Post by kerouac on Sept 22, 2009 13:33:03 GMT -5
In case you haven't come across it elsewhere, here is my visit to the Luxembourg gardens yesterday.
I don't usually take touristy photos of Paris, but I was in the mood for it today in the Luxembourg gardens. Now that tourist season is mostly finished, they have regained their calm, especially on a Monday morning when the children are in school and most people are at work.
Also, autumn is my favorite season to see the park.
Verlaine has suffered from the elements over the years.
There were a few young couples on romantic walks.
However, it was mostly the time of day for old people to use the park.
There was an unexpected temporary installation in one section between the trees. It was a re-creation of the Iron Curtain, put on display as a joint project of the Austrian and Hungarian embassies.
It is the end of geranium season, but a few of the pots still have some for the final display of the year. Yes, not all of these are geraniums.
The flower beds are set up at the moment for the late summer display of yellows and purples. Of course a few other colors are mixed in for contrast.
No cute little sailboats today. All of the children are in school.
A lot of people (including the French) do not know that the Luxembourg gardens are not technically a public park. It is the private park of the Senate, which the Senate has graciously put at the disposal of the public. Well, after all, the French invented the word "nuance" and this one is really obscure.
In the summer, people kill for a seat at this café in the garden. People stand around the outer ring and scramble when somebody gets up to leave. No problem at this time of year.
Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, watches over the garden, among the other statues.
One of the principal activities of Parisians in the Luxembourg gardens is to sit and read. I am totally unable to read in such a place, because I need to see what is going on around me.
The Tour Montparnasse is the most visible sight from the Luxembourg gardens and has looked inappropriate since the day it was built.
It's hard to leave without at least glancing at the Medicis fountain, even though she was a murderous pregnant dog.
It's time to leave, but the dancing faun bids us goodbye.
I don't usually take touristy photos of Paris, but I was in the mood for it today in the Luxembourg gardens. Now that tourist season is mostly finished, they have regained their calm, especially on a Monday morning when the children are in school and most people are at work.
Also, autumn is my favorite season to see the park.
Verlaine has suffered from the elements over the years.
There were a few young couples on romantic walks.
However, it was mostly the time of day for old people to use the park.
There was an unexpected temporary installation in one section between the trees. It was a re-creation of the Iron Curtain, put on display as a joint project of the Austrian and Hungarian embassies.
It is the end of geranium season, but a few of the pots still have some for the final display of the year. Yes, not all of these are geraniums.
The flower beds are set up at the moment for the late summer display of yellows and purples. Of course a few other colors are mixed in for contrast.
No cute little sailboats today. All of the children are in school.
A lot of people (including the French) do not know that the Luxembourg gardens are not technically a public park. It is the private park of the Senate, which the Senate has graciously put at the disposal of the public. Well, after all, the French invented the word "nuance" and this one is really obscure.
Here is the Senate.
In the summer, people kill for a seat at this café in the garden. People stand around the outer ring and scramble when somebody gets up to leave. No problem at this time of year.
Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, watches over the garden, among the other statues.
One of the principal activities of Parisians in the Luxembourg gardens is to sit and read. I am totally unable to read in such a place, because I need to see what is going on around me.
Chairs await you everywhere at this time of year.
Soon the leaves will form a dense carpet, but not yet.
Soon the leaves will form a dense carpet, but not yet.
The Tour Montparnasse is the most visible sight from the Luxembourg gardens and has looked inappropriate since the day it was built.
It's hard to leave without at least glancing at the Medicis fountain, even though she was a murderous pregnant dog.
It's time to leave, but the dancing faun bids us goodbye.
Let the riot begin! LOL - 
hahahha