Mid Month Theme: Subway Day

As most of you know, Birmingham lacks a rapid transit system.  Before I left for Paris, I asked if I could join the prestigious "Mid Month Theme- Subway Day" group if I could capture a decent Metro photo while I was there.  My friend Peter graciously accepted my offer and slyly passed his photo entry for December off to moi!  Today my photo is on Peter's Paris blog and I am most honored to be sitting there amongst all of his fabulous Paris photos. Here, I post a few more Metro/Subway photos to continue the theme.   Thanks everyone for letting me jump in with your group!!  Who knows, maybe there will be more Paris Metro photos in my future.  Peter, we'll negotiate, oui? Please visit the other Mid Month Theme: Subway  blogs below:

New York City by Ming, 

Stockholm by Pixels, 

Budapest by Gerak, 

Peter's Paris

This lovely man in the beret was such a dear.  Even though he and I could not really converse  he managed to show me that we were on the wrong "side".  We ran around and I  quickly snapped this from across the tracks.  Merci monsieur!!!

This festive Metro stop is near le Palais Royal

Paris 2007,  my favorite Metro photo from that trip.

My daughter Melissa and Eva

Cite' 

I love the beautiful lamps in this one

*My sincere thanks to my friend Bob Crowe for working a little Photoshop magic on some of these.  A tripod is not an option in the Metro so ...well you know what was wrong don't you!

An Afternoon in the Quartier Latin

"Les Deux Magots"

Waiting for Alice!

" A Nice Place for Lunch and a Bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau"

Serge Gainsbourg's Home

rue de Verneuil

 Urban /Art -  2 Things Challenge 

 Click to see all the other creative takes on this theme!

"Red Scooter"*

St-Germain-de-Pres,  one of the oldest churches in Paris

(Thanks to John O. at the Apple Store for showing me this 

nifty technique)

12.13.08

"Waiting"

la Madeleine

 

"Nombre Onze"

le Marais

" Oohhh la la!"

Place des Vosges

"Deux Chaises"

Les Jardins des Tuileries

12.12.08

" Great Big Showoff"

"Monsieur et le vin"

( No, I did not ask permission to take this one!)

"Remembering"

Montmartre Cemetery

" Musee du Louvre"

12.11.08

"La Tour - A Different Perspective?"

"The Stroll"

" Golden Altar "

St. Chappelle

" The Smiling Face"

Le Marais

Paris est magique la nuit !

"Down the Seine"

"Gilded"

 "Wrapped in Lights"

"Street Chandeliers"

* Paris is indeed magical at night, especially during the Christmas season.  Even though these are not as sharp as I would like, I wanted to share them with you.  I am still working on my night photography skills!

The Tune du Jour is "O Holy Night" by Michael Dulin

Discover Michael Dulin!

12.9.08

"Les Secrets"

" Porte Verte"

Montmartre

"La Fontaine"

Place de la Concorde

"Shackled"

(What's with the rusty pipe on the ground???)

12.8.08

" Friendly Street Market Vendor"

"Les Vins"

( For the CDP crowd that has been begging for vin. You know who you are!)

"The Waiter"

"Grand Window"

12.7.08

"Melancholy"

Le Marais

" Lighting the Opera"

" Room With a View?"

"Chat Noir"

Cemetery - Montmartre

12.6.08

"Le Chapeau"

" Madame and the Dress"

"Wall Decor"

"Parked"

12.5.08

"Quite a Lady!"

(I still pinch myself over this one!)

"With Her Head in the Clouds"

"Blue Doors"

The fetish continues...

"La Chanteuse"

12.4.08

"Le Beret"

*" La Dentelle"

The Lace

" A View of the Garden"

"Some Time to Read or Nap"

* My sincere thanks to my dear friend Alice (Arradon DP) who so kindly tries to edit my French each day. Today I have driven her mad with one mistake after another.  Pardon mon amie. Gee I hope that's right.

12.3.08

"Kiosque a journaux"

"Crooked In So Many Ways"

(toute tordue!)

" Petits Artistes Sketch at the Petit Palace"

"Belles Fleurs"