Midnight in Paris

Tucked beneath Montmartre steps lies Paris' most iconic metro station under a dreamlit sky.

 

Music Monday

 

On a wall inside the Opéra metro station.

 

Alexander

 The large black and white tags seen on taxis, buses and in subways in fashion capitals are for English fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who passed away in 2010.

“This is not a new logo or a capsule" notes the house, just a graphic that will be seen in coming seasons.

 Above: on the wall of a Paris métro station

Watching #4

Last of my photos in this series, Eyes On Paris, of citywide photography installation by JR.
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Above: at station Hôtel de Ville (Line 1)

Below: at station Nanterre-Université (RER A)
 

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Watching #3

Above: at station Pyramides (Line 7)


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Eyes on Paris: I've been getting quite a few emails and texts asking whether it's safe to come to Paris.
 

Here's what U.S. food writer David Lebovitz has to say on the subject, along with some very good travel advice:

Is it safe to come to Paris?

Watching #2

And waiting.

Above: at station Hôtel de Ville (Line 1)

Watching #1

Giant photographs of eyes by Parisian artist JR have been installed at métro stations around the city.

Above: at station Saint-Michel (Line 4)