Comments on: Paris: 10 tips for riding the Metro like a local

By: Diana Stimmler Winkler

Diana Stimmler Winkler — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:08:21 +0000

Bryan, that was a hilarious yet realistic telling of the metro! Loved it.

By: Metrocazar

Metrocazar — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:12:08 +0000

Line6 (sorry I didn’t mention the line number).

By: Metrocazar

Metrocazar — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:11:02 +0000

Many thanks for your good article about the Paris metro.
My favorite metro line in Paris is line which is (partly) elevated and it gives a new view on the Eiffel tower between the stations Passy and Bir-Hakeim.
Perhaps is our online navigation system for the Paris metro usefull too:
https://www.metrocazar.com/paris/

By: eRg

eRg — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:05:54 +0000

Excellent article Bryan! The comments are outstanding, too.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:12:48 +0000

My first ride on the Metro, I got lost. It’s funny looking back on it, it wasn’t funny at the moment. But in figuring out how to get my bearings, I figured out how to use it efficiently and I think I can confidently ride it the next time I visit Paris.

By: Martin Rosen

Martin Rosen — Wed, 08 May 2019 02:16:47 +0000

KEEP YOU WALLETS IN AN INSIDE ZIPPERED POCKET!!!!!

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 07 May 2019 22:00:16 +0000

comment to point 5: EVERYBODY hangs on the phone all the time. I never take out mine because I value the little time ‘off’ and read a book, do a sudoku, or let myself get borne to my destination with half-closed eyes. But I swear, when I see (very rarely) somebody else NOT on the phone, it’s like a gift and I throw a quick smile to the other ‘not connected’ person.
However: People really should be more watchful about their possessions. Last week alone I had to inform 2 German tourists that leaving their bag open , even holding them, is an invitation to be stolen and another one to turn their bag to their front and NOT play with their new phone. They were so obviously tourists that it hurt to see them.
All other points: Fully agree. Always, always beware of pickpockets. Do NOT bend over to pick up stuff; sad but true – what a world we live in!
Great post

By: Kiki

Kiki — Tue, 07 May 2019 21:50:12 +0000

By: Daryl Rogers

Daryl Rogers — Tue, 07 May 2019 20:14:11 +0000

Very nice article.
I wish there were a few sentences about pick-pockets and train ticket scams. My wife and I had just arrived in Paris and wanted to take a train. As we tried to figure out the ticket machine a pretty, well dressed, college age young lady approached us and offered help. She pushed the ticket buttons for us but our credit card seemed not to work. She asked if it was a French card and we said no. She used her card and we paid her cash. Of course, the card had a value far less than the cash we gave her. We knew better but were still in a travel fog. The ticket guy in the booth (where we should have bought the tickets in the first place) only could chuckle when he heard our story and checked our tickets for validity. Apparently, it is a common problem.

By: joseph

joseph — Tue, 07 May 2019 19:41:58 +0000

I like when the occasion presents itself to say ‘Good morning’ or ‘Good evening’ or ‘Good night’ to the station personnel one sometimes encounters, after all it is they who make it run!