Both a blessing and a curse to the daily commuter in Paris, the Metro allows for quick, somewhat reliable, and economical transportation around the greater Parisian region. As most of our teaching occurs in the offices of our students, we are privilaged enough to get to ride the Metro a minimum of twice a day as we commute from Asnieres. More often then not however, we have to ride it a little bit more then that as our students might not all be be in the same location that day.
The Paris Metro system is considered one of the world's finest in terms of access to the entire city and the surrounding suburbs. Combined with the RER (regional train) and the suburban tramway, there is not a location that you cannot reach by rail. Most of the Metro trains run at two or three minute intervals so you are never waiting very long for a lift. The unfortunate part about the Metro is that everybody uses it, and as a result, the trains can be very crowded. This is especially true during the morning rush hour as everyone tries to get to work on time.
Our commute times range from 45 minutes to an hour and fifteen, depending on where we have to go in the city. Although it is far less stressful then the stop and go driving of Edmonton's winter streets, Mindy and I have both agreed that we miss our cars.
The Paris Metro stations are a maze of underground tunnels.
A train arrives at Republique station.
Can you figure out how to move around Paris now?
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