Bonjour,
I spent a few days in Paris last autumn and again this month. A little compilation of pictures taken at various location in the greater Paris region.
CDGVAL
The CGLVAL connects the terminals and parking lots at Charles de Gaulle airport. Impression from the section between terminal 1 and parking PR. It is of type VAL.
The station at terminal 1
A peak inside terminal 1: Escalators are running in these tubes
A train of RER B with the STIF paint job at station CDG1
T4
On the way back downtown I left the RER at Aulnay-sous-Bois Station and changed to the T4. A tram-train crossing the "Canal de l'Ourcq" near "Freinville-Sevran" station
A view along the canal
T8
The tram T8 starts in Saint Denis. It was two branches. I opted for the shorter one heading to "Villetaneuse-Université" entschieden. This tram is on approach to its terminus "Villetaneuse"
A tram leaving for St Denis
A single track line connects "Villetaneuse" to the depot
Worth a visit: The basilica in von St. Denis
It has some great windows. As this church is the burial ground for French monarchs there a quite a number of windows showing kings
The windows behind the altar.
A have a weak spot for rosette windows
T6
Now a jump down south. Terminus "Châtillon Montrouge" of Métro 13 is the starting point of tramway T6: This line rubber-tired tramway (or guided bus) of type Translohr.
My point of view: If they had build a "real" tram they could have put in some lawn track an create a nice green space, instead of this concrete band
ORLYVAL
The ORLYVAL connects the terminals at Orly airport. Additionally, it offer a link to station "Antony" of RER B. A train in front of terminal Sud
The section between the terminal
A view from inside a train. It will depart for terminal Ouest in a few minutes. Nice fact: At terminal Sud there are two stop: One for leaving the train and another one for boarding.
Approach to terminal Ouest. The tracks on the right run to Antony-RER-station
The ORLYVAL "in the wild" near "Rungis La Fraternelle" station of RER C
Use of ORLYVAL is free of charge between the terminal. A trip to Antony is 9,30, the fare for downtown Paris is 12.
T7
A cheaper was to get to Orly: Use the T7. The line starts at terminus "Villejuive" of Métro 7. The line has a rural charm between the stops "Hélène Boucher" and "La Fraternelle".
Camera to the metal
Métro
Some mixed Métro pictures. Métro 1 surrounded by the high rises at La Défense
La Défense as seen from within the Métro.
Colourful lighting at "Nation" station
The M6 from above: A view from Tour Montparnasse
The M2 above gournd (if I remember correctly at "Stalingrad" station)
As part of the "Journée du Patrimoine" (heritage days) the RATP offered behind the scene tours. I managed to grab a spot in the tour of the "métro wash" facility of M7 (most tours did not allow taking pictures, but this one did).
Cab ride through the "métro wash". Before the ride we got a detailed explanation of the cab.
The "Journée du Patrimoine" is worth a visit (at least if you speak French). RATP and SNCF usually prepare some great tours. RATP requires online registration for the event. When the booking is open, it usually take less than 10 minutes to fill up all available spots. Last years program can be found at http://ratp.fr/journeesdupatrimoine/
Railway
As my RER had to stop at a red signal in front of Le Landy depot, I managed to take this picture of a Eurostar E320
The sound is amazing: A diesel engine leaves Gare de l'Est pulling the Intercité to Belfort
The new ICE class 407 looks a bit sad.
Colourful seats in a Transilien to Meaux
Mixed Impressions
Quite an eye-catcher: The "Fondation Louis Vitton". A new museum at the outskirts of Bois de Boulogne
Nice wordplay witht the Frensh word "Batiment" (=building) of construction firm in Meaux
Meaux Cathedral
The windows in the chapel of Mary show scenes from Marys life
Modern church can be worth a visit too. Two examples from greater Paris
Créteil
Hidden between the high rises: The cathedral in Créteil (reachable with Métro 8, stop "Créteil - Université"). The old church from the 1960s was replaced by this building. As part of "Journée du Patrimoine" is was open a few days before its consecration. Members of the parish gave tours of the church. An elderly gentleman gave me a tour. He was proud that a German tourist dropped by to visit his church.
View from the gallery onto to altar. There is some glass in the roof which offers natural lighting
The gallery and the organ
This church is worth the relatively long metro ride.
Évry
A bit further out, but reachable by train (RER D, "Évry - Courcouronnes" station): The cathedral of Évry
Inside the round cube
This wraps up my little Paris compilation. Looking forward to your feedback.
À bientôt
Charly
I spent a few days in Paris last autumn and again this month. A little compilation of pictures taken at various location in the greater Paris region.
CDGVAL
The CGLVAL connects the terminals and parking lots at Charles de Gaulle airport. Impression from the section between terminal 1 and parking PR. It is of type VAL.
The station at terminal 1
A peak inside terminal 1: Escalators are running in these tubes
A train of RER B with the STIF paint job at station CDG1
T4
On the way back downtown I left the RER at Aulnay-sous-Bois Station and changed to the T4. A tram-train crossing the "Canal de l'Ourcq" near "Freinville-Sevran" station
A view along the canal
T8
The tram T8 starts in Saint Denis. It was two branches. I opted for the shorter one heading to "Villetaneuse-Université" entschieden. This tram is on approach to its terminus "Villetaneuse"
A tram leaving for St Denis
A single track line connects "Villetaneuse" to the depot
Worth a visit: The basilica in von St. Denis
It has some great windows. As this church is the burial ground for French monarchs there a quite a number of windows showing kings
The windows behind the altar.
A have a weak spot for rosette windows
T6
Now a jump down south. Terminus "Châtillon Montrouge" of Métro 13 is the starting point of tramway T6: This line rubber-tired tramway (or guided bus) of type Translohr.
My point of view: If they had build a "real" tram they could have put in some lawn track an create a nice green space, instead of this concrete band
ORLYVAL
The ORLYVAL connects the terminals at Orly airport. Additionally, it offer a link to station "Antony" of RER B. A train in front of terminal Sud
The section between the terminal
A view from inside a train. It will depart for terminal Ouest in a few minutes. Nice fact: At terminal Sud there are two stop: One for leaving the train and another one for boarding.
Approach to terminal Ouest. The tracks on the right run to Antony-RER-station
The ORLYVAL "in the wild" near "Rungis La Fraternelle" station of RER C
Use of ORLYVAL is free of charge between the terminal. A trip to Antony is 9,30, the fare for downtown Paris is 12.
T7
A cheaper was to get to Orly: Use the T7. The line starts at terminus "Villejuive" of Métro 7. The line has a rural charm between the stops "Hélène Boucher" and "La Fraternelle".
Camera to the metal
Métro
Some mixed Métro pictures. Métro 1 surrounded by the high rises at La Défense
La Défense as seen from within the Métro.
Colourful lighting at "Nation" station
The M6 from above: A view from Tour Montparnasse
The M2 above gournd (if I remember correctly at "Stalingrad" station)
As part of the "Journée du Patrimoine" (heritage days) the RATP offered behind the scene tours. I managed to grab a spot in the tour of the "métro wash" facility of M7 (most tours did not allow taking pictures, but this one did).
Cab ride through the "métro wash". Before the ride we got a detailed explanation of the cab.
The "Journée du Patrimoine" is worth a visit (at least if you speak French
). RATP and SNCF usually prepare some great tours. RATP requires online registration for the event. When the booking is open, it usually take less than 10 minutes to fill up all available spots. Last years program can be found at http://ratp.fr/journeesdupatrimoine/Railway
As my RER had to stop at a red signal in front of Le Landy depot, I managed to take this picture of a Eurostar E320
The sound is amazing: A diesel engine leaves Gare de l'Est pulling the Intercité to Belfort
The new ICE class 407 looks a bit sad.
Colourful seats in a Transilien to Meaux
Mixed Impressions
Quite an eye-catcher: The "Fondation Louis Vitton". A new museum at the outskirts of Bois de Boulogne
Nice wordplay witht the Frensh word "Batiment" (=building) of construction firm in Meaux
Meaux Cathedral
The windows in the chapel of Mary show scenes from Marys life
Modern church can be worth a visit too. Two examples from greater Paris
Créteil
Hidden between the high rises: The cathedral in Créteil (reachable with Métro 8, stop "Créteil - Université"). The old church from the 1960s was replaced by this building. As part of "Journée du Patrimoine" is was open a few days before its consecration. Members of the parish gave tours of the church. An elderly gentleman gave me a tour. He was proud that a German tourist dropped by to visit his church.
View from the gallery onto to altar. There is some glass in the roof which offers natural lighting
The gallery and the organ
This church is worth the relatively long metro ride.
Évry
A bit further out, but reachable by train (RER D, "Évry - Courcouronnes" station): The cathedral of Évry
Inside the round cube
This wraps up my little Paris compilation. Looking forward to your feedback.
À bientôt
Charly
