Tag Archives: Luxembourg Gardens

La Grande Boucle

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Patricia Gilbert

The Tour de France, that mythic bike race that crisscrosses France, turns 100 this year. Drug scandals aside, this is an athletic tour de force. The French Senate, which is located within the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, is marking … Continue reading →

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Comme on connaît ses saints, on les honore

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

Saint-Sulpice is just a stroll from my summer home in the Luxembourg Gardens. It is the second largest church in Paris. The present church was built in the 17th century over the foundations of an earlier Romanesque building. The construction … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged 6th Arrondissement, Comme on connaît ses saints on les honore, Dan Brown, Jardin du Luxembourg, Luxembourg Gardens, Merovingian, Pierre Plantard, Saint Sulpice, Saint Sulpitius the Débonnaire, Saint Sulpitius the Pious, The DaVinci Code | Leave a comment

Il ne faut jamais dire “Fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eau!”

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

My home until the end of July is a summer program just seconds from the south-west corner of Le jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens). Some days are so busy that this may be the farthest I get from the program, … Continue reading →