
Yes, in the
middle of the 16th arrondissement, you can have a nice green walk,
completely away from traffic. We are again on the abandoned rail tracks of “La
Petite Ceinture” (the Little Belt) on which I have talked a number of times,
e.g. here, here, here and here. This part is between the former stations “Passy-La
Muette” and “Auteuil”.
These
station buildings – from 1854 – are now both restaurants. The rail traffic
stopped in 1985 and the tracks disappeared in 1993.
We can see “Passy-La
Muette” as it once looked when even visiting royalties arrived here…
… and also
the “Auteuil” station as it once looked. In 1962 this became an end station,
the continuation of the line southwards was demolished.
Yes, this
is really calm, you hardly meet anybody, even a nice weather day.
You walk on
ground which is a mixture of fallen leaves and needles, surrounded by traces of
the original gravel.
The “nature”
is half-wild – well under control, in an ecological way. There are some
benches, waste is taken care of…
You can see
how nature takes over even on the tree stumps.
As all over
Paris there are homes for birds and insects … and under the insect-hotel, even
a home for hedgehogs.
There a few
discrete flowers…
… but, maybe,
the best views are when looking up.
2 comments:
Quelle belle découverte, Merci pour ce beau reportage. On en apprend tous les jours avec toi sur Paris.
How wonderful!!! I do love the museums, galleries, old buildings ... but it is in a place like this that I would go to refresh my soul. Beautiful post, Peter, thank you!!!
Kathryn
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