Vincennes

I love cycling so I rented bikes for a ride from Paris to nearby Vincennes	The bridge over the Seine Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir leading to the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand	Autoroute A4 leaving Paris to the east by bicycle	The Temple of Love on Lac Daumesnil in the Bois de Vincennes
Max chose the destination, the Temple of Love in the Bois de Vincennes	Max chose the destination, the Temple of Love in the Bois de Vincennes	Lac Daumesnil, Bois de Vincennes	Lac Daumesnil, Bois de Vincennes
Rental boats, Lac Daumesnil, Bois de Vincennes	Photographer at work, Lac Daumesnil, Bois de Vincennes	Temple Romantique de l'Île de Reuilly - The Temple of Love, Bois de Vincennes	Temple Romantique de l'Île de Reuilly - The Temple of Love, Bois de Vincennes
Grotto below the Temple of Love, Bois de Vincennes	Grotto below the Temple of Love, Bois de Vincennes	Zen Pilgrims - Les Statues de Pelerins Zen, Bois de Vincennes	Zen Pilgrims - Les Statues de Pelerins Zen, Bois de Vincennes
Pagode de Vincennes - Institut international bouddhique, International Buddhist Institute	Paris Zoo - Rocher du Zoo de Vincennes - Bois de Vincennes	PARIS in big letters, Bois de Vincennes	PARIS in big letters, Bois de Vincennes (that's Max, not me)
PARIS in big letters, Bois de Vincennes	Château of Vincennes, 14th-17th C. Royal Fortress just east of Paris	Donjon of the Château of Vincennes, at 52m the tulles medieval fortress in Europe, project of Philip VI, 1337	The Château of Vincennes started as a 12th C. hunting lodge for Louis VII, expanded by Philip Augustus and St. Louis IX
The more traditional French "château" elements were added under Louis XIV in the 17th C. by architect Louis Le Vau	Unfortunately for Vincennes, le Rai Soleil opted to build in Versailles, pushing Vincennes into obscurity	Château of Vincennes from across the Esplanade Saint-Louis	Southern Gatehouse to the Château of Vincennes
Château of Vincennes south gate with the dry moat	Donjon of the Château de Vincennes	Donjon of the Château de Vincennes	Construction of the Donjon of Vincennes began in 1364
Donjon of Vincenne	Saint Louis, the French King Louis IX (1214-1270)	North gate of the Château of Vincennes	Le Drapeau De Vincennes, Avenue de Paris