Paris' transportation system is generally wonderful. The metros are clearly marked, using it is pretty much intuitive, and you can normally count on it being on time. I haven't had much experience with their bus system, but i haven't heard anything negative about it, except that it's larger and more confusing if you don't know what you're doing.
Yes, there are manifestations ('look Kate, another manifestation, want to go check it out?" "hell ya!"), and the system won't be running, but they're very kind about it, they let people know beforehand so you can make other arrangements. But today, I had my first experience with the metro not working properly. i got to my stop ahead of time, and was patiently waiting when the RATP people made this lovely announcement "Mds et Mr, please be aware that like 10 heading toward Gare Austerlitz is 'preturbed' becuase there is a passanger who is ill at stop Charles Michel. Please be patient". I heard this about 10 times in 20 minutes, until a metro finally pulled up, and I was able to start my journey to school.
As a result, I was about 15 minutes late to class.
So, my final opinion of the metro is: it's absolutely wonderful, until it stops working.
bisous!
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Yay. You feed the addiction. And if I stuble upon the RATP manifestation tomorrow, I'll be sure to take photos!
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