Air Métro

Paris Metro is mostly underground but when it goes outside it's always on these beautiful constructions.

Theme week : canal 7

As I told you yesterday the canal end (for Paris) in the Sciences park of Paris (see website). The globe is a cinema theater. You can still walk or ride along the canal outside Paris for hundreds of kilometers ...

Theme week : canal 6

Walking north along the Canl de l'Ourcq. A the end of it lies the "Cité des sciences de la Villette"

Theme week : canal 5

At the end of the Bassin de la Villette we find this nice bridge crossing the water and making the limit bewteen the lake and the canl de l'Ourcq which you can see here. The bridge is a moving one, going up when boats and barges need to go through.

Theme week : canal 4

This barge on the bassin de la Villette is called " Adelaide the Opera barge ". It's a tiny theater where they play operas and musicals. If you want to have a look at there website : here 

Theme week : canal 3

Continuing to walk north you get to the link with Canal de l'Ourcq (see the nice bridge) and the brand new building that was built when the area was redeveloped. The water is used for sports like you can see with these kids and also as a little "water-port" .

Theme week : canal 2

Here is a larger view of the Bassin de la Villette which is the biggest artificial lake in Paris. It has been filled with water in 1808 and links the Canal Saint Martin in the foreground and the Canal de l'Ourcq in the background. You can find 2 nice cinema theaters on each side of the Bassin  names MK2.

Theme week : canal

This week I am taking you for a visit along the Bassin de la Villette and Canal de l'Ourcq in the 19 th arrondissment, north east of Paris. These 2 canals leads down to the Canal Saint Martin and then to the Seine River. For the past year this area has changed quite a lot being renovated and rebuilt. Today we start with the starting point near Métro Jaurès with the fountain and in the background the Bassin de la Villette which we'll see better tomorrow.
And for once here is a second photo of the place with this sign showing the boats the distances and duration of travel to go to cities along the canal :

Subway roof

The subway station "Jaurès" named after a French politician, is an outside station with a very nice glass roof.

Spring in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont

A perfect place to rest in the sun ...

Individual houses in la Mouzaia quarter

You do not find a many individual houses in Paris as the city is rather small and so mostly built with buildings. "La Mouzaia" is an area located near the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement and it holds a few streets with only stone houses like these. There were built at the end of the 19th century for workers. You now have to be anything but a simple worker to own one of them ! It's a very nice walk by the way that you must add when visiting the Park.

Nature in Paris

As I can't fly to my vacation resort I take advantage of  it to wander in Paris and enjoy the beautiful "Parc des Buttes Chaumont" in the 19th arrondissement. Would you suppose that this picture is taken in the middle of Paris  ?

Country side of Paris

This is a street called "Cité Leroy" in the 19th arrondissement. A perfect calm area with little houses or buildings and lots of plants and trees. I just love it !

Parc de la Villette

The Parc de la Villette is located in the very north east end of Paris. In this very nice Park where the Canal de l'Ourcq goes through you can find the "Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie" (on the picture). This science museum is a very popular place visited by more than 5 millions people each year. They especially have fabulous thing for children who can act and be part of the science experiments.

Cows

Seen in the Parc de la Villette in the north of the 19th arrondissement. No real cows in the city but I like these !

Buttes Chaumont

Continuing with parks and gardens, here is a view of the Parc des Butte Chaumont in the north-eastern part of Paris. This is one of the largest park in Paris. It was developed by the Baron Haussmann and opened in 1867. I love the views from the top of the hill and from the Belvedere from which I took this picture.