Section: Gardens/Parks/Sports

Ballooning over Paris from Parc André Citroën

The tethered helium balloon in Parc Andre Citroen on the southwestern edge of Paris offers a queueless, stepless view of the expanse of the city and of its southern and western suburbs.

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The Seine of the Impressionists and of Our Daily Train

Two ways of looking at the Seine: through the eyes of the Impressionists in the guidebook “La Seine Impressionniste” and through the eyes of a videographer in the video “Notre train quotidien” (Our Daily Train).

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Winter Benches, Paris

There’s a special atmosphere to the gardens and parks of Paris in winter, before the leaves appear on the trees and block the view. Brandon Eckhoff has captured that atmosphere though a series of photographs [...]

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This is a linden

The linden, le tilleul, has for centuries been a favored tree of European cityscapes, most famously along Berlin’s Under der Linden, which leads from the Brandenburg Gate. Schoolyards throughout France are often planted with a [...]

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The Borrowed Gun: Sports Shooting in France

Please don’t think that I’m looking to enter the fray of the hot-button topic of gun control in the United States when I tell you that I miss my shotguns now that I’m in Paris. [...]

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A disturbing thing happened on my street

One day you’re walking down your street on your way home, taking in a view that you’ve seen a thousand, no, ten thousand times, when a disturbing thing happens: there among the ever-so-familiar surroundings of [...]

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Paris on the Run: A Guide for the Jogging Traveler

Paris’s compact beauty, regularly spaced parks and gardens, and romantic stretch of river make this one of the world’s most beloved walking cities. Now strap on a pair of running shoes and you’ll find that [...]

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