An Afternoon at Luxembourg Gardens
Bonjour from Paris on a Sunday morning,
We are hearing from so many of you about the terrible heat in the USA. Hopefully, you will get a break soon!
Not to add salt to your wound, but yesterday in Paris was just perfect. I think the high was 68 degrees with a gentle breeze, and with those conditions, nothing sounded better than an afternoon lazing at the most beautiful park in Paris (our rating)…the Luxembourg Gardens. I have written about this park SO many times and sent SO many pictures, but the beauty always demands more. I have many new followers on the blog and many more on Facebook, so this look will be new to some.
Luxembourg is one of the larger parks and is known for many distinctions: the circular lake where children float wooden sailboats around for a small fee (as Bernie did as a boy), its palm trees, the location of the French Senate building, ponies to ride, beehives, a very nice art museum, a reflecting pool that is the prettiest in Paris, and acres of green space for outings and picnics. Enjoy the pics.
For you animal lovers, here’s a few shots of some furry critters as we strolled along back toward our apartment, followed by some weird café chairs.
This afternoon, we are meeting our friend Ann Jeanne (afriendinparis.com) who has volunteered to take some photos of us around our favorite places. She will put together a FB promotional piece for us when Bernie’s Paris comes out. We can’t be grateful enough to her for this kind gesture!
A bientôt
L & B
June 26, 2016 @ 8:59 am
That’s fantastic. Ann took some lovely photos when I was there last year.
June 26, 2016 @ 12:11 pm
We had such fun with you here. I look at our pictures often. I enjoyed seen the children with their boats.
June 26, 2016 @ 6:35 pm
Discreet photos of the children, oui?
June 26, 2016 @ 12:14 pm
What a lovely place! Thank you for the sharing these engaging and bountiful pictures of the Luxembourg Gardens.
June 26, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
Thanks, Cindi, for always reading the blog!
June 26, 2016 @ 2:32 pm
Bernie in the ivy. Love everyone of these photos. I know the book will be wonderful.
June 26, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Tell all of your friends to get a copy.
June 26, 2016 @ 5:36 pm
Love these Gardens! I remember sitting for hours in these gorgeous gardens early one September morning, having just arrived from the US and waiting to get into our nearby apartment. Thank you for the gorgeous photos and for triggering the memory. Have a wonderful week and best to you both.
June 26, 2016 @ 6:33 pm
Thanks, Beth.
June 26, 2016 @ 10:56 pm
The picture of the cat is “prize winning”! One could put thousands of captions under it!
June 27, 2016 @ 9:31 pm
Love the photos especially the ones with the animals beautiful and your so lucky to be spending time with Ann she truly is one of a kind enjoy and can’t wait for the pictures enjoy !!!!