the underbelly

images from underground public transportation



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epitomizing

like London's "Tube" logo, the sign evokes feelings of Paris, not just the metro.





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accessorizing the park

the yellow and green Metropolitan sign with ornate iron work nicely accentuates this sleepy little park




full on speed

A much less known Paris attraction is the metro line that runs along the Seine river.  Fully automated, it has no driver car in front affording great views of approaching trains and stations.


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life in the belly

photographer and unsuspecting travelers caught in the reflection


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lightening fast hands
(the hands are steady, it's the train that shakes aspect)




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ascending from the belly

what goes down, must come up





main | a sampling of quiet marble statues in the Louvre | life, and the depiction thereof, in the Louvre | some other places you may have heard of | the underbelly | t'was painted | errata | in defense | round the Dame | round the Eiffel 1 | round the Eiffel 2