‘It’s a Kind of Magic Place. You Go in One Door, You Go Out Another.’

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  07.06.10 | 11:56 AM ET

Those are the words of 11-year-old Adrien Venturi, an aficionado of the Paris Metro. He’s one of the sources for NPR’s lovely look at the system. “To ride it,” says Jacki Lyden, “is a visual carnival, a living history, an urban love story about the chemin de fer.”



1 Comment for ‘It’s a Kind of Magic Place. You Go in One Door, You Go Out Another.’

Grizzly Bear Mom 07.07.10 | 10:54 AM ET

The poster is of a woman doing her laundry, and should self explain the use of Eau de Javel.  I looked it up.  It is bleach, disinfectant, and microbicidal.  I dought if she and France’s colonial woman were using household chemicals “on her skin and becoming white.”

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