Taxis: Taxis can be found at any hour, on weekends it could be a little difficult to find any taxi for hire, free taxis have the large white light and engaged taxis have the orange light below. There are three tariffs, one is the 'A' the cheaper between 6 and 9 euros, the 'B' a little more expensive, and the most expensive is the 'C' for going to aiports at night for example or for going outside Paris. The minimum taxi ride costs 5.10 euros.And the three taxi companies are:« These include Alpha Taxis (tel: (01) 4585 8585)« Taxis Bleus (tel: (0891) 701 010) « Taxis G7 (tel: (01) 4739 4739).
Buses: Buses are easy to find, and the system is very easy to use, at the bus stations there is a list that details the buses that stop there, and the bus route maps and times also is displayed there. Most buses are in service from Monday to Saturday and until midnight, only some of them are in service on sundays or in festivity days, and there are some others that work all the night, they are called 'Noctambus' and have 18 routes, this kind of buses require separate tickets, which cost 2.40 euros aprox., or if you want you can buy weekly or monthly travel passes, children tickets are cheaper.
The Métro and RER: There are 14 lines available if you want to travel by the métro, all lines are colour-coed for giving a difference between them and give an easy way to the users to choose the right one, the lines map can be found at the métro stations or in the tourist office, the métros's schedule is from 05:00a.m to 00:30a.m. Some time ago was included the line 14 métro Météor, that goes from Gare St-Lazare to Bibliothèque François Mitterrand. For using the RER (Réseau Express Régional) the five lines are designated by letters, A, B, C, D and E, and are available from 05:00a.m to 01:10a.m, with frecuency the time you travel by RER are shorter than travel by the métro.
I had such a fantastic time visiting my daughter in Paris and wanted to show just a few more of my pictures that I shot while there! You'll see the usual tourist sites, but you may see some things you haven't seen before!
I arrived in Paris yesterday morning and am having a wonderful time here with my daughters! Yesterday we explored the local neighborhood which includes Sacre Coeur. I went to a piano store and gave a little 15-20 minute mini-recital which was lots of fun...mostly Chopin. Today we went to the Louvre and saw so many beautiful paintings, sculptures and objets d'art. It was great! After that, my daughter took us on a tour of the American Embassy...top security!
