Ride On Flex vs Paris La Cite

Traveling within the bounds of the Rockville or Glenmont/Wheaton Ride On Flex zone? Lucky you! Flex is a convenient new option for you at an incredible value. Download the Ride On Flex app to book your ride. No fixed stops or fixed schedules – the Flex comes when you book! Just enter your pickup and drop-off location within the zone, and you will be offered the next available time. Accept the booking and go to your pickup location—a corner near you. New 11-passenger Flex buses are wheelchair accessible and have free WiFi. Standard Ride On fare policy applies. That means your ride costs no more than $2! How does Ride On Flex work? - Ride On Flex takes multiple passengers heading in the same direction and books them into a shared vehicle. Using the Ride On Flex app, input the address and we’ll match you with a vehicle going your way. Flex picks you up at a nearby corner and drops you off within a few streets of your requested destination. Our smart algorithms provide trip times that are comparable to other ride shares and much more convenient than other modes of travel. How long will I wait? - You'll always get an accurate estimate of your pick-up time before booking. You can also track your bus in real time in the app. How many passengers will I share a vehicle with? - The number of passengers varies. Our comfortable buses can accommodate up to 11 people. Up to 6 seats can be reserved with each booking. Where can Flex take me? - Anywhere in your zone! It might be a Metro station, shopping center, office, library, other public facility—or home. You tell us. When is Flex available? - Hours of service vary by zone. Check here for details. What else do I need to know about Ride On Flex? NO BOARDING WITHOUT A BOOKED RESERVATION. The bus operator will ask for your name on boarding. Pay as you board with a SmarTrip card or cash/passes/tokens. You cannot add value to a SmarTrip card on Flex. Always have enough fare on your card or use cash/tokens/passes. Boarding is at designated corners, not fixed stops (curb-to-curb service for persons with wheelchairs). These Flex zones aren’t near me. When will it come to my neighborhood? - Ride On Flex is a pilot program of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. We’re eager to learn how our residents use this innovative on-demand transit option and hope to bring it to more areas of the county over time. Please be patient as we experiment, listen and learn. The Ride On Flex app is guaranteed to change the way you think about traveling in the zones. We look forward to seeing you on the Flex. Just book and go! Love our app? Please rate us! Questions or suggestions? Email us at RideOn.FlexCustomerService@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Magnifique! The Perfect Walk Through the Center of Paris. Bonjour. You are about to enjoy this immersive, fascinating and informative SelfTour™ guided walk through La Cité, which translates as “The City”. Parisians call it “The Heart of Paris.” The island, or îIe de la Cité, is where Paris began 2000 years ago, survived, matured and remains the place to find some of the most important treasures of the city, including Notre Dame. This GPS guided walk leads to more than 50 incredible sites, including: - Notre Dame Cathedral - Marie Curie’s House - Lover’s Point - Hotel De Ville - Petit Pont - Spectacular St. Chapelle Royal Chapel - Marie Antionette’s Prison Cell - Old City Clock - St. Jacques Tower - The Birthplace of World Famous Berthillon Ice Cream And the most picturesque little square in all Paris. This full circle, GPS audio walking tour leads you through the islands in the Seine, Ile de La Cite and Ile de St. Louis and the adjoining East and West Banks of the sharing the fascinating stories of how this extraordinary city struggled to survive ancient invaders, a variety of Kings and Emperors, floods and wars, to blossom into one of the most beautiful cities in the world. And the city of love. You may have seen the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, and the Louvre, but you haven’t experienced the real Paris until you’ve explored La Cité. You will be guided through your experience with spoken turn-by-turn directions and GPS guidance. Your talented professional narrators make it fun to listen while appropriate music and sound effects add dramatic and emotional impact to immersive you in the highly researched stories and descriptions. Photos of each site insure you are at the right location. There is no other tour like a SelfTour walking adventure App! Just Download the App and Go! It’s easy and for just a fraction the cost of any other quality tour offered at the location. And you can start when you want, stop anytime to explore or take a break, and continue on your own schedule. You’ll make a complete circle so you can start anywhere along the route. Our suggested starting point is the Petit Pont, the first bridge built to the island where Paris, and our story, begins. Now… Let’s walk through the La Cité!