Another walk along the Seine…

A walk along the Seine, between the “Pont d’Austerlitz” (see previous post here) and the “Pont de la Tournelle” (see previous post here)… reminds me about the tango dancing I posted about almost ten years ago (see here), but in the daytime you can just enjoy the general nice feeling of walking along the River…

… see some “nature”…

… some river traffic…

… watch the opposite bank and see the exit (or entry) to the Canal Saint Martin (see some posts here) and a nice three-story-flat….  

… and something particular here – the number of sculptures. Most of these are from the 1950’s or 1960’s. One good thing, I feel, is that they are just there, solid, not depending on a rotating mechanism etc… (see my recent posts about rotating hearts and showers). The only danger of deterioration is maybe a little tagging.

One special word about this sculpture representing Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891), which I already described when it was to be found in another arrondissement (see my post here). I’m still impressed by how the artist, Jean-Robert Ipoustéguy (1920-), managed the simplified portrait of the young poet.

Once you arrive at the “Pont de la Tournelle”, you can admire the statue of “Sainte Geneviève” by Paul Landowski (1875-1961), perhaps most known for “The Christ the Redeemer” in Rio de Janeiro… and also have a look at the Notre-Dame - after the fire. 

Well, of course there are also flowers...

… some equipment for sports and amusement…

… a few animals…

… and a number of bikes which have been saved from the bottom of the River.