This week’s get-to-know-Paris challenge is to go one whole day just on foot. No taxis, no metro, no buses. OK, if you have to cheat, at least take a bike! Walking the city is the best way to learn your way around, and you are bound to notice things you hadn’t noticed before. And if that is not incentive enough, just think – you’ll be prepared for the next grève (strike)!
Palais Royal
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What did you discover on your walking only day?
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