Pedestrians walk in front of the Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, Thursday, Dec.19, 2019. French retailers, hotels and cafes are struggling at the height of the holiday shopping season, because a protracted transportation strike and repeated protests in Paris and other cities are keeping shoppers and visitors away. And it's the second year in a row _ last year's Christmas season was hit by yellow vest protests.
Train travel problems were slightly eased Saturday with a plan from rail authority SNCF to inform passengers several days in advance and propose ticket exchanges. In the French capital, eight of the 14 metro lines were closed and many others were running erratically. Aurelie Lecerf, travelling with her children, said: “We arrived here at six o'clock this morning to get a train. The last one was full but we should get the next one.”family reunions. Many have sought alternative modes of transport, using car-sharing services or bus companies, which have seen a surge in reservations.
Macron appears to be following in the footsteps of Trump.
That will be me tomorrow- stuck in Paris because they’ve cancelled the train. Hard to be sympathetic to a cause when they’re this vindictive. The one’s cutting power to homes should be in prison.
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