Gare de Lyon
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a wicked fairy whose curse had been broken. She was most put out by this. It had been a good curse, one of her best, and the young girl who had broken it had… Read more »
Category Archives: Ligne 1
Les Sablons
There was nothing there but a flash of yellow close to his ankle. He remained motionless for a moment. He did not cry out. He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound, because of the sand. The little prince had been very certain that… Read more »
Argentine
There’s one thing you need to know before we go any further: if I marry you, you don’t get to take pieces out of my brain. I know that a silver brain sounds like one hell of a dowry. That’s because it is – I have an excellent brain, and… Read more »
Porte Maillot
There are very few wardrobes to be found in the Paris Métro. This did not stop the wardrobe door from appearing in front of Elaine as she descended the stairs into the station, arms laden with bags from a day spent shopping in the boutiques of the Palais des… Read more »
Bastille
“Woman has the right to mount the scaffold; she must equally have the right to mount the rostrum.” Olympe de Gouges, 1791 Marie Antoinette I never said let them eat cake These accusations that you make Are false. Could my extravagance Alone bankrupt the realm of France? No…. Read more »
Châtelet
I. Every body persists in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly straight forward, except insofar as it is compelled to change its state by force impressed. – Isaac Newton “I still don’t understand how it is that these ‘physical sciences’ you study are so important.”… Read more »
Champs-Élysées – Clemençeau
“So the rations have improved, then?” The young corporal shrugged. The new Prime Minister’s daily visits to the Front were frequently reported in the press, and the poilu, the common soldiers, were secretly rather proud of this – it gave them a certain feeling of superiority over the Tommies,… Read more »