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We caught three trains to get to Buttes-Chaumont in the
north east. Firstly, a walk around the
tiny village of Buttes-Bergeyre. The guidebook
did warn us the walk was quite strenuous!
At the top there was a view across the city to Sacre Coeur, and planted down
the hillside a tiny vineyard and community garden.
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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont was a major cesspit and exhausted
quarry in 1864 when it was decided to make it into a park.
This afternoon we went to the Post Office. A tall man looked at Geoff and said, in
English, “Stamps? You look like a man
who needs stamps.” Then directed us to a counter. The young lady queried our request for 20
stamps for postcards and Hilary explained they were for our grandchildren. She then went through about ten folders
finding suitable stamps for each child. What
wonderful service!
More vertical garden inspiration! Maybe we'll just get them growing directly up the wall. Was Dad offended to be taken as an obvious tourist?! I'll make sure the kids pay particular attention to the stamps!
ReplyDeleteObvious tourists - we thought it was funny. How did he guess we spoke english and not german? And his english was perfect! A couple walking together around here are tourists. Don't look too closely at the stamps. One was sold as World Cup and it isn't!
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ReplyDeleteLes Buttes-Chaumont is our old stamping ground. Olivier grew up in one of the pedestrian cobbled "villas" in the Mouzaia area to the East of the park and we were married in the Mairie du 19eme which is on the Place Armand Carrel at the northern end of the park. I knew the pathways in the park blindfolded when Max was a baby as we walked through there pretty much every day, and that's where he took his first steps.... happy memories. Anne
ReplyDeleteWe wanted to go back to Buttes Chaumont to see the renovations. Both bridges are restored but the cascades is not cascading - it was cascading years ago.
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