Parc de Bagatelle

Finally. A few days of sunshine and warmer weather. Hints of spring in the air. One of my favorite spring visits is the Parc de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne. The Bagatelle is one Paris' four botanical gardens. Although mostly known for its rose garden; the park includes over a million spring bulbs planted directly in the grass - creating a blanket of color from March through early May. Besides, Patrice has never been there, and I continue to introduce him to the sights of Paris that he's never seen.
There are lots of peacocks in the park, but they didn't grace us with a dance.

Bois de Boulogne - Parc de Bagatelle

After spending Tuesday walking the city streets, Ruth and I decided to spend Wednesday in the woods - the bois de Boulogne - a large park (2.5 times larger than New York's Central Park) on the west edge of Paris. I love the Parc de Bagatelle within the bois, there are thousands of spring bulbs in the lawns and the parc contains a rose garden with over 12,000 different species of roses. It's been a cold winter here, so the spring flowers are getting a late start and the roses won't be blooming for another couple of months. But the peacocks think it's spring as you can see from the following photos: