Walking along a decked area over Boulevard Diderot

Paris 24: A walk along the Coulée verte René-Dumont, Paris’ High Line

For our final day in Paris, we planned to take it easy with a stroll along the Coulée verte René-Dumont, otherwise known as the Promenade Plantée. Running along an old railway viaduct in the 12th arrondissement, in recent years this has been dubbed Paris’ High Line, but it predates New York’s High Line by 16 years.

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Place Georges Pompidou and Centre Pompidou

Paris 24: A ride to Bastille and a wander round Centre Pompidou

With our fifth day in Paris looking like another museum day, we arranged to visit the next rainy day activity on our list, a trip to the Centre Pompidou, the famous museum of modern art, designed in the high-tech style by the team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers and Renzo Piano.

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