Lockers

So after spreading the good news to my parents, my father brought up that there are lockers in major train stations and perhaps even airports. I had read about this and heard some friends mention it a bit but did not really look into it or think much about it until now.

I am thinking this might be helpful to my "book bag" solution of clothing. At least then, I can have more clothing and items and just pick them up after my first farm. Gare du Nord has lockers that you can rent for $2 to $10 a day. I am sure I will be able to pass by the station on my way to and fro the first farm but I just need to see if it will be worth the money (perhaps $100...) I mean I could get some new clothes for that.

If you are interested in the site I found, it also gives other things you can do at the train station to save time check it out: http://www.reidsguides.com/t_tr/t_tr_stations.html

While I was looking into all of the lockers I also came across some websites that give you the days that museums and other places are open fo' FREE! I would love to check out the Louve and not having to pay is a huge plus, I just need to make sure I am around sometime at the beginning of the month(even if it is the last Sunday I am in France). http://www.reidsguides.com/destinations/europe/france/paris/sights/free_paris_sf.html#cluny

For those asking why I am not just getting a Euro-Pass: These seem like a great deal and will help you if you are not sure exactly where you want to go, etc. However, they are pretty expensive and I think best if used in one month just going all around. Since I will be staying here for two weeks, wandering, staying there for two weeks, it makes things difficult as the one month unlimited seems the best. There are some deals that might better suit me but those are just out of my price range for now. If I get there and see that I really am using the train and it would be better, I may convert. Right now though, 1.4 euro a train ride is not too bad.

Enjoy the stow-aways and free-bees!