Cycling out of Paris along the "Canal de l'Ourcq". All the photos were taken on March 19, 2005.

Cycling out of Paris along the "Canal de l'Ourcq". All the photos were taken on March 19, 2005.
Updated page (in French) for photos taken on 31 May 2020.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE WAY

Take Quai de la Marne and head for Parc de la Villette.

Budding artists find an outlet on the walls fronting the canal.

On your left across the canal is La Geode.

On your right is Parc de la Villette.

"Parc de la Villette". Start
of the cycling promenade

Once you go under this bridge Paris
will be far behind you.

Just where do you draw the
line between graffiti and art?

Painting on wall of building
along the Canal de l'Ourcq

People on rollers vying with
cyclists for right of way

Going under one of several
overhead bridges

Along this tarred path cycling
becomes a real pleasure

Signposts indicate town boundaries

Fishing for "brème" (bream)
and "gardon" (roach)

Joggers to the left cyclists to the right

The countryside is just a
cycle ride from Paris

One of the staggering bends before
arriving at Villeparisis

Nature at its best between Sevran
and the forest park

Colorful Sunday market at Villeparisis

Claye Souilly - end of the road

A break for lunch on an abandoned
boat before returning to Paris

A magnificent sunset in Paris as seen from the Canal de l'Ourcq on my way back to Paris from Claye Souilly.

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