This artist was sketching animals at la Ménagerie, one of the oldest zoos in the world, created in 1794.  

 A cool, shady place to run free. We found that most tourists flock to Tuileries and it's a mad house in the summer. This was the per...

I assume this charming little building is for the gardeners to store their equipment. One of my favorite  places here!

 Charmant!

Today we move to another of Paris' beautiful gardens. We discovered the Jardin des Plantes in June, 2009, when my daughter and I wer...

This lovely lady walked along slowly, through the Jardin des Plantes . Parisians of all ages so enjoy the many gardens, large and small ...

Happily sketching the animals at the charming little zoo in the Jardin des Plantes. For my readers in the Birmingham area, I will ag...

Our CDP theme for the month of April is TRIANGLES.  I simply would not hear of dragging out a shot of la Tour Eiffel, non, it must be ...

At the beautiful  Jardin des Plantes .   As much as I love Luxembourg and Tuileries, this is the place to come, especially if you're...

Le Jardins des Plantes I have fond memories of summer days spent strolling this beautiful, quiet jardin.

If you've not paid a long visit to the Jardin des Plantes .... you really should.

Jardin des Plantes , one of my favorite jardins in Paris

Le Jardin des Plantes en printemps! Bon weekend

One of the most charming and unusual carrousels in Paris, the Dodo Manège features extinct and endangered animals.  This petit enfant nee...

  A visit to the Jardin des Plantes would not be complete with a trip through the amazing Museum national d'histoire naturelle .  Eva ...

Jardin des Plantes "Nous n'avez pas de jardin?  Moi non plus.  Aimons celui que nous inventons." Colette ("You don...

Ahhh, the French attention to detail.  While enjoying the lovely Jardin des Plantes we found this employee hard at work scrubbing this piec...

Le Jardin des Plantes I would imagine that this garden is still a delight, even in September.

The Jardin des Plantes is a lovely spot to spend the day.  The shady allées, the well tended gardens and in addition there is a dear littl...