May
28
2014
Paris metro
The Metro to Louvro
May
28
2014
Missing the train, in Paris
For reason unbeknown to me (a.k.a. lazy, senile, ..), my train from Paris to Frankfurt departs at 5:10 from Gare de L’Est but I remembered it at 5:30pm and didn’t confirm it in the morning. I had no agenda that day except lingered at the Louvre n saw a rat. I found a seat at food court near an outlet and began to charge my iPhone. And to WeChat. My bad habit cutting too close to any event had finally caught up with me. When I took the Metro and arrived at Gare de L’Est I didn’t see any ‘Frankfurt’ on the board. With a sinking heart I ran around and was finally told by a train man that my train had gone.
Long Gone.
Defeated and deflated I went to buy the ticket for the next train which is two hours later and first class only at
May
27
2014
Bd de Rochechouart
A man leaning out of the window, opposite from the Metro Line 2 station Anvers.
May
27
2014
Rue de Steinkarque
From the Metro Line 2 station Anvers on Bd de Rochechouart to the foot of Basilica of the Sacr
May
27
2014
A charming little area
Paris Metro Line 12 Abbesses. Rue des Abbesses to Rue d’Orsel. A little theater but unfortunately I forgot all my French.
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May
27
2014
Le Village Hostel
20, rue d’Orsel
75018 Paris, France
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The hotel is nicely located at the foot of the Montmartre Basilica on Rue d’Ores. It’s one block north of the Metro Anvers station on Line 2 and one block south of the tram of the Montmartre church. A supermarket Dia is cross the street. Rue de Steinkerque is full of trinket shops catering to the tourists, with two up scale sweet shops Maison Georges and La Cure, and the foot traffic is heavy, and heavy. I couldn’t imagine the high season during June-August.
May
27
2014
Paris 2014
I decided to attend the French Open after the trip was settled. The flight from Frankfurt to Paris on Air France was inexpensive and relatively drama free. The TGV back to Frankfurt wasn’t, expensive and time consuming.
2014.05.28, Seine
