Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJdD2FiP8RqOB2uhLiRGARu5u4UDZ8UEQysG60GLVcpH8M3HyKl2whwokPqFH4S_zA5IORCakSO2S0qC5rkeW7iGr6RBV4t4xR7CrbyJBSCsro2YBPTqktYViP3McrOm_p4XJ7YjPA3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_290DSC_4538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJdD2FiP8RqOB2uhLiRGARu5u4UDZ8UEQysG60GLVcpH8M3HyKl2whwokPqFH4S_zA5IORCakSO2S0qC5rkeW7iGr6RBV4t4xR7CrbyJBSCsro2YBPTqktYViP3McrOm_p4XJ7YjPA3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_290DSC_4538.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;">Temple of Sybil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the Temple of Sybil may not appear so high on the cliff, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is indeed a hike and a suspension bridge away.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">How can all of this be only a mile or two from the center of Paris?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If the weather cooperates for this last weekend in March, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Parisians will be here with friends and family.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">How I wish that I could join them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métros Buttes Chaumont, Laumière, et Botzaris</em></span></span></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

Parc des Buttes Chaumont Temple of Sybil Although the Temple of Sybil may not appear so high on the cliff,  it is indeed a hike and a suspen...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBij0oPLvc_YIRXbz2sAnlxPkrE8cmbgrhnlIiFAVkk75o-UE4TZLnrMLU8p4-39eF0x4LG_dBAeL7PU68oAatEoZD2MQ5qcvktmh8Sg1x0gZSvbg6YZ199l1nJmEn26M-3pDZ85Z5N3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_286DSC_4534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBij0oPLvc_YIRXbz2sAnlxPkrE8cmbgrhnlIiFAVkk75o-UE4TZLnrMLU8p4-39eF0x4LG_dBAeL7PU68oAatEoZD2MQ5qcvktmh8Sg1x0gZSvbg6YZ199l1nJmEn26M-3pDZ85Z5N3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_286DSC_4534.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carousel in Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was only on my third visit to this park </div><div style="text-align: center;">that I discovered the petite, colorful carousel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The top makes me think of le Petit Prince </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its stars, moon, and rocket ship.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The rides are over-sized rabbits, cats, and other animals, </div><div style="text-align: center;">along with a rocket and a fire truck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The park itself is beautiful, particularly in the spring, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but has a checkered past.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is close to Gibet de Montfaucon, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a notorious site where criminals were hanged </div><div style="text-align: center;">and their bodies put on display </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the 13th century until mid-18th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the French Revolution it became a refuse dump, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then a spot for cutting up horse carcasses.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Baron Haussmann chose this site for a new park </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the rapidly growing population of the 19th and 20th arrondissements.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Work began in 1864 and the park was opened on April 1, 1867.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">To see the park today one would never imagine its nefarious history.</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;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Buttes Chaumont et Botzaris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

Carousel in Parc des Buttes Chaumont It was only on my third visit to this park  that I discovered the petite, colorful carousel.   The top ...

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