Between 1851 and 1867 a rail line was built around the city of Paris. This was used into the 1980s. (Petite Ceinture translates as Little belt) Now it has had sections repurposed for use by the RER, but other sections have been turned into walking trails, largely with the rails still present. I have walked different sections of this at various times, and unfortunately as of now they are not connected. Today I went to Porte de Charenton to pick up the section in the 12th arrondisment. This was a section of about 1.6km that is elevated. A pleasant if slightly muddy walk through a very quiet quarter. Eventually came out and took the metro back to march d’Aligre for a quick stroll through the market before a few oysters at the Baron Rouge. Then a Poulet Fermier, rotisserie chicken and mash for lunch at the Chat Bossu on the way back to the apt. Had a low key Thai curry for dinner but ended up meeting a very interesting Brazilian Director at the end of the evening at the classic Les Philosophes cafe, near the apt. He directs for Netflix and Amazon and has a 7 episode series on Netflix called ‘Time Hustler.” Today was another national strike day, but this one didn’t seem to have a lot of momentum, the buses and Metro were working normally and my check of flight departures showed the airport was also functioning normally, good because I leave on Thursday, and there is the same sort of thing scheduled.