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Tour of Paris

Try this bike route day or night.   Actually, try it day AND night!

Start at the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, or anywhere along the route.

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Take the bike route along Canal St. Martin until blvd faubourg du temple  

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Turn right and cross Place de la République
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Follow the bike route along Beaubourg passing Centre Pompidou
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Turn right at rue de Rivoli but first look left at the Hotel de Ville
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Pass the shops and you will get to the Louvre and the Tulleries Gardens
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Across the Tulleries are arced galleries with shops
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This leads to Place de la Concord
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 To you right as you cross the square you will see La Madeleine
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To your left you can see l'Assemblée Nationale, Madeleine's twin
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Stay on the bike route that takes you to Champs Elysées
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Cross Les Champs and you'll see l'Arc de Triomphe on your right
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There is a new statue Charles de Gaulle here at Le Rond Point
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Follow the bike route across Pont Alexander III
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Make sure to enjoy the view of the Eiffel Tower to your right as you cross the bridge
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Admire the Invalides; turn around to return to Concord ( beware as the bike route changes sides)
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Follow the route along the Seine's right bank on the other side of the Louvre
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On the opposite side of the Seine you will see the Orsay Museum
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Enjoy the view of this splendid side of the Louvre as you ride past
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Follow this route and you will see La Conciergerie on the left bank
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The bike route crosses the Pont Neuf and then turns back to  île de la Cite
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Follow the bike route and you will arrive in front of the Notre Dame
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The route crosses into the Ile St. Louis, truly a lovely sight
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You will see statue of Ste. Geneviève, patron saint of Paris
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Follow the bike route to Bastille

You can now take the bike route along the quay all the way back to Les Buttes Chaumont.