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Directional sign at Madeleine station how to exit for La Concorde, which will be closed

Paris Transport Tips for the Olympics 2024

by Colleen's Paris May 31, 2024
Paris Olympics 2024Transportation written by Colleen's Paris

For the Olympic Games 2024, Paris residents and visitors are undergoing challenges. My normal metro travel routine is being impacted. However, I found some solutions using government websites, newspaper articles and smartphone applications. As I walk around Paris….

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image of rose in the Musée Rodin garden and Rodin's Thinker

Lift the Mask and Smell the Rodin Roses

by Colleen's Paris July 26, 2020
Gardens, Parks & ZoosLife in Paris written by Colleen's Paris

Alain Baraton recommends the garden at Musée Rodin for the perfume of roses. Colleen’s Paris recommends you hurry before all the petals fall off. It is the end of July. The alternative is to save the date for next year. You will be swept away by the variety of scents. …

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Poster with stations closed during RER C summer renovation in Paris until August 27, 2016

RER C Renovating – Reroute Your Journey

by Colleen's Paris August 11, 2016
About & ContactLife in Paris & FranceTransportation written by Colleen's Paris

Between Gare d’Austerlitz and Javel, RER C resumes normal activity August 27. You will only see a diagram of the stations affected at the bottom of the stairs to the platform. Plan on buses or other metro lines to circumvent this summer riddle. Posters are plastered all over the metros …

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