Photo Erica Berman.

Text Sarah Raymond

The nice thing about Paris is that it’s small for such a major city; a lot of things you might want to see and do are within walking distance of each other. It’s easy to slow down and walk from one destination to the next: the Louvre is not far from the Marais, from which you can stroll over to the Ile St-Louis & Ile de la Cité, which in turn are just next to St-Germain, and then perhaps you might want to keep going just a bit further - possibly to the Musée d’Orsay, followed by the Eiffel Tower? All of a sudden, though the distance between one place and the next is relatively short, you’ve walked many kilometers. Of course, it’s always nice to slow down even further for a break at a café… but when it’s time to move on, your feet may start to object. There is always the métro - but on a nice day, you may not want to go underground and miss all that the city has to offer.

This is where Vélib’ comes to the rescue. (more…)