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Chartres - Bicycles
We hope to visit Chartres this Fall and plan on getting there by train from Paris. I understand that we may be able to rent bicycles for a few hours, which would facilitate exploring the town and cathedral. Since we won't have a car, that seems like a convenient way to get around this small town. - It looks like a rather long walk from the train station to the cathedral, for example. Question to all who may have visited the town recently: did you happen to see bicycles for rent at a location near the train station? Or do you have other suggestions for getting around the area? (Walk, walk walk, right?) Thanks, Jim |
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Nothing about it on the town's website, I just sent them an email and will
report their answer. "Jim Cate" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... We hope to visit Chartres this Fall and plan on getting there by train from Paris. I understand that we may be able to rent bicycles for a few hours, which would facilitate exploring the town and cathedral. Since we won't have a car, that seems like a convenient way to get around this small town. - It looks like a rather long walk from the train station to the cathedral, for example. Question to all who may have visited the town recently: did you happen to see bicycles for rent at a location near the train station? Or do you have other suggestions for getting around the area? (Walk, walk walk, right?) Thanks, Jim |
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Jim wrote on 20 Sep 2010 19:01:02 -0500:
Question to all who may have visited the town recently: did you happen to see bicycles for rent at a location near the train station? Or do you have other suggestions for getting around the area? (Walk, walk walk, right?) Mostly, even decades ago, we walked after having to park the car. Am I right in thinking that the town is a bit hilly for bikes? -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:01:02 -0500, Jim Cate wroteÂ*:
We hope to visit Chartres this Fall and plan on getting there by train from Paris. I understand that we may be able to rent bicycles for a few hours, which would facilitate exploring the town and cathedral. Since we won't have a car, that seems like a convenient way to get around this small town. - It looks like a rather long walk from the train station to the cathedral, for example. The city is quite small. The cathedral is only 500 meters away from the train station. The streets of the old center are narrow and pleasant. The yellow pages reference a single bike rental shop: Veland 1 Bis pl Gén de Gaulle 28000 CHARTRES half-way between the station and the cathedral. Walking is the best option to visit the town. http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/ Other notable curiosities : - Tainted glass museum, at a walking distance from the cathedral. http://www.centre-vitrail.org/en/homepage,442.html - Musée Picasiette very curiously decorated house of Raymond Isidore (closed nov 1. to march 31.). - the old town, walls, river banks. http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/ http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/en/ Question to all who may have visited the town recently: did you happen to see bicycles for rent at a location near the train station? Or do you have other suggestions for getting around the area? (Walk, walk walk, right?) Thanks, Jim |
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Magda wrote: On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:32:56 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin arranged some electrons, so they looked like this: ... On 20 Sep 2010 19:01:02 -0500, "Jim Cate" wrote: ... ... ... We hope to visit Chartres this Fall and plan on getting there by train from ... Paris. I understand that we may be able to rent bicycles for a few hours, ... which would facilitate exploring the town and cathedral. Since we won't have ... a car, that seems like a convenient way to get around this small town. - It ... looks like a rather long walk from the train station to the cathedral, for ... example. ... ... Question to all who may have visited the town recently: did you happen to ... see bicycles for rent at a location near the train station? Or do you have ... other suggestions for getting around the area? (Walk, walk walk, right?) ... ... Take a taxi or a bus from the station? It's not far from the station. It's a very small place, I've been there many times but don't remember ever seeing a bus. Was there a couple of weeks ago, drove their from CDG but walked all over. I saw buses but not in the very center near the Cathedral, though there are some narrow roads. Bikes might work but I didn't see anyone else riding and really no places to lock them up. I didn't go inside the Beaux Arts museum so beyond the cathedral maybe not much else to see. The town seems to be trying. They had a little fair nearby with ferris wheel and some other rides. They also had a light show projected on one of the facades of the cathedral, which happened to have scaffolding over it. |
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Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions. Sounds like walking may be the
best choice. Jim "JuanElorza" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:01:02 -0500, Jim Cate wrote : We hope to visit Chartres this Fall and plan on getting there by train from Paris. I understand that we may be able to rent bicycles for a few hours, which would facilitate exploring the town and cathedral. Since we won't have a car, that seems like a convenient way to get around this small town. - It looks like a rather long walk from the train station to the cathedral, for example. The city is quite small. The cathedral is only 500 meters away from the train station. The streets of the old center are narrow and pleasant. The yellow pages reference a single bike rental shop: Veland 1 Bis pl Gén de Gaulle 28000 CHARTRES half-way between the station and the cathedral. Walking is the best option to visit the town. http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/ Other notable curiosities : - Tainted glass museum, at a walking distance from the cathedral. http://www.centre-vitrail.org/en/homepage,442.html - Musée Picasiette very curiously decorated house of Raymond Isidore (closed nov 1. to march 31.). - the old town, walls, river banks. http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/ http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/en/ Question to all who may have visited the town recently: did you happen to see bicycles for rent at a location near the train station? Or do you have other suggestions for getting around the area? (Walk, walk walk, right?) Thanks, Jim |
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