Curiosities of La Défense !!

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For long periods this area was considered off tourists/visitors as indeed it is mostly a business pole ,one of the biggest in Europe. Over time, more was open for visitors alike and the Grande Arche had a lot to do with it. It is still a bit off the beaten path as most visitors stay in Paris proper, it is not in Paris, this is La Défense. I did my business meetings here for a while coming into the tour Carpe Diem ,and glad to find me some more pictures in my cd rom vault to write this post for you and me, Therefore, here is my take on curiosities of La Défense !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

It’s been a while not telling you on La Défense, in the Hauts-de-Seine dept 92 in the Île de France region of my belle France.  It is a laberinth of roads but have come here by car, and metro as well, I took the avenue Saint Cloud continue into Ave des Etats Unis or D185,then same road D182 ,and by the Haras de Jardy take the A86 into the tunnel on the A14 continue same road D914 by Bd Patrick Devedjian and carpark, Another way taken for my memories was to get on the D185 then D985 into A13 by exit 4 go into dir pont Saint Cloud passed by it into the D7 along the Seine river, into Bd de Neuilly into Bd Patrick Devedjian and carpark, Metro line 1 took from the Porte Maillot HQ to the tour Carpe Diem but needs walking over 10 minutes,

Standing way past the Grande Arche ,behind it you see a wonderful view of outer Paris or the Hauts de Seine dept 92 with the Jardin de la Grande Arche ,cementery of Neuilly, and the Paris La Défense Arena, After all the best are the views and a break with good company, Thanks for the memories of always.

There are so many towers here from all sort of businesses some with restos on ground floor that is too long lol! Suffice to say I have been to several, some more or less, Info on the La Défense towers/tours: https://www.parisladefense.com/fr/territoire/tours-batiments

There is many artworks here too, inside the towers and outside the parvis/esplanade , one more reason to admire walking around and so many, they are listed in La Défense art works: https://www.parisladefense.com/fr/territoire/oeuvres-art

Several green spaces with benches for a relax time, long to write but you can see them here La Défense green spaces: https://www.parisladefense.com/fr/territoire/espaces-verts

I am into numbers, but rather let you read ! These are the numbers of La Défense on the detail numbers of it : https://www.parisladefense.com/fr/territoire/quartier-historique

The Hauts de Seine dept 92 tourist office on La Défense : https://destination.hauts-de-seine.fr/decouvrir-le-quartier-de-paris-la-defense.html

There you go ,all set go; step out from Paris, and see more beauties beyond comprehension and this one is nice easy ride out and something trés français!  Again, hope you enjoy this post on curiosities of La Défense as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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