On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:23:01 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn) wrote:

    >nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:56:57 GMT, Rita <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >> >On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:14:36 +0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Jon Bell) wrote:
    >> >
    >> >>>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >>>> spraining their ankles
    >> >>slammed my foot
    >> >injured my foot/ankle
    >> I injured my ankle
    >Clearly, none of this would have happened if you'd all been wearing good
    >hiking boots.

I blame tap dancing.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:23:51 +0100, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn) wrote:

    >Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> Nevertheless, I
    >> find that hiking boots produce less odor than many other types of shoes
    >> that supposedly provide more air.
    >My pair of hiking boots translated the Mahabharata into Nynorsk-
    >overnight!
    >> In fact the boots provide pretty good
    >> air circulation, especially with the correct socks.
    >Yup- don't wear the correct socks, and you know what'll happen. Broken
    >ankles!

and the usual broken promises.

On 2005-04-20 17:23:51 +0200, [email protected]
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn) said:

    > Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Nevertheless, I
    >> find that hiking boots produce less odor than many other types of shoes
    >> that supposedly provide more air.
    >
    > My pair of hiking boots translated the Mahabharata into Nynorsk-
    > overnight!
    >
    >> In fact the boots provide pretty good
    >> air circulation, especially with the correct socks.
    >
    > Yup- don't wear the correct socks, and you know what'll happen. Broken
    > ankles!

Speaking of footwear that my mother would call "unsuitable", I'm
slightly mystified by the thought process of some of the (female)
people I see on the way to work.
"I need some shoes for work - I see: thigh boots with pointed toes and
stiletto heels - just the job".

Not that I'm complaining, mind - I have as many fetishes as the next dachshund.

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On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:34:33 +0200, The Rev Gaston <[email protected]>
wrote:


    >Speaking of footwear that my mother would call "unsuitable", I'm
    >slightly mystified by the thought process of some of the (female)
    >people I see on the way to work.
    >"I need some shoes for work - I see: thigh boots with pointed toes and
    >stiletto heels - just the job".

I guess see more from your view point.

A party of misled Mixi customers?

    >Not that I'm complaining, mind - I have as many fetishes as the next dachshund.

Don't bawl your wares on the road like they do.

    >>>How is the "satellite TV" in the
    >>>>hotel rooms in terms of English programming? I might have to rest my
    >>>>foot back in my room for at least the evenings while I'm there, I'll
    >>>>bring some work and books, but it would also be nice to have something
    >>>>to watch.

Hi,

you can usually get several english language channels... and/or
english movies with french subtitles.

I like to watch "Rue de la Fortune" (wheel of fortune) myself... and
the news... news-readers speak slowly and clearly... and if you're a
news watcher you know most of the names.

for good paris info try:

http://www.paris.org

and

http://www.jack-travel.com

(do NOT go to www.jacktravel.com that's some scam site)

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and I require the same from them"
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"Frank F. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > DLenzner wrote:
    >>>There are, but you may still walk for several kilometres during the
    >>>course of the day. There's no way to avoid it. And around and in
    >>>front of the palace, it's largely on huge, well-worn cobblestones that
    >>>are almost guaranteed to sprain the ankle of anyone not wearing
    >>>high-top hiking boots.
    >>>Versailles isn't as wonderful as it's made out to be, at least in my
    >>>opinion (and in the opinion of a significant number of other
    >>>visitors). The palace is mostly empty, for example, since almost all
    >>>the furniture it contained was sold during the Revolution.
    >> Well, I don't have to do no walking, I often walk 15 city blocks down to
    >> Central Park without too much problem, for example. It has a culmulative
    >> effect and I'll pay a price if I overdue it day after day, but I know my
    >> limits. My goal is not to be limping my way through the airport to catch
    >> my flight home. I was going to make the trip to Giverny an extra, but
    >> perhaps, I'll make the trip to Versailles an extra instead - I have a
    >> couple weeks to figure it out.
    > If you decide to go to Versailles you might want to consider taking the
    > metro & bus instead of the RER. It will drop you on the road to the
    > entrance and cut the walking to the entrance to 1/2 or 1/3 the walk from
    > the nearer RER.
    > Once at the palace there is a small bus service that takes you from place
    > to place in the gardens. Check it out after you get your tour tickets.
    > It's a good way to use up the waiting time.
There's a little "train" that leaves frequently from the terrasse beside the
palace. It's a hop-on/off circuit that stops at both Trianons and by the
Grand Canal near the cafe. If you feel like a little walk, there's a path
from the Petit Trianon to the Hameau/Hamlet, a picturesque group of
thatch-roofed country cottages built for Marie Antoinette. More info:
http://www.train-versailles.com/index.html .

The chateau has very informative site: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/
.

GG

nitram wrote:

    > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:23:01 +0100, [email protected]
    > (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn) wrote:
    >
    >>nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:56:57 GMT, Rita <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:14:36 +0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Jon Bell) wrote:
    >>>>>>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>>>>spraining their ankles
    >>>>>slammed my foot
    >>>>injured my foot/ankle
    >>>I injured my ankle
    >>Clearly, none of this would have happened if you'd all been wearing good
    >>hiking boots.
    >
    >
    > I blame tap dancing.

On cobblestones?
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GG wrote:

    > "Frank F. Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    >>DLenzner wrote:
    >>>>There are, but you may still walk for several kilometres during the
    >>>>course of the day. There's no way to avoid it. And around and in
    >>>>front of the palace, it's largely on huge, well-worn cobblestones that
    >>>>are almost guaranteed to sprain the ankle of anyone not wearing
    >>>>high-top hiking boots.
    >>>>Versailles isn't as wonderful as it's made out to be, at least in my
    >>>>opinion (and in the opinion of a significant number of other
    >>>>visitors). The palace is mostly empty, for example, since almost all
    >>>>the furniture it contained was sold during the Revolution.
    >>>Well, I don't have to do no walking, I often walk 15 city blocks down to
    >>>Central Park without too much problem, for example. It has a culmulative
    >>>effect and I'll pay a price if I overdue it day after day, but I know my
    >>>limits. My goal is not to be limping my way through the airport to catch
    >>>my flight home. I was going to make the trip to Giverny an extra, but
    >>>perhaps, I'll make the trip to Versailles an extra instead - I have a
    >>>couple weeks to figure it out.
    >>If you decide to go to Versailles you might want to consider taking the
    >>metro & bus instead of the RER. It will drop you on the road to the
    >>entrance and cut the walking to the entrance to 1/2 or 1/3 the walk from
    >>the nearer RER.
    >>Once at the palace there is a small bus service that takes you from place
    >>to place in the gardens. Check it out after you get your tour tickets.
    >>It's a good way to use up the waiting time.
    >
    > There's a little "train" that leaves frequently from the terrasse beside the
    > palace. It's a hop-on/off circuit that stops at both Trianons and by the
    > Grand Canal near the cafe. If you feel like a little walk, there's a path
    > from the Petit Trianon to the Hameau/Hamlet, a picturesque group of
    > thatch-roofed country cottages built for Marie Antoinette. More info:
    > http://www.train-versailles.com/index.html .
    >
    > The chateau has very informative site: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/
    > .
    >
    > GG
    >
    >


That is the bus that I referred to. I have trouble with trains that
don't run on tracks. I suppose others have trouble with busses with
several sections. Ah well.

For information, facing the gardens with your back to the palace the
service is to your right.

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 15:24:49 -0700, dgs <[email protected]> wrote:

    >nitram wrote:
    >> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:23:01 +0100, [email protected]
    >> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn) wrote:
    >>
    >>>nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:56:57 GMT, Rita <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>>On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:14:36 +0000 (UTC), [email protected] (Jon Bell) wrote:
    >>>>>>>Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>>>>>spraining their ankles
    >>>>>>slammed my foot
    >>>>>injured my foot/ankle
    >>>>I injured my ankle
    >>>Clearly, none of this would have happened if you'd all been wearing good
    >>>hiking boots.
    >>
    >>
    >> I blame tap dancing.
    >On cobblestones?

Busking to the queues waiting for first aid treatment.

A man has to learn a living somehow.

On 17/04/05 21:42, in article [email protected],
"Runge" <[email protected]> wrote:

    > theres not much walking taking the metro !!!

To bad you having visited Paris yet, Grunge.

The metro has a lot of walking much more than taking the bus. Most metros
have the disadvantage of having a lot of stairs to climb, hard on old people
which is why they mainly take the bus. For the handicapped it is even
worse.

Next, many metro changes have a long walk involved going to some of the
other lines. Chatelet is a prime example or the Montparnasse line.
Some walks are so long one might as well go up into the real world
and walk, it is faster.

Live and try and learn, Grunge.

Earl