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This is an exciting urban park with modern buildings on three sides and the Seine River on the fourth. And of course the world's largest tethered balloon going up and down in the middle.
It is located in the far southwest corner of Paris, on a site which used to be an automobile factory (hence the name) and before that was a melon patch.
Second photo: Parc Andre Citroen as seen from the balloon.
Third photo: Our shadow on the park.
Fourth photo: Another part of Parc Andre Citroen on a hot summer day. Leave a Comment
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On our first visit to Paris, we stayed at the Timhotel Montmartre, which fronts this little oasis of tranquility. Even though it was winter, the trees bare and the weather bleak, I know the distinct charm of this ‘place’ helped to confirm my enthusiasm for Paris: the old saying about ‘never forgetting the first time’…
On this visit in late spring, the trees provided a leafy canopy from the sun and I just had to stop for lunch, readily available from shops nearby, while I soaked up the ambience.
Apart from being a pleasant spot for a break, Place Emile Gordeau has a Wallace drinking fountain, numerous park benches, and is fronted not only by the hotel but also by the historic Bateau Lavoir (see next tip). After your rest, you can continue up the hill from here to the ‘place de Tertre’ and the Sacre Coeur. Directions: To reach the ‘place’, start from Métro Abesses heading west (ie with the church on your left), then turn right up rue Ravignan, the first street on your right, and begin the climb up the hill, crossing rue des Trois-Freres.
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In the far northeast corner of Paris is the Parc de la Villette, a 55 hectare park with 35 hectares of lawns and gardens, on the site of the former slaughterhouses of la Villette. They say this is now the largest green space in Paris, and also "a laboratory of cultural democratization where art and society hold a dialogue."
Two major museums, one for science and one for music, are embedded in the park, and there are also two theaters, the Zenith concert hall, two cabarets, a pony club and an organization called G.E.R.M., which has nothing to do with germs but is devoted to the study of “Globalisations”, by which they mean "all cultural, social, economic and political processes which are circulated at world scale, despite national, geographic, technological and linguistic barriers." (As opposed to the more commonly used singular form "globalisation", which they say merely takes the economic side into account.)
And this park is now a real pleasure to cycle to since the new bike lanes and bus-bike lanes have been built along the busiest parts of the Avenue Jean Jaurès.
Second photo: Relaxing on one of the many lawns at Parc La Villette
Third photo: The Grande Halle was built in the 19th century and in 1985 was turned into an all-purpose space for exhibitions and trade fairs. It is currently being renovated and will re-open later in 2006.
Fourth photo: The information center and ticket office at the south entrance to the park, of Avenue Jean Jaurès. Leave a Comment
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This is one of the newer parks in Paris, created in 1995 on the site of the former Bercy wineries on the right bank of the Seine.
The park is directly across the river from the new François-Mitterrand Library, with which is connected by the new footbridge Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir.
Second photo: A large garden in the Parc de Bercy is named after Yitzahk Rabin (1922-1995), the Nobel Peace Prize winner who was assassinated in November 1995 in Tel Aviv. Leave a Comment
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 In the Parc : stairs and
buildings in the distance by MaillekeukeulLeave a Comment Directions: Go up the "Rue des Enverges"
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 Park by bugulmaLeave a Comment
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 Square du Vert-Galant, on Ile
de la Cité by JefieLeave a Comment Directions: On Ile de la Cité, next to Le Pont Neuf (metro Cité).
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 A nice little corner of
the Trocadero gardens by Jefie,
1 more photosLeave a Comment Directions: Near the Palais de Chaillot, in front of the Eiffel Tower, across the pont d'Iena (metro Trocadero).
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 Eiffel Tower by kentishgirl
I bet that your guidebook shows a piccie of it taken from here!
With its fountains and beautiful gardens you will be sure to sit here relaxing for a while before heading over to the tower. Leave a Comment
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 by Maillekeukeul
I'm not sure at all, as the "place Gustave Toudouze" is pretty small and well-hidden in the depths of the 9th district... Close to the "Place Pigalle", it's a very peaceful place, and getting there could be a good opportunity to enjoy the sun (in summer) or the absence of traffic (in winter), and even try some of the best indian restaurants in the neighbourhood... Leave a Comment Address: Place Gustave ToudouzeDirections: From Place Pigalle : get down the "rue Frochot", and then the "rue Henri Monnier".
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