Promenade Plantée

Today I enjoyed spring along the Promenade Plantée, also known as the Coulée Verte. With another mummy friend, we sought a tranquil escape from les enfants (I did take the sleeping baby though). It is a disused railway line, turned into an elevated walkway planted with an abundance of trees and flowers, all beginning to bloom. It is in the 12eme, beginning at Avenue Daumesnil (near Bastille), and we ended at Parc de Reuilly, found a moroccan cafe for a refreshing thé a la menthe (and a very decadent chantilly laced ice cream sundae) then returned back along the elevated viaduct. I would suggest visiting it in another week when it will be in full bloom, although it is already lovely to walk at tree top height along a stretch of Paris on such a stunning spring day as we enjoyed in Paris today. For more info on it you could check out here. Oh it is a great thing to do with kids (for those not seeking to escape theirs), except if taking a pousette you have to get it up a number of steps to start (though there may be a lift, I did not look), as Parc de Reuilly has a kids play area.