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 de Monceau - la pyramide égyptienne

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8657166610/" title="2012 Mar 30 Paris_047DSC_4995 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 30 Paris_047DSC_4995" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8657166610_38fe09b617_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Egyptian Pyramid</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Parc de Monceau was designed by Carrogis Carmontelle in the late 1700s </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with a fanciful assortment of features:  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a Roman colonnade, antique statues, a tatar tent, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a farmhouse, an enchanted grotto, an Egyptian pyramid, and more</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is one of my favorite parks in Paris, active with Parisians and their children.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The change of seasons is particularly remarkable in the spring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Parc de Monceau</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Boulevard de Courcelles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75008, Paris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métro Monceau</i></span></span></div>

Parc de Monceau - la pyramide égyptienne

The Egyptian Pyramid Parc de Monceau was designed by Carrogis Carmontelle in the late 1700s  with a fanciful assortment of features:   a Rom...

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