Benjamin Chadwick
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I write about Paris at fabricofparis.com
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Not too shabby, as commutes go.
October 14, 2023 at 11:35 AM
Not too shabby, as commutes go.
Happy 30th birthday to the Tvm (Trans Val de Marne), a bus line through the suburban Parisian department of Val de Marne.
It was the region's first true BRT (bus rapid transit) line, operating with dedicated rights of way, signal priority and all-door boarding.
It was the region's first true BRT (bus rapid transit) line, operating with dedicated rights of way, signal priority and all-door boarding.
October 1, 2023 at 12:52 PM
Happy 30th birthday to the Tvm (Trans Val de Marne), a bus line through the suburban Parisian department of Val de Marne.
It was the region's first true BRT (bus rapid transit) line, operating with dedicated rights of way, signal priority and all-door boarding.
It was the region's first true BRT (bus rapid transit) line, operating with dedicated rights of way, signal priority and all-door boarding.
If you're a fan of huge clocks, this one's especially well hung: today, Cergy-Saint-Christophe RER station celebrates its 38th birthday. It features Europe's largest clock.
(Photo: Geralix, licenced under the GFDL, from Wikimedia Commons)
(Photo: Geralix, licenced under the GFDL, from Wikimedia Commons)
September 29, 2023 at 7:38 AM
If you're a fan of huge clocks, this one's especially well hung: today, Cergy-Saint-Christophe RER station celebrates its 38th birthday. It features Europe's largest clock.
(Photo: Geralix, licenced under the GFDL, from Wikimedia Commons)
(Photo: Geralix, licenced under the GFDL, from Wikimedia Commons)
Rennes's little shuttle bus 🚌
August 23, 2023 at 3:19 PM
Rennes's little shuttle bus 🚌
It's not just in Paris that I like to take photos of stopped clocks. This one's in Grenoble.
August 3, 2023 at 6:50 AM
It's not just in Paris that I like to take photos of stopped clocks. This one's in Grenoble.
31 August 1914: Jean Jaurès, a major figure of the left, is assassinated at the Bistrot du Croissant in Paris's 2nd arrondissement.
Jaurès was the last major voice trying to stop the inevitable slide into world war.
Jaurès was the last major voice trying to stop the inevitable slide into world war.
July 31, 2023 at 6:26 AM
31 August 1914: Jean Jaurès, a major figure of the left, is assassinated at the Bistrot du Croissant in Paris's 2nd arrondissement.
Jaurès was the last major voice trying to stop the inevitable slide into world war.
Jaurès was the last major voice trying to stop the inevitable slide into world war.