Originally Posted by
Mr Enthused
What an amazing TR! Loved the multiple travel modes, and how much you packed into such a short trip. I did wonder how many people stayed outside of Paris and simply caught the TGV in for the day to spectate the various free Olympic events, especially like the road cycling or the marathon.
Coming back through my reports, I realized I forgot to address this note.
I was actually looking at staying outside of Paris and taking the TGV in to take part, both for the first and second weekend.
What I have found is that the cities and towns around Paris, about the area of first stop of the Grande Vitesse routes, were quite expensive. Of course I have no idea whether this was due to Parisians wanting to get out, or visitors thinking to get a leg up on Paris proper prices... but I can definitely tell you, that a night close to the likes of Champagne-Ardenne TGV, Reims TGV or Fontainbleau was quite a bit more expensive than the Orsay hotel I ended up staying in.