Comments on: Steampunk On One’s Commute http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/ The lighter side of Steampunk Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lady Almira http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-179189 Lady Almira Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:45:49 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-179189 <p>I just visited today! I dragged my family all the way out JUST to see the museum and metro station. It was wonderful. I got lots of photos.</p> I just visited today! I dragged my family all the way out JUST to see the museum and metro station. It was wonderful. I got lots of photos.

]]> By: Comme une image http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178784 Comme une image Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:25:12 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178784 <p>@ <strong>Philomena</strong> » This is subtly observed, you're right!</p> @ Philomena » This is subtly observed, you’re right!

]]> By: Philomena http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178654 Philomena Sun, 22 Jun 2008 16:53:04 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178654 <p>Thanks for the tip, Comme une image -- I believe this one is on the 11 line, as there's a sign to Chatelet... correct?</p> Thanks for the tip, Comme une image — I believe this one is on the 11 line, as there’s a sign to Chatelet… correct?

]]> By: Comme une image http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178509 Comme une image Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:16:01 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178509 <p>This (gorgious) station as been designed by a Belgian comic books author (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Schuiten" rel="nofollow">François Schuiten</a>), who required that the station would have no advertissement in. I'm so sad to learn what Ishan reports...</p> <p>Well, of course it's the most wonderful metro station in Paris (and perhaps more widely), but be careful, tourists, "Arts et Métiers" has 2 stations for 2 different metro lines, and only one looks like the Nautilus.</p> This (gorgious) station as been designed by a Belgian comic books author (François Schuiten), who required that the station would have no advertissement in. I’m so sad to learn what Ishan reports…

Well, of course it’s the most wonderful metro station in Paris (and perhaps more widely), but be careful, tourists, “Arts et Métiers” has 2 stations for 2 different metro lines, and only one looks like the Nautilus.

]]> By: Ishan http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178390 Ishan Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:08:05 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178390 <p>I walk through this station from time to time, it's great but some morons tend to scratch the walls writing crap in big letters. It's a shame really, beautiful work of art.</p> I walk through this station from time to time, it’s great but some morons tend to scratch the walls writing crap in big letters. It’s a shame really, beautiful work of art.

]]> By: Cory http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178328 Cory Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:50:13 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178328 <p>ARG! ANOTHER thing I wish I had known about when I was in Paris...</p> ARG! ANOTHER thing I wish I had known about when I was in Paris…

]]> By: Boyling http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178295 Boyling Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:07 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178295 <p>I went to the museum on foot, but now I wish I went down the Metro to see that! It looks amazing!</p> I went to the museum on foot, but now I wish I went down the Metro to see that! It looks amazing!

]]> By: Zenzoa » Blog Archive » The Ups and Downs of Paris http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178293 Zenzoa » Blog Archive » The Ups and Downs of Paris Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:38:04 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178293 <p>[...] upon a time, even tires were pretty. At the Musée des Arts et Métiers, everything is steampunk. Everything is brass and ivory and glass and wood and designed in minute detail. The astrolabes, [...]</p> [...] upon a time, even tires were pretty. At the Musée des Arts et Métiers, everything is steampunk. Everything is brass and ivory and glass and wood and designed in minute detail. The astrolabes, [...]

]]> By: Ottens http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178103 Ottens Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:08:31 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178103 <p>That's lovely! I'm going to Paris next week, so I hope I'll be able to locate this subway station and photograph it!</p> That’s lovely! I’m going to Paris next week, so I hope I’ll be able to locate this subway station and photograph it!

]]> By: Vincent T http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200806/steampunk-on-ones-commute/#comment-178087 Vincent T Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:58:09 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=890#comment-178087 <p>I was lucky enough to have this as my 'local' station while in Paris recently, I just about lost it when I first walked down and saw all that!</p> I was lucky enough to have this as my ‘local’ station while in Paris recently, I just about lost it when I first walked down and saw all that!

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