The water has dropped 20cm since yesterday. Of course this means that places like Rouen are now flooding.

My son and I are planning on traveling to CDG rent a car and drive to the Bayeaux in 2 weeks. We had hoped to visit Paris for 5 days too, but wonder if the Louvre and D'Orsay, and everything else affect by the floods and transportation strikes, will have recovered by then. I know you don't have a crystal ball to predict, but given past strikes and floods, how quickly do you expect things to go back to normal or near normal. Our hotel in near Tour Montparnasse. Is that area affected by the floods? We have a small window of opportunity to change plans and head to a warmer and drier location. The weather situation doesn't seem like it'll clear up anytime soon. Any advice or travel wisdom from more seasoned travelers will be greatly appreciated.

There are no flood waters in Paris. The Louvre reopens today except for the Islamic arts department whose items had not yet been put back in place.

Hot any sunny at the moment.

The Tour Montparnasse is on "Mount Parnassus," high and dry no matter what, lachicana. Have a fun trip with your son.

The Festival Django has relocated from soggy Samois to the Château Fontainebleau grounds. Parking will be problematic, but this year you can pre-reserve on a bus back to Paris after the shows. My husband and daughter will if all goes well be situated nearby, and this year will bring their bicycles inside at night.

Looking forward to another interesting trip report Stokebailey. I throughly enjoyed the last one.

So kind, Mathieu! I have itchy feet for another trip.

I love this site. So helpful. We have decided to stay on track and visit Paris. My 17 year old son and I will rent a car at CDG and drive to Tracy-sur-Mer. I'm nervous about being able to read road signs etc. I will stick to the A highways for going out and if my confidence grows, I may take the N and D roads back to CDG with a lunch stop at Giverny. That's the plan for now. Any thoughts on A vs N & D roads for a non-French speaking and timid driver? We speak English, Spanish, German, and some Arabic, but sadly not French. I am not pressed for time, I am more worried about being able to read traffic signs. I'll have a GPS so getting lost is not a fear either and find that the best adventures happen when you get lost anyway. Also, the Michelin maps note "dangerous stretch of road." What does that mean? What danger are they warning against? They don't say! We'll take the Air France bus from CDG to Montparnasse after we return the car so parking is not an issue for us in Paris. Thank you stokebailey for pointing out that Montparnassee is on high ground, very helpful for this nervous mom.