Sunday, January 30, 2011

Gare du Nord, Gateway to Paris #photography

Had to pop over to Paris for a day for a meeting, on the way back, I took a slightly later train back to London and took some pics. It was chucking down with rain so really wasn't able to wander around. Anyway, here are some of the photographs and more here in the slideshow.

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Trains coming into the station.

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A rather severe roof.

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The departure board.

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Peering down on creation. A shop with a glass roof.

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Patiently waiting for their train.

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Hot damn, bloody beautiful chocolates.

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Different Directions.

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More directions

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I thought 13 was unlucky?

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A rather fly specked set of lamps.

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A signboard, looks like its sort of hanging.

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Way into the Eurostar check in.

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Warnings of what you cant take on board. That knuckle duster is amusing. On the right, a gaggle of art students drawing various stuff. Is gaggle right? a tray of art students?

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Hmmm, one of those sculptures which should mean something but miss me by

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Alarms…

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The post box.

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The weather outside is horrible

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The roof can do with a bit of a cleanup.

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A hole in the ground?

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A train comes in

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Lonely long platforms.

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Rows of white globes

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Roofs, a tad dirty.

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The pillars, a bit jaundiced looking.

Then I decided to pop out when the rain eased a bit.

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The north terminus

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Apollo Hotel

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The combination of crepes, kebabs and burgers is shocking, and that too in Paris?

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Artisan Boul?

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Typical Parisian building.

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Pizza Pub

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And a sex shop, of course.

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The Parisian equivalent of Boris bikes. Bit wimpish, no?

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Dunkirk? In Paris?

It was time to go board the train.

A bit of rain spotting.

And then it really started to pour. Thanks, Paris, lol, that helps my plans to take more photographs on the way over.

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