Sadly, a tiny fraction of other Metro
lines have elevator access. I hope transit operator/authority RATP and IDFmobiilites
improve this.
MORE THAN A HALF DOZEN CARS ILLEGALLY PARK ON THE SIDEWALK AT HISTORIC WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN PARK.
THIS
HOSTILE ACT PUSHES DISABLED, ELDERLY AND YOUNG PEDESTRIANS INTO DANGEROUS
TRAFFIC
The staff at the City Of Miami Bryan Park in Shenandoah is blatantly failing people with disabilities and children.
They do nothing to make people stop
blocking the sidewalk with their vehicle vehicles.
Precious police resources are used
because of this neglect.
District 4 Commissioner Ralph "Rafael" Rosado
and Coral Way Police Commander Manuel Abreu try to quell the endless
lawlessness.
The car brain/ableist stupid pushback
from evilly selfish drivers:
“They are only blocking half the
sidewalk.”
Which is enough to destroy mobility
for a wheelchair user.
“They have nowhere else to park.”
That would be as foolhardy as saying,
I could steal my neighbor’s car because mine is in the shop.
Miami’s Bryan Park is a tiny treasure.
People who hostilely endanger
pedestrians by blocking the sidewalk are:
1) neighbors who live less than a
half dozen blocks and could easily walk for exercise instead of driving.
2) people who live far away and are
abusing the Shenandoah neighborhood.
CONVENIENT QUARTERS IN AN AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD
The desk was great about getting my
requested extra flat bed sheet -- then going on a long hunt for real coffee
(room only had decaf packets) the first morning.
There is a great supermarket a couple
blocks away and hundreds of wonderful restaurants, many with outdoor space, in
the 10th.
La Petite Rose des Sables -- an
ultra-intimate, highly rated neighborhood gem – is a 10 minute walk from the
hotel.
I enjoyed an aperitif, salad, frites,
chicken roti, sangria, sweets and hugs for €14.
CONVENIENT QUARTERS IN AN AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD
I paid just under $150 (fully loaded with
taxes) and got what I paid for -- a room with almost no space around the bed, a
tiny bathroom (with a troublesome shower tube that was so high up off the
ground that I hung onto the adjacent sink for dear life to prevent a dangerous
fall during the huge step up/step down.)
Thankfully, the no frills property
has an elevator.
It gets huge credit for having a door
between the elevator and rooms -- which tamps down noise from people departing
the lift at all hours.
The hotel also has many signs
reminding guests to be quiet.
CONVENIENT QUARTERS IN AN AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD
I departed Paris at Gare du Nord and
it was less than 15 minutes to walk there from the hotel.
The hotel is located a side street,
so it is quiet at night.
My room overlooked a pleasant rear
courtyard shared with other buildings.
Hotel Soft also is the perfect
distance from the two major rail stations -- as in close enough to walk without
paying high taxi rates, and far enough away to avoid the seedy element that populates the surroundings of major transit hubs -- even in this most elegant
of cities.
CONVENIENT QUARTERS IN AN AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD
I
confess I am a light sleeper and this was the first night adjusting to the 6
hour time difference -- but since a similar solo traveler on my floor had the
same experience, I have to share this noise concern.
CONVENIENT QUARTERS IN AN AUTHENTIC NEIGHBORHOOD
There was a thumping noise from the
room above from at least 11 p.m. till past 1 a.m.
It sound like people dropping luggage
over and over -- or a large dog leaping off the bed.
A bit more soundproofing should be
added.
Because the phone in the room doesn't
work, I did not contact the front desk to investigate the noise.
