Pieds dans l'eau

Much to take in biking along the Canal de l'Ourcq.

Above: a stop for tea-and-cake on the veranda of an artsy two-story "house" right on the water, where every room is different

Below: a peek inside; street art

 

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  Le Pavillon des Canaux
39 Quai de la Loire 75019

3 hours (or less) from Paris: Amsterdam #1

Going Dutch.

 Though I'd been to "The Venice of the North" several times over the years, this visit was particularly magnifique.

 

 Invited to join a dear friend and with the weather on our side, we hit some of the best spots in the city, and revisited old ones, from museums and art exhibitions to restaurants, bars, markets, and more.

Below: canal and bridges from a boat