...is closed tighter than a tick.
And the Eiffel Tower is closed, due to freezing wind and snowfall.
It just started to snow, and it's big flakes, as big as a 1 EU coin, even going sideways.
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
16548 posts
chexbres, I've been looking at all the online photos of Paris in snow. While closures are unfortunate for tourists, some of the shots are beautiful!
Hope you're staying warm. :O)
Posted by
Orange Park, Fl
985 posts
I too have been perusing the Paris snow pictures. Most cities look better in snow. Growing up with an occasional decent snow to settling somewhere that snow never happens, I now find any snow exciting. I would love to be in Paris right now, even with closures.
Posted by
Chicago
8556 posts
Why on earth have the parks been closed for snow? This is an ideal time to be able to enjoy parks and gardens looking stunning in the snow. I understand when there are heavy winds that parks are closed, but snow? It is an ideal time for kids to build snowmen and people to be able to take photos.
Posted by
Panguitch, Utah
2707 posts
Why on earth have the parks been closed for snow?
Officials were concerned about the weight of snow upon tree limbs which might cause them to fall and injure park visitors.
Posted by
San Francisco/Marin County
9436 posts
Barbra, The Local is a source for Paris/French news and they have many photos, check them out here...
https://www.thelocal.fr/
Posted by
South Florida
776 posts
Many parks remain open
Les parcs et jardins
Sur 534 parcs et jardins:
344 sites sont ouverts
Concernant les grands parcs (surface supérieure à 4ha), seuls les parcs suivants sont fermés:
le jardin Nelson Mandela (1er)
le Parc de Bercy (12e)
le jardin Yitzhak Rabin (12e)
le parc Montsouris (14e)
le parc Georges Brassens (15e)
le parc André Citroën (15e)
le parc des Buttes Chaumont (19e)
le Parc de Bagatelle au Bois de Boulogne (16e)
le jardin du Pré- Catelan au Bois de Boulogne (16e)
le square de la photo hippique au Bois de Boulogne (16e)
l'île de Bercy au Bois de Vincennes (12e)
le jardin d'agronomie tropicale (JAT) au Bois de Vincennes (12e)
l'Arboretum au Bois de Vincennes (12e)
Posted by
OP
Paris
2466 posts
Because tourists and residents might slip and fall and there would be insurance problems...
People have already been building snowmen on the sidewalks, however.
Posted by
OP
Paris
2466 posts
There was an announcement on the news tonight that the Eiffel Tower will continue to be closed, due to snow, windy conditions and ice.
Posted by
Ormond Beach, Fl
78 posts
Well I can say that we arrived Friday 2/9 with a driving snow.. difficulty with RER line into Paris. The snow has stopped, the city is beautiful. The sidewalks were treacherous for a day, I must admit that did not slow Parisians. The busses and all transportation are running, the Eiffel Tower reopened today.