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CHAPTER 3. FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS 64 There are two kinds of telephone directories in the United States. The so-called White Pages list private households and business subscribers in alphabetical order. The inside front cover lists emergency numbers for police, fire, ambulance, the Coast Guard, poison-control center, crime-victims hot line, and so on. The first few pages will tell you how to make long-distance and international calls, complete with country codes and area codes. Government numbers are usually printed on blue paper within the White Pages. Printed on yellow paper, the so-called Yellow Pages list all local services, businesses, industries, and houses krabi of worship according to activity with an index at the front or back. (Drugstores/pharmacies and restaurants are also listed by geographic location.) The Yellow Pages also include city plans or detailed area maps, postal zip codes, and public transportation routes.

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FRENCH Euro transplants love Caf Claude, a crowded and lively restaurant tucked into a narrow (and very European feeling) side street near Union Square. Seemingly everything every table, spoon, saltshaker, and waiter is imported from France. With prices topping out at about $18 on the menu, featuring classics like steak tartare, steamed mussels, duck confit salad, escargot, and New York steak with spinach gratin and crisp potatoes, it s a great deal. There is live jazz on Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30pm. Atmospheric sidewalk seating is available when the weather permits. 7 Claude Lane (off Sutter St.). & 415/392-3515. www.cafeclaude.com. Reservations krabi recommended. Main courses $12 $18. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Mon 11:30am 5:30pm; Tues Thurs 11:30am 10pm; Fri Sat 11:30am 10:30pm. Cable car: Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde lines.

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