Originally Posted by Cogf16 (Post 1516218)

Guys, sorry to "butt" in but I'm looking for the "gouge" on taking my wife to Paris in a few days. To/from airport on crew bus or train/subway, things to do etc. Haven't been to Paris in 2+ years(and never with the wife)

Thanks,

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1516339)

Contract 2015 Opener.

Put that in my garage and I'm probably a yes vote. I can only imagine what that thing must sound like.

Originally Posted by Cohiba (Post 1516351)

I assume you know she cannot ride the crew bus, right? Not a problem though- I've brought Susanne many times and she rides the RER train and often beats me to the hotel- especially if traffic is bad. The cost is Euro 8.40- might have gone up slightly. Briefly, she will take take the RER B train from the airport to St.Michel/Notre Dame station, then change to the RER C to Javel station.

It's easy- but here are some tips to make it even easier. When changing at Saint Michel/Notre Dame, she knows she's on the right platform if she sees signage for the Eiffel Tower. Have her take the RER line C towards any of Versailles-Rive Gauche, Saint Quentin en Yveline, or Viroflay Rive Gauche. (Also called RER C5 or C7) Do NOT get on the train marked Pontoise or Argenteuil. Get off at the Javel station, walk about 2 blocks north along the Seine to our Novotel Tour Eiffel hotel at 61 Quai de Grenelle (Pont de Grenelle bridge with the easy to spot Statue of Liberty).

On her return from the hotel, take the RER C back toward Notre Dame. Have her look for signage for Notre Dame. (I recommend she depart no later than 3 1/2 hours before takeoff time.) At St. Michel/Notre Dame, the RER B trains going North don't all stop at CDG, since the line splits. But there are big LED screens that display all the stops for the next arriving train. Have her look to make sure CDG is lighted, and away she goes!

If you wish, you could ride in with her on the train. She simply can't ride the crew bus however. (Our Paris veterans also know that she could approach the Novotel via the Metro and Charles-Michel Metro station, but I don't advise this for new visitors since you are approaching the Novotel from the side you can't see.)

Originally Posted by dalad (Post 1516395)

Day 3 of the "Dakar Diet". Good God, I've caught bugs in Mex and Bom, but this one is the hands down winner. Just eat a Caprese salad before your main course and wait about 6 hours. It just laughs at Imodium and antibiotics. ugh........

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1516339)

Contract 2015 Opener.

I just want this:

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http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/195q.../ku-xlarge.jpg

Put that in my garage and I'm probably a yes vote. I can only imagine what that thing must sound like.

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1516432)

Careful with that stuff. Don't skip on Docs. The resistant bugs can get super nasty. I've found the chewable Pepto works even when Imodium does not.

Hope you get to feeling better.

After my last experience I pack KIND Bars (some are reasonably healthy) and eat from the suitcase when outside CONUS.

Originally Posted by Cohiba (Post 1516351)

I assume you know she cannot ride the crew bus, right? Not a problem though- I've brought Susanne many times and she rides the RER train and often beats me to the hotel- especially if traffic is bad. The cost is Euro 8.40- might have gone up slightly. Briefly, she will take take the RER B train from the airport to St.Michel/Notre Dame station, then change to the RER C to Javel station.

It's easy- but here are some tips to make it even easier. When changing at Saint Michel/Notre Dame, she knows she's on the right platform if she sees signage for the Eiffel Tower. Have her take the RER line C towards any of Versailles-Rive Gauche, Saint Quentin en Yveline, or Viroflay Rive Gauche. (Also called RER C5 or C7) Do NOT get on the train marked Pontoise or Argenteuil. Get off at the Javel station, walk about 2 blocks north along the Seine to our Novotel Tour Eiffel hotel at 61 Quai de Grenelle (Pont de Grenelle bridge with the easy to spot Statue of Liberty).

On her return from the hotel, take the RER C back toward Notre Dame. Have her look for signage for Notre Dame. (I recommend she depart no later than 3 1/2 hours before takeoff time.) At St. Michel/Notre Dame, the RER B trains going North don't all stop at CDG, since the line splits. But there are big LED screens that display all the stops for the next arriving train. Have her look to make sure CDG is lighted, and away she goes!

If you wish, you could ride in with her on the train. She simply can't ride the crew bus however. (Our Paris veterans also know that she could approach the Novotel via the Metro and Charles-Michel Metro station, but I don't advise this for new visitors since you are approaching the Novotel from the side you can't see.)

Originally Posted by sinca3 (Post 1516434)