12th Arrondissement

Today I set out for the 12th arrondissemet. I passed the Place de la Bastille, all being dug up and quite difficult to negotiate, but with an impressive green column in the centre with a shiny gold-coloured figure, a bit like Mercury but said to be the spirit of Freedom on the top.

The place that was recommended in my coffee list was in part of a large market area. It was tiny, with almost no standing room left. No thanks. It was also the only one in the 12th. I  decided I could change my rules. If the only cafe is unsuitable, I can go to the nearest place that looks OK. Which I did.

Next on the list was a disused elevated railway line that has been done up and replanted. The Coulee Verte ( apologies again, I cannot be bothered with accents. If I change my keyboard to French, the accents are there but the letters are in different places).. Also called in some places Promenade Plantes.  It is not nearly as developed as say, the High Line in NYC, but it was very popular with joggers. I left it after a few kilometrs at a large park that it went through and walked to the river.

I walked back towards the centre of Paris taking pictures of bridges.  It was always on a walk / cycle way but traffic next to me.  There was a footbridge, Passserelle de Simone de Bouvoir, which had 2 bits , each went up and down, one went up while the other was going down and they met in the middle. That sounds incomprehensible.  There was a lovely green metal bridge that was just for trains and another bridge that had 2 layers. It was quite wide. The middle third had an upper layer for trains and road traffic went one way on 1 third and the other way on the 3rd third.

I stopped at a nice place for lunch and felt I had earned a desert.  On the way home I discovered another little area of cafes and interesting shops quite near me.

Again, no photos. Hopefully tomorrow. Instead of sorting photos, I experimented with some cotton I bought from a yarn shop I visited on Friday. I have an idea for another project.