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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Stroll Along the Seine River in Paris


Some time ago I've written about a trip to Paris. Completing my story , below I’ve quoted the story of a walk along the river Seine in Paris.

It was nice weather and walking along the Seine River was not a bad experience. It was also a good way to look around the city in slow motion, see the cursing ships passing and try to guess along which part the Princess of Wales, Lady Diana really died. It was fun! Actually, we were from the Notre Dame du Paris treading our way to reach the Musée del'Armée. I don't remember exactly the route we took but being new to the city, everything I saw was interesting. Below are some of the selected views while strolling along the River Seine in Paris.

Before that, some trivia first. I learned that the name "Seine" (la sen), which is the name of the river came from the Latin word "Seuana" which construed to mean "sacred river". Many contested this origin of the river's name though. River Seine expands itself to 776 kilometers or 486 miles, yes, that's thelenthsof the Seine River in Paris. Within Paris, there are 37 rivers and a dozen or so outside the capital.

Enjoy !
(DS. Utomo)

10 comments:

colson said...

Paris? So you were 'just around the corner"from where I live :).

And what about the food and drinks? Did you visit some famous bistro or café, like the Café the Flore ( the one made famous by Sartre and de Beauvoir)?

Anonymous said...

Good travel post!

Setyo-Utomo Said said...

Hi, colson ! I like red wine. But I prefer to eat "nasi goreng" at Indonesian restaurant in Amsterdam.

Setyo-Utomo Said said...

@Fiducia: Thanks !

Anonymous said...

Wow you went to Amsterdam to eat at an Indonesian restaurant? HAHA That's very funny. I would do the exact same thing!

Setyo-Utomo Said said...

@davaoena: That was my experience when I was a student in Europe many years ago. It was really a nice nostalgia !

marianne said...

thanks for sharing, i'm going to paris in a few months... this is helpful insight...

Setyo-Utomo Said said...

Hi, marianne ! You're welcome. Really appreciate your comments. Just visited your nice blog, too.

Unknown said...

An interesting post Pak Utomo

Setyo-Utomo Said said...

@Multibrand: Thanks for your comments, mas Harry. Have a great week ahead !