Thu 31 Jul- depart after a cup of coffee and chocolate croissant to return the Peugeot 207, our trusty transportation for the past four months. It's been really convenient having a car, and we'll miss the flexibility and ease of transporting our luggage. We got about 100 km/8 liters gasoline, about 30 mpg, paying anywhere from E1.1 (Spain) to E1.6 (France) per liter ($6.70 to $9.70/gal). On the way from Versailles, we dropped off our luggage and checked in to the Meridien Montparnasse. Then we drove through the heart of Paris, around the Arc of Triumph, and over to the drop-ff point in Courbevoie. We had accumulated 8852 km during our trip.
Then we had lunch at the Fuku Noya, a local Japanese restaurant: California rolls with teriyaki, E13; assorted maki sushi, E13; 500 cc Asahi beer, E6; for a total E32.
After being refreshed, after asking several people for directions, we found the Metro and took it back to the Meridien, with one change at the Champs-Elysees from Line 1 to Line 13. We got off at Montparnasse Bienvenue, which is right across from the Meridien, but the station was huge, since other Metro lines and trains (RER and SNCF) also used the station, so we got turned around, and could not find the right exit. We walked a long way around the block in hot sunny weather before we finally arrived at the hotel. There was a small marche (market) next to the hotel, and we were still full from lunch, so we bought veggies and a beer and had a light supper.
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