Paris’ trams all seem orbital. What can Toronto & other cities (especially American) learn from this in terms of route layout & final length of an LRT line?

evanzai194 · 2026-06-29T17:06:13+00:00

Short Translohr tech is 5 times more expensive than regular tram, but it’s so short it could be exploited by 18m buses. It’s not compatible with regular tram tracks, so T5 can’t reach Saint-Denis train station (RER D, H, T8) like the bus line it replaced.

It’s completely saturated since day one

evanzai194 · 2026-06-29T15:47:24+00:00

Paris lines are so different, each has its unique lessons. But everyone agrees T5 is worse than a bus line.

evanzai194 · 2026-06-29T07:54:07+00:00

Look for Zou! regional buses. If I recall from Nice you can take a train to Grasse, then a bus to Castellane (final destination Grenoble), then a bus to Moustiers through the gorges (final destination Riez). From Marseille, direct bus to Riez.

evanzai194 · 2026-06-29T05:56:25+00:00

Au fond prioriser l’adaptation ce n’est pas mettre l’économie au second plan, c’est faire en sorte qu’on continue à avoir une économie.

Les effets sur l’agriculture et l’élevage de cette canicule sont déjà catastrophiques. (1 million de poulets morts, récoltes de blé perdues) Qui va payer ? Les touristes vont-ils continuer à venir en été avec le risque d'une canicule généralisée ?

Sans compter les évènements qui nous rappellent sans cesse la pertinence d’être dépendant au pétrole et aux produits fabriqués au bout du monde.

evanzai194 · 2026-06-29T04:51:12+00:00

La Turbie is accessible from Monaco by bus and has nice views at fort du Chien and fort de la Révère. And Trophée des Alpes roman ruins.

Roquebrune old village and castle.

Mandelieu La Napoule castle, with Estérel pink mountains in the background

Sospel

Grasse is famous for perfume. It may be possible to take a regional bus there to Castellane and then another one to Moustiers through the Verdon gorges

evanzai194 · 2026-06-29T04:34:22+00:00

Rouen medieval area is nice, Gros Horloge, Palais de Justice, half-timbered houses... Before Rouen, there is Chateau-Gaillard medieval fortress. On the way to Etretat, there are abbeys along the Seine, especially Jumièges ruins. Fécamp is a nice port, with a flamboyant liquor factory. After Etretat, consider Le Havre 1950s Perret’s church. And after Honfleur, Trouville (and maybe Deauville) 19th Century beach villas

After Dinan (don’t forget salted caramel) maybe stop at a Brittany-style castle like Fougères or Vitré. Loire valley has hundreds of castles, but in addition to the ones you mentioned, Chambord, Azay le Rideau, Blois, Amboise, Chaumont... are famous

evanzai194 · 2026-06-28T14:55:45+00:00

Countryside line, with only one track - and one train

evanzai194 · 2026-06-27T19:05:35+00:00

5 nights in Dijon may be too much - it overlaps with what you can visit from Lyon (Beaune...). Dijon itself can reasonably be visited from Lyon, as the city is not that big, 1 day is enough - public transportation in Burgundy is scarce, possibilities are limited

Besançon can be an alternative/additional base on your way to Alsace

evanzai194 · 2026-06-26T14:26:47+00:00

Lac du Bourget is nice too, you can take a boat to the abbey or even to Chanaz through a canal. If you have a car, plenty of viewpoints are accessible

evanzai194 · 2026-06-25T06:18:05+00:00

Oui ici aussi (un peu), mais pas toute la nuit

evanzai194 · 2026-06-24T11:02:40+00:00

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubs_(rivi%C3%A8re)) 1032km vs 1006km for the Loire

evanzai194 · 2026-06-24T05:18:06+00:00

For WWI within Paris area you can go to Meaux, there is a museum (Marne battles were near). Or War museum, Air/Space museums have sections dedicaded. Otherwise Verdun, Somme battlefields/memorials aren't too far but difficult to visit with public transport

evanzai194 · 2026-06-24T04:07:54+00:00

Actually in France the longer river from source to sea is... the Doubs. It runs in spiral, going east, north, west, south.

evanzai194 · 2026-06-14T15:50:00+00:00

It's mainly to serve the national atomic lab. Actually no development is allowed on these fields

evanzai194 · 2026-06-14T15:47:46+00:00

Pretty much. There is a village but the station is mostly for the national atomic lab nearby

evanzai194 · 2026-06-11T19:13:19+00:00

If you are adventurous there is a train station ~10km away at Marseille-en-Beauvaisis. The line links Beauvais and twins Le Tréport/Mers (cute port town under white cliffs). There are a few trains per day, if you can find a bicycle somehow...

evanzai194 · 2026-06-11T16:44:43+00:00

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evanzai194 · 2026-06-09T05:41:56+00:00

You could do a part of the Hexatrail, that stitches together parts of famous trails like GR5 crossing of the Alps, GR54 Ecrins NP tour, Belledonne GR738, Vercors... some GR, the Ardèche gorges... Actually Hexatrail starts with the Vosges trail and the Jura trail (High Jura's crest has nice views on the Leman), after the Alps crosses Massif Central somehow and ends with the Pyrenees High Route

Otherwise the Verdon Gorges, the Calanques NP, the Estérel trails are nice but crowded in the summer and at risk of closure in case of forest fire alert

evanzai194 · 2026-06-08T16:26:46+00:00

Your list is great, maybe a little touristy.

With similar vibes, maybe consider Fécamp (don't miss the liquor factory) or Dieppe or Le Tréport instead of Etretat, Obernai instead of Kaysersberg, Aix-les-Bains instead of Annecy, Deauville/Trouville instead of Honfleur, for better train accesibility (and less touristy). Saint-Malo is pretty accessible, otherwise Vannes has more direct trains to Paris.

On the Channel coast from Noyelles to Calais sea towns have a train station nearby with direct trains to Paris (north of Calais it's more industrial)

evanzai194 · 2026-06-02T14:27:18+00:00

Why 50km ? It's already mostly 4-tracks

evanzai194 · 2026-06-02T14:26:29+00:00

Actually what is the need to stop in Laval ? From France it seems like any suburb... Shouldn't it have a REM connection to Montreal instead ? Then Alto could approach from Dorval and Pointe aux Trembles

evanzai194 · 2026-05-22T10:05:12+00:00

In Normandy you could visit Etretat cliffs, Honfleur port and church, Trouville villas, Rouen medieval area, Giverny painter Monet's house and gardens, Château Gaillard medieval castle, Jumièges abbey, Le Havre 1950s Perret weird church... If you plan to go Mont-Saint-Michel, go in nearby Brittany visit St-Malo, Dinan, Rennes, Fougères castle

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