In this post, I’m going to tell you about the third and last part of my Around Paris adventure, where I rode an electric wheel from Port de la Villette to Port de Vincennes. It was a blast!
Port de la Villette is a former industrial area that has been transformed into a cultural and leisure hub. It has a huge park, a science museum, a music hall, and a canal that connects to the Seine river. I started my ride from there and followed the Boulevard Macdonald, which is a wide and modern avenue with bike lanes and green spaces.
I then turned into the Boulevard Sérurier, which is part of the “Little belt” boulevards, a ring of roads that follows the former railway line that encircled Paris. The boulevards are lined with trees and have some interesting sights along the way, such as the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, a hilly park with a lake and a waterfall, and the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, a huge science museum with a geodesic dome.
I continued on the Boulevard d’Indochine, which has some Asian-inspired architecture and decorations, and then on the Boulevard d’Algerie, which has some North African influences. I crossed the Boulevard Sérurier again and entered the Boulevard des Maréchaux, another ring of roads that follows the former fortifications of Paris. The boulevards are named after the marshals of Napoleon and have some historical monuments and landmarks along them, such as the Porte de Pantin, a gate that marks the entrance to Paris, and the Parc de la Villette, where I started my ride.
I finally reached the Boulevard Davout, which leads to the Porte de Vincennes, another gate that marks the exit of Paris.
You can see previous Around Paris videos and make a full trip in these videos:
Part 1:
Part 2: