Formerly a quarry, the park was created in the 1860's as part of Baron Haussmann's remodeling of Paris. It retained the slopes of the quarry so some of its 3 miles of walking paths are quite steep.
By design, the park contains a wide variety of mature native and non-native trees. I love seeing the different shapes and colors.
On the island is a temple called the Belvedere of Sybil, a replica of an actual Roman temple in Italy.
After climbing to the top of the temple, you are rewarded with some amazing views of the surrounding park and, of course, Paris.
There is also a 98-foot artificial waterfall cascading down a man-made grotto. Unfortunately, the waterworks were turned off today.
There is another, smaller waterfall at the other end of the park. Judging from the way this dog ran straight for it, the water was very refreshing.
The tiny waterfall feeds a small stream, where lots of children were having a blast, while their picnicking families looked on.
We found a reasonably priced pizzeria about a block away.
Kevin had a four-cheese pizza that included unusual ingredients like camembert and goat cheese.
I was pleased to see pizza "avec oeuf" (with a sunny-side up egg) on the menu, and ordered it just so that I could take a photo to document this odd concept. It was delicious.
On our way home, we changed trains at the awesomely steampunk Arts et Métiers station -- one of our favorites so far.
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