Paris unchanged

As more and more Paris cafés modernize many preserve their days-gone-by allure.

Suspended

More street art, this time a bicycle attached to a wall in the Marais district.

Gregos art

He's everywhere: another of street artist Gregos' familiar faces.

C'est l'heure

As the evening Happy Hour approaches tables begin to fill up.

 

The cobbler

 

 This mechanical cobbler is a fixture in a cordonnerie window on rue des Abbesses.

 

 

Corridor

  A long empty corridor inside the Paris underground métro system leads to Line 11. 

 

Lunch launch

 

Le Train Bleu inside the Gare de Lyon is still "the" must-lunch stop for travelers off to the French Riviera and sunny Provence.

 

Above: wall and ceiling paintings depict alluring destinations on the Côte d'Azur