Ile de la Grande Jatte: my spot in the sun!
I found my little spot in my new city . It's the perfect place for a walk, a run, for reading a book or just to rest from the stress of life and the job hunting. It was love at first sight since I crossed the bridge from Levallois Perret . But I have to admit it, I didn't discover anything. The place has been popular with locals and non locals for a long time. To be honest, actually it had even been used as a painting spot and inspirational subject by various Impressionists a couple of centuries ago! Monet , Sisley and Van Gogh where very familiar with the area and have depicted it from various perspectives. But the most famous painting is a Seurat's A Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte . And now the Ile de la Grande Jatte it's my place..... This floating strip of land gently lies on the Seine and has a couple of little parks, a nice vegetable garden, an apiary, the ` Maison de la peche et de la nature ` and a nice `Temple de l'amo...