A More Modern Paris - Parc de Bercy and Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir

August 30, 2014

Elevated Terrace - Quai de Bercy

Bercy About 40 feet below us and to the left was a busy street and the Seine River. Below us and to the right was the Parc de Bercy.
Bercy Near the footbridge we found these quirky sculptures.
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Footbridge - Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir

We crossed the river on the bridge.

Bercy Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir, a pedestrian bridge over the Seine River between the Parc de Bercy and Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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Bercy The other side of the river.

Then we returned via Parc de Bercy

Bercy Joggers at the Cascade. The Cascade is a stairway plus waterfall that descends from the terrace to the park.
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Bercy I was surprised to find this Great Blue Heron fishing in one of the ponds. I thought that Great Blue Herons were exclusive to North America.
Correction: This is a Grey Heron.