Tuesday 25 April 2023

T Stands For The Long Walk

Hi everyone, we've actually had a few walks lately but none as long as the first day in Paris.

We had been invited to the opening evening of Version Scrap in The Parc Floral in St Vincennes.

We had often said that we should visit the adjoining Bois de Vincennes. We knew it was a long way and the weather forecast was cool, sunny with a few showers.

I had a plan.....walk to Bercy, through the park....







....then lunch at one of our favourite restaurants Chez Pauline.


As you can see we sat and had a drink while we waited for our order of Honey/Mustard Pork and Fondant potatoes. We both had water and I had a Tonic water too!

I am joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth at The Altered Book Lover blog for T stands For Tuesday - where you will also find lots of other lovely folk also sharing their drink related posts.

While we were eating we missed the only rain of the day - it really poured down for about 15 minutes and then the sun reappeared!
It was an easy walk to the South end of the Bois de Vincennes.
At first we enjoyed the beauty of the wood, then we had to take a detour around a fenced off fairground area which took us off the direct route we had expected to take.
I am always fascinated by Mistletoe growing .
Back on track...
.......we saw the Pagoda of a Buddhist centre
We also spotted this rock which we think was in the Park's Zoo (a trip for another time maybe?)

By this time our water bottles had dried up and places to sit seemed to be few and far between....
..I was flagging - and, quite clearly here - not very happy! I had stopped taking photos, I wanted to stop!!!!
I had asked some one if there was a cafe nearby by and he just shrugged his shoulders and said 'This is a wood' 
We walked on and then hubby spotted an Equestrian centre - and noticed people under parasols.
There must be a cafe for users of the centre.....surely????
We reached the gate and I was delighted to find that it was 'Ouvert à Tous'- Open to all! We went in and had a cold drink and shared a piece of Lemon Meringue tart!
No photos - I was just so pleased to sit down.
Once back on the path we saw a sign to our destination - Parc Floral, where Version Scrap was being held.
Mark and Leandra of Paper Artsy had a big stand - it was lovely to see them and when it became less busy have a catch up.

Aall and Create had a large stand too and lovely Abs (not in pic) gave us a great welcome too!

Time to leave - but we were due back on the Saturday for me to take a workshop!

That day we walked over 25,000 steps - around 12 miles(19km)...I slept really well!

Thanks for looking,Chris

15 comments:

  1. A most perfect perfect day! Thanks for thinking of us and sharing it

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  2. Your walk looks beautiful -- and exhausting!

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  3. Your walk looks lovely, as most of your walks do. But even better was the fact that you had a craft fair to visit. I bet that was so much fun, and even better you were able to have a catch up. Thanks for sharing Chris. It looks like spring was in Paris. Hope it was a great T day. hugs-Erika

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  4. Beautiful area and the meal you had look scrumptious!
    I could never walk that far anymore. Glad you found a place to sit and rest.

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  5. sounds like a wonderful day, lunch indoors while it rained-perfect-and 12 miles is allot of miles to walk- I would have been tired too and needing a place to rest a bit.
    the artist booths sounded really fun too-let us know about the workshop-Happy T hugs Kathy

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  6. Sounds like a lot of walking, I would be worn out as well. Glad you were able to get some relief. That pagoda and the rock are lovely.
    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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  7. It sounds a lot of walk. But,the views are beautiful.I like the flower captures and also this park looks well arranged with beautiful landscapes.
    Thanks for sharing these photos with us including photos of delicious food.
    Happy T-Day!
    Amila - https://diaryofanewmom.com/

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  8. I bet you slept well. 25000 are a lot of steps. Thanks for sharing your walk and lunch. Happy T day.

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  9. That really is a lot of walking! glad you found somewhere to rest along the way. Fab to catch up with Mark and Leandra, I do miss a good craft show and the one time i went to Version Scrap (2014, can you believe!) it was excellent.

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  10. Fantastic walk .. that’s a lot of steps no wonder you were flagging !! GreT pics xx

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  11. Wow Chris that's a lot of steps no wonder you slept well. Great photos of your trip and food.
    Jan x

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  12. At least thee was art and toys at the end of some of your walks! Wonderful pictures and fun trip. Happy T-day and hugz to you Chris.

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  13. Sorry I am so late visiting. I now have four cats and two households to take care of, and each night I visited Sally at the hospital till they threw me out. She finally got a room late last night. Before that she was stuck in the ER on a cot.

    What a beautiful park. I was exhausted just thinking about all those steps, even though I used to walk about 5 miles a day at work. Not 12, though.

    Your meal didn't even tempt me, because I have never cared for pork. But your lemon water looked good.

    How nice you got to visit Version Scrap and even take a workshop. Thanks fr sharing your walk, your visit to Version Scrap, and your meal and drinks with us for T this Tuesday, dear Chris.

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  14. You really had a loooong walk, the photos are lovely.Take it easy! Hugs, Valerie

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  15. 25000 steps is a lot of walking. No wonder you were shattered! But it was a good thing that the weather held. Your meal looks really delicious.
    Great you got to visit Version Scrap.
    Happy belated T-Day,
    Hugs,
    Lisca

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