Editing Saint-Quentin (section)

==Places to go==

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- '''The market''' (fresh vegetables, clothes etc.). It takes place two or three times a week (saturday util about 1pm) on the central square and the little one next to it (''place du marché''). It's quite small but you get your vegetables and other useful things cheaper.

- '''The library''' ("bibliotheque municipale maupassant", 9 rue des cannoniers). It's quite big - 3 floors!- and right next to the central square. They have some english books and lots of CDs/DVDs. Even 'though you probably have to pay if you don't live in Saint-Quentin..

- '''The Basilic''' (near central square, where the post is). It's quite impressing. I propably would have visited it if it hadn't been constantly under construction ever since I live here. Some scenes of the movie "La reine Margot" were shot in there. And there's a tiny little park behind it where you can watch the just married couples take their pictures on saturdays. (Yes, I get bored sometimes..:)

- '''The park''' (on top of the avenue "champs-elysee", yes we have one too but it's not quite comparable to the one in Paris!). Not much to say about it exept: it's clean, green and there's a pavillon and some playgrounds for children. I prefer the bigger park near the main station (on the other side of the bridge).

- '''The Cinéquai''' (movie theater right across the canal from the mainstation). It's a pretty ugly complex but the only cinema there is. They have some "art et essay" movies that are cheaper - check the programm - and they put a bunch of games (in there recently. To make it more interesting I guess. Sometimes they organize festivals where they invite directors and actors, which is very appreciated by the studentsof audiovisual media (like Hugo and me). 

-  '''Emmaus''' (take the bus 1 to "cimtière" station and ask for directions, it's not very far). A huge second hand store where you can find everything like furniture, clothes, books, household atricles etc. You can't buy much if you don't have a car, but it's still interesting to stroll arond in the dusty rows..

- '''The butterfly museum''' (14, rue de la sellerie). Never been there, but apparently they've 20'000 specimens of butterflys exposed. Now if that doesn't seem depressing to you it can be quite a delightful experience. (?)

- '''The Antoine Lecuyer museum''' (14, rue antoine lecuyer right next to the high school henri martin). Haven't been there either, but you should propably check it out if you're interested in pastel painture (by Maurice Quentin de la Tour).

- '''La Manufacture''' (35, rue flavigny), a little theater where they organize plays, concerts and expositions. It's more a cultural place than a party spot, but I like it and it's situated in one of the friedlier areas of the town.

- '''Mephisto Bar''' (http://www.myspace.com/mephistopub): the only "cool" bar in town. Thursday's happy hour evening and they sometimes have bands playing in the basement. Free entry.


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