Paris

We continue where we stopped in the last topic:

Tree-lined promenade

Going up the stairs in one of the avenue Daumesnil, one reaches this old viaduct converted into a beautiful park suspended (9 m above the ground), commonly known as "green corridor". The walk, away from the tourist crowds but in the company of joggers, families and single strollers, is incredibly quiet, miles away from the hustle and traffic yet just below. 

We walk among the trees and flower beds (cherry, maple, rose, lavender ...) while watching the surrounding buildings, apartment balconies and rooftops. The walk through the beautiful garden Reuilly where, as soon as the sun shows its face, it is good to stop on a lazy lawns. From the driveway Vivaldi, just after Reuilly garden, the walk is available on bikes. We can roll up to the Bois de Vincennes and continue to flee the urban din ... 

Discovering Paris

Mythical as the world dream of one day visiting the city, Paris has kept its authenticity. There are still some small streets to explore around the major monuments and with an almost total absence of skyscrapers, Paris and its neighborhoods look more like a cluster of villages as a megalopolis.

From the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame, to the Sacred Heart, the Arc de Triomphe or the Pompidou Centre, Paris has no shortage of famous landmark. Other images, less timeless but equally typical Parisian, are in the mind: the illuminated bridges reflecting off the Seine at night or cane chairs on the terrace breweries. Today, new buildings such as the Musée du Quai Branly continue to change the face of the capital.

The Paris always (and tourists) is alive and well: along major boulevards in fine dining and the windows of fashion houses and museums with outstanding collections, foremost among them the incomparable Louvre. A nice shop or a free table in a bistro stop your wanderings.