Wednesday 29 September: La Défense, Ile de la Jatte, Nanterre, an urban look at Ile de France

Sunday afternoon on the Ile de la Jatte 1881

This week Prudence will lead us through two parks and among the fascinating contemporary skyscrapers and sculptures of La Defense. Here is her info.

 

We will start at Nanterre Prefecture, go through Parc André Malraux, up to La Grande Arche, down the esplanade, through a little of Courbevoie, over to the Ile de la Jatte, and back up to La Defense. There will be many, many, interesting and unexpected sights along the way; "photo ops" galore! Bring your cameras, comfortable walking shoes, lunch (plenty of places to get some food and drink) and an umbrella (to ward off the rain).

 

Take the RER A to Nanterre Prefecture, one stop after La Defense, there are plenty of trains, for example one every 3 or 4 minutes from Chatelet, an 11 to 13 min trip. I'll meet you at Nanterre Prefecture at 9:45, take the exit to esplanade Ch de Gaulle, parc Andre Malraux. We'll walk about 12 km.

 

At the end of the walk we will meet up with our blog-meister, Ed Troupe, in a cafe at La Defense. It will be nice to see him and thank him for the beautiful blog.

 

This will be a change from our usual tromping thru mud, over hill and dale - a new look on Ile de France.

 

See you next week.

Prudence

01 46 26 03 06, prukupka@aol.com

 

for the day of the walk:

06 63 44 60 09

La Défense from the pont de Becon