Clicking on the icon will reveal the Metro map for Paris. (The Hôtel Mirific is located near the Brochant exit [on the light blue track]). If you want to see this map, I suggest viewing it in a new window, free of the frames.
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This is the typical French Metro sign. It indicates that a Metro station is located nearby. I think anybody can figure that one out, even Sarv. Enough said about that. Clicking on the icon will reveal the Metro map for Paris. (The Hôtel Mirific is located near the Brochant exit [on the light blue track]). If you want to see this map, I suggest viewing it in a new window, free of the frames. |
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This is a Metro ticket. The front of the ticket is on top, and the back is on the bottom. You can see a magnetic strip across the back of the ticket. This strip is read by a machine that notes where the ticket is being used, when it is being used, where it was purchased, and when it was purchased. While passing through the machine, the ticket is nullified against future use and marked with some information (time/date/station) on the back of the ticket (seen here). |
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This is what the rails of the Metro look like at the Gare de Lyon stop (look where the red, green, and yellow lines come together on the map. There is boarding on both sides of the tracks, depending upon which direction is desired. There is no "third rail" like in New York City, rather the power is supplied from above the train. |
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This is a picture of Vierge, who was in Jessica's group from St. Joseph's college in Brooklyn, NY. She is pictured here in a very touristy pose near the Varenne stop for the Paris Metro. In case you're wondering, the Varenne stop is on the light blue track just south of the Seine on the map. Almost every Metro stop had two exits/entrances, and some of the larger ones had four. This one holds no special meaning for any of us, other than the fact that we decided to take pictures at it. |