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Day 23: Paris – Chartres
We took a taxi over to Gare Montparnasse where we looked for a ticket kiosk. Finally found a real old one. Luckily, a young lady came up and pointed out the newer ones. We got our tickets to Chartres then found a place for coffee and croissants. They are even good in the train station!
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Day 22: Paris
I met Ria at the taxi stand just after 9 and off we went to the Marche D’Aligre. It was quite a distance and we got to see some grittier parts of Paris. Willa told me about a woman, Martine, who had a stall there with wonderful scarves and accessories. We walked through the market,
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Day 21: Paris
Today there was gruyere cheese for breakfast, stinky and wonderful. There is a Mephisto shoe store just down the road from the hotel. I noticed their prices are half of what they are in the US. I thought I’d give it a try. The saleswoman was fantastic, so enthusiastic! They didn’t have my Helen sandal
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Day 20: Paris
I decided I needed a plan so I wouldn’t waste the day in Paris. I looked at some websites describing places off the usual tourist path and found the Musée de Cluny. There is no entry fee, which I thought was terrific but I paid €3 for an audio guide. The first stop was the
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