The nearest metro station to our cafe, where we had dinner, was Solferino, which I’ve been to before. I like the tile-covered curved station. It creates excellent reflections and has that classic feel.

This 114-year-old station looks great in black and white, which I already featured three months ago in this post. Today’s version has more life with a nearby young family (you can make out the infant’s face in the stroller) and the motion blur of the incoming metro.

The Paris Metro has a more personal feel than the New York City subway. The distance between the two platforms is narrower since New York’s system has three or four sets of tracks instead of two. The extra tracks are unique and allow express trains to bypass stations. However, the greater distance to the other side makes it more impersonal, and many of the New York stations have metal supports that partially block the view.

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