6.6.19

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.


5 comments:

sillygirl said...

Wouldn't it be a good idea for all those angry people in governments right now to be taken on this calming walk!

Studio at the Farm said...

An interesting and beautiful walk, Peter. Thank you!

Kathryn

claude said...

On voit de tout à Paris.
Excellent reportage, comme d'hab' !

Shammickite said...

Wow, so many bicycles hauled out of the muddy depths of the river! I'd love to take this walk along the river bank, then go and have a coffee in a little coffee chop in the neighbourhood...... a delightful afternoon in Paris.

Anonymous said...


Beautiful views along that mythical, fabulous river. Love that big rose!
Thank you, Peter.
Maria Russell

P.S.
Milonga a.k.a. Tango del Arrabal - in Vienna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd5xaPT2I9M

Tango - in Moscow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtN-SM16Z88