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SNCF Strike – Une Catastrophe!

January 6, 2020 By Helen Page

SNCF Strike

Chaos in France as the SNCF Strike Makes History: We had a rather challenging day yesterday trying to get from Cologne to Metz (in France). Our train trip was to be Cologne - Mannheim - Saarbrücken and from there to cross over into France to Metz. I found out while checking the Oui.SNCF website a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: French strike, French train strike, SNCF strike, train travel in france

Gare de Lyon – France’s Third Busiest Railway Station

May 27, 2014 By Helen Page

Gare de Lyon

GARE DE LYON WAS BUILT FOR THE WORLD EXPOSITION OF 1900: Gare de Lyon, in the 12th arrondissement, is one of the six main terminus railway stations in Paris. Built for the World Exposition of 1900, the architecture of the building reflects the building style of the period, with a huge clock tower … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: france rail, gare de lyon, paris gare de lyon, rail europe, train travel in france

A Personal Concierge with your France Rail Pass

March 30, 2011 By Helen Page

France Rail Pass Premium Offers a Concierge Service that Matches a Grand Hotel: At most hotels, you have to show up at the place before you can begin to seek assistance from their concierge service, if it exists at all.  This is not so with the new Personal Concierge service that France Rail is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: france by train, france rail, france rail pass, france travel, sncf, tgv, train travel in france

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