The Métro
(after midnight)
Truly, the deep interior of the Métro looks the same day or night,
but in the very late hours before closing the sounds are amplified.
The clicking of heels,
the laughter of party-people,
and often an eerie silence
in the curved halls
that snake from platform to platform.
Paris Métro after midnight
75008, Paris
I was amazed how extensive the network of tunnels was. Incredible.
ReplyDeleteLike that photo; love your words.
ReplyDeleteEerie for sure.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post. I have quite the fascination with metro stations, but have never thought as much about the tunnels between them.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of a network of tunnels below downtown Toronto.
ReplyDeleteEerie but kind of cool too :)
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying very much both, the image and the story. First one put me on the spot and the second one make me live the experience of sensations (silence, clicking, laughters) and emotions (maybe a beat of loneliness, the smile for party-people and the awareness for strangers).
ReplyDeleteLove the image: A lot of movement! I see two running trains there, the windows of left , go fast, and the right ones come slowly to platform, where there are people waiting.
In fact I almost see the blurring of the windows, feel the wind and hear the rubber wheels. The amazonian driver is straightly looking at me.
I think the light tubes in that position are dangerous, although they lit well the posters and the corridor. Black and white make me feel a little of nostalgy.
I adore the softness of curve lines.
Thank you very much Genie, it is a pleasure TO BE in Paris IN your lens!
(Pleeease, be sure to be in safety while photographing at that hours, yep? Please...)
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Didn't you find any Epic Underground Ping Pong Battle?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VBI9C6-x8A
Marvelous b&w shot!
ReplyDeleteBetty, like you I concentrated for so long on the stations, but the mazes are confounding. It was only recently that I discovered Métro Cité is under the Seine and not under the Ile de Cité at all. Hummm, can you hold your breath?
ReplyDeleteMr Bird, merci beaucoup
Danar, oh I am very careful, bien sûr! Oh, and I loved the "underground ping-pong" what fun!!
Bises,
Genie
Just try to avoid Invalides, right?
ReplyDeleteYou are out after midnight riding the metro? Be careful, sweet Genie.
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