New discoveries in Paris with Kristyne
Kristyne – Jardin des Tuileries 7:37 AM – Kristyne from Montreal (Canada) knows Paris but had never visited the city while running until now. It is thus that we rediscovered about eleven Parisian kilometers. On our route, known ways but also some discoveries. Do you know, for example, that under the square of Notre-Dame is the Roman city (Gallo-roman) of Lutecia, that is to say the ruins of the ancient city? Among these discoveries, regularly, Paris offers directly accessible artistic novelties. On our route, the two following temporary exhibitions provide good examples of it: “Makom II”, of Michal Rovner, an artistic piece installed in the Louvre by Israeli and Palestinian workers The statue of Condorcet surrounded by “Ahlala”, work of Daniel Hourdé Merci Kristyne ! The route of the tour :
Under the Arc du Carousel with Kristy
Arc du Carousel – Kristy 8:01 AM – Kristy, from Atlanta (USA), one week after running the half-marathon of Georgia, and having fully recover from the race, chose to do a sporting visit of Paris with Paris Running Tour. We explored “l’Ile de la Cité”, the right bank going through “le Louvre”, “les Tuileries” and the “Champs Elysées”, then we rejoined the left bank to run under the arches of the Eiffel tower, we crossed “les Invalides” and went along the river Seine to finish in the Quartier Latin. During the visit, as the armies of Napoléon, we “triumphantly” went through the “Arc du Carousel”! Merci Kristy*! The “Arc du Carousel”: After his victory in Austerlitz, Napoléon declared to his troops : “I will bring you back to France. You will pass through arches of triumph on your way to your homes!”. Therefore were constructed the “Arc du Carousel” at the Tuileries and the majestic Arc de Triomphe at place de l’Etoile. 130 years before, Louis XIV ordered the construction of the Arcs of “la Porte Saint-Martin” and of “la Porte Saint-Denis” in the North of Paris. Un jour de revue sous l’Empire. Hippolyte Bellangé 1862. Musée du Louvre. © Photo RMN – F. Raux On this picture, in the background, behind the Arc du Carousel, we can see the “Palais des Tuileries”, which closed the Louvre by the west side. The palace was burnt during the events of “La Commune” in 1871. * See Kristy’s blog about running and healthy food, a good choice for life! The route of the tour:
Modern art in Paris with Ginger and Ryan
Ryan and Ginger – Chestnut trees and modern art in the garden of the Tuileries 7:59 AM With Ginger and Ryan from Austin, Texas, we had a 2 hours tour. Ginger and Ryan are preparing their first marathon, Saint Jude Memphis Marathon, beginning of December. We started from the Arc of Triumph, ran on the Avenue Foch (Finish of the Paris Marathon), went along the “Bois de Boulogne” lake, went back to Paris and finished the tour by the Champs Elysees (Start of the Paris Marathon!). On our way, crossing the Tuileries garden, we had the opportunity to enjoy some modern creations of the Contemporary Art International Exhibition (in French, FIAC, Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain) which takes place every end of October. See the FIAC here and the Tuileries garden part here. Thank you Ginger and Ryan! Enjoy your first marathon! The route of the tour: You can display Ginger and Ryan’s tour on a bigger map