Paris in July...ice cream, fireworks, and flowering gardens.
Tag - gardens
Everyone says nothing happens in Paris in August. Not true! Here are some of my favorite photos taken this month...
Some of my favorite photos taken this month, mostly during my morning runs...
I've been taking a ton of Instagram photos of the city during my morning runs. Because I'm an incorrigible multi-tasker. If you're interested in seeing them "live" as posted, check out my Instagram page or Twitter feed (both are under the name ParisHeather)...
Paris can be rather dreary in the winter, especially after they start taking down the holiday decorations. But there are little things that make up for it.
Last week I got to spend six days guiding a group of South African garden enthusiasts around the private gardens of the Ile de France, from tiny kitchen gardens to vast chateau gardens. Here are a handful of the hundreds of photos I took.
I know there are flowers everywhere in the world, but there's something about seeing their happy colors pop up in this urban Parisian landscape that always makes me look forward to spring.
The controversial Colonnes de Buren in the Palais Royal get a facelift. I still don't like them...
A lot of people, Parisians included, think of the ugly 1960s residential towers of Chinatown when they think of the 13th arrondissement. But this southeastern district of Paris is very large, and my own corner is quite adorable, if I say so myself. Here are...
Spring is in the air! Head to the Jardin des Plantes for an exhibition of historical botanical prints, or shop for your gardening friends and family at the reopened Deyrolle boutique...
Seen on the grass of the Jardin Ephémère (Hôtel de Ville), "No sit-ups allowed" (it makes the rest of us tired just watching). Rummaging through the garbage, however, is okay.
While the main courtyard at Versailles is under construction (they’re re-installing the original wrought-iron gates that were removed), the Domaine de Marie-Antoinette officially re-opened in July after extensive renovations. The Petit Trianon was open...
