Accidental Tourist
When my companion fell on the Métro, that trip to Paris tripled in price
How an attempt to save some cash ended with a cab ride to Emergency — and spending, spending, spending
07 March 2021 - 00:00
A frosty night in late January 2020. We are on our fourth and last day in Paris. It's 10.30pm at Charles de Gaulle. We've just landed on an easyJet flight from Nice after a day in the warmer French Riviera — Paris is bitterly cold at this time of year. Our hotel is on Rue de Constantinople in the 8th arrondissement, 30km from the airport. Our plan is simple on this trip: save as many euros as we can. As we're skipping unnecessary meals, cheap baguettes are on the diet...
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