Nothing to see in Paris
Mar 20th, 2012, 02:07 PM
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Nothing to see in Paris
I shouldn't even be posting this, because on the last day of winter I visited a part of the city that has been in decline for the last 105 years, and now it is just a mass of abandoned ruins. That's sort of hard to believe in the most beautiful and most visited city in the world, yet you can find it if you look really, really hard.
I guess that's why I called my report "The abandoned garden of desolation." Those of you who have been to Paris many times and really think that you have <b>seen it all</b>, might find it worth a brief look: http://tinyurl.com/6t6p224
I guess that's why I called my report "The abandoned garden of desolation." Those of you who have been to Paris many times and really think that you have <b>seen it all</b>, might find it worth a brief look: http://tinyurl.com/6t6p224
Mar 20th, 2012, 03:45 PM
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You could also call this report "How I found a place 10 minutes from FMT's house that he should have reported on". Or perhaps "If you want to find a place with no people just visit anywhere near FMT".
Tatiana - What makes you think kerouac drinks cheap wine?
Tatiana - What makes you think kerouac drinks cheap wine?
Mar 20th, 2012, 05:59 PM
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Bravo, Christo. I hope others gazing at this misty beauty will not forget your opening words, which remind that nostalgia for the days of "gloire" should not cast a filmy sheen over the iniquities of imperial strife.
Mar 21st, 2012, 06:03 AM
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Wow. Your photos are haunting not only because of the park's abandoned beauty but also because of the memories that they evoke of French colonialism.
Kerouac, you really need to publish a book on "your" Paris, which is much more real, and beautiful, than the Paris that we tourists think we know.
Kerouac, you really need to publish a book on "your" Paris, which is much more real, and beautiful, than the Paris that we tourists think we know.
Mar 21st, 2012, 11:29 AM
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kerouac - do you know about the row of gingerbread houses - old stone houses in weird turn-of-the-century fashion lining the north bank of Marne just opposite this part of the Bois -Vincennes - they are really remarkable - not far from one of the old popular dancing places that once lined the Marne. there are no streets and you walk along the Marne just opposite the TCC Joinville camping site and Le Tremblay park.
Mar 21st, 2012, 12:32 PM
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Thanks for posting this. It looks and sounds fascinating.
I did a little googling and found a source that recommended taking the metro to Chateau de Vincennes and walking from there. Or would it be better to take the RER?
I did a little googling and found a source that recommended taking the metro to Chateau de Vincennes and walking from there. Or would it be better to take the RER?
Mar 21st, 2012, 01:27 PM
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It would be a very long walk from Château de Vincennes. I looked into it, including the possibility of taking bus 112 or 114. And I quickly chose to take the RER.
PalenQ, there are so many weird old stone gingerbread houses in the area that I may or may not have seen them (bot probably not). If FMT checks in, he will almost certainly have more knowledge about such things in that area, since he lives there.
PalenQ, there are so many weird old stone gingerbread houses in the area that I may or may not have seen them (bot probably not). If FMT checks in, he will almost certainly have more knowledge about such things in that area, since he lives there.
