Bir-Hakeim métro station

Where is the summer ?

Air Métro

Paris Metro is mostly underground but when it goes outside it's always on these beautiful constructions.

A different Paris

This is not a photomontage of Paris metro sign and New York view but a photo of Paris financial area called "La Défense". It is located outside Paris city limits but it's considered as our "American like downtown". It's been quite a long time since I've been there and I took some nice views I will share with you.

Subway roof

The subway station "Jaurès" named after a French politician, is an outside station with a very nice glass roof.

M for ...

... Métro. Who has ever been in Paris has certainly been looking for this sign to find the subway entrance. Have a good weekend !

Eglise de la Sainte Trinité

The Church of the "Sainte Trinité" is located in the 9th arrondissement on a nice square called "Place d'Estienne d'Orves" (a name impossible to pronounce if you're not French !). Sorry for the "tourist" picture with the mMétro sign but I kind of liked it !

Metro entrance

A very unusual subway entrance. (with rouge letter for Virginia)

Full name

Paris' subway is known as "Métro" but its real full name is Metropolitain. We can still see it on some stations like here in the 18th arrondissement.

Overhead subway

There are only 2 subway lines in Paris out the the 14 lines that are partly overheard. Line 2 and line 6. Here is a view of "Stalingrad" subway station on line 2

So Parisian

Don't you think ?

Le Kiosque des Noctambules

The"Kiosque des Noctambules" is the name of this subway entrance for the "Palais Royal" stop on Place Colette right in front of the Comédie Française theater. 

It has been designed by an artist called Jean-Michel Othoniel in 2000 to commemorate the 100th aniversary of the Paris subway. It consists of two domes, one representing night, the other day, made of chunks of colored glass intertwined with aluminum, giving the effect of jeweled crowns.

Like the pyramid in the Louvre, this modern entrance for the subway on an old and classic square created controversy but I like it. Do you ? 

Métro Passy

Night shot at the "Passy" subway station in the 16th arrondissement. 

Back home

Back home after a great holiday in Cape Town. Lost 20 degres on the way back but the heart is still filled with friendship we had there. So what's better than a typical "Métro" entrance to start again the daily photo blog ?