I had it with the whole family in Paris. Train connection from Biarritz via Paris to Frankfurt. In Paris, we had to leave the train in the south (gare Montparnasse), take two metros (with all the luggage) and then reach the train at gare de l’est. We had 50 minutes. We had to run at each station. And when we reached the train, the doors were just starting to close. We made it… and I wonder how many others don’t succeed in this race each year, each month, each day. And I swear, Montparnasse station is the largest, dirtiest and most chaotic train station I have ever seen, by far. And I have seen many. But the craziest thing is that metro station Montparnasse is not even close to train station Montparnasse. You have to walk, walk, walk, and the underground walkway is full of junctions and stairways. Just imagine a family of four with 6 heavy suitcases, 4 bags and 2 rucksacks, jogging half a mile with all that luggage just to reach the first metro. And this was only the beginning of it. And stopping for a beer would have cost us a lot of money… our tickets would not be valid in any of the following trains.
Let me be the first…………Awwww!