Damp Day

We set out in drizzle to go for a walk along part of the Petit Ceinture which was a railway that ringed Paris. The driest way to get there was two lines on the Metro. We enjoyed the ten piece band in the passage as we walked along. It was dry by the time we got to our walk, which was mostly along a raised embankment.  

 

 One of the old station platforms was set up with seating. There were a number of plaques describing the flora and fauna which now inhabit the area since the trains stopped running.

      

The drizzle started again at the end of the walk, but the plan was to go on to Parc George Brassens. It was lovely to see the flowers and different plantings and the way the land had been re-landscaped [formerly slaughterhouses] with small hills which made the park interesting with lots of curves.

We had thought it might be closed on a Monday, but fortunately not and about half an hour after we got there the restaurant was full. Lovely meal, it was a pity they haven't upgraded the coffee from robusta to arabica.