no, the Navigo Decouverte is not a pass for any specific time period any more than the Carte Orange was. You have a choice, week or month, and buy accordingly.

People make buying a few metro tickets or passes much more complicated than it is, and obsess over this way too much in comparison to its importance.

You are right, Christina, Much ado over not much, but all I am saying is that the Navigo is an option to consider. It worked for us.

It does cost €5 to activate it, but minimizes the number of times one has to deal with the ticket booth, or the machine; as stress point for those of us language challenged.

The other aspect we liked was the (silly) feeling of panache one feels when one merely swipes the card over the reader, and dives for the last empty seats like true Parisians.

:-)

Vélib is the way to go for anybody not terrified of city streets and with just a tiny bit of muscles in their legs.

Faster than the metro in just about every case -- and cheaper, of course.

bm

We liked using paper tickets (single RER trips, <i>Mobilis</i>, and <i>Tickets Jeunes</i>) on our last trip better, because the electronic turnstiles were either out of order or crowded. We just breezed through.

Is anyone familiar with the web site below?

http://parisbytrain.com/paris-train-...go-decouverte/

Information of interest, yes??

Rotisserie d'En Face is the 2nd restaurant by Jacques Cagna on the rue Christine. His Michelin starred (today still?) main restaurant is on the other side of the street, hence the name &quot;d'En Face&quot;.

http://parisbytrain.com/tag/carte-orange/

I would love to use Velib, but with a Canadian Credit card it is difficult I think?

There are as many jerks in Paris as there are in Rome, Venice, and my own hometown... no more, and no less.

I also did not like the food in Italy, much prefer the food in Paris any day ,, the Italians cannot make BREAD, and if you can't even manage that well, it is time to throw in the towel,, LOL

The Museum Pass ,, well in many trips over many years, I have never gotten it, and frankly don't think I ever will. I don't get what this line talk is all about,, I never encoutner lines at the Lourve( been there at least 7 times now) by entering through underground mall. This past July went to Orsay around 10:30 am and waited , ,what 15 minutes, whoop de do..LOL

I also like to spend time in a museum , not rush through, I never schedule more then 2 a day..

Lines at Versailles are skipped with the purchase of the &quot;Forfaits Losirs&quot;, which is your train ticket and full admission ticket, 21.euros week days.

I have never gotten more then a carnet of tickets, and I usually stay 2 weeks at a time , frankly., this past July (12 days only) I gave the maid at the hotel the rest of my tickets when I left, I never use them up.. stay central and walk everywhere, just take a metro when exhausted, or for really far sites .

RAC,, you must have seen a ton of sites with that Museum pass to save so much money,, I agree if one plans on more then 3 sites a day one saves money, ,, but I disagree you normally save any money with it.