Spring 2022

of asparagus and sweet strawberries tempting
buyers to enjoy the taste of spring.
The public parks and secret gardens burst
into colour as flowerbeds bloom, and
strollers take a break on the famous green
chairs. Puppet shows, guignol, return and
in the Luxembourg Gardens, starry-eyed
children sail wooden boats across the Grand
Basin. Close by, flowers flourish in great
pots around the Medici fountain which
was commissioned by Marie de Medici,
Queen of France, in about 1630.
The bouquinistes open their book boxes
along the Seine and bring out their
piles of posters and books. The sun
shines through stained glass windows
of churches casting a kaleidoscope of
colours inside the cool interiors.
The famous green chairs you see in Paris parks were originally commissioned by
the Paris Senate, Sénat, and are known as SENAT chairs. They first appeared
in the Luxembourg gardens, and though you can’t buy SENAT chairs (they are
exclusive to Paris), you can buy similar – Luxembourg chairs!
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