Bassin de la Villette Petanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrlSpKit_rKtai33T0hvNozw1hEjj5QFxHBhAWTuC7N2OgFfyljVuiJJW2zOa4Xs0N3QEO6WfuQOK-k1tAQwGSW3ylBEyB7bvR9ao1zwIDRIEORsY5zYZdU-ad0JUMEBngeLE30WU8tU/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrlSpKit_rKtai33T0hvNozw1hEjj5QFxHBhAWTuC7N2OgFfyljVuiJJW2zOa4Xs0N3QEO6WfuQOK-k1tAQwGSW3ylBEyB7bvR9ao1zwIDRIEORsY5zYZdU-ad0JUMEBngeLE30WU8tU/s640/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where you find the smooth "Paris dirt" </div><div style="text-align: center;">which I believe is a fine limestone gravel,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find people playing Petanque.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is not a game limited to the "old timers" you see in Louxembourg Gardens</div><div style="text-align: center;"> or Tuileries, but a game enjoyed by friends </div><div style="text-align: center;">and family of of ages, gender, and generations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bassin de la Villette</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette Petanque

Bassin de la Villette Where you find the smooth "Paris dirt"  which I believe is a fine limestone gravel, you will find people pla...

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Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nzcH75tph79Yvq0KatksbDwJ9QN2WxLtEjbEMTQTKLEwcekyq9mxGoZqPAShCU_hs5d3cmzCc2AsNjf1Zwibvjo_6QsY5iiGL1tOKld76BphQYz-vW9PzQP8d1O_VxLDe8MOEuisIWc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nzcH75tph79Yvq0KatksbDwJ9QN2WxLtEjbEMTQTKLEwcekyq9mxGoZqPAShCU_hs5d3cmzCc2AsNjf1Zwibvjo_6QsY5iiGL1tOKld76BphQYz-vW9PzQP8d1O_VxLDe8MOEuisIWc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Bassin de la Villette</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This is a scene far from the tourist crowds of Paris, </div><div align="center">but is a favorite spot for the Parisians on a Sunday afternoon.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Pétanque (more games than I could count), </div><div align="center">picnics among friends, </div><div align="center">multi-generation families out for a water-side stroll,</div><div align="center">children at play riding <em>trotinettes</em>...</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">There is something here for everyone.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div>

Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

Bassin de la Villette       This is a scene far from the tourist crowds of Paris, but is a favorite spot for the Parisians on a Sunday after...

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Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4aC1t_aYTWbjg_1ck0vige6eCOMg78hqQoVMlo2mIiUuLVoSITuhpO6jGHhUjONGDsw5fUpv1z4prfj4JHztlU9LcfUqt3_EmWNWlii8dkA5jgJveK9z3t88udwqGJumboM46LwffGk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4aC1t_aYTWbjg_1ck0vige6eCOMg78hqQoVMlo2mIiUuLVoSITuhpO6jGHhUjONGDsw5fUpv1z4prfj4JHztlU9LcfUqt3_EmWNWlii8dkA5jgJveK9z3t88udwqGJumboM46LwffGk/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0261.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not a place frequented by tourists...</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is why I love it so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a place where Parisians can enjoy a relaxing afternoon:</div><div style="text-align: center;">sunning, strolling, having a picnic, playing games...</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a great place to observe the best of Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the locals as "not so different" from you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">However, do note that there are no guard rails </div><div style="text-align: center;">and a meter drop to the surface of the water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bassin de la Villette</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Bassin de la Villette - la vie quotidienne

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Bassin de la Villette - pétanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjharj-lTdj2jrcvOpCkhxw1biDd762xPXZyTNMCNz0L4yHS8TULOOwrwVvplJh2TCc4hmRyv0yri29O0ndUgVAkmgyXVnB0ttq3wNeCqDOwIENTdLTyELpsdDU5IGWsjc8FR5SPmwJgGc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjharj-lTdj2jrcvOpCkhxw1biDd762xPXZyTNMCNz0L4yHS8TULOOwrwVvplJh2TCc4hmRyv0yri29O0ndUgVAkmgyXVnB0ttq3wNeCqDOwIENTdLTyELpsdDU5IGWsjc8FR5SPmwJgGc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bassin de la Villette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a Sunday afternoon </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find many groups of people playing pétanque.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">We found a foursome of twenty-somethings </div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoying a game with a man and a woman on each team.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So much for thinking that only </div><div style="text-align: center;">little old French men play pétanque.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Quai de la Loire</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bassin de la Villette</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette - pétanque

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Bassin de la Villette - pétanque XXII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6fg3STaFMVcOfgqGjuUO6PqR4MF8OH2del-e_tdx7Jnrssz5ZuwMHfD8tKUS1R08KSZrGQpvr-3MtUUpEpZ69jFT-vRqVu-LwKOy2aX-ip7FQeFlQ7EDGGCtW0fJQtSJ30kkj5czZZQ/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-6fg3STaFMVcOfgqGjuUO6PqR4MF8OH2del-e_tdx7Jnrssz5ZuwMHfD8tKUS1R08KSZrGQpvr-3MtUUpEpZ69jFT-vRqVu-LwKOy2aX-ip7FQeFlQ7EDGGCtW0fJQtSJ30kkj5czZZQ/s640/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243+b-w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJcWB6N24nmxrumAMMJj4fOHmAAj6q6PsQtoYoyxowMah4Wo_Cx251raVBeXtk_Z7ArGWt-RXI0dTZ_LNIlv1ypm2-tuY921BTYO7tSqRI29gS4cCEtaeVAZsa3YS5TAYOx5J3tlawO0/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bassin de la Villette</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you really want to be among the Parisians, take a stroll along the quais of Bassin de la Villette on any weekend.  It is a delightful spot for a picnic and for watching people.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps you will stop in Bar l'Ourcq for some </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>boules</i> and a game of pétanque with friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div>

Bassin de la Villette - pétanque XXII

Bassin de la Villette If you really want to be among the Parisians, take a stroll along the quais of Bassin de la Villette on any weekend.  ...

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Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWpeEYTZ-iTZHuTk9dJLjNuUfPwgij4cbCCLscBVx7v9vWAiXDc7K2a-bM_j-8svfmee7K9IgYKYhfJwtVpcm1kh9Y0rs-0nYiYiehUu5Ex-epE6LcMLeK9xA9bARDAWCcnDWl4PsxnM/s1600/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWpeEYTZ-iTZHuTk9dJLjNuUfPwgij4cbCCLscBVx7v9vWAiXDc7K2a-bM_j-8svfmee7K9IgYKYhfJwtVpcm1kh9Y0rs-0nYiYiehUu5Ex-epE6LcMLeK9xA9bARDAWCcnDWl4PsxnM/s640/2011+April+17+day+6+DSC_0266.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pétanque</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The game is not just for older men in Paris.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This area on the bank of Bassin de la Villette </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is filled with people of all ages, families, young friends, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">all enjoying an afternoon of this popular game.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps we will try our skill this week</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

Pétanque The game is not just for older men in Paris.   This area on the bank of Bassin de la Villette  is filled with people of all ages, f...

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Pétanque X - Jardin du Luxembourg

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7daISUWkt4pe-DUwnFP7AKtj_VbNrrwHOjB_T5Nh0xvQUSRMHdNBZhrGnFuk3FYIEh_zizzsg1cZar765oLmkxrvfAKmLUvUXUU3WZGN-wbArkhonMcrXfEbTV5z8YLMzfoGTCS5iFNw/s1600/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7daISUWkt4pe-DUwnFP7AKtj_VbNrrwHOjB_T5Nh0xvQUSRMHdNBZhrGnFuk3FYIEh_zizzsg1cZar765oLmkxrvfAKmLUvUXUU3WZGN-wbArkhonMcrXfEbTV5z8YLMzfoGTCS5iFNw/s640/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0524.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">On my next trip to Paris I would like to play a game of Pétanque</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the regulars of Jardin du Luxembourg (and Tuileries)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">would not likely embrace this American beginner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Perhaps a trip to Bassin de la Villette in the 19ème </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">would be a better place to start.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Luxembourg</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pétanque X - Jardin du Luxembourg

Jardin du Luxembourg On my next trip to Paris I would like to play a game of Pétanque but the regulars of Jardin du Luxembourg (and Tuilerie...

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Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1zwIZjCn2Zm8ybzdWg6vpwYis75TNaM4jfyoKuN5W4pkfOUxJuZ4gu4gyfv9WTGFvCBVvoC3OPkEE_K3F8oi0GU6QGe1vDADUZyfUTOaBI4e8Xf9EfT1KY6OO2PwjbCWywwjUyUpX_E/s1600/2011+April+Day+6+DSC_0270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1zwIZjCn2Zm8ybzdWg6vpwYis75TNaM4jfyoKuN5W4pkfOUxJuZ4gu4gyfv9WTGFvCBVvoC3OPkEE_K3F8oi0GU6QGe1vDADUZyfUTOaBI4e8Xf9EfT1KY6OO2PwjbCWywwjUyUpX_E/s640/2011+April+Day+6+DSC_0270.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the long promenade around Bassin de la Villette, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">one can see many games of Pétanque and players of all ages.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although this man seemed quite intense </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">let me assure you that it was a lively, spirited game among friends, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">including women.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(Couldn't this be an Olympic sport?)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Laumière</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Bassin de la Villette - Pétanque

In the long promenade around Bassin de la Villette, one can see many games of Pétanque and players of all ages.    Although this man seemed ...

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Bassin de la Villette - IV

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1ZPWMngYQ7gREYEa52PKjrsZyyIpkaQhK-CniAaLI3t5VSLE2INnpxHcMgFursSlrv1x1bA8aFz3ipmgXJefbv8sOCkUngPC52iuQv3nodjDPd00osIEGVi1EQsEueUHw-zoqir0fTE/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1ZPWMngYQ7gREYEa52PKjrsZyyIpkaQhK-CniAaLI3t5VSLE2INnpxHcMgFursSlrv1x1bA8aFz3ipmgXJefbv8sOCkUngPC52iuQv3nodjDPd00osIEGVi1EQsEueUHw-zoqir0fTE/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0260.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A Sunday afternoon on the quai of Bassin de la Villette...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> out for a spin, a game of Pétanque with friends, a picnic, or just soaking up the Paris sun</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There is quite a drop into the water without a rail, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">and I worried a bit for this fellow and other little ones so close to the edge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Bassin de la Villette</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Quai de la Loire </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Bassin de la Villette - IV

A Sunday afternoon on the quai of Bassin de la Villette...  out for a spin, a game of Pétanque with friends, a picnic, or just soaking up th...

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Pétanque - IV

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySDP89RxwBgE0IpsPUET0gmOgLhCuBwwOyOz_XaV7IfJG-0MkBYswrZcH9fEpNTq5KYc_936sG-K8RaRGkRNEHLyAdIIp9kobEFyt6vp5RimZPnRQCo72qsZcDQ7EGo_XoIQbm3fWOCU/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySDP89RxwBgE0IpsPUET0gmOgLhCuBwwOyOz_XaV7IfJG-0MkBYswrZcH9fEpNTq5KYc_936sG-K8RaRGkRNEHLyAdIIp9kobEFyt6vp5RimZPnRQCo72qsZcDQ7EGo_XoIQbm3fWOCU/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0242.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The casual atmosphere in the park between Quai de la Loire and the bank of Bassin de la Villette made it simple to take photos, candid shots of friends and families playing Pétanque.  </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wish that you could hear the symphony of sounds with the "clink" of the balls, the crunch of the limestone, and the background of easy laughter.</span><br /><br /><br />Bassin de la Villette<br />Quai de la Loire<br />19ième arr.

Pétanque - IV

The casual atmosphere in the park between Quai de la Loire and the bank of Bassin de la Villette made it simple to take photos, candid shots...

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Pétanque avec des amis

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSydOlEKwJC_VjtrKMZ_oBMna3NFS7A82r9e8peRqv8kkbQd9c-iyLQLRE98hUcZ1Y9AuAnwJkDDZQmrA7hY2sk4ff58_GDWTjds0OxzivrXmBmzHW-ma9leSt6j9kPIYQFmFjMc5Dh2o/s1600/2011+april+6+DSC_0252.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634125245634678914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSydOlEKwJC_VjtrKMZ_oBMna3NFS7A82r9e8peRqv8kkbQd9c-iyLQLRE98hUcZ1Y9AuAnwJkDDZQmrA7hY2sk4ff58_GDWTjds0OxzivrXmBmzHW-ma9leSt6j9kPIYQFmFjMc5Dh2o/s640/2011+april+6+DSC_0252.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Although I have seen mostly older gentlemen playing pétanque in Jardin du Luxembourg and Jardin des Tuileries, we found several mixed groups of twenty-somethings playing in the long promenade around Bassin de la Villette. The play was animated with squeals and shouts, mixed with quiet whispers of strategy.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I will show you more of this scene with some of the young women competing with the men in future posts.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Bassin de la Villette</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Quai de la Loire</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span>

Pétanque avec des amis

Although I have seen mostly older gentlemen playing pétanque in Jardin du Luxembourg and Jardin des Tuileries, we found several mixed groups...

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Bassin de la Villette -- le dimanche

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mrvmEC-FvFKa8FJFIrN8_EtDtxKsfdfrConi2bA2TnPu0YBW47_Y27CcDaKuhH3h1_FPD2PH7eF0YDax3vSnoqhn_NXIFM06f-MEhrM7KEyfQ6ucK-8YJdXHMWNhdExmW6dSEek1zes/s1600/2011+april++6+DSC_0257.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626004480238324402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mrvmEC-FvFKa8FJFIrN8_EtDtxKsfdfrConi2bA2TnPu0YBW47_Y27CcDaKuhH3h1_FPD2PH7eF0YDax3vSnoqhn_NXIFM06f-MEhrM7KEyfQ6ucK-8YJdXHMWNhdExmW6dSEek1zes/s640/2011+april++6+DSC_0257.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">A beautiful weekend afternoon brings all ages to the parks, to the gardens, to the banks of the waterways of Paris. Bassin de la Villette is no exception and this papa was kind enough to smile for me.</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Who dressed that baby?</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Bassin de la Villette</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Quai de la Loire</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">19ième arr.</span>

Bassin de la Villette -- le dimanche

A beautiful weekend afternoon brings all ages to the parks, to the gardens, to the banks of the waterways of Paris. Bassin de la Villette is...

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