cochinjew Says: in keeping with its past as an intellectual hang out, there are good art galleries and one of the best is Fremaux..picasso miro among others, but what was most surprising was the affordability of these original and prints.
cochinjew Says: You can either take the Metro Line 1 la defense-vincennes or take RER A which brings you here within about twenty minutes from the centre of Paris
hquittner Says: Our grandson was only a novice cyclist and we had not ridden for over 2 decades so this four wheeled vehicle best served our purpose in the Bois. (The three of us pedaled when we were not taking pictures). Even some of the park police used bicycles. When we were leaving the...
The Horse Tracks of Paris (Trotting Races Here)
hquittner Says: The Hippodrome is in the Southeast part of the Bois. It is devoted to trotting races (standardbreds). The two other race courses in Paris are at the Bois de Boulogne (Longchamp for flatracing and Auteuil for steeplechase --thoroughbreds). It is best to lookup the seasons in...
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You can either take the Metro Line 1 la defense-vincennes or take RER A which brings you here within about twenty minutes from the centre of Paris
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Site of a Great Medieval Castle in a Woods (Park).

The suburb Commune (banlieu) of Vincennes is barely out of Paris to the SE, just beyond the Peripherique. It is a dense bedroom community hugging the Bois of the same name which it ceded to Paris in...
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Cultural Past and Intellectual Nostalgia

The ambience was certainly different eventhough a fast rail journey brings you here within half an hour from the centre of Paris. there is an intellectual air to the place, rightfully so since it was...
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the city of Vincennes and his castle

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