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Parc de la Turlure

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwB4Cl3gZfJTlk0IGL25bnMoHZ2DpnNHv8_RCq1SkmwgmQybleRA2Qcx1OMpaVVND25a06OLg7CUicFWtFNKpNsj5-coKcrZbV25nADNRMq5DSUJNjM1in_PpQhiMBcJ6-KeD4U-m5_s/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+287+DSC_7799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwB4Cl3gZfJTlk0IGL25bnMoHZ2DpnNHv8_RCq1SkmwgmQybleRA2Qcx1OMpaVVND25a06OLg7CUicFWtFNKpNsj5-coKcrZbV25nADNRMq5DSUJNjM1in_PpQhiMBcJ6-KeD4U-m5_s/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+287+DSC_7799.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Officially known as the square Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but better known as Parc de la Turlure,</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> this is a small but charming park in Montmartre, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">located right behind the Sacré-Coeur Basilica. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This site was once occupied by the moulin de Turlure, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">one of more than 30 windmills that once stood on Butte Montmartre. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The park has a beautiful pergola and this cascade fountain</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Parc de la Turlure</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">rue de la Bonne</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75018, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">.</span></div>

Parc de la Turlure

Officially known as the square Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet but better known as Parc de la Turlure, this is a small but charming park in Mont...

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La Trottinette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtBvwrJeVhn54M6r-535nQCepU_VTFR9rpj7fhKzpmVawhwVjvcJjG4uIKrjSEGhRoP_jvv5AKy6UaPE1yKzMHYXdmM-oI7JemvJGwrVSuv9jkQWCkUkMXGLURVByxdsFVX0MJQv8cKM/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtBvwrJeVhn54M6r-535nQCepU_VTFR9rpj7fhKzpmVawhwVjvcJjG4uIKrjSEGhRoP_jvv5AKy6UaPE1yKzMHYXdmM-oI7JemvJGwrVSuv9jkQWCkUkMXGLURVByxdsFVX0MJQv8cKM/s1600/2011+april+day+6+DSC_0109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This small park has a playground,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> tables for ping-pong, a small bandstand,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and plenty of green benches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you go, be careful as you might be run over</div><div style="text-align: center;">by the speeding trottinettes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Square Trousseau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

La Trottinette

This small park has a playground, tables for ping-pong, a small bandstand, and plenty of green benches. If you go, be careful as you might ...

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Les Portes de Parc Monceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYFbkS5EtWqgJWjATUBf4w_DTY8y_U3l2SwjgsCETNNjTm_grih0ViIB6wRfqOKunrT_Tx42tOYtIxs9g0PGYlqEOWRxW_YgF-MflJrtuL9MbihpCR48SOjZHb90c5mI_grA-eqI17NE/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_094DSC_5042.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Gates of Parc Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job </div><div style="text-align: center;">of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on boulevard de Courcelles</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the imposing gilded wrought iron gates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The details have been meticulously maintained, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and reflect the afternoon sun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">35, boulevard de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Les Portes de Parc Monceau

The Gates of Parc Monceau Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on bouleva...

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Le Parc de Bercy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvOorQ6uhvj2xCaBBT0gNj9WNPNgtzuteiPmn4bz_zGr-2EBzWv2xA6k6dHKliSYKUKuezByh72w_NFv4v9l8xswxABHWS1pSqUKYbvHOIky6REh0XShIPy4xQNsJ3mrRv_I0BYmjUvA/s1600/2012+Mar+27+Paris_076DSC_4190.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Parc de Bercy</div><div style="text-align: center;">La Maison du Jardinage</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In late March one can only see </div><div style="text-align: center;">the slightest promise of a spring and summer.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The old vines cling to the house season after season, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the new growth comes to life in verdant green.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Maison du Jardinage</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Parc de Bercy</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro Bercy ou Métro Cour St. Émilion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Le Parc de Bercy

Le Parc de Bercy La Maison du Jardinage In late March one can only see the slightest promise of a spring and summer. The old vines cling ...

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Printemps et une abeille

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcs4o5W0yYFJhXERRNzRAXThhprf-O4V1z1vzdlijViYVYtuq3Nt8mJc4JW9ICjmLGsUvkuvddTT3ks4-DhQ4CqaOttj2Aq_KrKHd0bYPHhM2cNzyRqBj1_7_DGTcnCBQIbLDMkE3xyw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_050DSC_4998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcs4o5W0yYFJhXERRNzRAXThhprf-O4V1z1vzdlijViYVYtuq3Nt8mJc4JW9ICjmLGsUvkuvddTT3ks4-DhQ4CqaOttj2Aq_KrKHd0bYPHhM2cNzyRqBj1_7_DGTcnCBQIbLDMkE3xyw/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_050DSC_4998.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring blooms and a bee</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The parks in Paris will be soon filled with </div><div style="text-align: center;">the chartreuse green of new tendrils</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the vivid pastel blooms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Printemps et une abeille

Spring blooms and a bee The parks in Paris will be soon filled with the chartreuse green of new tendrils and the vivid pastel blooms Parc d...

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Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhiEYbwtPq7_BuIzYfq1grfsVsf0puu8hLD0bVyP5wIVNNb0zgCk1fRPBdKi_Cew_enEN12kTSDufk9x1xM1SuJgu-8XxkLTQPW1tu5JU-Wdf3UhMoFGadY_TNZi0WNkUNHXlLF8Vux4/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhiEYbwtPq7_BuIzYfq1grfsVsf0puu8hLD0bVyP5wIVNNb0zgCk1fRPBdKi_Cew_enEN12kTSDufk9x1xM1SuJgu-8XxkLTQPW1tu5JU-Wdf3UhMoFGadY_TNZi0WNkUNHXlLF8Vux4/s1600/2010+Dec+4+DSC_0046.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin du Palais Royal </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The lovely fountain was sealed in ice - December 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">The red and white rope was a signal to stay out of the fountain,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a suggestion lost on these young boys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that Paris did not get that cold this year, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but regardless, we will all be glad to see winter go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin du Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Jardin du Palais Royal - en hiver

Jardin du Palais Royal The lovely fountain was sealed in ice - December 2010 The red and white rope was a signal to stay out of the fountain...

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Square du Vert Galant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUOtf8V7UI38KHXLnH9TVy_P88YwxILD8W3IGbXlW3kFgWedD5NnVBUoK_rF3eT_pxHyjDNMnTtVxlUY0dmU_0f99IhTtaD5dzY1LUzpYxhP0_iVs7DYvf8L8nrl2igiiHrTb41hKqiY/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUOtf8V7UI38KHXLnH9TVy_P88YwxILD8W3IGbXlW3kFgWedD5NnVBUoK_rF3eT_pxHyjDNMnTtVxlUY0dmU_0f99IhTtaD5dzY1LUzpYxhP0_iVs7DYvf8L8nrl2igiiHrTb41hKqiY/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0288.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square du Vert Galant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little tear-drop of green is not exactly a secret place, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but it is most often photographed from the other direction</div><div style="text-align: center;">(as seen in my banner photo above).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The view from Pont des Arts gives the illusion </div><div style="text-align: center;">of a ship's bow.  You can access this little park</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the midpoint of Pont Neuf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square du Vert Galant</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Square du Vert Galant

Square du Vert Galant This little tear-drop of green is not exactly a secret place, but it is most often photographed from the other direct...

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Jardin des Tuileries - des enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQokhWvBDyszaPH2hWT4UmrG4DryZrEUvj4hTeh6rLrZ1bWk4qY1MyYCc-fTrgB-kosxO-AE1Et-LASk_C159GowU-9B89trmUyJMb-xBJ5C6x03qH07EIacGd2FVF-8jX8M_xNN1NWL4/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_128DSC_9092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQokhWvBDyszaPH2hWT4UmrG4DryZrEUvj4hTeh6rLrZ1bWk4qY1MyYCc-fTrgB-kosxO-AE1Et-LASk_C159GowU-9B89trmUyJMb-xBJ5C6x03qH07EIacGd2FVF-8jX8M_xNN1NWL4/s1600/2012+Oct+7+Sunday_128DSC_9092.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin des Tuileries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving the Tuileries at the end of an afternoon of play, </div><div style="text-align: center;">each child holding the hand of an adult</div><div style="text-align: center;">before crossing the busy Rue de Rivoli.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must be a French girl</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jardin des Tuileries</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue de Rivoli</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Jardin des Tuileries - des enfants

Jardin des Tuileries Leaving the Tuileries at the end of an afternoon of play, each child holding the hand of an adult before crossing the ...

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Parc de Monceau - pelouse interdite?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpd2vYY2qG2dCs0RJXMWkT7KNk3ApySgQQhFE6Ja84-3WWyirpAFQ47Nlpp_uQBVHGJl88RasF6DaMfxXMik-DFN0CPEBf4R2mmlKgQcnImL1ZgwjqGWIlVCRutZgOKD3v2z7GEhiFtQ/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpd2vYY2qG2dCs0RJXMWkT7KNk3ApySgQQhFE6Ja84-3WWyirpAFQ47Nlpp_uQBVHGJl88RasF6DaMfxXMik-DFN0CPEBf4R2mmlKgQcnImL1ZgwjqGWIlVCRutZgOKD3v2z7GEhiFtQ/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0264.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you seen the "Pelouse Interdite" signs </div><div style="text-align: center;">in all of the green areas of Paris telling you to stay off the grass?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Or perhaps you have seen the signs during </div><div style="text-align: center;">the winter months indicating the grass is hibernating </div><div style="text-align: center;">and to "stay off." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau is one of the Paris parks </div><div style="text-align: center;">that allows you to walk, sit, play on the grass </div><div style="text-align: center;">(during the warm, green-grass months).  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before I knew better, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I once took a nap on the grass </div><div style="text-align: center;">outside of Petit Palais (around the backside).</div><div style="text-align: center;">oops! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - pelouse interdite?

Parc de Monceau Have you seen the "Pelouse Interdite" signs in all of the green areas of Paris telling you to stay off the grass?...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuqo35FSyZiK8wmUlxdgLqChYmO1ggBAEvu8yElonAfNI7Z7TOTaTC6KK_tUaGJChxqRmzKW1g8kQPL_PmbsWdminmZWTJfgpc5HkrX4F5_i5z7YOEU7qurbyM65EaaIx3r5qdL3Anew/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_301DSC_4549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuqo35FSyZiK8wmUlxdgLqChYmO1ggBAEvu8yElonAfNI7Z7TOTaTC6KK_tUaGJChxqRmzKW1g8kQPL_PmbsWdminmZWTJfgpc5HkrX4F5_i5z7YOEU7qurbyM65EaaIx3r5qdL3Anew/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_301DSC_4549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a slightly cool, but clear Sunday afternoon in May </div><div style="text-align: center;">I happened upon this young man on a quiet slope in the park.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">He was enjoying his beverage, the gentle weather, and his book.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The book:</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ecce Homo, by Nietzsche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont On a slightly cool, but clear Sunday afternoon in May I happened upon this young man on a quiet slope in the park....

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Parc de Monceau - manger ou courir?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8R48QeVepktCbf4Ezu9eiFVy7qNnpR8nZ723U0lr3FePtRTDWh5jA4zKu6YQkDw3BuQfhzY2b47wIG8_eCPIix4JsIndjA2PRBr73jqebAh1tIHVfHsTSfSOVLfL79iCdqBzEJaNfFv4/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0265+bw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8R48QeVepktCbf4Ezu9eiFVy7qNnpR8nZ723U0lr3FePtRTDWh5jA4zKu6YQkDw3BuQfhzY2b47wIG8_eCPIix4JsIndjA2PRBr73jqebAh1tIHVfHsTSfSOVLfL79iCdqBzEJaNfFv4/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0265+bw.jpg" width="655" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau has few tourists, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the people you see in the park either work or live nearby.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is one of my favorite parks for watching la vie quotidienne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: left;">75008, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - manger ou courir?

Parc de Monceau has few tourists, and the people you see in the park either work or live nearby. It is one of my favorite parks for watch...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6IHypIKnn-TlV7fleIuVUYPhFfjNpR-h0UG0vGiDNO6QNCM0lnlw3Defbc4tuvDhQb93n5KBflqlnVi0F12zpgTIdrH2P1nQgWn04P8mFfOvbiFjtgo5IqdA6g9JtwjBz2lVdzRemixY/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0288.jpg" width="660" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont<br /><br /><br /><br />This lovely park frequented by Parisians<br />is not the only spot in the city to find a profusion of flowers. <br />Do not forget to explore.<br /><br /><br />A hand-picked bouquet of flowers today<br />to each of you<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Parc des Buttes Chaumont This lovely park frequented by Parisians is not the only spot in the city to find a profusion of flowers. Do not f...

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Square Armand-Trousseau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwX-EAzAddzyuZpDmIBIPcWGCmp_fYTmJHEWjS_HIPgy7C6lzKEbB6SzkFR0siEKyBb5e_CaZi2w277bLMhhI9vb90zVJT-eCfgObEVT-UCay6n2juJNEnZfiocIe2p9c0UP6tIZuIEc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwX-EAzAddzyuZpDmIBIPcWGCmp_fYTmJHEWjS_HIPgy7C6lzKEbB6SzkFR0siEKyBb5e_CaZi2w277bLMhhI9vb90zVJT-eCfgObEVT-UCay6n2juJNEnZfiocIe2p9c0UP6tIZuIEc/s1600/2011+April+17+DSC_0005.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Square Armand-Trousseau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This beautiful wooded park sits quietly off Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine.  On Sundays it is lively (as are all the parks of Paris) with children and families.  One can bring a picnic from the near-by Marché d'Aligre or the pâtisserie/boulangerie just outside the gates at Blé Sucré.   </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lovely park has a dark past with a cemetery in Medieval times for orphans; </div><div style="text-align: center;">in 1674 it was the site of a hospital; and later became an orphanage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square Armand-Trousseau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue Antoine Vollon</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Square Armand-Trousseau

Square Armand-Trousseau This beautiful wooded park sits quietly off Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine. On Sundays it is lively (as are all the ...

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Parc de Monceau - l'enfant en rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGSb-SKyAfdBJHZL2JqhO3B32Q9cvoDimf36WL0wetUqUvTsx51PEO-JMMv-Yds0GPlXKGBQWp_Ykzi4rqKK26QLnBWVofUs6BTTuA_40RLJwL6vVK3UfEuN0LnAA4YM5DKv1mc3bIh8/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGSb-SKyAfdBJHZL2JqhO3B32Q9cvoDimf36WL0wetUqUvTsx51PEO-JMMv-Yds0GPlXKGBQWp_Ykzi4rqKK26QLnBWVofUs6BTTuA_40RLJwL6vVK3UfEuN0LnAA4YM5DKv1mc3bIh8/s1600/2011+April+18+DSC_0220.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving the playground at Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the short walk home with Maman.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The few tousled curls are the only sign </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the hard hours of play at the park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Must be a French girl</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div>

Parc de Monceau - l'enfant en rouge

Parc de Monceau Leaving the playground at Parc de Monceau for the short walk home with Maman. The few tousled curls are the only sign of th...

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Panthéon et Église Saint Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwRHy3SDQ3w4N-THGBiANimo19jDIiDM7Bf9f4sJbXKCjdb54gecI4JN5s5O-S_8mOX1kCVx1HRRRzsp3jBFmY147M99jsXQ3QCX3-dDxcY51E4K51gIuyUpmC47uKgz5p8o1DAO2k1o/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_62DSC_4310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kpIIfdBUxwqwbvbBE9GKDV8anGAXuVHCiEBGZS7m0oidBppOWk2yYfV7nAyPW7NDkSeJhvnkczXikAdBJfqk1FWj0zTxOKp8AO8NU3uAY0LdjHRBxUegGBpozLHAgKc-lyhi3zdsB1M/s1600/2013+May+19+b+0519_62DSC_4310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kpIIfdBUxwqwbvbBE9GKDV8anGAXuVHCiEBGZS7m0oidBppOWk2yYfV7nAyPW7NDkSeJhvnkczXikAdBJfqk1FWj0zTxOKp8AO8NU3uAY0LdjHRBxUegGBpozLHAgKc-lyhi3zdsB1M/s1600/2013+May+19+b+0519_62DSC_4310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking across the end of the Square de l'Île de France the textures and colors are punctuated by the 5ème arrondissement's notable skyline.  The Panthéon is the tallest building and Église Saint Étienne du Mont is to the left, an easy walk from Pont Saint Louis where this photo was taken.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Pont Saint Louis</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Panthéon et Église Saint Étienne du Mont

Looking across the end of the Square de l'Île de France the textures and colors are punctuated by the 5ème arrondissement's notable ...

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Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT77iQgfBvQ2XonEDDPSmNOClEYLL13fWgxxdAS2_rjU0kV72rv3clShNbuhs-JWEsfr6GfBQrdT3lbU-lchp_OV2GWZtbXAzgjwglNGQrWK5GYAoU1WZJKi_rxU40HsUsSkIT3SyaT8/s1600/2013+May+19+P1020310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rosa Bonheur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette  in the heart of Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Its name loosely translates  as ‘pink happiness’ but refers in particular to 19th-century French  painter and sculptor ‘Rosa Bonheur’, famous for her depictions of  animals and her role in the early feminist movement (alongside George  Sand and Sarah Bernhardt).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday evenings are packed.  A group of us were there last May, enjoyed the music and the party.  As we left in a driving rainstorm, the serious night party crowd was just arriving.  The people in the queue did not seem the least daunted by the line or the rain.  C'est Paris!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rosa Bonheur - Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, avenue de la Cascade</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">  </span></span></i></div>

Rosa Bonheur - Il pleut!

Rosa Bonheur Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette in the heart of Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Its name lo...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJdD2FiP8RqOB2uhLiRGARu5u4UDZ8UEQysG60GLVcpH8M3HyKl2whwokPqFH4S_zA5IORCakSO2S0qC5rkeW7iGr6RBV4t4xR7CrbyJBSCsro2YBPTqktYViP3McrOm_p4XJ7YjPA3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_290DSC_4538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJdD2FiP8RqOB2uhLiRGARu5u4UDZ8UEQysG60GLVcpH8M3HyKl2whwokPqFH4S_zA5IORCakSO2S0qC5rkeW7iGr6RBV4t4xR7CrbyJBSCsro2YBPTqktYViP3McrOm_p4XJ7YjPA3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_290DSC_4538.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;">Temple of Sybil</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although the Temple of Sybil may not appear so high on the cliff, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is indeed a hike and a suspension bridge away.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">How can all of this be only a mile or two from the center of Paris?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If the weather cooperates for this last weekend in March, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Parisians will be here with friends and family.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">How I wish that I could join them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Parc des Buttes Chaumont</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75019, Paris</em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Métros Buttes Chaumont, Laumière, et Botzaris</em></span></span></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont VIII

Parc des Buttes Chaumont Temple of Sybil Although the Temple of Sybil may not appear so high on the cliff, it is indeed a hike and a suspen...

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Jardin de l'Intendant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin de l'Intendant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find this verdant sculpted garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a quiet place to enjoy the greenness of spring in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Les Invalides</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Ave de Tourville </em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></span></div>

Jardin de l'Intendant

Jardin de l'Intendant On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides you will find this verdant sculpted garden, a quiet place to enjo...

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Parc de Monceau - printemps!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4MQgu5AB9uLAnfFvZTSheaSITpEXuld4nWhCZy2Ne2zeXK1dmFJwtGx_Y3Hq9sxVv-gtyq4WSV-zijd8UTC8zfw-LMyVMFsXaAUVV7ZgqilCEjS5r4KANUh_hBXs_I2vzsQbhBN1dic/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_047DSC_4995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4MQgu5AB9uLAnfFvZTSheaSITpEXuld4nWhCZy2Ne2zeXK1dmFJwtGx_Y3Hq9sxVv-gtyq4WSV-zijd8UTC8zfw-LMyVMFsXaAUVV7ZgqilCEjS5r4KANUh_hBXs_I2vzsQbhBN1dic/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_047DSC_4995.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Parc de Monceau</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Egyptian Pyramid</div><div style="text-align: center;">(1778)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Parc Monceau is one of the most elegant parks of Paris and a peaceful oasis of greenery.  In general it is not frequented by tourists but full of nannies and children, families, and office workers at lunch.  You will see many joggers along the paths, pony rides for children, and a delightful carousel, Caroussel de Jules Verne.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A series of statues and busts of artists such as Guy de Maupassant,  Frédéric Chopin, Charles Gounod and Alfred de Musset were scattered  along the paths in the late 19th – early 20th century.  The large oval pool and its Corinthian columns were restored and are,  along with the miniature Egyptian pyramid and the fantasy gravestones,  some of the remains of the original park of the Duke of Chartres. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon weekend</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc de Monceau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Boulevard de Courcelles</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc de Monceau - printemps!

Parc de Monceau The Egyptian Pyramid (1778) The Parc Monceau is one of the most elegant parks of Paris and a peaceful oasis of greenery. In...

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBij0oPLvc_YIRXbz2sAnlxPkrE8cmbgrhnlIiFAVkk75o-UE4TZLnrMLU8p4-39eF0x4LG_dBAeL7PU68oAatEoZD2MQ5qcvktmh8Sg1x0gZSvbg6YZ199l1nJmEn26M-3pDZ85Z5N3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_286DSC_4534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBij0oPLvc_YIRXbz2sAnlxPkrE8cmbgrhnlIiFAVkk75o-UE4TZLnrMLU8p4-39eF0x4LG_dBAeL7PU68oAatEoZD2MQ5qcvktmh8Sg1x0gZSvbg6YZ199l1nJmEn26M-3pDZ85Z5N3g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_286DSC_4534.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carousel in Parc des Buttes Chaumont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was only on my third visit to this park </div><div style="text-align: center;">that I discovered the petite, colorful carousel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The top makes me think of le Petit Prince </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its stars, moon, and rocket ship.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The rides are over-sized rabbits, cats, and other animals, </div><div style="text-align: center;">along with a rocket and a fire truck.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The park itself is beautiful, particularly in the spring, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but has a checkered past.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is close to Gibet de Montfaucon, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a notorious site where criminals were hanged </div><div style="text-align: center;">and their bodies put on display </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the 13th century until mid-18th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the French Revolution it became a refuse dump, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then a spot for cutting up horse carcasses.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Baron Haussmann chose this site for a new park </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the rapidly growing population of the 19th and 20th arrondissements.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Work began in 1864 and the park was opened on April 1, 1867.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">To see the park today one would never imagine its nefarious history.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Parc des Buttes Chaumont</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75019, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Buttes Chaumont et Botzaris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Parc des Buttes Chaumont - le carrousel

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