A new Running Tour in Paris with Manoella
Manoella – “Opéra de Paris” (Opéra Garnier) 7:09 AM – Do you remember Manoella, from São Paulo, Brazil? (See the post here.) Bravo! Since last time, Manoella finished successfully her first marathon, the Paris Marathon. Manoella is now a marathon runner, a confirmed long distance runner since, three weeks only after the marathon, we redid easily a Paris Running Tour of more than 19 km. In spite of the cold still present at this end of April, it is under a big sun that we admired the marvels of Paris: – The Opéra Garnier (As we can see himit on the photo above) – The Eiffel tower from the President Wilson avenue: Manoella – President Wilson Avenue – The Eiffel tower from “place de l’Alma”, as well as the flame of the statue of Liberty (remember the article on this flame => here): Manoella – “Place de l’Alma” – The embassy of Brazil which we were able to greet (the wind was not very hard this morning and the flag was resting): Manoella – Brazil Embassy, “Cours Albert 1er” – The “Sacré-Coeur” of Montmartre from “Boulevard des Italiens”: Manoella – “Boulevard des Italiens” – Far-off, the “Sacré-Coeur” – Two magnificent passages: Manoella – “Passage Jouffroy”, boulevard Montmartre – “Passage du Grand Cerf”, rue Dussouds – And many other amazing places of Paris… Good return in Brazil! Merci Manoella ! The route of the tour :
From the Latin Quarter to the Eiffel Tower with Peter
Peter – “Place de l’Alma”, far off in the axis of avenue Montaigne, the “Sacré Coeur” on the “Butte Montmartre” 10:09 AM – Peter, who lives in Arhus, Denmark, prepares his next marathon, which will take place in April (Rotterdam or Hamburg). The training of Peter began well, notably by a long Running Tour in Barcelona with our friends of Barcelona Running Tour, a 21 km tour (~13 mi). On this Friday, February 15th, two days later, it is with a running done at a good pace that we did 19 km. We combined “the useful and the pleasant” by evoking the history and the cultural places of Paris. As we can see above, we did a small break “place de l’Alma” (located just after the 28th km of the marathon of Paris 😉 ) with in the continuation of the avenue Montaigne, the Sacred Heart which dominates Paris since the Mound Montmartre. A little later, having “climbed” the small hill of Chaillot, a nice tourist suggested photographing us since the esplanade of the Trocadéro: The Eiffel tower from the Trocadéro Back to the left bank, in the garden of the Luxembourg, we admired the Fountain Medici, formerly called ” Cave of the Luxembourg “: Peter – The Fountain Medici – In the background, to the right, the Panthéon By enlarging the photo, you can see Galatée and Acis the shepherd, threatened by the Cyclops Polyphème. It is Marie de Medici, the widow of king Henri IV, who made build this fountain in 1630, in memory of the Florentine gardens of her childhood. Not far from the garden of the Luxembourg, since the street of the Val de Grâce, appears the church of the same name: Peter – Church of the “Val de Grace” Another queen, Anne of Austria, made build the Church of the “Val de Grâce”. The building was ended in 1667 (one of the highest domes in the period). Wife of Louis XIII, she made the wish to realize this church at the birth of her future child, birth which arrived 23 years after its marriage! This first son, Louis XIV, the famous “Sun King”, put the first stone of the building at the age of 7. Merci Peter, have a good marathon! The route of the tour:
Near a man of the “Enlightment” with Elisa
Elisa – Thomas Jefferson – Far off, the “Sacré-Coeur” 9:09 AM – Elisa, from Atlanta (USA), takes back the running having ended the New-York Marathon. On this Sunday of December, we chose a tour along the river Seine. On our road, we crossed Thomas Jefferson, a great friend of France, who liked Paris very much. He was in the same way as his French counterparts, a man of the “Enlightment” and succeeded Benjamin Franklin as Ambassador of United States in France. Thomas Jefferson enjoyed a lot the Architecture. Thomas Jefferson’s statue is, besides, situated just next to a building which he admired very much, the hotel of Salm, otherwise known under the name of the Legion of Honor Palace. This palace was often imitated. You can see, for example, a copy in the Lincoln Park, in San Francisco (USA). If you look closely at the photo with Elisa, quite at the bottom, you will see the “Sacré Coeur”, the very visible church because at the top of Montmartre, in the North of Paris. By running along the river, we may be under the impression to go straight on. By going East by the left bank (for example), at the level of the Bir Hakeim bridge, we can be surprised seeing the “Sacré Coeur” in front of us, while at the another moment, next to Thomas Jefferson for example, we will see it on our left. In Paris, the river Seine is a curve! Join the right bank by the Bir-Hakeim bridge, the “Sacré Coeur” will be on your right. By the footbridge Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, it will be in front of you. At the level of the towers of Notre-Dame, you will see it on your left. In Paris, the Seine is a curve! A little later, we joined the square of Notre-Dame. Have you already noticed on the ground, the point Zero of the roads of France? Elisa next to the point Zero of the roads of France Yes, indeed, Paris is a big city and it is necessary to have a precise point in Paris which serves as reference for the distances with the other cities. What is the distance between Versailles and Paris by road, for example? Not the one who meets a limit of Paris but the one who finishes in the point Zero: Between Versailles (the Castle) and the limit of Paris: approximately 14 km (in red), between Versailles (the Castle) and the zero point: approximately 23 km (in yellow) What about you? Where is the “point zero” of your city? Merci Elisa ! The route of the tour :
At the top of Paris with Bart after a sports ascent
Bart – At the top of “La butte Montmartre” 7:27 AM – With Bart of Delft (Netherlands), we left the heights of the North of Paris to join the edges of the Seine. The departure was thus easy thanks to the long descent of the street of Amsterdam. Having joined the Opera, then the place Vendôme and after, the Champs Elysées, we took the left bank to follow the Seine. Returned by the “Pont des Arts” on the right bank, we ran northward to undertake our ascent towards Montmartre and reach our goal at the feet of the “Sacré-Coeur” church. On our way back, we crossed galleries of the center of Paris, galleries which we also call the passages (Web page in French). Below, on our route, the passage Verdeau: Bart – Passage Verdeau Merci Bart ! The route of the tour :
Climbing to the Butte Montmartre to see the view from the Sacré Coeur early in the morning
Paris from the Sacré-Coeur 6.30 AM – Early in the morning to enjoy the light of the awaking city from the top. Usually the Butte Montmartre is full of people. We had the Sacré Coeur (and the city) for us only. It was a great pleasure to run with a family so sports. Thank you Jennifer, Mark, Brett and Alyssa! The Moulin Rouge on our way… Climbing to Montmartre… The route of the tour: <p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><p><br>T</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p> You can display the tour on a bigger map