Thin - HOLD ON. I might be nervous but not stupid. Thanks for your advices but perhaps not necessary that level of concern.

I'm not concerned. Where did I mention that you are stupid? It isn't there.

I have been posting here for 10+ years.

If you don't like what I post, c'est la vie.

Maybe someone else (and there are hundreds of people who are reading this thread right now) can use my advice.

I just post. What you do with my posts is no concern to me.


The Great and Powerful Thingorjus

Appletan,

Odds are, no matter what, you will be taking public transit around Paris and probably to get to Versailles.

For that reason, staying near the St Michel RER station is one optimal solution. You catch the train to Versailles there. If you are coming from CDG, the train arrives there. It also is the Metro stop that directly goes to Gare de L'est (if nervous, do a dry run while there). Travel time from St Michel, based on the RATP site (official Paris area transit site) is 9 minutes. So add in whatever margin you need for rush hour (and you could go to the site to see their predicted travel time during rush hour).

Lastly, St Germain, for a first time traveller, is a good location. That being said, Kerouac, living in Paris, has a good knowledge of that area.

For touring and walking to sites, St Germain might be better.

>Thank you so much. I'm a bit worried about the last one but I don't think (from limited researching) that I should stay near Paris East station.<

In her own words. But, when we try to help her, she snaps.

She still books hotel near Gare l'Est even after being told it is not a great area for exploring Paris.

Still books hotel near Gare l'Est even after being told a taxi to the station from St. Germain will only take about 15 minutes. Compares the traffic on the Pont Sully to something like the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

"No good deed ever goes unpunished." Oscar Wilde

Thin

Ha, does that mean that I won?

I can be very convincing at times. :)

But, of course, my reply was the correct one.