Abbesses — Local services in Paris

Be careful!! Today I was walking down the stairs, using a stick and the handrail. I felt a tug on the camera case on my hip, but strap around my neck. A man aged around 60 with grey stubble hair was getting very cl8se and personal. When I turned, he made out that he was (unnecessarily) trying to protect me from falling. By that stage he had undone the catch and tried lifting the camera. Fortunately, the case is slightly too small! When I discovered the state of the catch, he rapidly made himself scarce. Going for the target with (hopefully temporary) impaired movement adds an extra dimension of being scummy. This is in total contrast to all those pleasant and courteous Parisiens who have been so kind and helpful as I hobbled around the Metro system! This man really let...

Les accès Guimard (le pavillon, l'édicule, l'entourage à balustrade, porte-enseigne et candélabres) susceptibles d'être produits en série grâce à la fabrication de modules standardisés et à l'utilisation de la fonte. Près de 150 accès Guimard furent installés au début du xxe siècle. Il n'en reste que 86, tous protégés au titre des Monuments historiques.

L'accès était initialement celui de la station Hôtel de-Ville. Il a été déplacé ici en 1974. C'est le seul accès qui subsiste des neuf édicules relevant du modèle A, c'est-à-dire du type composé de quatre piliers et d'un auvent formé d'une mar quise et d'une toiture en verre à double pente.

Accessoirement 180 marches si l’ascenseur est...

Travelled further afield, to the hilltop district of Montmarte (former artist village); alighting at the Abbesses metro - one of two Artdeco metro’s in Paris - known for its 285 step spiral staircase…. and now...