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Post by htmb on Jul 22, 2016 12:04:14 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 22, 2016 12:19:28 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 22, 2016 13:09:04 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 22, 2016 13:16:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 13:48:12 GMT
It is impossible to read a book when you are facing the Seine.
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Post by htmb on Jul 22, 2016 14:07:58 GMT
Im sure you're right, Kerouac. I tend to daydream a lot, anyway, and the river is a giant distraction.
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Post by mossie on Jul 22, 2016 14:43:56 GMT
Thanks for this, the City really makes an effort with the Plages. We have the original Zebra crossings everywhere of course.
I hope you venture up to Villette to see what it looks like there
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Post by htmb on Jul 22, 2016 15:23:59 GMT
I just might do that, Mossie.
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Post by htmb on Jul 22, 2016 15:35:17 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 23, 2016 0:56:47 GMT
Awww, I really missed out on that! Super pictures, though, almost like being there.
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Post by chexbres on Jul 23, 2016 7:06:42 GMT
Really nice photos, htmb. I went the opening day, had my bag searched, and noticed a huge number of soldiers and other security personnel. But I took my dog yesterday around 17h30 down by the entrance at Pont de Sully, and though there were police wagons blocking the ramp, the police were inside their vans and weren't interested in checking anybody. Only saw a few police on bicycles riding along the lower quai.
There used to be a lending library at Paris Plage...
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 23, 2016 10:19:35 GMT
Look at the 4th photo down in reply #2, Chexbres. Love that name -- bibliothèque éphèmère!
Htmb, I only checked out the Plage briefly from above. The mist looked delightful, but from your pictures it appears it could even be used to get really wet. True? Also, does anyone know if there is any water to plunge into (aside from the Seine) on the Plage?
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Post by lugg on Jul 23, 2016 15:25:26 GMT
Great pictures Htmb , it looks a fun place to spend some time. I guess all the additional security brings mixed feelings - some of security and some of sadness.
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Post by htmb on Jul 24, 2016 7:49:03 GMT
That area down by Pont de Sully does not appear to have tight security. That's where I sat for awhile in the striped chair. If you'd walked towards Pont Marie you would have eventually had to open your bag, Chexbres.
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Post by htmb on Jul 24, 2016 7:50:08 GMT
Great pictures Htmb , it looks a fun place to spend some time. I guess all the additional security brings mixed feelings - some of security and some of sadness. Very true, Lugg. We are living in difficult times.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 18:42:06 GMT
If htmb will permit it and has no plans of visiting it herself, I can post some photos of the other Paris Plages location (Plages has been plural for the past several years since the Villette location was inaugurated.).
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Post by chexbres on Jul 26, 2016 18:56:59 GMT
bixa - there used to be a small pool on the quai near Hotel de Ville for very young kids, but I don't see that anymore. At La Villette, you can go kayaking and stuff, but there's no swimming. For that, everyone goes to the municipal swimming pools, or here: www.aquaboulevard.fr/aquaboulevard.html#/homePage
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 19:00:35 GMT
Yes, the swimming pool only lasted a couple of years -- too much trouble, and there is no lack of municipal swimming pools.
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Post by htmb on Jul 26, 2016 19:02:11 GMT
If htmb will permit it and has no plans of visiting it herself, I can post some photos of the other Paris Plages location (Plages has been plural for the past several years since the Villette location was inaugurated.). Please do!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 20:30:14 GMT
The Paris Plages area along the Bassin de la Villette has a major drawing card for a lot of people -- it has many boating activities. It is also much closer to where many modest Parisian families live and is a huge attraction to families who cannot afford to leave on summer holiday.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 20:34:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2016 20:40:23 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 26, 2016 21:50:09 GMT
Thanks, Kerouac! I really like seeing all the water sports. This looks like a wonderful alternative to my, more touristy, Paris beach.
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Post by mossie on Jul 27, 2016 8:07:36 GMT
Thanks also from me. This is one of my must visit places whenever I visit Paris, and your photos show how it is generally used all year round. That was a nice touch to spice up the old offices as cafes, just shows what can be done
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 27, 2016 11:43:25 GMT
Kerouac, your pictures really expanded for me the whole concept of the plages and how people use them. They also prompted me to look back at Htmb's photos to better appreciate the very big variety in how the idea is carried out. So much of the Bassin de la Villette plages area looks as though it must completely feel like the real thing.
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Post by htmb on Jul 29, 2016 11:49:40 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Jul 29, 2016 12:37:15 GMT
I really like the La Villette location - that is closer to the part of Paris where I usually stay (though the last time I was in Paris was 10 years ago, and I wasn't there long, between the Netherlands and Italy). Both of you have lovely photos.
I love the grandeur of the Seine, but feel more at home in the east end.
The bicycles for children are "Petit vélib", a junior version.
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Post by htmb on Jul 29, 2016 20:21:52 GMT
Thanks, Lagatta. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say the Seine location is visited mostly by foreign tourists, while the La Villette beach is a haven for locals and many French tourists. Would you agree, Kerouac?
I hear there's beach volleyball every afternoon at the Hôtel de Ville. If I get down that way soon I'll take some pictures.
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Post by fumobici on Jul 29, 2016 20:39:35 GMT
There appear to be too many clouds around for beach people. Even a few are too many for a lot of them.
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Post by htmb on Jul 29, 2016 20:48:18 GMT
Lolol. It's Paris! You were expecting sun.
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