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Old Jan 20th, 2007, 08:20 AM
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Paris city bus guide

"Le Bus," the pocket-sized guide to city bus routes in Paris, is available from amazon:

http://www.amazon.ca/Bus-Parisien-LI.../dp/2707204544
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Old Jan 20th, 2007, 09:29 AM
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Thanks, Ron.
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ron,

would you please give a brief description of this book? we love "le bus" and are always looking for a better map.

thanks!
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Old Jan 20th, 2007, 09:55 AM
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I posted the wrong link that was Canada].

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...F8&s=books

It is listed as hardcover, and costs $19.95, so I'm thinking this is not be the soft cover pocket version on sale in Paris.



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I prefer this one:
le Petit Parisien
ISBN : 2-7072-0407-2
Nbre de pages : 144 6,50 €

because I can actually 'read' the print.

The one Ron posted has each bus system map (see ratp.fr for each bus line's map) and then the route laid over a street map. My problem is that I can't quite read the small print on the street map.

The one I use has 3 maps per arr.
-street
-metro
-bus
also with the metro line and the bus line laid over the street map.
Has an index and other features.
The book is a bit larger, fits in my daybag but not a pants pocket.
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This book is very good because the bus lines are actually shown ON the streets the bus runs on.
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You can zoom in on this map to read the fine print (Adobe Reader adobe.com required):

http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan...eur&fm=pdf
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What a fantastic website. I was able to zoom in and crop the map to the section I want and print it, in color, large enough that I can read it without my reading glasses. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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