The Metro

18 Feb 2008 Dave said

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• 19 Feb 2008 Briar said

  

  Dave,
  The Metro can be a little scary….i was terrified actually, lol…Just remember ONLY USE THE LETTERS! if you get on a number line…you will end up outside Paris somewhere. I went to France in 2006, and before my trip i got a copy of the Metro map, and i would test myself saying ‘ok, if i start at Gallien (we were told our hotel and it was just above that metro line) how do i get to…the eifle tower, or Pigale or some other place’ at least once a week for about 2 or 3 weeks our group (it was a school trip so we all did it together) we would do this exercise, and it really helped when we got to France. We had 4 days in Paris, and got a Carte Orange it was still a little confusing, and a little scary but because we were at least a little bit familiar we could always figure out how to get back. as long as you stay on the letters, you should always be able to find your way back.
  
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  Dave,<BR>The Metro can be a little scary....i was terrified actually, lol...Just remember ONLY USE THE LETTERS! if you get on a number line...you will end up outside Paris somewhere. I went to France in 2006, and before my trip i got a copy of the Metro map, and i would test myself saying 'ok, if i start at Gallien (we were told our hotel and it was just above that metro line) how do i get to...the eifle tower, or Pigale or some other place' at least once a week for about 2 or 3 weeks our group (it was a school trip so we all did it together) we would do this exercise, and it really helped when we got to France. We had 4 days in Paris, and got a Carte Orange it was still a little confusing, and a little scary but because we were at least a little bit familiar we could always figure out how to get back. as long as you stay on the letters, you should always be able to find your way back. <BR><BR>Hope that helped or Cancel
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