Relay is mostly a European newsstand found in most airports and train stations, and is similar to…read morethe UK's WH Smith and US's Hudson Dufry. This particular Relay Newsstand is at CDG in the international section, next to many of the upscale Duty Free stores and close to Starbucks. I was able to purchase several international language newspapers and books here for our long flight back. The lines were short and you could also purchase beverages and sandwiches as well.

This place is tres expensive! Gah! I was quite impressed…read morewith the depth of their reading materials. People go far out of their way to read the French Vogue magazine, or the Parisian Cosmo. That's what I was doing here, anyhow. I was thrilled to see that they have all the weird European magazines that I always long for overseas, and have to resort to reading a digital version. They had Le Monde, the Parisian view of the world news. They proudly carry Charlie Hebdo, the controversial newspaper. They have the comics of Asterix, the Belgian viking. The prices on everything was pretty marked up. They had some souvenirs of Paris, and a special tricky section where it's "Half off!*" (*The second item when you buy two.) The clerks were typically aloof. They sold old looking sandwiches and incredibly marked up sodas. I skipped out on the food. There are better options in the terminal.

I really can't resist a second-hand book shop, especially one in France - who knows what old books…read moreyou are going to find in there. Mind you, due to weight constraints I do have to resort to only buying one book, but that doesn't stop me looking around. There are quite a few old books in this little shop, which also doubles as a gallery (in that he sells art), though don't expect to find any Renoirs or Monets in here - he only does original works by locals. However, there are quite an extensive range of books, and he does speak pretty good English as well (though since I prefer speaking French in France I generally give that a decent shot). If you do happen to be in Amiens and are looking for some old books, then this place is certainly worth checking out - if you can read French that is.