Discussion thread on the May 2026 theme: Staircases (page 4 of 5)

Hello,



This is the staircase that most members of this forum love climbing on the first day of their trip and love descending less on the last day.

Photo taken in Blagnac this morning, at my request by a friend leaving for Split.... Thanks Michèle!

Mind the step...! 😉

Puma2A ...

I still prefer it with the footbridge 😁

The issue is that India as a whole and its diversity are terribly photogenic.

So Pagal (and hi Bruno and everyone else 😄)



but the staircases almost go unnoticed there. This was in Jodhpur last March. They were filming a movie, hence the beauty of the set!

" I still prefer it with the walkway though 😁" Oh, not me at all, Bruno 😭.

It reminds me of when I was 19 and my first trip outside Europe. We landed in Fort-de-France in the middle of a February night, and when I walked down the plane stairs, I thought for a few seconds that the incredible heat was coming from the engines 🤯. Yeah, it was probably really dumb 😂. But it was so amazing when I realized it was just the local climate. I think that exact moment is what got me instantly hooked on tropical destinations! So yeah, I can’t stand those air-conditioned walkways—having to wait even longer to breathe the local air really annoys me 😂

I still prefer it with the footbridge

They’re rare in the airfields I frequent. ... 🙂 And at my age, it’s a bit of exercise ... 😎 .

Honestly, what gets me the most is crossing the airport in a packed bus.

And you forgot the day you arrive in a downpour—just walking to the bus leaves you soaked to the bone 😉.

But I’ll admit, crossing the tarmac under a gloomy sky in some tiny airport at the other end of the world can be kinda cool …

Anyway, we’re getting off topic … Hey, this could be a theme for next month’s contest: “airplanes around the world.” Nah, that’s lame—everyone’s got the same photo 😏

No way, it’s lame—everyone has the same photo

Not necessarily! Some (or were there?) had really original decorations

Photos: Paris







The Centre Pompidou, a gem of the French capital (for me, a work of art!), isn’t just famous for its extraordinary architecture—it’s also known for its monumental escalator. Encased in a transparent tube, it runs along the entire west façade of the building, offering a unique experience: a breathtaking panoramic view of Paris... I love it, it’s incredible!

Hery

Hi there!

Photo (scanned): San Francisco



The Grateful Dead House, 710 Ashbury Street (not during the Summer of Love but in the summer of 1999)

(I’ll admit, in the photo, the stairs only play a secondary role. Sorry about that! Still, they were super important, especially the one on the right. Otherwise, how would all the Jerry Garcias, Phil Leshes, Bill Kreutzmanns, Bob Weirs, Ron McKernans, Mickey Harts, Keith Godchauxs, etc., have gotten into the house?)

Hery

Also in Poland, Gdańsk, Artus Court



And here’s another photo of a crane—and its staircases—from the shipyard



And Łódź, Poland—inside one of the buildings on the main street

Bourse de Commerce, Paris



Building of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Place d’Iéna, Paris



Gustave Moreau Museum, top view



The same

Berlin, law faculty



Helsinki, airport train station



And Gdansk again

Brand-new staircases... Locorotondo yesterday

Polignano a Mare today

Roman staircase, again...

A street in Pitigliano

Good evening

Staircases in the news:

Auctioned off: the Eiffel Tower staircase promises to climb

We're in the final stretches of our May 2026 staircases (last photo submission Monday - Pentecost - May 25th at 11:59 PM)

Some interesting photos in the discussion thread

here are a few more



VUB - rectorate building (Braem building)



The Temple of Besakih is located near Mount Agung, in eastern Bali, Indonesia.



Child lost in the Shanghai metro



Central staircase of the Victoria Square shopping center in Belfast (Northern Ireland)



A staircase leads up to the ancient Kalinjar fortress on the border of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India (of course)

Château de Châteaudun yesterday

Château de Brissac today 😮

Hi there, In the spiral-staircase series, two from Provence:

Staircase at the Hôtel de Caumont:

Staircase at Lourmarin Castle:



Catherine