Now that I knew where I was going (or at least, with someone who did), I found the Metro to be a cheap and reliable way to get around. Though I know we can all be prone to seeing everything through rose-coloured glasses while on holiday, I genuinely think the stations were a lot cleaner than their London counterparts. Incidentally, we went to Paris by Eurostar this time, which was quick, clean, and comfortable - can't recommend the food much though! (If you're worried about going through le tunnel then I'll describe the experience for you - you hear an announcement that you're going to enter the channel tunnel... you can't see anything outside for about twenty minutes... then you come out and you're in France... and that's it! I get a little claustrophobic - especially in lifts (elevators) - but felt nothing at all in the tunnel.)…
