I Love Parisian Parks

You may have noticed there has been no mention of the catacombs yet. No Louvre reference seen here either. Eiffel Tower? Non-existent in this neck of the woods. Why?

I love Parisian parks.

The weather in Paris this summer has been spectacular. All right, if you are a Parisian, you are worried that summer is wasting away without any warmth. If you are from the Chicagoland area, however, you marvel at the lack of humidity, the mild temperatures, and the absence of tornados.

Paradise.

My home is near Tuileries. Most Parisians cock their head at me when I say I like it. However, it is close and if you go around the square, not that crowded. True, there are special events, and there are plenty of tourists every dry day. However, being able to run in an open air museum is nice. Further, there are many benches and chairs about the entire park. These are perfect for reading. Statues adorn the scenery and plenty of shade hides fair skin from the sun’s evil rays.

For some perspective, the past two winters transformed Chicagoland into tundra of frigid desolation. Twenty degrees Fahrenheit was a warm day. This spawned in many of us a need to appreciate a day with good weather.

And in Paris, and there are many days with good weather.

If you find the good metro map, the one with the landmarks and green splotches for parks, you realize there are a lot of green splotches. With the good weather, and some free time, I am compelled to explore these green splotches.

When you arrive at one park, it encourages you to explore another. Each park has at least some bit of charm. Let it be a simple statue, or unique positioning within the landscape, or amazing serenity in the middle of a metropolis. Each one has something special and each one encourages you to see what else is there.

There are too many green splotches to have explored them all just yet (and maybe not ever). This is not saddening, as the adventure is not for the completion of the task.

The task is for the adventure.