Sunday, September 28, 2014

This afternoon we went to the Jardin de Luxembourg. There were a lot of people there, being a Sunday afternoon and all Paris seemed to be there. We were lucky to find a table at the outdoor café where we ordered. The café is near the bandstand and we were lucky to be there for a concert. So in addition to our drinks, we heard a lot of nice music.

Frequently, the French Senate sponsors an artistic display on the fence that surrounds the gardens. incidentally, the Senate is located on the grounds of the Luxembourg Gardens, or perhaps it is the reverse. in any event, there was today a series of eighty some photos taken by a celebrated photographer. He had taken photos around the world of colorful insects, beetles, and plants. we spent about a half an hour looking at a part of the display. We will return to see the rest later on. here are some of the photos.

The ones you see here are a mixture of the insects and plants. They were taken all over the world. If you want to see all 80 photos, you may click here for the exposition website of the Senate. When the page comes up, click on the word Les Panneaux in the upper left part of the screen to get to all 80 photos.You can click on each one to enlarge it to a full screen. Click on the "X: in the lower right corner to go back to the complete listing. Enjoy!

After leaving the Jardin, we went back to the place St. Michel where we branched off to the rue St. André ders Arts for another dinner of Breton galettes and crêpes. This time we ate at the Crêperie Saint-Germain. See the photo below,  the one of the flaming crêpe, flamed with Grand Marnier. If you look closely, you can see the bluish flames on the point of the dessert.

The end of another fine day.