A station that gets its job done: clear signage and easy to read digital boards. If you are…read moretransferring thru from another Paris city train, you can use the same train ticket. Plus, the station is relatively clean. Did I mention that you get an awesome view of the Eiffel Tower? What's better than that while waiting for your trains

A major Metro interchange on the southern bank of the River Seine in Paris, the Metro la…read moreMotte-Picquet-Grenelle provides a busy interconnection of lines 6, 8, and 10 of the Paris Metro system. My nephew and I used it as a connection point to go from near the Eiffel Tower to the National Library. It was also the only stop during my Paris subway travels where security was scanning tickets/cards to catch fare evaders. As far as I saw, everybody was compliant.

Taking a metro in Paris is just like taking a metro in other parts of the world. Know where you…read moreare, know where to go and pick the best line to take. Ask the worker if you don't know which line/lines to take. Most of the times the workers will help you. La Motte-Picquet-Grenelle Metro is Paris metro train station for lines 6, 8 and 10.

If flying out of Paris to international destinations (ie UK) Orly is a seamless experience. They…read morehad a line for baggage dropoff that should have closed 90 minutes before flights, but in classic Parisian style, everyone in the flight arrived a few minutes before cutoff and there was no rush or need for last minute dropoffs since everyone was in line together. Baggage dropoff for Vueling was in Terminal 1, just to the right of the small and line-free tax free customs refund office which is located centrally. Customs took about 15 minutes to complete. Baggage line took about 30 minutes. Security and customs and departure for Vueling is in Terminal 3, a 15 minute walk to the left. Security will take 10-20 minutes, and then you arrive at customs. Customs line moves relatively quick, with a 5 minute wait, but the customs officer is definitely one of the most detailed I've seen, so don't be surprised if they spend 10 minutes checking page of your passport. Thankfully, the D gates (starting D12) are right behind the customs gates, less than 30 feet away. There's a Paul cafe and toilets right by gate D14. Passports and flight tickets will be checked at least 5 times during this process, but otherwise a seamless and relatively efficient process.

Always such a convenient airport to fly into from Madrid. It's one of my favorites. No fuss - easy…read moreand simple.