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image of rose in the Musée Rodin garden and Rodin's Thinker

Lift the Mask and Smell the Rodin Roses

by Colleen's Paris July 26, 2020
Gardens, Parks & ZoosLife in Paris written by Colleen's Paris

Alain Baraton recommends the garden at Musée Rodin for the perfume of roses. Colleen’s Paris recommends you hurry before all the petals fall off. It is the end of July. The alternative is to save the date for next year. You will be swept away by the variety of scents. …

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Animal, Insect Menageries and Blooms-Jardin des Plantes

by Colleen's Paris October 5, 2014
Gardens, Parks & ZoosLife in Paris written by Colleen's Paris

It’s time to celebrate the two hundred and twenty years of the Paris historical zoo at the National Museum of Natural History’s (Muséum national d’histoire naturelle) in the Jardin des Plantes. An exhibit opened at the Cabinet d’Histoire for celebrated animals (Animaux célèbres de la Ménagerie) who lived in the …

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Vendor outside Place des Vosges selling muguet in a stand

May 1 and the Muguet – Lily of the Valley

by Colleen's Paris April 30, 2014
HistoryLife in Paris written by Colleen's Paris

May 1 is lily of the valley day around France. You may have already seen stalks and potted plants of lily of the valley (muguet, lys des vallées) being sold in Paris. Originally from Japan, the tradition to offer the muguet (moogay) dates….

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