Thanks to everyone who responded! I used to fly through or to CDG often, but it's been a while. VERY good answers indeed.
Thankfully, if the flight is on time, I'll have plenty of time to make the connection. If not...
I am somewhat lucky because je parle Français...or used to anyway. I'll find out how many brain cells I've killed since I really needed it last!
I'm also PE, so the security thing shouldn't be an issue...I hope. And I'll walk...always preferable to riding around in an airport bus.
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