Friday, March 30, 2012

Walking into Central Paris from Bois de Vincennes?

I am staying again in Porte Doree, and I had heard last year that it was possible to walk from the park to central Paris. Would this be hard to do? I%26#39;d like to get some nice walking in, and discover some new (to me) neighborhoods.





Thanks!




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From the area of PORTE DOREE Metor, at the eastern edge of the city, to NOTRE DAME (Point Zero) is approx. five(5) kilometers (3 miles) and depending on normal walking pace, should take 1:00-1:30 hrs.......to the MUSÉE du LOUVRE in central Paris, will be approximately six(6) kilometers (3 3/4 miles). Depending on normal walking pace, it should take approx. 1:15-1:45 hrs to cover this distance on foot. So if you%26#39;re in average condition, you cam certainly do it on foot.





There is some interest to the eastern neighborhood along-and-around Ave.Daumesnil (your most probable route) as you approach Bastile and Republique.---Promenade de Plantées and Viaduc des Arts...and other enclaves along the way. Within this general area, there is also a %26#39;..concentration..%26#39; of small ateliers and shops--fine furniture makers, cabinetmakers, instrument makers, designers, etc.





Le PROMENADE de PLANTÉE--



http://www.promenade-plantee.org/





Le VIADUC des ARTS--



http://www.viaduc-des-arts.com/




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This is a great, protected bike path, BTW.




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Wow, that park looks really beautiful! I don%26#39;t have much sense of direction, so it sounds like I%26#39;ll just go up Daumnesil to the right from my hotel, (in the opposite direction of the Bois de Vincennes) and keep going?





Thank you! I am not sure where I%26#39;d heard that it was walking distance (on a nice route) into Paris, but I%26#39;m glad to know it%26#39;s such an easy walk.




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If you don%26#39;t already have a good street map of Paris...then get up, go out and GET ONE. It%26#39;s not as if you%26#39;re not going to need it once you arrive. Unfortunately, the STREETWISE PARIS compact folding map doesn%26#39;t provide coverage of the city all the way out to far eastern edge of Paris at Porte Doree...but it is excellent for most of the rest of Paris that you%26#39;ll be planning for and touring about.




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I have two maps of Paris, and neither of them have Porte Doree! But that actually may help get me the rest of the way (one is just very central Paris, the other one may actually be more useful). I%26#39;ll check those out, I hadn%26#39;t even thought of them.





Thank you very much! I really enjoyed Porte Doree (enough to stay there again), I thought this time I%26#39;d see the Chateau and do a full walk into Paris from there.




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nbodyhome: go to www.mappy.com and type in porte doree as your starting point in paris france, and the louvre as your ending point in paris france and select pedestrian as your method of transportation. (It will ask you to be more specific based on what you entered, and give you some choices...select the correct beginning and end) . You will be rewarded with detailed walking directions for the 5.98km trek. A general map will appear next to the the written directions, but you can click on detailed map to get a zoomed-in look.



This will give you a general idea as to the route, and you can print out the walking directions if you%26#39;d like. It will also show you where the nearest Metro stops are along your route (just in case).



And if you want to do something completely, insanely fun, download Google Earth onto your computer. After loading it, type in Porte Doree, Paris, France. You%26#39;ll zoom in on the spot. Click on the spot for Porte Doree, and then click on the link that says Directions, From Here. Then...use the hand to move over to the Louvre. Click on the Louvre, and then the link that say Directions, To Here. Kaboom!!!! Written directions and a satellite photo with the route. They haven%26#39;t gotten the pedestrian thing down yet, but it%26#39;s still amazing. You can view your entire path from the air, close enough to see people walking on the street.



Wicked fun!!!




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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;They haven%26#39;t gotten the pedestrian thing down yet, but it%26#39;s still amazing. You can view your entire path from the air, close enough to see people walking on the street.%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;





If you really want to %26#39;..tinker..%26#39; with mapping and routing....you can augment this routing service, down to %26#39;..street-front..%26#39; level, by using either the PHOTO or PHOTOS-de-VILLE feature of the Pages Jaunes web site...and take an electronic %26#39;..stroll..%26#39; along the route in street-front and streetscape photos--turn up this side street or down that--





http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en





http://photos.pagesjaunes.fr/




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Those are great ideas, I will check them both out! I looked at my maps, and one does actually start at the end of Daumesnil (to give me a starting point from there on where to go). But these may be even better! I am very much looking forward to walking Paris, instead of just metroing. Especially at only a few miles into town. (It feels farther)




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I just wanted to thank everyone for their walk information! I was sick during my trip (I did see a doctor right away) but I made the walk from Daumnesil to the Bastille, and put photos of it (the Promenade Plantee%26#39;), it was a lovely walk!





www.mousesteps.com/index.php…

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