We have always loved the Parks of Paris … posted a blog on this back in 2013, part of which is reproduced below … so when we saw that The Met in NYC had an exhibit titled “ Public Parks, Private Gardens – Paris to Provence ” we couldn’t resist. It is a wonderful glimpse inside many of the Parisienne places of solitude through paintings, illustrations, books and video. Paris is a wonderful walking city. Yes, the museums are fantastic, the shopping great and the people watching absolutely terrific, but the way to see the many faces of Paris is to take the metro to a place of interest, walk the neighborhood for hours and return to your room when "enough is enough" via the closest metro station. Then back out for dinner! At least that's our daily game plan when visiting great cities. Our favorite diversions on our trips to Paris were into the lovely, manicured old jardins of Paris. These parks always have interesting, formal layouts with gravelly wal...