New York Times

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/29...29gardens.html

Hi C,

Thanks for one of the few worthwhile travel reports from a major news medium.

ttt

Taking notes for my September trip to Paris.

reviewed it with my faithful travel partner this afternoon. reminded us that we never really checked out the parks due to the rains last summer.

This is the article that was in last year's NY Times.
a few in common.

http://tinyurl.com/5wdvkn

cigalechanta,

Thank for the articles, printed it for our next trip to Paris, hopefully in December.

Many thanks cigalechanta - This is an invaluable summary of the best gardens to seek out when in Paris!

Before we went to Paris for the month of May, 2008 a friend gave us the small book "Quiet Corners of Paris," which has information and a photo or two for more than 75 gardens, courtyards, etc. in all 20 arrondissements. We visited more than half of them and found almost every one pleasant, interesting, and well worth the time. Often it was surprising to find a tucked-away gem in unexpected surroundings. The author is Jean-Christophe Napias, and the publisher is The Little Bookroom.

Bookmarking

bookmarking, also

Left out one of my favorites, Parc de Bercy, near the Palais Omnisports de Paris. There is a rose garden, a labyrinth and a most charming vegetable garden maintained by the school children of Paris. Metro stops are Bercy and St. Emilion. Bercy Village borders Parc de Bercy, with bars and cafés in the old wine warehouses. It's a delightful place to spend an afternoon. Here are some photos of Parc de Bercy, as well as some of Jardin des Plantes, Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte, also favorites of mine: http://gardentouring.fotopic.net/c790134.html

Bercy Village is very convenient to the Metro and has a lot of interesting shops, but the cafes and restaurants seem expensive (compared with elsewhere is Paris) for what you get. We didn't walk through the Parc but looked into it on the way to the Metro stop--it did look interesting.