We have enjoyed walking the Canal St. Martin on several occasions in the past and thought we'd do it again. While in the past we have gotten as far as La Villette, and beyond, this time we got just more than halfway. We had a lunch planned on the return, and decided there were other things we wanted to do this day. Clearly we are on the rinse/spin cycle of the campaign.
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| Look carefully |
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| The owner here has big plans for his vining roses |
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| Ah! My 2nd favorite beer (Westfleteren is still tops) |
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| His 'n her urinals |
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| Swimming pools along the Canal...need work |
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| As far as we got this visit...looking toward La Villette |
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| Looking back to the former royal tax collection station; now a restaurant (of course) |
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| In a public park |
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| Interesting architecture along the way...reminiscent of Otto Wagner...Vienna |
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| Unusual grillwork on a new apartment building |
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| Matching parking garage doors |
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| A last look |
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| Above-ground Metro to the Stalingrad station |
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| Very decent Naples-style pizza at Bricktops (not the long-gone Bricktop's (where Gil Pender saw Josephine Baker with F. Scott and Zelda and the Porters)) |
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| Typical mural |
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| If you live or work nearby, the Canal is great for a lunch-time picnic |
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| Unusual dorsal view of Lady Liberty at the Place de la Republic |
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| The day's Venus de Milo caryatids |
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| Having done just a shorter version of the Canal, we hopped a bus across town to the Champs Elysees; because how can you visit Paris and not go there? |
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| Actually, I was looking for the installation of Yayoi Kusama atop the Vuitton building there; note the Dior building is still under wraps...for years now |
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| Unfortunately, the installation was over and gone; but above is what we would have seen |
1 comment:
We did a boat ride down the Canal St. Martin a few years ago. It was a lovely trip. The Canal has become very "hip" over the past few years.
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