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At the other end of the scale from the Ferrari in my previous tip are these ‘Smart’ cars, now ubiquitous in Paris. Of course, one features in the film ‘The DaVinci Code’, where it shows surprising performance in reverse! It must be said that, with parking at a premium and fuel costs high, they make considerable sense in Paris. What’s more, as seen here, when parked they take only half the width of a pedestrian crossing. (Don't try that in Australia!) I find it really surprising that, in Paris, there seems little concern about where or how people park (though I did see one car which had been wheel-clamped): thinking about this since my return, I do not recall seeing any parking meters in the streets. Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Say what you want about Paris and the french motorway-system, but the people who planned it wasn't the most clever in the world... I just love Paris, it's probably the most impressive town in the world for me, but I was just seconds from hating the town for the rest of my life! We went down, with car, from Sweden to Portugal this summer, and were really pleased with the fantastic (although EXPENSIVE) motorways in France. Then we came to Paris... You might think that they built the motorway around the big capital...? No way...! Instead you have to get off the highway, and find the ringway around Paris, to even be able to go on south in the country. Needless to say, we got lost. If it wasn't hard enough to find the right way, when we finally found it the way was closed... Could have killed someone right then and there... After nearly three hours, lost in the worst parts of Paris, we finally found the way out of the town, and I could go back to loving Paris again... But please, until the idiots have built new ways around Paris, leave the car at home on your Paris/France-trip! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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