Well, once again, here is a metro station with the stylised sign at its entrance. Another thing is…read morethat this is located in one of the sleazier parts of Paris, but I actually found it to be rather accessible, which is pretty cool. Mind you, since it is located in the sleazy part of Paris, it does provide a reasonable way to escape. Okay, why was I in this part of Paris, well, it was to go and visit Le Chat Noir, so yeah, I do have a reasonable excuse.

Okay, once again this is another unique Parisian station, this one having a bunch of signatures on…read morethe ceiling, which certainly makes it stand out. Honestly, I do wish a lot more places would add nice decorations like this on their stations, but then again they do, and it ends up costing so much more.

Not a review for/on France's metro system…read more This is a station in progress. The signage is in calligraphy style verses traditional subway mosaic. There is mosaic of "flowers/leafs" in progress. Plus mosaic signatures, of who, I don't know. It's a station that I should look into if I had more time in Paris. The signage is good. Love that the 1st and 2nd train etas are posted...common practice in metro stations. The announcements can be tricky for a non-French speaker like me but here's a tip.....just nod and react as the locals do. If they get off the train you should follow.

One of the good things about the era of smartphones is that they tell you where the busy areas are,…read moreand if an area is busy then there must be some interesting things going on there, which is why I ended up in this, well, rather not so touristy part of Paris. Yeah, the station wasn't all that bad either, and it did place you in an interesting location.

Located in the north side on Montmartre area, and a five walk from our hotel…read more Part of the Metro 12 line. We were equal walking distance and to here and the Lamarck station. A few days into the trip we used this station more. Flat walking to and from station. Less stairs. Escalator at the Marie exit. All important if you have already walked 10 miles for the day. Purchasing metro tickets are easy. I recommend trying to get them during non rush hour parts of the day. The kiosk is inside downstairs. Use the roller bar to use in English. I recommend the 10 pack. You get a discount and can use them on the metro, bus or tram. It was just under $20. Black line faces up, insert in the end and ticket pops up on top, grab it and pass thru the gate quickly. I downloaded the RATP app to help find lines and connections. Both buses and metros were easy to use.

So, this part of the city felt rather dodgy, but then again it does happen to be around the Gare du…read moreNord, and that part of the city certainly seems to be sketchy. However, it is Paris, and I suspect it has more to do with all of the tourists that land up around here, especially since it is just down the hill from Montmarte. Yeah, it turned out to be rather okay.

This train station in Paris, France is one of the seven large mainline railway station terminals…read more Several railway lines have been immortalized in various works of art notably paintings by Monet at the Musee d'Orsay. It is the second busiest train station in Paris after Gare du Nord, handling 100 million passengers a year. The station is quite large so it took me a while to walk from one end to the other to catch my train. This train station makes it easy to get to Giverny to visit the Monet house and garden. It took about 40 minutes. I'm so impressed by the mass transit in France and Europe.

On my last trip out to Paris for the Olympic summer games, I came through this train station…read moreseveral times. In addition to catching the RER E train, there were multi-levels of shops and stores of various types. The McDonald's here tends to be very busy, I would go to the smaller one just across Rue Saint-Lazare. If I needed any snacks or drinks, I went to the Carrefour City which has very decent prices.

The Gare de l'Est (East Station) is two train stations: one being part of the Paris Metro line,…read moreconnecting Lines 4, 5, and 7 and the other being the one of seven Paris mainline stations supporting TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) going to various cities in Europe. My nephew and I had planned a weekend trip to Luxembourg, and this station was the origination of the 2.5 hour high-speed trip, beginning early on a Saturday morning. We came from different places in Paris using Metro, and met up here. The walk from the Metro part of the station to the main central holding area takes a bit of time, with need to closely follow signs pointing to Gare de l'Est. About 24 minutes before the scheduled departure of our train, the platform number came up on the big board. At that point, we used the QR code from our purchased ticket to pass through the security gate of the platform. Then it was a long outdoor walk parallel to the train until one finds the correct car. We left right on-time. We came back to the same station from Luxembourg, and it was a simple matter of reversing direction back to the Metro side of the station to get back to our dorm/hotel.

Navigating thru this station is a nightmare once you arrive by Metro. Missed our train because of…read moreno clear signs and help available in the station. Had to exchange out pre-booked tickets and paid an additional fee for the same. Strongly recommend having a lot of buffer if you are planning on taking a train from here.

During my most recent trip to Paris for the Olympic summer games, this was a very convenient…read moretransit station for me to use in getting around Paris for the different event venues. From here you can access the Métro 1, 2, and 6 lines as well as the RER A train. The station exits right at L'Arc de Triomphe and Av. des Champs-Élysées! There were plenty of signage all throughout the station so it was impossible to get lost.

A great way to travel around Europe, the Metro offer is quick and fairly easy access to many points…read moreof interest

One of several train stations serving the town of Versailles. Coming from Paris, I took the L line…read morefrom Gare Saint Lazare (leaves about once every 20 min, make sure it's the specific L line that ends at Versailles Rive Droite and not some other destination) and this is the last stop.* The station itself isn't that large, just a simple couple rooms and an outdoor train platform. There is a bus stop directly outside the station. Take bus #s 1, 3 or 4 to bring you closer to the palace area of Versailles, or you can take a ~17 min leisurely walk to see a bit of the town before hitting up the main attractions. *Total time takes about 40 minutes and you need to purchase a one-way or round trip zone 1-5 ticket, OR do an unlimited Mobilis one-day ticket for zones 1-5. If you do the train tickets only, and want to take the bus once you get to Versailles, then you need to purchase bus tickets for within 1 zone separately. Would suggest to buy all these in advance at your train station of origin to avoid having to figure it out later.