This Saint Paul Métro Station is in the heart of le Marais shopping area. There is a lot to see…read moreand do here. The station is located between Rue de Rivoli and Rue St Antoine, near Eglise St Paul and St Louis Church. There are both retail shops and cafés in every direction. So just start walking and you find something. Near the station we found Charcuterie Traiteur, which sells both sausages and saucisse de Lacaune (small ones), along with cheeses and desserts, while also operating a small sandwich shop in back. Nice. Also nearby is Eglise St Paul and St Louis Church, which in itself is a reason to visit here. The church is incredible and is magnificent inside. You have to see it's beautiful altar, organ and naive. Exploring the le Marais can be a lot of fun. You'll never know what you'll discover. Enjoy the journey.

While visiting my nephew in Paris, we took the Metro Pont Marie as the entrance for us to take our…read morerespective train back to our dorm/hotel after visiting the Le Marais area. They had ticket machines that worked here, so was able to reload my reusable ticket with two more trips (each trip being 2,5€).

As you can probably tell from the name, this station happens to be located next to a bridge. Well,…read moreprobably not unless you are French, or are at least familiar with the french word for bridge (pont). Well, it is a station, which means that you can catch trains from here, and also being Paris, you aren't actually all that far from a metro station (at least in most places), which I have to say is pretty cool.

Well, as it turns out this station is near the technology museum, so the station is has a very arty…read moreand technology feel about it. In fact, you will find that there are a number of metro stations that try to add some artistic flavour to it, though not all of them are like that. Yeah, I have to say that this is a pretty cool station to check out and have a look around. I certainly liked it.

I decided to write this review because this was my home Metro station and there isn't a Yelp site…read morefor the entire Metro system. The Arts et Metiers station is a minor Metro station because only one line runs through it. Many Metro stations have multiple lines running through them. When transferring to other Metro lines, do not exit the Metro system. There will be stairs and passageways to other connecting Metro lines within the station. If you leave, you'll have to pay again to re-enter the station. There are maps posted to help you figure out which line and which direction you want to go. London's Underground has maps which also tell you that stations that are serviced in each direction as well. This is something the Paris Metro should copy. Your ticket is good to take you anywhere in the system and works until you leave the Metro. Hang on to your ticket as you ride because once in a while, Metro employees will sometimes manually check tickets at the exits to the station to make sure you haven't jumped the gates. You can get on a train on a line with a letter for the line instead of a Metro subway car with a number of the line, but I think you have to leave the Metro station and re-enter with another ticket for the train. Plus, the trains do not run anywhere as often as the Metro cars. For example, there's a train that runs from Gard du St. Lazare to Gard du Nord, but it runs only every hour or so. When working the Metro ticket machines, there's a helpful button what makes everything on the video screen come up in English!

Ok this metro is sketchy and I would only go to it because I was going to play soccer at Le Five…read more(YES I KNOW IT'S FOOT IN FRANCE/THE EU - BUT I SAY SOCCER SO GET OVER IT). In general the station is kind of run down (although it doesn't smell too bad so 2 stars). There is not much to do in general in this area. There are not any interesting bars or restaurants that I have identified in the vicinity and I am not too keen in spending the time there to find out. I don't go past Jules Joffrin much... Marx Dormoy if I really want some authentic Asian food and don't feel like going to the 13th arrondisement. Porte de la Chapelle is at the edge of Paris an is a fairly uninteresting area with a lot of transport coming together (buses, trams, the metro, and the Périphérique highway). So you may end up here because you want to transfer to the tram or a bus... Back to the metro, on a side note there is a group of homeless people who like to hang out in the metro stations between Pigalle and La Chapelle and get wasted/pee everywhere/intimidate metro riders/smoke cigarettes. Many of the stations are deep so it's warm and I can understand the allure - but they could be a little more courteous with their use of the public stations. That being said, some of them are very nice and deserve a smile and some change if you have it. But seriously, the peeing and smoking need to stop... My recommendation is that the sooner you can get off of the 12 the better when you are heading north - especially in the evening hours. Plus the above ground walk up through Montmartre is one of the most beautiful stroles in Paris (but again watch your pockets in the Pigalle/Blanche area and around the Sacre Cœur and avoid the guys trying to make you a "friendship bracelets"...they are not your friends).

I gave Gare du Nord a 1-star review in 2010, and honestly, most of what I said still kind of holds…read more But the station is beautiful, and I believe it has, at least, stopped deploying those ridiculous unusable ticketing machines. We went through Gare du Nord to go to London last month, and EuroStar has actually gotten worse. I suspect this has more to do with Brexit than the train station, but it was not fun waiting in that line. It got extra unfun when my three-year-old told me he was feeling sick, then threw up all over the floor. So you know what, I'm calling it even. Gare du Nord is annoying but useful and gorgeous, and my offspring has now vomited on the floor (I ddi clean it up). I'm also giving myself permission to skip reviewing the Paul stall, where my mom picked up some pretty decent pastries and sandwiches. Three stars, and we'll see each other next time.

We came to this rail hub in Paris for our high speed train to Amsterdam. We were on the…read more"Pre-tour" portion of our river cruise and had to go to Zamdam to catch our ship. That required us to get the main station on Amsterdam, then catch a bus. What can I say. It was your typical train station with many trains ready to go and you could also catch a subway here. It was easy to maneuver through and while I was waiting I went for a coffee and a pastry. That's the special thing about Paris... even in the train station was good coffee and great pasteries. I noticed lots of Police patroling the area which definately helps make you feel just a bit more safe and comfortable. Boarding the train was quick and easy and they left right on time. KUDOs to the team here at the Gare du Nord.

As it turns out, the platforms at Gare de l'Est are so long, that there are two metro stations…read morealong it, one at the concourse, and this one about half-way along the platforms. Well, that is probably exaggerating, though come to think of it, they are pretty long. I believe you can actually get to Gare de l'Est from here without walking outside the station (though unfortunately I don't believe you have access to the middle of the platforms, not that I have checked that out). Anyway, it's cool, and the neighbourhood around it does appear to be rather nice.

Sweet station! Love getting off on this station while traveling the Metro in Paris. So nice to grab…read morea baguette and a chocolate croissant (along with my beret) then hit the Eiffel Tower for some street sheet gold swag. Good time and great wine! Youtube CoolEye Colorado!

Well, it turns out that this station is located next to the old city hall. I'm not actually all…read morethat sure if it is still used as the city hall - it has probably moved elsewhere, but it is one of Paris' more famous buildings - well, to the extent that there are so many famous buildings here that it is difficult to know which ones to go and visit, as long, of course, as you don't go and visit the really touristy places. Anyway, yeah, this station is quite handy, especially if you want to check out the Hotel de Ville.

Metro Voltaire is the number 9 line. B and I took this metro to the Eiffle tower and to couple…read moreplaces. The Voltaire station is also a transferring station to other lines as well. The station was clean when we came.