22 strange and unpleasant, if not quite traumatizing things I've seen on the Paris metro, PART 2.

9. A girl singing religious songs (the new, re-born-christian type) eyes closed with an asian accent (in french obviously). She did believe and sure hungered for a living god. I had the verse in my head for hours afterwards.

10. A guy begging for coins who was so drunk that he kept falling all over the place and people on the moving metro on and had problems spelling "une petite piéce, s'il vous plaît". A sad example of human condition but also a refreshing alternative to people explaining their entire life of misery. And at least you could see right away where he would spend his money.

11. A guy singing Boyzone's "Baby can I hold you tonight". No, please don't.

12. I thought I saw a really flashy lady, probably a go go dancer judging by her muscular legs. Then I looked a bit closer and realized that she was actually a he. But definitely the most gorgeous transvestite I have ever seen. I want those legs and that ass.

13. Not traumatizing at all this one. A big violin orchestra playing at Châtelet. You could hear them far away and it was a little bit magical. A great surprise on that most confusing metro station of them all.

Violins at Châtelet