Upcoming trip to France next week - wondering what the situation on the ground is!
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Upcoming trip to France next week - wondering what the situation on the ground is!
Hello everyone!
We are set to fly to Paris to celebrate a milestone birthday on March 22 (next Wednesday). With the protests happening in Paris, we are not sure if there are safety issues to consider. Can anyone in Paris help us by letting us know what the situation is looking like please?
Thank you!
We are set to fly to Paris to celebrate a milestone birthday on March 22 (next Wednesday). With the protests happening in Paris, we are not sure if there are safety issues to consider. Can anyone in Paris help us by letting us know what the situation is looking like please?
Thank you!
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I leave tomorrow *Sat March 19) and was just about the post the same question. I also would like suggestions or ideas if situations occur how to get by with no local transportation other than taxis. So arrive at airport and no means to get to city center? Yikes!
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For what it's worth - I had shared back in January that our train from Barcelona to Montpellier was canceled because of the strike in France. It ended up being canceled for a second day, apparently because equipment and/or people weren't in place even after the one day strike ended. As a result, we spent an unexpected night in a hotel in Barcelona and then took a bus from Barcelona to Montpellier. I filed a claim with my travel insurance company for the cost of the hotel room, which was pretty pricey because of some huge convention that was going on in Barcelona that week. My insurance covered trip disruption because of labor activity, and I was reimbursed for the full cost of the hotel. The process of filing a claim online was very easy and the check arrived just weeks after I filed. The insurance company is Allianz.
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Bumping this thread up. We are a couple of days away from our flight and are wondering if we should cancel our trip. Our plan was to spend 5 days in Paris and then take the train to Amsterdam for 3 days. Are trains running? Another option, if the flights and trains are operational, is to fly into Paris and take the train to Amsterdam (without spending any time in Paris). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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You could break up the trip in Belgium. The Thalys to Brussels is only an hour from Gare du Nord. If trains won't be running, French strikes are pre-planned and they advise in advance if trains won't be running.
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https://www.sncf-connect.com/aide/in...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
Here is a page from the SNCF that talks about disruptions to services. I think the last is for 20 March. If you can't read it use Google Chrome (translation tool in the bar where you type in the address) or use Google Lens / Google Translate on your phone and hover it over the screen.
And here a site that talks about upcoming strikes:
https://www.cestlagreve.fr/greve-generale-23-mars-2023/
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Here is a page from the SNCF that talks about disruptions to services. I think the last is for 20 March. If you can't read it use Google Chrome (translation tool in the bar where you type in the address) or use Google Lens / Google Translate on your phone and hover it over the screen.
And here a site that talks about upcoming strikes:
https://www.cestlagreve.fr/greve-generale-23-mars-2023/
Lavandula
Last edited by lavandula; Mar 20th, 2023 at 01:06 PM.
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I am on a blogger's email address and she said the below:
In the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th, and 20th, public servants work with Syctom to collect refuse; in the other arrondissements, including mine, four private companies are responsible for garbage collection.
I take that to mean if your hotel is in the 1-3-4-7-10-11-13-15-18-19 you might not have as much garbage to deal with nearby. I have to wonder when Paris will deal with the backlog in the affected arrondissements.
In the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 17th, and 20th, public servants work with Syctom to collect refuse; in the other arrondissements, including mine, four private companies are responsible for garbage collection.
I take that to mean if your hotel is in the 1-3-4-7-10-11-13-15-18-19 you might not have as much garbage to deal with nearby. I have to wonder when Paris will deal with the backlog in the affected arrondissements.
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