Originally Posted by
DennyO
So Mrs. DennyO met a woman from Paris the other day and told her about our upcoming trip. Among other things, the subject of public transportation came up, and this nice lady told Mrs. to take the bus. Why, she asked, if you are on a rare visit to a beautiful city would you want to take the underground when you can get to your destination and see the city at the same time?
The metro is (sometimes) faster, I thought, but beyond that .... I am stumped.
We started taking the bus on our last couple of visits, and I can agree with all of the above posts about the availability of bus maps, info, etc. One other advantage to the bus besides a nice above-ground tour of Paris is that if you have a lot of bags, especially suitcases (or in our case, strollers) that you're rolling, the bus is infinitely easier than navigating the metro stairs.