Paris Métro - Ligne 4, Station Cité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjwsEhfV1hyQd_tuAUJMjL4FDeUnN8s2yFe6g2_SAAc3lSqXHcc7SDN0Go2YUTEJSDQ-9S7ORdOiP6wJBy6KDgEZggkEj42zfGUiC9O0LAXNb5JaLPs9beU9YojYbw6N8BhZ9jdfbouU/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+065+DSC_8604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjwsEhfV1hyQd_tuAUJMjL4FDeUnN8s2yFe6g2_SAAc3lSqXHcc7SDN0Go2YUTEJSDQ-9S7ORdOiP6wJBy6KDgEZggkEj42zfGUiC9O0LAXNb5JaLPs9beU9YojYbw6N8BhZ9jdfbouU/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+065+DSC_8604.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Station Cité</div><div style="text-align: center;">Line 4</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Métro station is an impressive 62 feet under ground, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the stairs, lift, rails, and platform are all contained in two metal caissons.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1911, it took a full year to complete.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This entire platform area is under the Seine! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris Métro, Ligne 4, Station Cité</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paris Métro - Ligne 4, Station Cité

Station Cité Line 4 This Métro station is an impressive 62 feet under ground,  and the stairs, lift, rails, and platform are all contained i...

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Métro Cité - l'escalier

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11042583366/" title="2013 Nov13 Paris _20131113 070 DSC_8609 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov13 Paris _20131113 070 DSC_8609" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2815/11042583366_1f1b3200d2_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cité Métro Station</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The exit at this metro station had more stairs than we could count </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and seemed to be even more than the circular ascent at Abesses.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As great as the exercise was for counteracting </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the effects of French butter and baguettes, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">we found the elevator for our subsequent stops at Cité.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Cité</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Métro Cité - l'escalier

Cité Métro Station The exit at this metro station had more stairs than we could count  and seemed to be even more than the circular ascent a...

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Place Louis Lépine - la cycliste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnLlkZFBStMXSUZzUu_wuzMT_Dn8mblEZhjqqtHKDJYZuMwJwW2MxFIIamCGzWbnRu9xwGh2PiKYBvCemIqwP1Pp2h32ZIjDrHWd-Mt3tl4vhnb2NH5ZucNcwMKZlojrKt5mc8LBqpQA/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_110DSC_4465.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When one rides a Velib, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">one is not concerned about the maintenance or security of a bike.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Certainly the owner of the bike (or what is left of it)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> in the background has a problem.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place Louis Lépine</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Cité</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Place Louis Lépine - la cycliste

When one rides a Velib, one is not concerned about the maintenance or security of a bike.  Certainly the owner of the bike (or what is left ...

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Panneau danger

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nAf3QqJoaS1L2SyzP8eqpf8-pbtYUubCCA5MVk5O53xRZ5oTwTmA6ZKTdHsEnlct7x1pMP8XfqbFNNfaet1oUeM2TsXPisZtrGuZ8HXx70ErLlj00PZxJDuuAnESLkIrFHIQexZEN0k/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_111DSC_4466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eda="true" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nAf3QqJoaS1L2SyzP8eqpf8-pbtYUubCCA5MVk5O53xRZ5oTwTmA6ZKTdHsEnlct7x1pMP8XfqbFNNfaet1oUeM2TsXPisZtrGuZ8HXx70ErLlj00PZxJDuuAnESLkIrFHIQexZEN0k/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_111DSC_4466.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Like many cities, Paris is constantly under construction and renovation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The hand lettering on the bottom caused a giggle...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Chaussée Déformée"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(uneven surface)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"comme toi"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(like YOU)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue de la Cité</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Cité</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Panneau danger

Like many cities, Paris is constantly under construction and renovation. The hand lettering on the bottom caused a giggle... "Chaussée ...

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