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The girl on the train would have liked that stint of trainspotting in Paris. There is a hillside west of the city where you can behold radishes that grow or gardeners who sigh contentedly under the low winter sun. As it happens, there weren’t any on that day; it was a little bit too early. I took this series of shots in late February 2025. I jumped on my Brompton at the crack of dawn on a very bright and cold day, crossed the Bois de Boulogne, and reached my favourite spot in Saint-Cloud. And no, it has nothing to do with cloud computing, and there weren’t any clouds at all in the sky on that day either. My hands quickly froze as I was taking pictures of the allotments in Saint-Cloud, but the beautiful morning sun was well worth the ordeal.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Trainspotting in Paris<\/h2>\n
\"TRainspotting\"<\/a>
A stint of trainspotting in Paris below the steep hills of Saint-Cloud in the beautiful morning light<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The name Saint-Cloud derives from Clodoald, the grandson of Clovis I, the first Merovingian King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes. For those who would wonder, the Franks weren’t “French”, they were a Germanic tribe. Clodoald, after renouncing his royal claim, became a hermit and later a monk in the area that now bears his name. Over time, Clodoald evolved into Cloud in French pronunciation, hence Saint-Cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Situated to the west of Paris, the town of Saint-Cloud\u00a0<\/span>has around 30,000 inhabitants. Saint-Cloud was a notable royal residence, especially during the time of Napoleon, who often stayed at the Ch\u00e2teau de Saint-Cloud, which was unfortunately destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War. The town boasts the expansive Parc de Saint-Cloud, a national domain covering over 460 hectares, offering stunning views of Paris and beautifully landscaped gardens designed by Andr\u00e9 Le\u00a0N\u00f4tre. I often cycle in the area and the views of Paris are stunningly beautiful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Trainspotting\"<\/a>
Bikespotting, not trainspotting with these stunning views of Paris from the Park of Saint-Cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Below the hill and its fiendish 20 grade uphill slope, the T2 tram races past the greenery between the Seine and the ridge. Its electric hum, like that of Philip Glass’s refrigerator, slicing through the silence every few minutes. In those speeding carriages, weary commuters may take a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Trainspotting<\/a>
Eiffel spotting too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Or the office buildings of La D\u00e9fense, depending on where they are headed south or north.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Trainspotting<\/a>
This isn’t downtown Dallas, TX but La D\u00e9fense in Paris, the city’s business district.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Above their heads, an oasis of garden plots is clinging to the tracks in the midst of the urban jungle.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Founded as part of the early \u201cjardins ouvriers\u201d (allotments for the working class) movement, these gardens were once a necessity. A post-war response to urban poverty, they offered workers a patch of soil to grow their own food. Today, they persist\u2014less from need, more from a desire to reconnect with something slower, simpler, and more gentle with the environment.<\/p>\n

Trainspotting, Courtesy of the National Federation of Family Gardens<\/h3>\n

These gardens, managed by the “F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale des Jardins Familiaux et Collectifs<\/a>“, are protected, but not frozen in time. They change hands, evolve, sprout new ambitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Trainspotting<\/a><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t just walk in and start digging\u2014plots are assigned through the mairie (town hall), often after a long wait.<\/p>\n

\"Allotments\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In Saint-Cloud, trainspotting isn\u2019t just about machines in motion, it\u2019s about moments of stillness, glimpsed from the windows of a tram.<\/p>\n

\"Trainspotting<\/a>
The T2 tram zooms past the garden plots of Saint-Cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I started collecting a list of my most liked pictures on Flickr and the result is not what I was expecting. 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I love Art Nouveau too as you already know, but I think Art Deco tops the list anyway. Art Deco architecture, Tour d'Argent and St Genevieve Tour d'Argent is a famous restaurant. Let's be honest we've never been there. 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