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The best park in the world

Sunday, July 20, 2008
It may not house tonnes of actual skate spots, but if you are skating in Paris and fancy a break, you have to check out “Parc de la Villette”. It is easily the best public park I have ever seen. From giant dragon slides, to over-sized bike wheels, halls of mirrors and giant glass spheres, this place has it all and has a total other world feel to it. It was designed by Bernard Tschumi and was completed in 1998. A neurotic bunch of badgers called “People for Public Spaces” inducted it into their Hall of Shame due to it’s “unintelligent landscape structures” and “unsafe spaces” but I reckon these guys are full of it and old Bernard should be applauded. If you get a chance, make sure you visit Parc de la Villette. Thanks so much to my sis Cecile for taking me there.

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raphamatics New citizen raphamatics ON 20 Jul 2008 10:25:06PM Bewsti!!!!

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Summer Royalty Summer ON 21 Jul 2008 05:30:00PM Fuuun, paris is awesome! Croissant, Deja Vu, Arc de Triomph!

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willdamageyourhealth New citizen willdamageyourhealth ON 23 Jul 2008 12:33:47PM check out millinieum park in chicago now thats a park

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MorganCampbell - Morgan Campbell is a professional skateboarder / writer / film-maker who has been habitually traveling the globe for the past 15 years. He currently lives in Melbourne, and is always up for an adventure or a lurk. A street skater’s canvas is the city, so his blog will no doubt feature some urban beauty as well as some randomness.

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Morgan Campbell is a professional skateboarder / writer / film-maker who has been habitually traveling the globe for the past 15 years. He currently lives in Melbourne, and is always up for an adventure or a lurk. A street skater’s canvas is the city, so his blog will no doubt feature some urban beauty as well as some randomness.