Cries_Van_Notebook

Oh, how I miss my Luxembourg Gardens!!!!!

My little green chair awaits me with my picnic lunch from Monoprix.

Thank you,
Thin

sharona

Beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing. I always love your everyday Paris photos.

PJK

Gorgeous.

Sally30

Thanks for the photos. My husband and I spent much of our last trip to Paris in the park with our toddler. My friends wondered why I went all the way to Europe to go to a "playground". Those are the friends that haven't spent time in the Luxembourg Gardens....

Plan2GoSoon

Loved the photos. Am surprised that the trees are turning already. Only a few have started here in Chicagoland. Thanks for a bit of Paris!

309pbg

Oh Kerouac,
So very beautiful. What an eye you have! My husband and I were there a year ago October and were reminiscing just this weekend. Merci!

JudyC

Many thanks for sharing the photos.

Anna1013

Since it's considered a private park, is that one of the reasons you can't sit on the grass?

cynthia_booker

Bookmarked so I can find these quickly and see them whenever I want. So beautiful.

BKP

We were there just three weeks ago and the leaves hadn't changed yet. Things change so quickly -- another excuse to go back often! Thank you for sharing these.

Sally30 -- we also spent the majority of our last trip at Luxembourg! The playground is amazing, isn't it? I love that there are no language barriers between children on a playground. They have a way of sorting it all out.

Libretto

Kerouac, such very beautiful vistas,but they make me sad. Sob, no Paris for me this year or for the foreseeable future (damn that sinking Pension fund!)

I'd be willing to brave the 25 hours plus from Australia in a heart beat just to walk in this park again.

We've always visited Europe in very late Summer/ Autumn for the fewer crowds, cooler weather, and the light. Such wonderful soft , gentle light and such a contrast and a balm for Australian eyes.

You made me pine for it so much seeing your magnificent photos- thanks for the delightful "pain'!

Images2

We spent a couple of hours in Luxembourg gardens on Saturday. It was refreshingly not crowded even on the weekend. The Technoparade blew by which was the loudest, craziest parade I've ever experienced. The mess left behind was shameful. A swarm of green trash trucks followed it collecting all the debris.

After the parade passed the area an orchestra started playing in the park, to restore the sanity!

Byrd

So beautiful!

We stayed nearby several years ago in early October and the park looked just like this.

We enjoyed the park so much. I especially remember Sunday afternoon seeing the children with their boats and others riding ponies.

Yes, I'd love to be there right now!

Byrd

nancy1652

I always love your photos from Paris and these are one more gift. Thank you.

sherhatfield

Love the photos! What a contrast from what I saw back in May. My favorite pics are of the fountain. Thanks for sharing!

tower

bon jour, Kerouac....delightful pics, and how appropriate...my granddaughter is on business staying across the street at a hotel next to The Sorbonne....I sent on your pics...I'll bet she'll walk over to stroll the gardens tomorrow.

Thanks, K..."The Readers" pic is a classic!

Stu T.

analogue

Oh I must see that some day! I don't know how I missed it when I was in Paris.

The mention of the Afghan refugees on the other site intrigues me, because I saw a report about them on the news today.

PamSF

Thank you! I wish I was there right now.

Texasgal2

Oh my... We'll be there next Friday! I was hoping the leaves would be beautiful then, and it looks like I'm in luck.

Thanks so much for your pictures, I can hardly wait now!!

StCirq

These are lovely, kerouac, but frankly just plain mean for those of us who have no idea when we'll get back to Paris. Really, it's painful for me to see this. I know you meant no harm, but I could just cry looking at these.