Those of you who follow me on Instagram may have already seen that this morning I went to La Défense, the little Paris "Manhattan", in other words an area of Greater Paris, full of skyscrapers and mostly dedicated to business (even though there are also apartment buildings, a huge pedestrian area, gardens, fountains, and... the only shopping mall in Paris open on Sundays!). I like La Défense very much, as I said it many times, for it's both modern and traditional. Proof is that people use their bike to go there and move around ;-) Have a nice weekend everyone!
Avagoodweegend (thats Aussie slang!) yourself Eric. Thanks for the photo.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a bike locked onto a pole like that before. :) It's really different!
ReplyDeletePretty tasty!!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite places just to hang out and enjoy being in Paris…
I'd be scared to leave my bike alone in the street (locked into street lamp of cours). Is is safe?
ReplyDelete@Ann "Avagoodweegend" isn't there a "mate" missing at the end of thos? LOL Stereotypes, I know ;-)
ReplyDelete@Kristie "I've never seen a bike locked onto a pole like that before" Actually I think it is forbidden. But what is the police going to do? Wait for the owner of the bike??
@Winski "One of my favorite places just to hang out and enjoy being in Paris…" Not to forget the view!
@Magdalena " Is is safe?"As long as you have a very good lock yes! In fact I'm not sure, I know there are lots of bicycle thefts in Paris.
I never heard that Défense is Manhattan! :) I heard about 7e that its like upper east side... So from now I dont specify that I live here because not everyone like it! :P
ReplyDeleteInteresting, I always thought the 16th arrondissement was more the equivalent to upper east side...
ReplyDeleteI think you can see a lot more sky in La Defense than you can in Manhattan! (Although to be fair, I've never visited either place in person. Merely a guess on my part.)
ReplyDeleteWow -- this does remind me of Manhattan! Including the bike locked to a pole. Bon weekend, mon ami --
ReplyDeleteIs the giant thumb still there Eric?
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