A few of Paris’s public park hideaways. Places to take a break and ponder or catch up on some zzzzzz’s. Take up the whole bench if you like and remember to bring your blankie and refreshments.

The Seine has many personalities, many moods. For twelve years a 1.8 mile stretch has been transformed to a beach with 5,000 tons of sand and nearly 100 palm trees. This beach phenomenon, Paris Plage, lasts about a month and attracts about 3 million people. Hours 8 a.m. until midnight with 250 attendants on site…

Long Lines: Crammed elevators: Hundreds of stairs: Fantastic view: Get there when it opens and by all means, take the stairs.

Scene: mealtime at The Menagerie, the Jardin des Plantes zoo. The regal Himalayan Vulture is being served his dejeuner and the presentation is definitely up to Parisian standards. Looks like tartare du porc complimented by green grape halves, cubed cantalope, carrots rappe, orange halves and cucumber. In 1793 the National Assembly ordered all exotic animals…