Parc de la Villette

In the Parc de la Villette, I walked past the Halle which had been used for some of the country pavilions during the Olympics.
The Philharmonie was closed, as was, for renovation, the Musee de Musique which was part of the Cite de la Musique which had opened in 1995.
I went inside a 30 minute immersive installation wearing a headset which had soft background music and peaceful images projected on to the walls with people sitting or lying on the floor.
There was a record shop where I bought CDs of Edith Piaf and Charles Trenet on the advice of the staff as excellent reminders of the cabaret and torch songs of France.
On a road bridge, I crossed the Canal to the other side of the Parc and went to the Cite des Sciences et Industrie which had exhibits about robots, space exploration, stars, geology, maths and other sciences plus a planetarium which showed a film about the creation of the universe. Some of the exhibits were interactive. There was also a cafe where I had some lunch.
Outside, I went into L'Argonaute, a French submarine of the 1950s. Unfortunately, the Geode was closed.
During the short walk to the station, there was a thundery shower.
On the way back to the hotel, part of Line 5 was elevated.Read more