Ark and Laura Go to Paris - August, 2004 (8 of 123)

Many "street musicians" and performers of different types utilize the metro to make extra money. I wish I could capture the sound of this little ensemble in a photograph. They were playing tunes by Abba, and they were astonishingly good! At another station, there was a classical string quartet, and many entertainers get on the trains, entertain the passengers while traveling, and then, after collecting any donations offered, move to another train. On our last day, there was a fellow with a guitar and a little portable amplifier playing and singing "Imagine" by John Lennon. He did a fantastic job and I think I was not the only one on the car moved almost to tears by the realization that the world is not as Lennon imagined it could be.