Paris and Beyond

Jardin des Tuileries "Abandoned" If you are not familiar with this popular and historied Paris garden  the photo abov...

Jardin des Tuileries It may look crowded but everyone seems to  find a spot Jardin des Tuileries 75001, Paris

Jardin des Tuileries The gates were closed for a few days and the emptiness beyond was absolutely eerie. Jardin des T...

Jardin des Tuileries It is impossible to visit Paris  without sitting in one of the green chairs around a park fountain.   ...

Rue de Rivoli After a long afternoon at Jardin des Tuileries, this little one held the hand of her maman as the family wa...

Jardin des Tuileries The shared umbrella was scant shelter  in this October deluge. The trees provided a bit of shelter b...

Jardin des Tuileries Leaving the Tuileries at the end of an afternoon of play,  each child holding the hand of an adult bef...

Jardin des Tuileries The mist, fog and rain generally appear with a vengeance in November,  but October can have a damp week ...

Jardin des Tuileries A typical weekend scene at Tuileries: games from Pétanque to soccer; sitting in the ubiquitous green cha...

Jardin des Tuileries The perfect blue-tinted light of Paris  on a June evening bon weekend Jardin des Tuile...

Jardin des Tuileries The early rains left a multitude of puddles in the garden. Is this precious baby pondering her reflect...

Jardin des Tuileries The autumn leaves can be seen down this alley.   The trees, many still green, provide some shelter from the ...

Pétanque Jardin des Tuileries I used to believe that this was only a game in Paris for men of a certain age, but have ...

Jardin des Tuileries So perfectly stylish as she left the Tuileries with her parents ...must be a French girl! No, I do...

Jardin des Tuileries A Sunday afternoon finds many children in the parks of Paris.  These two were part of a group of five or six w...

une petite grenouille? No, but this young fellow was quite comfortable  playing in the rain-filled puddles of Jardin des Tuiler...

Jardins des Tuileries This sumptuous park is the largest in Paris at 63 acres (25.5 hectares)  and provides a grand outdoor e...

Jardin des Tuileries This little girl with her long braids has Mickey Mouse lovingly wrapped,  cradled in her arms.  Her chic...

Jardin des Tuileries Never daunted by a few drops of rain,  these gentlemen gather daily to play their games of pétanque.   ...

La Tour Eiffel et la Grande Roue From this one position, without even turning your head, you can see the Eiffel Tower, the 200-...