Lone France-(2) first came to Paris

Lone France to Paris 2.

Because rush trip, I do not have access to any information, not France carefully to learn more about this country and its people.

In the airport's passenger Hall I bought a book on France, $ 75, at that time the heart pain, for many years did not buy any books! but in retrospect, this book helped me a lot, it may not worth $ 75, $ 750, should value and I strongly recommend the travel all over the world: France,

The travel all over the world: France "

It details in France in Paris, eating, housing, transportation, and travel in other parts of France.

From Pudong airport to France Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to flight of 9000 km, spend 10 hours, during which time fast charge France knowledge while studying in France next to with a little girl talk (high school only in respect of a person to go to France, it seems to me that it was "ceased," so small they leave their homes, at the aircraft above the homework drink red wine), and, of course, more time was dozing off. This time we know coach class was so bad that the arms and legs are not know to which drop. Later discovered on an airplane take off shoes are very comfortable things, no wonder many people in the cabin with bare feet.

In flight of about 11 hours, Shanghai night 11: 30 in the morning of departure, the aircraft arrived in France, just over jet lag on the bed.

France local time 5: 30 or so arrived at the Charles de Gaulle airport-CDG France (full name is Charles de Gaulle aeroport Charles * de Gaulle, sometimes Metro ID name, so that the full name or better). Customs point happened at thrilling thing, or it is necessary to describe it. Just got off the plane, some wearing Police black people we stopped in a outlet air channel, one of the check passport and visa. A young guy stopped me, I took out my passport to him, he clapped in pop up to say a word of French (I'm a French didn't know), I asked him to speak English, the results did not respond, he and I did not understand, my passport into the pocket of a carrying and told me to stand on the side. With a lot of the plane with me almost, presumably to tourism has also been confiscated Passport stood aside, etc. (not everyone out, probably look at Visa type checks, the attitude of the police is not very good, I think China should take France who treated the Chinese the same attitude, proved that the Chinese people seem to be lower than a level of foreigners, both in the country or abroad, from formalities, visas, to the customs treatment are poor, it is halved). And so all the people on the plane down, we're more than a dozen were confiscated passport was a police leads to an Office next to accept checks. Call someone names into one, which I think does not occur "strip search"? call my name, I went to the police does not speak English, tell me twice French, also could not understand, I guess I might want to produce evidence to France. So I took out a pile of materials, including the invitation letter, my trips, hotel booking, he asked if I were not going to Avignon (avignon, a meeting place), I said yes, so he put things back to me and gave me a passport. Depressed to France was checking, bad attitude, give me a very bad impression! proved most of France who don't speak English and understand, when the customs inspectors can't read my ticket and asked my name on the ticket, is asked where I confused, hit France people hit on GA X! so here-English is not always feasible, French is the right way!

Out of the Customs officers came to the outside, mother, this airport is really too many large, apron, NAV-like an Octopus, if there is no sense of direction, pack a circle on the airport are not find export.

Charles de Gaulle airport is divided into CDG1 CDG2, we later and do pay attention is taken off, there are two metro stations between the distance and walking can go a very long time. From Charles de Gaulle airport to Paris can take a bus or subway. Buses in several layers on top of the NAV, the Metro in the bottom layer. The subway is cheaper, I'm a poor boy, so choose a Metro, RER (express Metro) line B to the urban area. Probably in the mass transit railway station is in the middle of a ladder and NAV-elevator access, because only 6 points at this time, the days off in Paris, so I am in Metro Hall waiting for an hour before departure. My final destination is France the southern city of Avignon, France because want to experience the domestic traffic, so do not select a turnaround and purposely chose France "Eurostar" train, before I heard very good, so he went to France travel of members have the opportunity to go to experience. Go to the Avignon TGV trains in Paris of the South of Lyon train station (Paris train station there are several, Southeast to the Northwest, on the South side of the train mostly in Lyon train station). Day light gray, I bought the RER B line to the Lyon Station (downtown) tickets, 8 euros. France people still quite friendly, their subway ticket they followed almost the early train ticket, a small piece of paper and inserted into the ticket machine is out. Next to a black brother taught me how to use, I was well into the Metro on empty, a car, two men, was also up a heap of black people (France's more black people), they talk and laugh out loud, a rolling rough black men sit braid to my side, I'm a little afraid he find what my points money. But along the way, to Paris some black cloud over I got to the Lyon train station (RER B line in the Middle by the RER A line transfer).

RER B line tickets

Paris Metro with Spider, too many lines.

At the ticket office can be obtained free of charge with Paris maps subway route map, I suggest you to Paris when you take one, take the subway is very useful. Moreover, the vast majority of Paris public transport stations are eligible for this free map and the route map.

Paris free places

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Lyon train station and subway station is in conjunction with, in addition to the subway, on to the top is the railway station, very nice, ticket sales miss ask you where to go, the hotel has no booking, whether you need a return ticket, I took out my precious book (around France), pointed at Avignon and tell her I want to go here, and then learned first French words is avignon.

Went to Avignon to ride to the TGV train Marseille, from morning to night basically every interval one hour there is a class, intermediate stop multiple stations, there are intermediate stops, in ticketing office booklet written very clearly. These cars are divided into peak and off-peak periods, the price is not the same, if you buy a return ticket may have a certain discount. I bought 2 pm more trains, 88 euros, not cheap!

TGV Paris Lyon train station

At that time was 10 o'clock in the morning, so I have a great time to stay in Paris, take a look at the map here from the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees Avenue, not far away, and take the subway can be reached easily, so decided to go out at the railway station and luggage storage for a spin, but hosting 4 euros need coins I did, then dragging is not too heavy suitcases started on my first day in Paris.

Paris sketch (from: the go global: France ")