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Real Name: Sage E.
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Métro & Trains: Grab that Ticket!
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  • Written by Sagespot on May 14, 2008
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  • This is more of a warning than a "danger" type tip.

    I noticed a few stations in the Metro where your ticket was required to get OUT of the station. So when you put it in the machine on your way into the entrance, make sure to grab it before you push through the turn-style. Try not to fold it, but just keep it flat in your pocket or hand. This way it's ready and in good shape should you be asked for proof of ticket while riding or to use when you exit the building.

    In a pinch, ask a local who has a pass and they can bunch in behind you at the turn-style, and the two of you can push through the machine together. (This happened to me and worked really well.)

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    Comments for Sagespot about Paris
    jo104 Thu Nov 13, 2008 16:06 UTC
     fantastic pages your tips have made Paris come alive I have visited here before but as part of a group & found it unfriendly but of course that was pre-vt days
    mallyak Tue Oct 7, 2008 22:41 UTC
     The 3 days we spent in Paris was really not enough.I used your pages before we left and going through again to see what we missed-Plenty!
    starship Tue Jun 10, 2008 13:05 UTC
     Great page--like your observations and viewpoints. Would like to visit the Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise. Shopping tips great too! Funny, I found the souvenirs less expensive around Rome's Coliseum than anywhere else -- similar to your Notre Dame experience!
    kmohandas Mon May 26, 2008 08:30 UTC
     A superb VT page on the most popular tourist destination in the world.
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