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Post by mich64 on May 11, 2011 18:23:18 GMT
I also tried really really hard to read that slate at the restaurant, just not close enough. Cheers, Mich
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2011 18:32:17 GMT
I knew that would frustrate a few people, but I didn't want to get any closer!
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Post by bjd on May 11, 2011 18:48:40 GMT
I really like those last two photos with the dark blue sky and the lighter ground. The first one of Place Stalingrad in particular makes me think of a painting.
It's great that Paris is having such nice weather and that people are out and about enjoying it.
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Post by mich64 on May 11, 2011 23:09:34 GMT
Thanks Kerouac, when we had dinner tonight I told him that I had a new place to take him to in Paris that he would want to see, I look forward to showing him now that I know where it is! Cheers, Mich
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Post by komsomol on May 12, 2011 17:47:37 GMT
I like it. Is there any season that is best for the visit?
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Post by Jazz on Sept 24, 2011 15:04:44 GMT
It's wonderful to look again at this great thread. In just 9 days, I will be arriving at my first apartment overlooking the canal and can go for a walk and see all of this! I've looked at this many times, this time I found a photo of the cafe that my apartment is located above. This could well be my first dinner in Paris, certainly not far to go, just down a few floors. So exciting! The canal will be so beautiful in the fall.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2011 17:21:59 GMT
Even though the Bassin de la Villette is not officially a part of the canal Saint Martin (since it ends there to become the canal de l'Ourcq at the other end of the basin), I consider it to be of capital importance for any visitors to the area -- and anyway, all of the canal boat tours go there anyway. Today there was a performing arts event, of which I really saw nothing, but it had drawn quite a few people to the area. Since the weather was excellent today, even without an "event," it would have been crowded. There were at least 30 pétanque games in progress on the side of the basin where I was -- quite likely just as many on the other side. I saw that the Post-it war had arrived in the 19th arrondissement (but recent articles claim that the contamination has reached New York City). The most important thing that I saw today was the new incarnation of the Rotonde at Stalingrad. Some of the major travel websites say to stay away from this "dangerous" area full of drug addicts. That's fine with me because there are already enough people here. If the fountains had been working today, those channels would have been full of cascades. Anyway, the rotunda has now reopened at last, and it is pretty sensational, even in the afternoon. I presume that in the evening it becomes quite "chic." Perhaps some day more visitors will understand that all of the central sites of the city are not necessarily the most interesting ones.
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Post by bjd on Sept 25, 2011 18:01:26 GMT
But where will all the Parisians go then? Those pétanque pictures remind me that when I had to go back to Paris in August, above the Arsenal basin there were loads of people playing pétanque too. I thought they were trying to prolong the vacation feeling.
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Post by Jazz on Sept 25, 2011 19:51:57 GMT
For me, the Bassin de Villette is a part of the canal Saint Martin. Great photos, Kerouac!
The area around the Rotonde at Stalingrad is dangerous? ;D Definitely, the newly opened Rotonde is a place I will go. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves. While in the area, I finally want to take the little ferry boat... 5 minutes only, I know. Thinking about a longer canal boat ride , but am not sure what to do...or something along the Marne? (have taken, and love the one from Arsenal to la Villette, may just do this again one exhausted afternoon. )
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2011 20:07:48 GMT
I'm not sure if the boat the goes all the way to Meaux runs out of season. However, I do know that it includes a lunch stop somewhere.
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Post by Jazz on Sept 25, 2011 21:44:19 GMT
This is the one I was thinking of, along the Marne, www.canauxrama.com/produits/e_fiche7.htmOr, would love anyone's suggestions. Perhaps go further afield? ( It may be too late in the year, too cold...have no idea of October temperatures)
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Post by nycgirl on Sept 25, 2011 23:58:40 GMT
Wow, what a gorgeous day to be in Paris. The rotunda sure looks like an appealing place to have a drink. It was still closed when I saw it. Glad to see a historic building being put to good use.
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Post by fumobici on Sept 26, 2011 3:59:10 GMT
Outstanding. The Rotunda de la Villette looks interesting and the prices on the blackboard at the bar look pretty bearable.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2012 15:20:33 GMT
I decided that I needed to add my photo of the Rotonde on the night of the Fête de la Musique here.
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Post by htmb on Jul 9, 2012 2:18:44 GMT
Wow! Nice photo. It sure looks different from the daytime.
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Post by lagatta on Jul 19, 2012 19:22:00 GMT
Lovely. I've always loved La Rotonde (the no 2 metro line is a high line in that area) I have had a very bad experience in that area, but that was over 20 years ago, and stuck there late at night when the police shut down the metro line because they were chasing some thieves. As you can see, it has much changed - I never found it dangerous by day.
Yes, the prices at that place are very reasonable and you can even get a quiche and green salad for 3 euros 50.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2014 17:57:20 GMT
Today was municipal "sring cleaning" at the Canal Saint Martin. There was a rendezvous point (Square Villemin) to sign up, and then teams were dispatched to various areas to make the whole 4.5km canal zone spic and span. The operation was scheduled from 10:30 to 18:00 and everybody was invited to a big canal picnic at tne end of the operation.
Unfortunately, I found out about this after 18:00 because I would have loved to participate. Maybe I'll go to the canal tomorrow to see how efficient they were.
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Post by htmb on May 29, 2014 21:45:43 GMT
Too bad. It might have been a great photo opportunity, but this thread is already excellent as is.
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Post by fumobici on May 29, 2014 22:59:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 6:13:10 GMT
Since we get a lot of "guest" viewers of this thread, I would also like to recommend this one on the same subject.
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Post by kerouac2 on Nov 16, 2021 17:15:50 GMT
Anyone who has ever walked the length of the Canal Saint Martin has noticed there are certain sections near Gare de l'Est where the adjacent street is below the water level. One always wonders about the possibility of flooding... and so it finally happened when one of the locks malfunctioned yesterday.
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Post by htmb on Nov 16, 2021 20:30:41 GMT
Good grief!
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Post by whatagain on Nov 17, 2021 17:00:47 GMT
I love thatcarez. I re-read some of your previous comments and must laugh at Syalingrad beung to be avoided (no go zone...) since it is sooo dangerous.
One might even had met me, zigzagging there to be sure to getca glimpse of the rotunda, a bit of the canal etc. Some fine restaurants in the hood.
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Post by fumobici on Nov 17, 2021 22:32:29 GMT
K2, a former poster here FMT, his wife and I had dinner together at La Rotonde once ages ago. It was quite nice. Neighborhood was fine then.
Back in the US where I live the floodwaters are receding, I'm told. This, caused by rain rather than a malfunctioning lock.
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