I understand that back in 2009 our street had a makeover that included the addition of more parking spaces and some general street improvements. Now we've started to see some more work start on the construction of two new gardens....
The rendering above shows what this garden will look like from the bottom of the hill that looks up to the system of stone walls called La Balme. Below is a picture of the site from the top of the hill.
And a picture of La Balme from the street level...
And the garden in the drawing below, "The Neighbor's Garden" will be almost right next door to us...
Here's what it looks like today...
This nice park is right behind us and the new walking bridge that's being built from this park across the Rhone should be completed this year.
The walking bridge construction...
A couple of other little squares on our street..
Our street has no really fun retail; it's a mix of services and restaurants, a florist and two bakeries.
Ah, the Post Office down the street. Open sporadically and no smiling allowed. The main one for Shake & Bake is better.
The restaurant directly across the street from our flat and yet we still haven't tried it!
Every neighborhood needs a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio.
This is Petit Casino, a chain of small neighborhood groceries. This one is really, really petit. It was closed when I took this picture - it closes from 1:30 to 3:30 every day. Not open on Sunday.
Somebody's cute weather vane:
1 comment:
The new gardens will be very nice. Sorry you don't have fun retail. You MUST try that restaurant across the street. The post office sounds just like ours! The no smiling thing must be a universal thing. I would loose my mind if grocery stores were not open 24 hours a day. And Sunday.....I really don't know what to say about that. Kroger was closed on Christmas day and I was worried and twitching.
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