The dumping the luggage and getting to the metro station went well. We knew exactly which train to take, but there was one problem. The ticket office was closed and the ticket dispenser only took coins, but we only had bills.
We raced to the Eiffel and got our annual pic, then headed for the closest metro station before closing. Mamo gave us enough change to buy the tickets home -- but guess what, this station had no machine to even buy tickets! Folks, we have been to Paris so many times before that we should know better than to be so unprepared. Well, we had coins, but no tickets, and no machine to buy tickets....but wait....the gate to the train was open and there was no one around to catch us....so....
We raced through the open gate without paying! I know! We just broke a major French law. Is it okay that we told ourselves we needed to get home and this was our only option? We smiled slyly at one another, like two juvenile delinquents, as the last metro roared home.....
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