Jardin des Plantes
This is a very pleasing park on the Left Bank,not far from the Rue de Mouffetard. The batobus has a stop there now ans it is a good idea to go by this one way and walk the other, through outdoor sculptures by the banks of the Seine.
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Jardin du Luxembourg
The Jardin du Luxembourg is a large and sumptuous park that is a must to visit in any season. With its statuary, benches and formal gravel paths, this is the quintessential Paris park. Right in the middle of the park, the italianate-style Palais du Luxembourg has served many functions in its long existence. Today it houses the French Senate. While you're in the parc, try not to miss the Fontaine des Médicis.
Just outside the park, you can find the Saint Sulpice church. This classical building has mural paintings by the French painter Eugene Delacroix, as well as beautiful
Tuileries
The Jardin des Tuileries is a very nice park between and near the Louvre. The park is quite stately and very French. Hardly any grass to lay in but perfect peranque courts, and ... culture. By strolling around you will find lots of sculptures made by famous artists such as Aristide Maillol and others.
Musée de l'Orangerie
This museum in the Tuilleries Gardens has some important collections but its principal claim to fame is possession of four huge paintings of water lilies by Claude Monet. The history is explained on http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/orangerie/musee.html
Hours [closed Tuesday] 09.45-15.15
url: www.paris.org
address: Place de la Concorde, Jardin des Tuileries, 1st Arrondissement.
tel: 42 97 48 16.
Paris - A perfect day
Just one? Just one single day? Then we don't have any time to lose..
Get up early, have a coffee and a croissant in one of the many bars (it's cheaper if you eat it standing in front of the the bar then when you sit down at a table) and head for the Notre Dame. Since it is still early (you did rise early, didn't you?) you will have marvellous views over the river Seine. When you come out of the Cathedral, you walk around the Ile de France, the oldest part of Paris and head
