The Weekend in Black and White

This impressive escalator is in the
Madeleine metro station, 
in Paris.

[To see more b/w photos, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

ABC Wednesday—V is for "violinist"

There's something about this young musician that's
special.  I've seen him a few times playing
with a group in the Paris metro.  Saw the group
sans him the last time I was there,
so maybe that means he got a dress-up gig.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

Where to?

I don't recall what metro stop this is, but I felt 
like I had stepped back in time when 
I saw the signs at either end.  Hardly any 
stations have these now, but I remember 
them from 50 (!) years ago. 

[Linking back to Weekend Reflections (however subtle) 
and to The Weekend in Black and White.]

Odéon metro station

Question for the NYC Transit Authority:
If a Paris metro station can be this 
clean and colorful, why can't any of ours?

[To see more ABC Wednesday posts with the letter O, go here.
To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

Thursday Challenge—"motion"

In Paris, the #4 metro comes rolling into the Cité
station on its way to the Marché aux Puces.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

ladies on the metro

I liked the expression on these ladies'
faces just as much as I liked the
ones on the people in the ad above them.
So I tried to be sneaky with my phone in the
Budapest metro—however, I don't think 
I fooled the woman on the right. 

[It's Pink Saturday. To see more, visit Beverly's meme.]

a spot of color

I'm a big fan of the Paris metro, but not of the
ugly plastic chairs they've installed (and
which I tend to ignore no matter how tired
my little dogs are).  But I have to admit
that—as pretty as that big poster is—they
are the real reason I took this shot.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday and Our World Tuesday.]

Thursday Challenge—"musical"

Last time I was in Paris, I came across these
talented young people in the Metro—twice.  This
time, they were playing Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" with
violins, cellos, and violas. I thought the kid in
the blue sweater was adorable, and he was clearly
the "concertmaster" of this group.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

The Weekend in Black and White

Coming from St. Germain and headed for
the Bastille—changing trains at the
indoor/outdoor Gare d'Austerlitz station.
(Tonight I finally saw the Charles Marville exhibit
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: all
b/w—of course—and absolutely awesome.)

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

grand escalier

Looking at the outside of the Cité metro station,
with its original Hector Guimard Art Deco
entranceway, you'd never think that the interior
looks like this.  I've never used an
elevator in the metro, but you can see why
I might be tempted to here.

[It's Ruby Tuesday; to see more, go here.
For more of Our World Tuesday, go here.]

Dans le Metro

Yesterday, I showed you a fairly over-the-top
version of NYC subway advertising. Here's a more
low-key Paris version—although most of the
ads in the Metro are huge (and some are racier than
anything you'll find here). This guy could slap
one of these posters up in no time flat.

[It's Ruby Tuesday; to see more, go here.
And for more of Our World, go here.]

Weekend Reflections

Light from the many globes at the Cité metro station
is reflected all around the white-tiled
walls and ceiling (and white stone platform too.)

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

abc wednesday — M is for "metro"

This is the fantastical Paris metro station you come
to for the Louvre and also for the Palais Royal—
seriously, you won't see this anywhere else!
[To see more posts for the letter M, go here.]

abc wednesday — J is for "journey"

Guess where I'm headed tonight.  Ah, oui!
Going with my girls, my camera, and whatever fits in 
a carry-on—for a long weekend in our favorite city.  

May be more off-than-online while we're there, 
but hope my blogpals will stop by anyway.
[And you can see more abc wednesday here.]