Preparing a stay in Amiens

In early spring, I got the idea of visiting Amiens. Here’s how it all came about.

Choice of the destination

I wanted a destination close to Paris, and Amiens had it all. A city renowned for its cathedral, but where I’ll also discover a few other places of interest worth a visit.

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Amiens Cathedral

Transportation

Amiens is served from Paris by TER Hauts de France trains (regional trains) in just over an hour, and costs around 50 euros round-trip if you book at the last minute.

Not the most exhilarating trip, but it’s damn convenient.

Accommodation

Not much choice: there’s only one Marriott in Amiens: the Moxy.

Located right next to the train station and just a few minutes from the cathedral, it did the job perfectly, and what’s more, at that time Marriott launched a promotion which meant that all nights counted double towards my status renewal, so it was a period when I travelled a lot to take advantage of it.

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The Moxy Amiens lobby

Catering

I identified two local restaurants that seemed to meet my criteria: quality, superior cuisine at affordable prices: l’Ail des Ours and Les Orfèvres.

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Dinner at Les Orfèvres in Amiens

Which gives us this series of articles about this stay.

#TypePost
1DiaryPreparing a trip to Amiens
2TrainParis-Amiens TER HDF (no post)
3HotelMoxy Amiens
4RestaurantLes Orfèvres, Amiens
5RestaurantL’Ail des Ours, Amiens
6DiaryVisit Amiens in two days
7TrainAmiens Paris TER HDF (no post)
8DiaryDebriefing my stay in Amiens

Bertrand Duperrin
Bertrand Duperrinhttp://www.duperrin.com
Compulsive traveler, present in the French #avgeek community since the late 2000s and passionate about (long) travel since his youth, Bertrand Duperrin co-founded Travel Guys with Olivier Delestre in March 2015.
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