Theme day : edges

On the edges of Paris you can find many fabulous places to visit like here the Versailles castle only 15 kilometers away from Paris. I thought this sunset on the Castle would make a nice theme day picture and furthermore I was born in Versailles which is not only a Castle but also a suburban city.

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Snow storm

As some of you may have heard on the news, Paris and the area has been under a snow storm yesterday when 11 cm of snow fell in one afternoon which did not happen since 1987. Sorry I can't share a nice view of Paris under the snow but only this view from my office window that I took while I was wondering how I was going to get back home (I work in the north suburb). I wisely decided to leave my car at the office and come back to Paris by train and I was happy with that choice when I saw on the news that lots of people had to sleep in their car last night stuck on the highways.

Grand Paris : the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis

Saint Denis is a city located just outside of Paris city limits in the north and it's where you can find the splendid Basilica Cathedral. This place was founded in the 7th century by king Dagobert and became the burial place for kings of France as you can see on the picture. It really is a very interesting place to visit that you can easily access with the subway and that unfortunately tourist often miss.

Chateau de Vincennes

Next to Paris and the Bois de Vincennes stands the beautifull Chateau de Vincennes. The Medieval Donjon (tower) is one of the few left in France. Really a "must see" when you're in Paris. It is very easy to get there by subway and you can then relax in the forest.

La Défense

La Défense is the Paris financial area. It is not in the Paris intra muros city limits but just a few kilometers away on the west side. I took this view from the pedestrian bridge crossing the Seine river in Saint Cloud. You can also see the boats along the river which are house boats.

Another bilke ride

Yesterday was a nice hot and sunny day in Paris so we decided to take our bikes and ride. Our goal was to start in Paris along the Saint Martin Canal and follow the canal to the city of Meaux in the east suburb. I had once did half of the way to Meaux but never did it to the city.

It was great! We've ridden trough very different aspects of the canal and after 20 km we've found ourselves in the complete countryside as you can see on this picture. No cars, no noise, only birds and fields.

We did not ride the way back but took the train to Paris in which it is allowed to take your bike along. After 40 minutes we arrived at the Gare de l'Est and rode back home.

62 km on a bike for a Sunday, not bad don't you think ?

A ride to the suburb

Yesterday my friends and I took our bikes and rode to this little castle in the suburb you may have heard of : Versailles. 

We had the most perfect weather for a sunday and despite the hard time we had climbing the hills of Saint Cloud and of the forest we loved our day. Once in the Versailles castle park we rode around the "Grand Canal" and enjoyed the views. I'm sorry Ciel for posting a photo of your city (see the great Versailles Daily Photo by Ciel) but I couldn' resist and I had to tell people about my 61 kms round trip ride!

Airport

Airport day today. I went to Budapest for a business meeting so today's photo is a view of the new Air France Terminal E at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Very nice with a mix of glass and wood.