V ... is for Virginia !

Yesterday, Virginia honored me with her alphabet series on her brilliant "Paris Through my Lens" blog. Meeting her and her friends Mary and Peter last month was really a great moment and as in her post she's talking about our goodbye scene in the metro ... here is was it gives from my side of the camera. Loved that moment too !

Jussieu University

The buildings in the background including the tower are one of Paris Universities called "Jussieu" which is also the name of the subway station. This is the second and only tower we have inside Paris city limits. It as recently been renewed and has a nice lighting at night. As you can see, yesterday was a perfect blue sky day. We had the feeling of being suddenly thrown in Spring but today grey is back ...

Metropolitain

Just because I like the word "Métropolitain" and the reflexion of the rue de Rivoli's building in the subway map.

A different subway station

This subway station is called " Louvre Rivoli " as it's located near the Louvre museum and on the Rivoli street. As you can see it has a special decoration that you will see nowhere else in the city's subway stations.

Another demonstration

I took this picture yesterday evening in the subway as I was going to a diner. It was the end of another demonstration march against the retirement changes project and the participating people were taking the subway back home. These two men were from south of France and the one with the beret wore his former "La Poste" (Post Office) uniform. Who said that French did not were berets ?

A night at the Opera

This is the Bastille subway station and the blue building in the background is the Bastille Opera House. I took this picture while waiting for the subway back home after having watched the Opera "La Somnambula" with Nathalie Dessay in leading role of Amina. It was just fabulous.