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Paris and EuroStar

In Paris, they have a meeting place for trains that is just like an airport! I suppose they are trainports. There are security lines and passport checkers and all the trimmings. Europeans use trains the way people use aircraft. Imagine the effort and resources in laying and maintaining all that track and associated equipment!

Pointy-nosed trains carry people from Paris to London.
This beefy archer will not be effective in battle because of no string in the bow. Also, no pants.
A stern looking Napoleon. Perhaps he did not appreciate being encased in bronze after escaping from Elba, home of the famous toast.
Marshal Foch’s Tomb. He was made famous during the Great War for failing to grasp modern warfare and causing a few million unnecessary casualties.
In the days before InstaGram, people would create metallic memory aids, like this one of Charlemagne sporting a W beard.
The French fondness for flaunting their wealth is shown by this solid gold bridge decoration. There are four adorning this bridge, representing 47% of the French government’s gold reserve.
This is a gigantic Brittany Lion with a self-satisfied expression.
An early Polaroid of a Norwegian family out for a summer picnic.
This carved rock is used at the Paris College of Veterinary Medicine. It illustrates the proper method of medicating crocodiles.

 

3 Replies to “Paris and EuroStar”

  1. Enjoyed your pics of classic Parisian monuments–such tortured, agonized, grotesque bodies. Also, did you know there was a recent NY Times story headlined “Are there too many Cafes in Paris?”, echoing your recent observation.

  2. “Nubian Alligator Hunters (or The Nubians)” by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841 – 1905)

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