Off the path

The often overlooked 11th arrondissement has quiet corners worth exploring.

Happiness

A large placard in a small shop window, in English.

Inside out: Jaurès

The last of Line 2's above-ground stations is named after the founder of the French Socialist Party.

Inside out: La Chapelle 2

Large windows and atrium-like overhangs flood these stations with natural light.

Inside out: La Chapelle

This station, La Chapelle, was inaugurated over a hundred years ago today, on January 31, 1903.

Inside out: Barbès-Rochechouart

 

Another elevated station on Line 2, Barbès-Rochechouart, with access to Line 4. 

 

Inside out: Stalingrad

I was able to get this photo from inside the train just before the doors closed.