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A Sensuous Sunday

01 Sunday May 2016

Posted by Louise in Gallery, Travel

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Jardin des Plantes, Paris, Place des Vosges, Rue Mouffetard

lillies of the valley

This is our last Sunday in Paris, and it is magnificent. It happens to be May 1st, when people are buying and exchanging little bouquets of muguets des bois (Lilies of the Valley, pictured above), a lovely old tradition. It is also Labor Day here, a celebration of workers with a bit of a socialist tinge, so more people than usual have the day off. On top of all that, it has been sunny all day and the temperature is well into the 60s.

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