<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>I flew in to Paris, caught a train to Bayonne that day, and stayed the night in Bayonne. Then the next morning I left for St. Jean. I'll warn you though, I was extremely tired. I was awake for over 24 hours because of the time change. I also scheduled my train ride at the wrong time and ended up waiting in the Montparnasse train station for 2 hours after I had been awake for 24. Then I realized that I had accidentally booked a smoking car in the train. But that is beside the point. Anyways, you could do what I did. I was simply worried about not having to stay in Paris since it is so much more expensive than Bayonne. I was tired though and ended up not getting enough sleep or recovering from my jetlag before I started walking the next day. Needless to say, it was a difficult hike to Roncessvalles. I would reccomend hanging out in St. Jean a couple days to get rest!
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