Post by kerouac on May 31, 2011 15:59:17 GMT -5
Bagatelle is not considered to be a major attraction by casual visitors, but just about everybody in Paris knows that when June arrives and you like roses, Bagatelle is the place to go.
Of course the roses are ahead of schedule this year due to the freakishly hot and sunny weather. Some of them are already beginning to wilt, but you go quickly, you should still be stunned.
Here is my report from Sunday (Mother's Day in France):
Bagatelle is in the Bois de Boulogne and was created as a civilized park at the same time as the bois, which was left wild at the time. Well, let me say that there is still wildlife in the bois, because on a Sunday afternoon, you can still drive by professional entertainment women in blonde wigs, stiletto heels and not much else standing along the roads.
Nothing to worry about at Bagatelle, though. It is a family place.
I really need to see the whole park some day, because it is really huge, and the rose garden is quite small comparatively speaking. It is the little square on the right side of the map.
I got the wheelchair in exchange for my national identity card, and we headed off on the shady lanes.
It got warmer as we got out of the shade, especially after leaving the cement paths and pushing my well fed mother over loose gravel.
I started regretting that I had not taken the direct route to the roses even though there were plenty of nice things to see.
Okay, let's go see the roses!
The rose garden has about 9500 bushes and more than 1100 varieties. It was created in 1905 although the rest of the park is considerably older.
That did not prevent me from seeing La Défense in the distance.
The little gazebo was not wheelchair accessible.
Of course the roses are ahead of schedule this year due to the freakishly hot and sunny weather. Some of them are already beginning to wilt, but you go quickly, you should still be stunned.
Here is my report from Sunday (Mother's Day in France):
Bagatelle is in the Bois de Boulogne and was created as a civilized park at the same time as the bois, which was left wild at the time. Well, let me say that there is still wildlife in the bois, because on a Sunday afternoon, you can still drive by professional entertainment women in blonde wigs, stiletto heels and not much else standing along the roads.
Nothing to worry about at Bagatelle, though. It is a family place.
I really need to see the whole park some day, because it is really huge, and the rose garden is quite small comparatively speaking. It is the little square on the right side of the map.
I got the wheelchair in exchange for my national identity card, and we headed off on the shady lanes.
It got warmer as we got out of the shade, especially after leaving the cement paths and pushing my well fed mother over loose gravel.
I started regretting that I had not taken the direct route to the roses even though there were plenty of nice things to see.
Okay, let's go see the roses!
The rose garden has about 9500 bushes and more than 1100 varieties. It was created in 1905 although the rest of the park is considerably older.
That did not prevent me from seeing La Défense in the distance.
The little gazebo was not wheelchair accessible.
Time to leave, so I retreated from the roses.
My mother asked me "Qu'est-ce qu'on est venu foutre ici?" ("Whythe f*ck did we come here?")
Next stop McDonald's for her true love: a McFlurry.
My mother asked me "Qu'est-ce qu'on est venu foutre ici?" ("Why
Next stop McDonald's for her true love: a McFlurry.
hahahha