BARBES

Barbès – Rochechouart is a station of Parisian Metro that connects Line 2 and Line 4 at the point where the 9th, 10th, and 18th arrondissements intersect. As Boulevard de la Chapelle is buzzing with people selling cigarettes and vegetables, adjoining streets are quiet, seldom visited by anybody but locals. During the summer groups of young men hang around small parks, whistle at girls, do wheelies and play 'eep-op' (the silent 'h' in French makes 'hip-hop' barely pronounceable) on their phones. Prints available.