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Can’t Afford Europe? Take the A Train Instead.
Or tracking down authentic Greek feta and Mythos beer in Astoria, Queens. Her recommendation for good cannoli? “For real Italian food, stay far, far from Little Italy!” Brooklyn’s Fortunato Brothers is a better bet. Good advice to soothe the travel itch short-term, but for me, enjoying an early morning Maison Kayser croissant anywhere but the rain-slicked streets of Paris is a pale substitute.
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COMMENTSEurope is Europe is Europe! There are no substitutes. The closest I’ve found in North America has to be Quebec City. The walls of this fortified city are still standing; it’s a World Heritage Site; and it’s one of the oldest cities on the continent! By WindowSeat Jenn on 11.12.07 at 02:34 PM
Paris has an excellent underground train system, known as the Métro (short for Chemin de Fer Métropolitain i.e. Metropolitan Railways). There are 16 lines (lignes) (1-14, 3bis and 7bis) on which trains travel all day at intervals of a few minutes between 5 AM and 1:30AM, stopping at all stations on the line. Line 14, which is fully automated, is called the Méteor. Scheduled times for first and last trains are posted in each station on the center sign. Since january 2007, the metro ends one hour later on saturday evenings.
By starsea on 11.12.07 at 08:20 PM
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