Hello Paris!
We are staying in a condo hotel sort of thing in a suburb of Paris. We are now in Vincennes, we left the dreadful miniature car at Orly airport and took the train back to the city. The public transporation system with trains, buses and the metro (subway) is pretty amazing. Speedy, fairly clean--with the exception of occaisonal halls where homeless guys believe they are in the urinal. Yuck. We got a pass for a week that works in 7 zones and lets us takes trains, buses and the metro anywhere in the Paris area. We also have at least two metro maps which we spend a lot of time plotting our routes on. The first few days we walked a few miles to the metro stop until it dawned on us we could walk two blocks and take the bus to the subway. Much better when arms are full of shopping bags and I am stuck in a pocket somewhere upside down.Dogs are allowed on the metro--big ones and little ones. They can go on a bus if they'll fit in your purse. There are people of all colors, shapes and sizes on the metro. It can start out empty and then get so full you can't breathe and I am glad to have a plastic Barbie nose because a lot of these folks don't know about deodorant or don't care about it. Still it's a wonderful fast way to get around.
I love Paris, even with having to watch your feet for lumpy cobblestones and lumpy dog poo at all times. It's a lively city and a beautiful one.
posted by Rocket Davis @ 2:03 PM
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