Paris metro

I am going on the Eurostar to Paris next week. Any tips for using the metro.

Leave the Chelsea scarf at home

I'm a gooner

Avoid the rush hour.

http://parisbytrain.com/paris-metro-maps/

Watch out for pick pockets.
1 million phones stolen in Paris each year (apparently).
We had ours stolen there...

Really it's fine, just use normal caution. Have slept in various places in the city in my Cali...and a good campsite but a little pricey the other side of the Bois De Bolounge Park...BUT take the bus through the park after dark and DONT walk as many strange people lurk about.....

Don't use the taxis parked directly outside the entrances at the Eurostar terminus without checking the fare. There's a reason there isn't a queue. They will try to charge ten times (or more) the official rate. They have all the scam rates printed to make it look official. Also watch out for ring droppers, look it up, they tried to catch me. And, yes, pickpockets everywhere, often using someone to divert your attention such as a 'student' taking a survey, 'deaf' girl with a petition.
The metro is a great way to get around and I bought tickets in tens. It saved time and money.
If you're doing a lot of walking in the city, buy the little red book of street maps. It's easier to carry and doesn't mark you out as a tourist, and therefore a target, like a fold out map
Having said all that, Paris is a wonderful city and we love it.

Thanks for the tips guys

I'm in Paris right now.

Impossibly crowded from around 4pm to 8pm.

The official taxi rank is rue mauberge, don't go anywhere else and don't be hassled into something, and lots of hassling. I prebooked, blacklane.com

As said earlier, almost as many pickpockets in Paris as in Rome. I felt someone checking my handbag two days ago.c

Thanks jen