tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post9218520243401348946..comments2024-03-17T18:23:38.257+01:00Comments on Invisible Paris: City Snapshots: Bus RidesAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-89137320454746536712011-09-19T23:15:33.472+02:002011-09-19T23:15:33.472+02:00To be fair, de Certeau was talking about trains. A...To be fair, de Certeau was talking about trains. Apparently buses with open backs which you can jump on and off are about to return to London which makes things even better.Badaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992931113750971552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-15394341353468488162011-09-19T20:58:27.540+02:002011-09-19T20:58:27.540+02:00Badaude: I completely disagree with De Certeau'...Badaude: I completely disagree with De Certeau's definition, certainly as far as buses are concerned. True, you may be divorced from the city underground in the Metro, but the bus offers perspectives on the city that you would never see from the pavement. Indeed, in his book 'Mythogeography', Phil Smith suggests beginning a drift by 'leaping into the first bus or tram you see'.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-14993512136787530922011-09-19T17:40:53.887+02:002011-09-19T17:40:53.887+02:00love this - beautiful photos! Michel de Certeau in...love this - beautiful photos! Michel de Certeau in The Practice of Everyday Life called public transport a 'travelling incarceration' which prevented any kind of pscyhogeographical interaction with the city but I like buses as they're (in London at least) frequently even slower than walking...Badaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992931113750971552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-85629975191671213442011-09-19T12:17:07.574+02:002011-09-19T12:17:07.574+02:00Voted for your blog! Good luck!Voted for your blog! Good luck!Lisa C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12987591066365440139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-27254125877120781532011-09-19T05:47:03.675+02:002011-09-19T05:47:03.675+02:00Keep on trucking ! Or should it be, Keep on bussin...Keep on trucking ! Or should it be, Keep on bussing... Just out for a ramble around ? Have a great week Adam... <br /><br />PS and I wonder where Peter is by now ? Across the Ural mountains ?Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7725154806633928919.post-33184015290802506192011-09-16T18:20:09.876+02:002011-09-16T18:20:09.876+02:00Beautiful images. That blue is absolutely striking...Beautiful images. That blue is absolutely striking.Flexicoverhttp://www.flexicover.co.uknoreply@blogger.com