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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont So who says you cannot play on the grass in Paris parks? You can in this park and in certain areas of other gardens...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuqo35FSyZiK8wmUlxdgLqChYmO1ggBAEvu8yElonAfNI7Z7TOTaTC6KK_tUaGJChxqRmzKW1g8kQPL_PmbsWdminmZWTJfgpc5HkrX4F5_i5z7YOEU7qurbyM65EaaIx3r5qdL3Anew/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_301DSC_4549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuqo35FSyZiK8wmUlxdgLqChYmO1ggBAEvu8yElonAfNI7Z7TOTaTC6KK_tUaGJChxqRmzKW1g8kQPL_PmbsWdminmZWTJfgpc5HkrX4F5_i5z7YOEU7qurbyM65EaaIx3r5qdL3Anew/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_301DSC_4549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a slightly cool, but clear Sunday afternoon in May </div><div style="text-align: center;">I happened upon this young man on a quiet slope in the park.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">He was enjoying his beverage, the gentle weather, and his book.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">The book:</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ecce Homo, by Nietzsche</span></span></i></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: 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: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></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: 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: 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;">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;"><br /></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont On a slightly cool, but clear Sunday afternoon in May I happened upon this young man on a quiet slope in the park....

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Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rosa Bonheur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette  in the heart of Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Its name loosely translates  as ‘pink happiness’ but refers in particular to 19th-century French  painter and sculptor ‘Rosa Bonheur’, famous for her depictions of  animals and her role in the early feminist movement (alongside George  Sand and Sarah Bernhardt).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday evenings are packed.  A group of us were there last May, enjoyed the music and the party.  As we left in a driving rainstorm, the serious night party crowd was just arriving.  The people in the queue did not seem the least daunted by the line or the rain.  C'est Paris!</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;">Rosa Bonheur - 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;">2, avenue de la Cascade</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;">  </span></span></i></div>

Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

Rosa Bonheur Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette in the heart of Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Its name lo...

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La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhTqF3FvLflzUPpdR2z5yE2G65k7dOXrL7veU0onoljrXywi4xKDezlElmbzxISVbfLvyrLD-tCeNC6Nu9SnakX2Qy_AQXUQP1LNMqhKZI5vaKcrOPaJ8vMrZgzd7RF3ycyKdXeXtvbQ/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_317DSC_4565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhTqF3FvLflzUPpdR2z5yE2G65k7dOXrL7veU0onoljrXywi4xKDezlElmbzxISVbfLvyrLD-tCeNC6Nu9SnakX2Qy_AQXUQP1LNMqhKZI5vaKcrOPaJ8vMrZgzd7RF3ycyKdXeXtvbQ/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_317DSC_4565.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This notable basilica made of travertine stone displays its white stamp on the Paris landscape.  This sacred landmark sits high on the butte of Montmartre overseeing all of Paris.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photo was taken from my perch at the Temple of Sybil which sits on Buttes Chaumont.</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</em></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75018, Paris</em></span></span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

Sacré Coeur This notable basilica made of travertine stone displays its white stamp on the Paris landscape. This sacred landmark sits high ...

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Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-7Y2RDeo6I1sv5_Yl6Mbg9AqzjORZakDC9gWxFvouKU4axH63j-XFMSXfUl2qeOrdJJkfWnVL0wRf3ctNcpLj95zj_I4lB8HP_nHmPAyhfNywyIu1NElJ-iDEN8c-sofMf-wVvJQ9Gc/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_275DSC_4523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-7Y2RDeo6I1sv5_Yl6Mbg9AqzjORZakDC9gWxFvouKU4axH63j-XFMSXfUl2qeOrdJJkfWnVL0wRf3ctNcpLj95zj_I4lB8HP_nHmPAyhfNywyIu1NElJ-iDEN8c-sofMf-wVvJQ9Gc/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_275DSC_4523.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paulownia trees </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In an explosion of color, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the view of Avenue de Laumière is obstructed </div><div style="text-align: center;">by the mass of Paulownia trees </div><div style="text-align: center;">lining the street from Métro Laumière</div><div style="text-align: center;"> to the end at Parc des Buttes Chaumont.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are in Paris this spring, </div><div style="text-align: center;">take a trip to the park walking along this street for a few blocks.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It makes for a grand promenade</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;">14, avenue de Laumière</div><div style="text-align: left;">75019, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Paulownias en fleurs - Avenue de Laumière

Paulownia trees In an explosion of color, the view of Avenue de Laumière is obstructed by the mass of Paulownia trees lining the street f...

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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>

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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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Parc des Buttes Chaumont VI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo640Haqi57axxhCJ78-r-7HMOURMpX270AeNvvoycKLAQWx-3W8UL2ZY7ATyz0qS9J0Vzrtrr-o3qywSpWvgMSszhzHE_3QD0UjsjFNueQAD28SaUDSmEo8OBIw6XGTVeoi66A8FD44/s1600/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo640Haqi57axxhCJ78-r-7HMOURMpX270AeNvvoycKLAQWx-3W8UL2ZY7ATyz0qS9J0Vzrtrr-o3qywSpWvgMSszhzHE_3QD0UjsjFNueQAD28SaUDSmEo8OBIw6XGTVeoi66A8FD44/s640/2011+0417+day+6+DSC_0301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;">Although it would appear from this photo that every bench is occupied, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the park is large enough to hold many Parisians on a weekend day.  </span></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;">I have never felt crowded in this park,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and on my last trip walked up to the Temple of Sybil </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for a panoramic view of Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-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: x-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: x-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 VI

Parc des Buttes Chaumont Although it would appear from this photo that every bench is occupied, the park is large enough to hold many Paris...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont V

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQDEDKeNsWJrUgCLqm07SouPWuWA84cutQ4zEhP_eBLD4ne_vcRhObb0ltyFMkdyS7MQYbCnGK_s2x_JR59AL6r12e6GHllxkhpvbbR3apApCuqg_jh2diTNvcyLs-E_Z4knOY0Fspi0/s1600/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQDEDKeNsWJrUgCLqm07SouPWuWA84cutQ4zEhP_eBLD4ne_vcRhObb0ltyFMkdyS7MQYbCnGK_s2x_JR59AL6r12e6GHllxkhpvbbR3apApCuqg_jh2diTNvcyLs-E_Z4knOY0Fspi0/s640/2011+April+17+Day+6+DSC_0295.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;">It took several visits to Paris before I made my way to this park which as the name indicates is sitting on a hill.  There are waterfalls and a limestone quarry, a suspension bridge, and more.  You will find more Parisians and fewer tourists here on a Sunday afternoon than in many of Paris' more famous parks.</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;">It is not as large as Tuileries, but the terrain makes it seem more so.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Rue Botzaris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>75019, Paris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Metro Botzaris, Metro Buttes Chaumont </span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont V

Parc des Buttes Chaumont It took several visits to Paris before I made my way to this park which as the name indicates is sitting on a hill....

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3u2zrP9KvnR-FKndYb8ob4gy4DbC_Y3hDQMBvVP1rUmEEX_LyfLely2uzkOHJcWNOv01eZVjhJ1fmO4j8z7mOtn7a0X4y4snqw0ZXtopYmQJsey6rTeDusslBONnFE2cqq9W1Cgp08/s1600/2011+april+day+6DSC_0298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT3u2zrP9KvnR-FKndYb8ob4gy4DbC_Y3hDQMBvVP1rUmEEX_LyfLely2uzkOHJcWNOv01eZVjhJ1fmO4j8z7mOtn7a0X4y4snqw0ZXtopYmQJsey6rTeDusslBONnFE2cqq9W1Cgp08/s640/2011+april+day+6DSC_0298.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">Suspension bridge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">This suspension bridge leads to a large rocky cliff with a 32 meter waterfall.  The nature of the bridge construction means that there is a sway as these people walk to and fro.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;">If you are afraid of heights this might be one to avoid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>Rue Botzaris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"><i>75019, Paris</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Metro Botzaris, Metro Buttes Chaumont </span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont Suspension bridge This suspension bridge leads to a large rocky cliff with a 32 meter waterfall. The nature of...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGueubXfPMGOtZe9DUke1vXuBkICCBwFy-FGBpe5IuyThkskhxvtKRqlB4ENPZ4rJBnm3wh3RRrpRZFzu7UCGQsanHmx1h0ow6HyJIx1YxXmUL_1AvdGRyrCVBKDcn493nG565UV6JiH8/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGueubXfPMGOtZe9DUke1vXuBkICCBwFy-FGBpe5IuyThkskhxvtKRqlB4ENPZ4rJBnm3wh3RRrpRZFzu7UCGQsanHmx1h0ow6HyJIx1YxXmUL_1AvdGRyrCVBKDcn493nG565UV6JiH8/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0286.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;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;">The first time I viewed this scene it seemed impossible that I was still in Paris, well within Boulevard Peripherique.  On this Sunday afternoon, the park was full of people enjoying a sunny afternoon of leisure.</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>(Put it on your list)</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: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont The first time I viewed this scene it seemed impossible that I was still in Paris, well within Boulevard Peripheriq...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-fh3ElsWkBvO3l4AV73HX2Q_5MqxK3nlaGKl-eCaRuMMbmgFsUaBTWUAZ1HQ-GN0FTBH-aiy1VqPft47q_FSuc4rBxPWojnfPxW3JB5BXanszMrwWcM_4MXeXEUPr4hUgwWxLKWCCaA/s1600/2011+April+day+6+DSC_0316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eda="true" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-fh3ElsWkBvO3l4AV73HX2Q_5MqxK3nlaGKl-eCaRuMMbmgFsUaBTWUAZ1HQ-GN0FTBH-aiy1VqPft47q_FSuc4rBxPWojnfPxW3JB5BXanszMrwWcM_4MXeXEUPr4hUgwWxLKWCCaA/s640/2011+April+day+6+DSC_0316.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;">What a great spot for water play on a sunny day in Paris...</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;">I just hope that it is warm enough</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>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont What a great spot for water play on a sunny day in Paris... I just hope that it is warm enough Parc des Buttes Chau...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le dimanche

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWg1tC6xj8XsBoujaWJj4fGyEHe__Fb3i0FO9iNBeMM79euDBEJj4r2xk2VPKiMTDzCMpHUd_K4ZDOz76CEZSmaVJebXV8yiav53cgCOvsOxkFckeatQpF0BBolXmmhyphenhyphenB1modbQs8xRU/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWg1tC6xj8XsBoujaWJj4fGyEHe__Fb3i0FO9iNBeMM79euDBEJj4r2xk2VPKiMTDzCMpHUd_K4ZDOz76CEZSmaVJebXV8yiav53cgCOvsOxkFckeatQpF0BBolXmmhyphenhyphenB1modbQs8xRU/s640/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0282.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;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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;">This large public garden (as it is referenced) is the third largest in Paris with more than 5km of trails and paths.  The main feature of the park is the Temple of Sybil which sits at the top of an island in the middle of a lake.  In 2009 a suspension bridge, about 200 feet long and over 70 feet above the water, was built to allow access to the island.</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;">There are three restaurants, reception halls, and two Guignol theatres.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Perhaps most enjoyed are the green grassy slopes on a sunny weekend afternoon.</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>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</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>Métros Buttes Chaumont, Laumière, et Botzaris</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>

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