
This is actually
not Paris, but almost. This is another Seine River island, with the name of “Île
Saint-Germain”. We are just south of Paris, in the suburb “Issy-les-Moulineaux”.
Maybe we should start with a look at the “map”. We can see that this rather
important island is divided in an office-and-residential area and in a park
area. This post will only be about the green part.
If you
approach the island, as I did, via the bridge, “Pont d’Issy”, you get a wide view
of the Seine River, in this area surrounded by modern, mostly office,
buildings.
The first
thing that strikes you when entering the park area is the giant sculpture,
named “Tower of Figures”, by Jean Dubuffet. There is even a door to enter… but
it was closed!
The second
thing that at least struck me is that despite the thousands of people employed
in the nearby offices and despite the excellent weather (too nice for the
season), there is an absolute calm to be found – very few people. However there
were some, having lunch, taking a walk, running, just lying down in the
sunshine…
There is so
much to enjoy when it comes to “green”, slowly turning into autumn colours.
There is
also a “poney club”…
… a restaurant,
a “Guignol”, puppet show, theatre…
On one side
of the island, with the narrower branch of the Seine River, you can find many barges
(one named “Peter”), transformed into living, office, workshop, restaurant… space.
1 comment:
What a nice place...looks so peaceful...
Love all that greenery and those boats.
Thanks for taking us there.
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