A new “Place de la Bastille”
After months of work, pedestrians can “take back” the Bastille and the Bassin de l’Arsenal, which have been pleasantly laid out. No more cars on the basin side, with more trees, historical landmarks on the ground (made by the Manufacture de Sèvres) and direct access to the canal by a 55-step staircase. The quays of the port of the Arsenal have been enlarged for the pleasure of strollers (and runners!). At the foot of the stairs, one can lose one’s gaze under the tunnel of the Canal Saint Martin. Many thanks to Jérôme, Romain and Sarah for your participation 🙂 —- Paris Running Tours: private tours or free outings, stay tuned! See you soon for new themed outings, we are full of ideas to show you around Paris 😀 If you too, you come to Paris, we will be very happy to run with you. Join us and discover Paris with authentic Parisians guides who will take you on the best sight running routes in Paris and who always have tons of secrets to share with you:
A touristic half-marathon with Eva and Christian
10:04 AM – Eva and Christian are fast marathon runners who live near Copenhagen (Denmark). They are also triathletes who have already participated in Iron Man Triathlons (swimming 3.8 km, bike 180 km, Running 42.195 kilometers or 26.2 miles). On this Friday morning, without any performance objectives, we chose to quietly visit Paris while running, however on a good distance to be able to admire as much places as possible. We finally ran 21 km, the distance of a half-marathon. Do you remember Lady Geneviève, the protector of Paris, whom we evoked recently during our Paris visit with Jennifer. You can see her to the left of the photo above, she looks to the east of Paris, the east where from came Attila and his Huns at the 5th century and Geneviève did not let them get into the City. Of the bridge of Sully, we went place of the Trocadéro, to join the Palais de Chaillot, palace built on the hill of the same name for the 1937 World fair. It is one of the best points of view on the Eiffel Tower. “To deserve the view”, we took a “small ascent” which leads to the (no so high) top of the hill… However with a small break to have a little bit different souvenir of the big tower: Back to the east, in full Latin Quarter, here is the Sorbonne, the famous and very old university of which the history begins in the 13th century. The chapel of the Sorbonne which we see on the photo below was created during the 17th century. Along the way, following the river, we wondered if it was possible to swim in the Seine. Yes! Of course! On the occasion of the Triathlon of Paris! Look at these videos: Your next triathlon in Paris, Eva and Christian? Next edition: July 2013… Merci Eva ! Merci Christian ! The route of the tour : If you too, you come to Paris, we will be very happy to run with you. Join us and discover Paris with authentic Parisians guides who always have tons of secrets to share with you: