Greetings
Our family just returned from Paris. I have a bunch of Metro tickets (around 20 adults and 10 children) left. The Adult ticket is priced @1.03 euros and children%26#39;s is 0.53 euros.
I would take 1US dollar for the adult and 0.50 cents for the child ticket. Please let me know via e-mail if interested, I can mail it ASAP. Or just make an offer.
We really lucked out on the weather, it was spring weather with lots of sunshine :). The metro system is really nice in Paris, can get you around the city with ease.
Cheers
MK
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Hey MK,
I am leaving for Paris in a month.I would love to buy the tickets.Email me at Babsharlee@yahoo.com.Thanks
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Well-
I guess it is true- the early bird catches the worm. That being said...tell us about your trip- places you went- good places to eat, where you stayed etc. Always intereseted to hear about it!
Thanks-
Robin
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Robin,Still have the childrens tickets (13 of them)
About the trip:
Since this was a family vacation (kids, infants and all) we decided to do the touristy thing for this trip.
Landed at Paris CDG from JFK on the Delta flight to a beautiful warm weather (70F). Apparently as it happens frequently at CDG, there were no gates available so plane taxis to a remote area and hop on to a bus to the terminal. Picked baggage off to the metro to go to the hotel. Took the blue line (I think) to Chatelet changed over to another line to Gare Monparnesse (definiteley spelled worng).
After exiting the metro at Monpa. realized that there are numerous streets that meet here (oh well), stopped a passer by asked him for directions to Victoria Palace Hotel. Well as it turns out, someone could live in the same street as the hotel in paris and not know that it existed :(. But, he was a very nice person, had cell phone could speak little english, called the hotel and found the directions and personally lead us to the hotel. First realization, there is no way in hell we would have found the hotel, so for first timers, probably better off taking a taxi from CDG to whereever the destination.
Victoria palace is a very nice hotel we got a bargain for 100 euros a night through internet. It really makes a huge difference where you stay. Excellent breakfast bar.
The Monparnesse area is really really nice (it appeared to be a little upscale), lots of places to eat within walking distance.
Next Day, same beautiful no-jacket weather (later we found out that we were extremely lucky as it had been pouring incessantly prior to our arrival), off to see the Eiffel Tower, long line to go to the top (2hr wait), then off to Notre Dame (did not go up) but the chapel is really wonderful and has a really serene feel to it. Grabbed a quick snack and off to the Musse Louvre to see what else the Mona Lisa (after a long walk). The musuem was great no lines and a lot to see (half a day is definiteley not enough). By this time kids had enough of sight seeing, so we took the water cruise near the Louvre before heading back to the hotel.
Next Day, we decided to see the Versailles, Which was really nice but the Hall of mirrors is undergoing a major renovation so was not open fully :(.
Next Day, boarded the Tahlys at DuNord to go to Amsterdam. It took about 41/2 hours and was a great ride (we wanted to do it in the day time). First impression as soon as we got out for Centraal, party town. Obviously with the Kids this was not a good combination, well decided to enjoy the best we could. Checked in at Bridge Hotel, then realized actually what kind of accomodation you get for 100eur/night in europe, this was a signifiacant drop off from the victoria palace in paris, but we were pretty much prepared for it so it was not that bad.
In Amsterdam, we did the Kukenouf (spelled wrong) which was really really nice, the kids loved it. We had to take the train from Centraal to Leiden and I think Bus no 54 takes you directly there. Next day, we did the Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh. RijkMuseum was undergoing renovations. Back to us from Sciphol to 71 F degree weather in the mid west.
Overall the trip was fun, Paris is definitely worth going back. Amsterdam, is good too, but not our kind of city (very subjective of course).
Some observations, Holland, most of them at least can understand and speak english, not the case in France. Also, amsterdam very few places accept credit cards, whereas in paris, this was not an issue.
Thats enough for now. sorry for the long post.
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I%26#39;ll take the children%26#39;s tickets. We leave on May 4th.
E-mail me at tammieconder@yahoo.com
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Greetings!
Sounds like you had a wonderful trip with your family.
My husband and I will be traveling abroad for the first time in September. We are considering reserving room at Hotel Victoria Chatelet based on your comments.
Also, we would like to leave Paris via Thalys for Koln, Germany. Did you purchase tickets in advance via internet? Did you walk from Hotel to train station to board Thalys? How far and did you have any problems with luggage, etc?
We%26#39;ve never traveled via train before and just wondering about logistics from hotel and traveling with luggage, etc.
Where is it stowed?
How was the train ride?
Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards
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FYI, the Victoria Palace is in Montparnasse on a little side street off Rue de Rennes. Wonderful little hotel. We stayed in a dormer room on the top floor immediately after he hotel was renovated in the mid-90s (I think) and it%26#39;s one of the nicest hotel experiences we can remember.
The Hotel Victoria Chatelet is not the same class of hotel and it%26#39;s in a very busy spot on the right bank (200 meters from our apartment so I can testify). Just an FYI....
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wavy2gravy,
I%26#39;ll purchase my tickets when I get there in mid-September.
Your handle takes me back to the late 60%26#39;s when I was a
graduate student at Berkeley.
Thanks for the memory.
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;After exiting the metro at Monpa. realized that there are numerous streets that meet here (oh well), stopped a passer by asked him for directions to Victoria Palace Hotel. %26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Thi sis a classic example of why it%26#39;s a good idea to simply go to one of the MANY internet mapping sites for Paris, enter the address of the location you will be heading for (the name, address and phone number of your hotel or simplythe Location page from it%26#39;s web site) and simply print out a detailed neighborhood street map and then (this is the real %26#39;trick%26#39;, so pay close attention) REMEMBER to bring it with you. Once in the neighborhood you can use this street map to help you located your desttination, show it to taxi drivers or people on the street. These practical %26#39;..tools..%26#39; are easy enough to locate on the internet and simple enough to use. You can also do this for other destinations within Paris during your visit. If there are specific restaurants, shops, attractions that are on you priorities list, you can print out local street maps from the nearest Metro station to the locations, cut these out and paste them into your %26#39;..travel notebook..%26#39; (you%26#39;ve got one right? It doesn%26#39;t have to be anything fancier than a small, spiral-bound assignment book) so you have handy %26#39;..aide memoires..%26#39; if or when needed.
PARIS PAGES JAUNES--
http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en
PARIS RATP--
http://www.ratp.fr/ (use the %26#39;..PLAN de QUARTIER..%26#39; feature)
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I%26#39;ve always used MultiMap.com and it%26#39;s good but the RATP mapper is great! Thanks KDKSAIL. I didn%26#39;t know about it.
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