My hotel is near the Arc d Triomphe and Champs Elysees. Was thinking about combining these with walks through the Bois de Boulogne and Jardin d' Acclimation because they are close to the hotel as well. Any comment about Boulogne and the Jardin?
Would I be anywhere close to the Tuileries Garden?
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Olympia, WA, USA
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The Bois de Boulogne is very large and includes a lot of different attractions, like racetracks, a campground, polo fields, and riding paths. Its northeast corner is right outside the Peripherique west of the Arc de Triomphe, and the Jardin d'Acclimation is further west on the north edge of the Bois. From the Arc, walk up the Ave. de la Grande Armee to Place de Porte Maillot, then bear right into the Bois. It's a hike, though I'm sure an interesting one, from the Arc to the Jardin.entrance.
The Jardin des Tuileries is in the other direction, down the Champs Elysees and across Place de la Concorde. Also an interesting hike, downhill. Trying to do Boulogne and Tuileries in one walk would be a lot of work. If you're going to other sights like the Louvre, Orangerie, Madeleine etc. you'll find yourself at or near the Tuileries anyway.
Another nice park near you is Parc Monceau, a few blocks up Ave. Hoche from the Arc. Farther afield, and well worth visiting, are the Jardins de Luxembourg and the Champs de Mars (where the Eiffel Tower is) on the left bank. Also the Place des Vosges in the Marais. Paris is full of little parks and squares, great for resting your feet, picnics, and people-watching.
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Chicago
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Paris has many truly lovely parks; here are some snapshots of a day we spent in the Bois de Bologne.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/monday-in-the-bois-with-ed/
Another really nice park is Butte Chaumont. And centrally the Luxembourg Gardens and the Tuilleries are both lovely and filled with movable chairs so they are great places to picnic, to sit and read with lovely views. We love to sit and read and drink coffee at the Medici Fountain of the Luxembourg Gardens and to sit at the fountain pool of the Tuilleries near the Louvre and read and relax with that stunning view of city and the Louvre Palace.
Monceau is a nice park but not nicer than the very central Luxembourg and the Tuilleries. If I were going to go out of my way for a park, it would be Butte Chaumont.
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Chicago
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Yes Notre Dame is prettiest from the back.
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Brisbane, Australia
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I would recommend a walk following the green space ...
Trocadero >> Champs de Mars >> Invalides >> Pont Alexandre III >> Grand+Petit Palais >> Champs Elysees >> Place de la Concorde >> Tuileries Gardens >> Palais Royal Gardens
Place des Vosges and Luxembourg Gardens are both worth a moment to pause.
Seek out Parc Monceau or Buttes Chaumont if you have time.
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Paris
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The Bois de Boulogne is truly enormous, and it's a lot of ground to cover if you don't have a lot of time.
Le Jardin d'Acclimatation is basically a children's amusement park.
http://en.parisinfo.com/paris-museum-monument/71282/Jardin-d-Acclimatation
All of the rest of the gardens and parcs mentioned above would be much easier to explore and reach, especially if you combine walking with the Metro.
It's a good idea to have a look at GoogleMaps, which will help you realize where things are, in reference to each other, and approximately how long it will take to get from one parc to another.