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The place to relax, especially on summer months when the garden looks like a beach. People are everywhere taking their sunbathe.
"Le jardin du Luxembourg
Ça fait longtemps que je n'y étais pas venu
Il y a des enfants qui courent et des feuilles qui tombent
Il y a des étudiants qui rêvent qu'ils ont fini leurs études
Et des professeurs qui rêvent qu'ils les commencent
Il y a des amoureux qui remontent discrètement
Le tapis roux que l'automne a deroulé devant eux
Et puis il y a moi, je suis seul, j'ai un peu froid" (Joe Dassin)
In english:
The garden of Luxembourg
It is a long time since I had come there
There are children who run and leaves which fall
There are students who dream that they finished their studies
And professors who dream that they begin them
There are lovers who go inconspicuously
The red carpet spreaded out by the autumn in front of them
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I love parks & gardens, actually I'm from green city...
Two huges parks - Bois de Boulogne at the west of Paris and Bois de Vincennes at the east part - are saving parisians.
But there are a few famous gardens as Tuilleries or Luxembourg as well as less famous but also beautiful - the park of Monceau.
It's not raining all the time in Paris, so you can have a good rest in one of them, just find a suitable book somewhere in popular "Gibert Jeune" shop (la place St-Michel 5 arr. or Boulevard St-Denis 2 arr.) or somewhere at the second-hand book-sellers along the Seine...
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The most impressive thing about Paris, though it is a large city with many people and buildings, there is never a shortage of areas like this dedicated to beauty and art. It seems to add to the experience in a way that is quite unique. I wish that more cities could understand and appreciate this concept! What a Chamber of Commerce idea!
This was located just off of La Defense and easy walking distance from the hotel. Don't ask me what it's supposed to represent as I suppose that is up to each person to interpret in their own way... I just know that it was interesting and a pleasure to find and can be found throughout Paris! Leave a Comment
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This was yet another example of art for the masses! I came upon this in the same area just a short walk from La Defense and again it adds and provides a contrast to what would be only buildings otherwise...
As I scanned this picture, I noticed for the first time that while the oblisk seems to be perfectly vertical, the building in the background appears to be leaning inwards! Optical illusion? I have no idea... What do you think? Leave a Comment
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Luxemburg palace is surrounding with beautiful park, Luxemburg Garden. Garden has some interesting paths with sculptures. In one of guidebooks I read that it’s real open air museum of French sculpture of XIX century. Luxemburg Garden is one of the popular places in Paris to spend free time for walking. I can say that it’s fantastic place to enjoy sunset. Leave a Comment
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There are so many options for eating and drinking in Paris, but one that deserves emphasis is picnics. On this day, we picked up cheese, fruit, bread, Orangina and some chocolates. We were staying on rue Cler, so were just around the corner from the Eiffel Tower and its huge park. We found a nice park bench and enjoyed the fine day, good food, people watching and this little beggar that was hungry enough to eat out of my hand. This is a great way to enjoy another dimension of Paris and there are so many wonderful parks and public places to picnic. Also, you are usually not far from some kind of store selling basic food items. The whole point is the picnic, not the cuisine although it is hard to beat a good baguette and good French cheese! Leave a Comment
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On Jardins des Tuileries... We visited les Jardins after the exhibition at Louvres, my head still busy dealing with this "philtre" thingy. We were strolling in the park, enjoying it: the fountains, the benches and the statues. I found those statues beautiful. I especially like the women statues: round hips, some flesh on backside, some chin... You said "rubenesque" ?
It was at that moment when I said to my aunt and her bf: "Look ! This resembles Aunt My". Aunt My is another sister of my Mum. My aunt laughed, her bf too.. and she threatened to tell Aunt My about what I said. I thought it was a compliment to resemble those statues, but seems not. Oh well...
Seeing statues of sensual and pulpy women in Paris parks and streets was nice and unusual for the Malagasy girl I was. Beauty everywhere. Things that Parisians don't notice anymore, they got used to it. But me, tourist, I noticed it, yes.
Again, as I said earlier, PDAs are not Malagasy's forte. Nudity either, at least not in the streets. You wouldn't find displayed, in Tana streets for instance, the sensuality of nude statues either. Sensuality, the charm of people lies in the reserve there. Yes.. I saw and learnt. Leave a Comment
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Some people (like me ;-) ) tend to walk around a lot because they want to see ALL the beautiful things. In the first place that's impossible. Even Guyon who lives in Paris discovers everytime new things. And in the second place you would miss the special atmosphere of Paris.
Just sit down for a moment in one of the beautiful parcs of Paris, watch the people walk by and relax!
Metro Tuileries
Look at the picture what we saw when we sat down at the Jardin des Tuileries. Sweet! Leave a Comment
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Do a "promenade" in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the North East of Paris (Métro : Buttes Chaumont or Botzaris)
Certainly, the most romantic garden of Paris. Rather unknown by the tourists. It covers 25 hectars and has 3,5 kilometers of 'promenade'.
A lake in the middle with an island relied by a bridge and on the top a tiny temple.
It was set up at the request of Napoleon III on the site of an ancient quarry.
The best place for couples of lovers.
Website (in English) : www.alkieski.com/inlink.html?<br /> /PhotoGallery/Paris/General/ButtesChaumontSmall.htm
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There are 400 gardens in Paris. See some of them on the travelogue :' Paris Gardens' Leave a Comment
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It was a typical first day in Europe for us...flew all night, slept practically not at all, it's 8:00 am here but our bodies insist it's 3:00 am and...way too early. Of course, our room won't be ready until the afternoon so the best we can do is drop off our luggage, find some coffee and see what is nearby. Happily we were staying in le Marais and very close to Place des Vosges.
We had walked around the square and its immediate alleys and adjoining streets for as long as we could physically endure. Finally, we just needed to sit and rest. We (most particularly me) trudged to the center of the square, walked through the sand walkways and turned our shoes into dust. We found our way to an available and, as it turns out, ubiquitous Paris bench. While probably the most uncomfortable bench I had ever encountered, it felt perfect.
Intro Photo: The young woman in the photo seemed equally satisfied to have the cast iron support in the middle of her bare back and her duffel bag in the dust.
Photo 2: At this moment, a more idyllic stop would have been difficult to imagine. With it's shady lanes lined with precisely spaced and pruned trees, many local Parisians take a break while teenagers hurry back to school.
Photo 3: At another corner of the square carefree children playing under the close supervision of their nannies. It seemed an entirely safe and comfortable place. Leave a Comment
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