Photo: Amélie Dupont - Paris Tourist Office

No doubt. The metro is the fastest way to move around in Paris. If there are no strikes, it works like a clockwork; a new train coming up every two minutes and much less claustrophobic than the tube in London. I use the metro all the time and my daily life would be a nightmare without it. But admitted, if you want to see something else than stressed Parisians and Gipsy musicians living half of their life underground, you should choose another kind of transportation.

And Paris is full of alternatives. Not just busses or tourist double-deckers, but  funnier – and often even eco-friendly - alternatives like bikes, electric scooters, horses, balloons, 2CVs with a chauffeur or a motor cycle with a roof. Check them out here.