Paris: Resort and Transportation
Well it's been a few weeks since our trip to Paris and I finally have time to write about it. We left on a Friday morning bright and early and drove from the UK to France via the EuroChunnel. I was nervous about delays because of the migrant situation at the Calais but we encountered no issues on the way to France, however on the way home we encountered about a 3 hour delay, but that's for another post! We arrived in Marne Le Vallee (which is outside of Paris near DisneyLand) around Noon, and instantly fell in love with our resort.The Resort was called Marriott's Village d'lle-de-France. This was one of the absolute BEST resorts I have ever stayed at. We had a two bedroom townhouse which was bigger than our actual house. It overlooked a small stream of water with swans and geese, full kitchen, veranda, restaurant on site, free parking, free wifi, grocery store on site, workout area, indoor and outdoor pools and hot-tubs, soccer/basketball courts, lakes, you name it they have it! Here is the link for the official website: http://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/pardp-marriotts-village-dlle-de-france/
Relaxing chairs overlooking a lake at the resort:
Z and X feeding the Geese in our backyard:
Our Townhome:
We decided to stay outside of Paris to get more bang for our buck and to also enjoy a day at Disneyland. To get to Disneyland we drove but it is also possible to take a shuttle bus from the resort for a few euros. In order to get into Paris city center, that took a bit of research. We drove to the train station which was roughly 5 minutes away. We went to the ticket counter and purchased tickets from "Marne-Le-Valle to Paris City Center" via RER Train A which is the "Red Line" on the map for the Paris Train and Metro system. We got off at the stop labeled "Chatelet Les Halles" and from there we walked about 15 minutes to the Lourve. Here is a great map of the RER train systems:
In order to get back to Marne-Le-Valle, we boarded the closest metro station from Notre Dame Cathedral which was "Hotel de Ville." Once on the metro, we exited at the stop "Gare du Lyon" and boarded the RER A train back to Marne-Le-Valle. The signs were pretty decent to read and I only had to ask for help when purchasing tickets because I didn't understand the ticket machines! It never hurts to ask for help! All in all, the RER train ride to and from Paris took us about 35 minutes and was fairly easy. This site has great info to help make your trip easy and help you do a little planning along the way. http://parisbytrain.com/paris-metro-maps/Coming up Next: Paris in One Day!
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