Campagne de Paris

I love happy accidents.

Last week I went to check out a street in the 20^th arrondissement, which is quite a long way from the Marais, where I live. I read that the street still looked like a village from 1860 when it was annexed as part of Paris. Walking on rue Saint Blaise, the street was mostly filled with modern-day apartments with little charm or history. Disappointed, I took the tram to the metro, and on the way, I discovered a row of houses that were unusual and charming.

Located next to the Porte de Bagnolet metro, Campagne de Paris (Countryside of Paris) is an enclave of 100, two- and three-story townhouses constructed in 1928.

Starting on the Boulevard Mortier, I climbed up a long flight of stairs to arrive at three connecting streets, rue Paul Strauss, rue Irénée-Blanc, and rue Jules-Siegfried, which were lined with lovely townhouses, all of them unique in design.

Most of the houses still had their festive Christmas decorations along with wreaths on the doors.

There were too many photos to post today, so I will post the rest of them on Thursday.

Happy New Year, and I hope you had great holidays.