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Post by sistereurope on May 24, 2007 13:10:26 GMT -5
One of the things I most love about Paris is the metro. I love the names of the stops and the cool art nouveau entrances (as you can see from my new permanent avatar!!). I love how easy it is to use. I love the inside of stations and even the ads. Of course, I'm sure if I had to ride it every day during rush hour I might not have such a rosy view! But still, even though it isn't a "tourist site", the metro is one of my favorite things about Paris.
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Post by sistereurope on May 24, 2007 13:19:42 GMT -5
And here's a pic of my husband IN the metro. There were tons of ads all over the metro when were were there for this beach movie called "Dog Hot Dog"...we had a lot of fun with it, as you can see...  |
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Post by andi on May 24, 2007 15:54:17 GMT -5
LOL sistereurope! that looks more real than a poster.....I love the metro too!....I even love it when I go around in circles sometimes trying to find my connection ;D
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Post by Shoesy on May 24, 2007 21:15:06 GMT -5
I love the Metro too. The first time I used it without my husband, I was afraid I would either forget my ticket in the machine or I'd end up in the wrong place. Once I saw that it was very user-friendly, I felt relieved and was grateful to the fact that I could get all over Paris so easily. Naturally, I still preferred to walk whenever possible, but when I needed transportation, the Metro was a wonderful option.
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Post by Truffaut on May 24, 2007 21:15:22 GMT -5
SE, that's one of the best travel photos I've ever seen. Do you know of the travel photo contest sponsored annually by The Washington Post. I think this would absolutely have a strong chance of winning a prize. It's fabulous!!!!!
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Post by Penny on May 24, 2007 23:38:14 GMT -5
sistereurope: I posted this on the avatar post also.
Paris by metro : an underground history author Arnold Delaney
I discovered book when I was checking out Paris guidebooks from library. it a history of the metro and for whom or what each stop is named for. A peek a history.
Full of illuminating insights into hidden corners of the history of the world's most elegant city. The text is complemented by color photography that takes a slightly idiosyncratic look at Paris as well as giving a taste of the quintessential design and feel of the Metro,
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Post by Shoesy on May 24, 2007 23:40:22 GMT -5
Go for it SE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by GitteK on May 25, 2007 4:06:27 GMT -5
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Post by sistereurope on May 25, 2007 8:00:44 GMT -5
Thanks Gitte - I love that site! I have a picture of my avatar, Denfert Rochereau, hanging in my house. And thanks for the tip Truffaut...I only hope that the people at the Post have a sense of humor!!  |
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Post by sistereurope on May 25, 2007 9:17:53 GMT -5
Oh and Penny I forgot to thank you for recommending that book. I am interested in how the metro stops got their names. I just love the sound of some of them...
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Post by Happygoin on May 25, 2007 14:17:46 GMT -5
Oh sistereurope...I love that picture. What a great sense of humor your family has...I love it. You should consider entering the contest. At least you would give a lot of people a smile.
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Post by holger on May 25, 2007 16:44:06 GMT -5
SisterEurope, great picture. There may be contest where you could win travel expenses or plain cash to use for travel. Now back to the metro, yes some of the stations are really attractive but many do not have either elevators nor escalators and it can be difficult for older people and/or those with some mobility issues. I prefer to walk or when necessary to take the bus. That way I can actually see things other than a train station. Will use the metro, if no other option. But I feel the same way in all cities, I prefer to be above ground.  |
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Post by cybee on May 25, 2007 21:29:44 GMT -5
Yes, SisterEurope! I had to really look at the picture to realize your hubby was actually standing under a poster! Excellent pic! Holger, yes! I was initially surprised at the lack of elevators and the sort (as I was lugging too much luggage around at the time, so highly aware) at the metros, etc.! I have come to expect the accomodations as provided in the States via the American Disability Act (ADA)..which..duh-huh.. does not apply in France ! Ha! Shouldn't have been a surprise..but it was!  Not so easy for everyone to go up and down lots of stairs! (so another good reason to pack light!)(or take a taxi..which I did back to the airport having learned the hard way!) |
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Post by sistereurope on May 26, 2007 7:42:35 GMT -5
Yes, that IS one of the downsides of the metro, and one that I personally experienced with my daughter who was suffering with leg pains and really struggled with those steps.
That experience did bring about one of my most memorable encounters with strangers in Paris, though...people were SO kind to her on the train. She had to sit with her legs out straight and the car was full, so her legs were partly in the aisle (she was in an aisle seat). A man walked by and grumbled something about her legs being in the way, and a woman spoke up and told the man that my daughter's legs were hurt. Then the man next to my daughter got up so she could have 2 seats, and both the man and the woman explained to anyone trying to sit there that my daughter's legs were injured and that she needed 2 seats. I was very thankful and said merci merci, and they all wished us well when we got off the train. I was stressed, and that really did make me feel a lot better. I will always remember them.
Oh, and thanks to Truffaut, I discovered that the Post travel photo contest ends in July. I may enter after all!!!! Thanks!
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Post by Penny on May 26, 2007 11:42:37 GMT -5
re:elevators and escalators, I knew there are few if any (at some stops) in the metro. Which is why I plotted out my ride to hotel (from Gare de Nord) using an indirect route, using 2 lines. This way I avoided the long walk at Chatelet des Halles even then the stairs in the metro are better (except for Abbesses) than the ones in the London tube. and I avoided Charles de Gaulle-Etoile totally
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Post by arrowcapet on May 26, 2007 13:11:02 GMT -5
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Post by amy321 on Jun 1, 2007 9:54:05 GMT -5
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Not so easy for everyone to go up and down lots of stairs! (so another good reason to pack light!)(or take a taxi..which I did back to the airport having learned the hard way!)
hahahha