Dubiously speaking, the rain has not been shattering the ancient concrete jungle of ours for the past 2 weeks. Ironically, the trees along the Rue St. Rouen are standing still and people who live or work around the arrondisment can still enjoy the cloud of green from the ancient Andasonia tree which was brought from Madagascar during the first quarter of the french colonial period then. Shady, calm and soothing.
At 6 a.m everyday, all 24 benches along the streets will be occupied by at least a person (per bench) waiting for their carpool. During lunch time, all 24 benches along the street will be occupied by news reader, sandwich eater, coffee drinker and a club smoker. In between 5-7 pm, the pavement along the road will be busy with bustling bankers, accountants, secreteriats, underwriters, brokers and all corporate associates. Local council personnels will do what needs to be done at 9pm. The street will be fast asleep at 11pm.
There are practically nothing there at night. The bureaus close mainly at 7. The bakery close at 8 and the kiosk close at 9. Most of the activities along the road will be at Rue Quelquechose, which is 2 minutes away from St. Rouen. The nearest Metro is 5 minutes away from Rue Quelqueschose.
The 250 metres strech of road is the best place in this overpopulated city. No one is allowed to park their cars or mopeds along the road. Unlike other streets in the city, people tend to park anywhere they desire. Here, you can see a wider sight of movements. The first is from your side of the road and the second is from the other side of the road. Both sides of the road are full with buildings over 15 story. 80% of the verticle structures along the streets are apartment complex, 10% are trees, 5% are lamp posts, 4% are signboards and the remaining percentage is a post box.