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 Gare de l'Est by GUYON
If you take it you have an access to a paying underground parking.
But have a look at the way, before the barrier of the parking. You will see a lot of cars parked, FREELY. They are owned by SNCF (transport authorities) employees but they have no sign or card.
So if you have a French rented car and if you go there early in the morning or late in the evening you will get a free covered parking.
As the previous tip. This information is not in the guides and when it will be, it will not be a tip. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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There are several good car hire companies throughout Europe, I would recommend one of the following;
ADA – 0825 169 169
Avis – 0820 150 505
Europcar – 0870 607 500
Hertz – 0720 903 905
The speed limit is 50 km/h (30 mph) in the towns, and 90 km/h (55 mph) on the open roads. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Voie des Sculpteurs by GUYON
I suggest La Defense, on Voie des Sculpteurs or Voie des Batisseurs (they are covered ways)
You need a precise local map to find these 2 ways which are at the same place. To find a place, you must go either 12AM to 2PM or after 5:30 PM or during the week end. Avoid to park where it is written in yellow LIVRAISON (delivery) your car would be towed quickly.
The area is free and frequently visited by the police (the police office is nearby).
The RER station La Defense (line A) and the metro station Esplanade (Line 1) are nearby.
Some VTer's ask me how to know more about this place. It is a true tip. That means you never find it in a guide, you do not have to follow a sign FREE PARKING. If that occures, do not waste your time to look for the parking : it will be surely full.
Buy a Paris map with a map of La Defense and be cuning. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 'Smart' car parked in Paris by tiabunna
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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"One driver out of every twelve in Paris has killed a man.
On foot, the Parisian is as courteous as the citizen of any other city.
But mounted, he is merciless."
~ Irwin Shaw ~
The infamous rotary at the Arc de Triomphe is a perfect example of this: police are stationed on the Champs-Elysées side to keep unwitting tourists from walking directly across eight lanes of traffic to the Arc.
As a rule, the fastest and biggest car wins.
'Priorité à droite' gives the right of way to the car approaching from the right, regardless of the size of the streets, and Parisian drivers make it an affair of honour to take this right even in the face of grave danger.
La plupart des automobiles du monde marchent à l'essence.
Les autos françaises marchent au klaxon. Surtout quand elles sont arrêtées.
Translation: Most of the automobiles in this world run on gasoline.
The French autos run on horns.
Especially when they're stopped.
~ Pierre Daninos ~
Technically, drivers are not allowed to honk their horns within city limits unless they are about to hit a pedestrian, but this rule is often broken. The legal way to show discontent is to flash your headlights.
If you don't have a map of Paris marked with one-way streets, the city will be impossible to navigate.
BTW Parking is expensive and hard to find. But you probably aleady knew that! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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The Hotel de Crillon is one of the top hotels in Paris, fronting the Place de la Concorde. It isn’t the sort of place which fits my travel budget (‘promotional rooms’ from 500€), but should it fit yours, the phone is 01 44 71 15 00. Outside, it’s likely you will find some prestigious motor cars, carefully watched by the uniformed doormen.
I’ll have to admit it, this is a blatant excuse to put up photos of this gorgeous Ferrari I found parked outside. Interesting to see the Swiss number plate too (second photo). Hmm, a Swiss based top model Ferrari, I wonder could it belong to a certain racing driver …? Theme: Car/Motor Home
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You can try to be a brave soul and navigate the streets of Paris by driving. Once you get a hang of the layout of the streets, it isn't that difficult but I would recommend that if you are on a short holiday, skip the driving and use the metro, bus or taxi system. Parking in Paris can be quite hellish and so can the traffic. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Need some wheels? by Dee22
For example Gare de l'Est offers different car renting-companies and when my brother and I wanted a car to go from Paris to southern France in 2002, we found a Renault Twingo for an okay price near Gare de Montpanarsse. Leave a Comment 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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 Le peripherique by sourbugger
It is made even worse by certain drivers with a death-wish trying to copy their hero 'The Black Prince'. Although he sound like a slightly-dodgy porn star he famously achieved infamy through his illegal racing onthe peripherique all 35 km's of the ring-road. Averaging 190+ kph on his Kawasaki ZXR750 with a camera strapped to the tank, the Frenchman's stunt achieved a cult status in the biking world.
Please don't copy this at home, as they used to say.
Unfortunatly your route may well include the route, just make sure you are sober, alert and expect for the unexpected. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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