RATP is the public transport system of Paris, so the logo is everywhere, especially on the Metro. Here's it is:

Mmm, isn't that something?
I've been told that literally, it's a depiction of the region it serves: the circle is Paris, and the blue line is the Seine.
But it seems to also be a kind of take-off on the London Underground symbol, you know, the circle with the line through it? Similar, but totally different.

Also, it looks sort of like a person's face, pointing up, doesn't it? You know, in profile?
And finally, it's just really just kind of a pleasing and soothing image. I love it.
Next is a picture of one of my favorite places in Paris, the open indoor space of the Pompidou museum.
It's not a great picture because what I was really trying to photograph is this thing in the middle, which is a work of art, that spins, with a heavy weight attached that looks like it's about to detach itself and bring death and mayhem to all the museum-goers. I tried to take a picture of the spinning part but it was too fast/small/blurry to come out so you can't see it here. Weird, disturbing, interesting!
And finally, since Paris is so, you know, historical and all, I here's a plaque from the Sorbonne showing some important ancestry:
Now we know why he always has that kind of pomadour hairstyle:

Beavis est mort. Vive Beavis!
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