Parc André Citroën

Located in the 15th arrondissement, Parc Andre Citroen, built on the former site of the auto maker, is rarely visited by tourists.  If you go, take a ride in the tethered balloon for a sky-high view of Paris, wander the various gardens, picnic on the lawn or cool off in the dancing water jets.

Back to Paris,
                 Photographically speaking...

PARC DES BUTTES  CHAUMONT

One of Paris' largest  and certainly steepest parks, Buttes Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement, is not often sought out by tourists, but offers wonderful vistas, bucolic spaces, gardens and a real "find" of a restaurant.

So wear your hiking boots and get ready to climb to

the Sybille Shrine, visible from numerous points of the park and from which you will have wide ranging views of Paris including Sacre-Coeur.

Then burn a little energy rolling in the grass or playing cards

before having lunch at Le Pavillon du Lac

Afterwards you can take a little snooze along the water or just loll around within view of the parks' recently refurbished suspension bridge

before following Canal Saint-Martin back to the heart of the city...

TUILERIES GARDENS

The classical sculptures of the Tuileries garden often shares space with temporary installations of more contemporary works.  This happy fellow, the work of sculptor Ugo Rondinone, is part of his Cycle of the Seasons. 

    

Perhaps he's just enjoying a sunny day and these sailboats with their new sails...

Irresistible…

On the long trek from Stockholm to Paris I declared that I fully intended to veg out for at least our first two days in Paris, but after a few basics like grocery shopping, a good lunch and a short nap, who can resist the lure of a stroll under the baroque Parisian sky of a late summer evening?  So we were off to Tino Rossi Park, officially known as Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air, where on warm summer evenings crowds gather to dance.  Swing, Salsa, Tango – each in its own area of the Quai St-Bernard.