parisbyphoto

OK, so I don't expect you to visit Paris to see the metro, but I really like the transient nature of the people throughout the day so have put together a photo gallery of some of my favorite scenes.

Hope you like it.

http://parisbyphoto.com/galleries/me...ple/index.html

Dukey1

Thanks for posting these. We used to have a regular poster here who told everybody they were stupid because they went down into the "hole" of the Metro (or in London the Tube) and "never saw anything" when they traveled. Of course, he was constantly busy staring at his laptop but thankfully there are other folks who travel.

parisbyphoto

I am glad you like them! I love the Paris metro, even if you only consider how diverse the designs of the stations are it is pretty interesting to see. Arts et Metiers is my favorite for how it looks. A lot cheaper than the Tube too

Jay_G

Some really good shots there, thanks for posting. I love the juxtaposition of the rush hour trains and those with a much lonelier wait.

I have a love/hate relationship with the Paris metro. On the one hand I love using it to get around, and the design of some of the station platforms puts the Tube to shame, on the other, I've seen things and smelled odours that I could happily have gone my entire life without experiencing.

Never a dull moment though.

parisbyphoto

Ha ha yes, luckily the camera does not capture the smell! I find Opera, where I get off every day for work, has a really bad smell sometimes.

Jay_G

Nobody's ever been able to adequately explain to me what causes those smells, as it seems sewagey and yet somehow like rotten food all at the same time.

However, I'll take the smell any day over the woman with clear mental health issues and no fixed abode pleasuring herself openly on the platform I once had the misfortune to encounter. It wouldn't have been quite so bad if I wasn't help lead a group of 40, 13-15 year old girls around Paris at the time. And no, I'm not joking.

Liking your trainerspotter work too, but one of the models looks like he could do with a good solid meal. Maybe he's been on the horse diet?

parisbyphoto

OK, that is something that thankfully I have never seen. I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been to handle that!

The Trainerspotter shoot was great. You know the brand? Yes, one of the models was super slim, but we liked his very French look overall plus he was a great guy to work with.

Better the horse diet than the horse meat diet that people in the UK have been on I think Though I do not really mind horse, but not something I look for.

Jay_G

There aren't enough hands in the world to shield 40 pairs of shocked/inquisitive eyes, whilst simultaneously shepherding their owners down the platform. One of my more memorable moments in Paris...

I don't own any Trainerspotter stuff myself but have seen it in Size? in London. It's always been a little too 'street' for my taste but their newer stuff looks a lot more wearable (for me anyway).

The model definitely has a French look about him, combined with that effortless insouciance that a certain type of young Frenchman has mastered. He'd probably look good in the proverbial 'sac a patates'. I was being unnecessarily mean about his frame, I'd kill (well maybe seriously maim) to be a teenage model in Paris.

Your shot in the Jardins du Palais Royale is particularly strong I think. I love that arcade of shops. And the rest of the gardens of course.

maccabee

Jay_G your story made my day. Thank you for sharing that.

parisbyphoto, your pictures are absolutely lovely! My favourite is the one of the young man bending forward and sticking his tongue out at the camera.

StCirq

Yikes, Jay! I used to shepherd similar groups, and had some awkward experiences, but fortunately none like that!

Thanks for the photos. Love the Paris métro scene!

aflaat

Those are some really great shots!

parisbyphoto

Thanks everyone, very kind !

paris1953

Terrific photos. Thank you so much for sharing those.

TDudette

Interesting shots, pbp.

Michael

To be seen by anyone who wants to know what to wear in Paris.

Ackislander

I think you can see why some lines are a field day for pickpockets. Look at the crowds around the car doors and the empty spaces in the spaces between the doors. Everyone getting on and off has to push through the crowd, and when the crowd is bad guys, you can see how easy it would be to relieve others of their wallets or even waist belts.

But it is the same in the US. The commonest cry from driver on Boston's Green Line is "Step to the middle of the car, please!" Nobody wants to miss his stop!

parisbyphoto

I was robbed once, though at Gare du Nord waiting for line b to chatalet. Was so tired from a trip to London I did not notice my phone had been stolen until I got home! So annoying, as I now remember the woman who stole it.

Jay_G

I think Gare du Nord must be getting close to being one of the circles of hell. The combination of tourists, beggars, pickpockets, disaffected youth and heavily armed police never fails to make my heart sink whenever I arrive there.

In all my trips on the Paris metro I've thankfully never had anything pinched, nicked or lost.

I've spotted people who looked like they were up to no good, so gave them the 'don't even think about it' death stare©, to let them know they'd been clocked, and so far it seems to have worked...

parisbyphoto

it is truly an horrible station, which I ofhen have to go to to get to London or Brussels. Tomorrow is my next trip

latedaytraveler

Parisbyphoto,

I agree with Michael who said, “To be seen by anyone who wants to know what to wear in Paris.”

Touche – guess your pics answer the perennial question about wearing jeans, eh?

Merci for sharing…