La fontaine Médicis -- A quiet place

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS2vaBozFm23qA8h3ldJbjzh-JJYQnc5v6dLbw4m4NHTmMa5EgiA8iArNlzOSAl6U2H97AuqOhyphenhyphenQIzY9votLWYsXV9TSsrCacB_s4y0E3uB4jlW8ZI0cQznTf-PSSX58o134bbNZyK7w/s1600/DSC_0783saturated.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496950793182525730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicS2vaBozFm23qA8h3ldJbjzh-JJYQnc5v6dLbw4m4NHTmMa5EgiA8iArNlzOSAl6U2H97AuqOhyphenhyphenQIzY9votLWYsXV9TSsrCacB_s4y0E3uB4jlW8ZI0cQznTf-PSSX58o134bbNZyK7w/s640/DSC_0783saturated.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>After<span style="color:#000000;"> <strong>Starman's</strong></span> request to feature Catherine de Médicis' fountain in Jardin du Luxembourg, I wondered if I would risk saying that it is my favorite "quiet place" in Paris. A risk, because with each trip to Paris comes the discovery of new favorites and wondering if at some point in the future I would have to toss this special place aside for un nouveau endroit. Certainly someone will remind me if/when that time comes. Hummm, a dilemma.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This is not a secret place but mostly a quiet, shaded, cool space in the enormous, multi-faceted Jardin du Luxembourg. The fountain is found just east of the Sénat with the closest entrance at Place P. Claudel. The long basin of water is shaded by a canopy of plane trees, inviting a contemplative atmosphere. The familiar green chairs line the two sides of the basin backed by a screen of draped green garlands, shielding the scene from the less serene areas of the park seen <span style="color:#ffcc00;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/07/jardin-du-luxembourg-un-repit-petit.html">here</a></span>. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I will bring you back here again, but will leave you with this thought. <span style="font-size:180%;">This is my favorite quiet place in Paris.</span> There now-- I've said it. </div><br /><div></div>

La fontaine Médicis -- A quiet place

After Starman's request to feature Catherine de Médicis' fountain in Jardin du Luxembourg, I wondered if I would risk saying that ...

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