Yesterday I showed you Versailles Rive Droite train station, which happens to be the end of the line when you come from Paris Saint-Lazare. How different it must have been when the first train choochood (is that actually a word?!) from Asnières near Paris to Versailles in 1839... --------------------------
Hier je vous montrais la gare Rive Droite, qui se trouve être le terminus lorsque l'on vient de Paris Saint-Lazare. Que ça devait être différent lorsque le premier train rallia Asnières à Versailles en 1839...
Trains--the way to go.
ReplyDeleteLove your photo and your choochoo as a verb.
If it isn't chooing, it's chugchuging! I like how you caught the name on his shirt
ReplyDeletenice shot...I like to sit next to the window too
ReplyDelete1839? That's older than I am!
ReplyDeleteRe your comment on Florida Fotos...why is it that women and animals go hmmmpf when I try to take their picture?
I would imagine choochood sounds much more exotic with a french accent : ) than English.
ReplyDeleteYes, I, too, like that choochooing, and the blue coat with its white 'France'.
ReplyDeleteI believe the correct expression is 'chugchuged.'
ReplyDeleteI prefer choochood, and I agree a French accent probably makes it sound like something exotic, while my English/American accent makes it sound like someone sneezed!
ReplyDeleteChoochoo--chugchug--toottoot!!!! All good train sounds. MB
ReplyDeleteNo, it's choo-chooed!
ReplyDeletechoo-choo
J'aime bien la polémique au-dessus au sujet du bruit des trains!..1839: j'imagine que les bancs etaient en bois, inconfortables; les fenêtres ouvertes, il faisait donc froid; la suie et la fumée sortant de la cheminée, donc, escarbilles et saletés dans les yeux;le bruit, sans doute; et la lenteur pour finir; Mais je suis sure qu'ils étaient extremement excités à l'idée de prendre le train, cette merveille du progrès!
ReplyDeleteLol @ you all! VP, you're incredible!
ReplyDeleteEt nous ? On ne peut pas faire tchou tchou avec les autres ?
ReplyDeleteTu penses à l'équipe de France qui n'éxistait pas alors , :-)
NSB- trains in Norway have seriously problems!:(
ReplyDeleteBut I know the trains in France are very good and FAST.
1839....wow, that is a long time ago.....
Hard work to do all the work making the railway..
I hope you have a nice weekend!
We like trains, unfortunately there's almost none available for long distance travel in Brazil... We enjoy it here in Europe then! :)
ReplyDeleteGod bless you!
Cezar
Trains are a great mode of transportation, my favorite and reminds me of my childhood. This one looks so clean.
ReplyDeleteChoo choo is often the name children use for trains, despite the fact that modern ones don't make that sound anymore; it dates back to the days of steam when you railway was built.
ReplyDeleteAnyway I like this picture a lot :o)
I think VP is right. It takes an Italian to correct my English. I would have said it was fine. It's and interesting shot and a nice composition for a train photo. I know because I've taken a lot of bad ones :) (and some good).
ReplyDeleteIs there an aisle on this train? The seats look like they span the whole width.
ReplyDeleteSharon