　　The evening features three glasses of wine and canapes for participants and a special exhibition．

　　Time/date：7 to 10 p.m., April 14

　　Place：Le Rendezvous, 3 Gongti Beilu, across from the Pacific Century Plaza, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：64629110

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　　Marco V

　　Dutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong’s DJ Spark．

　　Marco V has been around for many years, as an inventive, style-blending deejay and a successful and devoted producer．His spinning is energetic, crowd-pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor．He was ranked No．15 in this year’s international DJ MAG DJTop100．

　　Tickets：40 yuan(US＄4.80)in advance, 50 yuan(US＄6)at the door, both include a free drink

　　Time/date：10 p.m.to 4 a.m., March 31, April 1

　　Place：Banana, in the lobby of the Scitech Hotel, 22 Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang District

　　Tel：6528-3636

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　　Le Trung, 33, has spent ￡14,000 creating Aiko, who he describes as“in her 20s”with a 32,23,33 figure, shiny hair and delicate features．

　　She can speak English and Japanese and is so good at mathematics that she can do Mr．Trung's accounts．

　　Mr．Trung, from Brampton in Ontario, Canada, said he has never had time to find a real partner, so he designed and created his ideal woman using the latest technology．

　　The former software programmer has taken out credit cards and loans, sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his“fem-bot”．

　　Now he is desperate to find a corporate sponsor(资助者)to help him complete and perfect Aiko．

　　He said,“Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty．”

　　“I want to make her look, feel and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion．”

　　“I talk to her a lot, and hope to improve her knowledge．”

　　“So far she can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese, so she's already fairly intelligent．”

　　“Aiko recognize faces and says hello when any of my family come around to visit．She helps me pick what to have for dinner and knows what drinks I like．”

　　“She even helps me with directions when we're going somewhere．”

　　“When I need to do my accounts, Aiko does all the maths．She is very patient and never complains．”

　　“She doesn't need holidays, food or rest and she will work almost 24-hours a day．She is the perfect woman．”

　　Mr．Trung has designed Aiko with a touch-sensitive face and body so she reacts in a natural way if she is shown affection or hurt．

　　He said,“She has all senses except for smell．”

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