Honestly wasn't too impressed. This place is only open 2 times a month, a few months out of the…read moreyear so plan ahead if you want to go. I think the limited time issue upped my expectations. Basically it was a manicured garden that they've let gone to seed. I am all for gardens that are something other than the typical over-manicured french style garden, but this just seemed like someone got lazy. There is a small path that winds around so you can see the man-made pond, now covered in pond scum. There aren't any benches so it really doesn't have a feel of a place you can linger. I would be curious to come back in a few years to see how things look once nature has taken over a bit more, but for the time being it just feels like a space caught between two worlds and not enough of one or the other.

My wife and I first discovered Jardin Villemin on on first morning is Pais…read more We love seeing the neighbors, the merchants, the children playing, the flowers and the ball courts & players. On our first visit, we accidentally stood on some grass for a photo, but were gently told by the park attendents that we were not supposed to. Once these graciouus ladies realized we were from outside of France, they permitted my wife stand on the grass for our first photo is Paris. What a Joy!!!

Only come here if you're in the area and decide to walk here. I wouldn't go out of my way or take…read morean uber to come here. Came in October and most of the animals weren't even out or maybe their exhibits were hidden away or blocked off. There was a lot of construction when we were there. Even though we couldn't get the 100% experience, it seems pricing seems to stay the same year round. Extremely disappointed that it seemed that more exhibits were shut down or 'in progress' than were actually operational.

I came here with B to visit this zoo. The zoo is located in the center of Paris. The zoo is not…read morebig. I would say you need about an hour to two hours to see everything inside. There are some pretty interesting animals, bird and reptiles. There are a few sections of the zoo under renovation. B and I did end up spending about 2 hours here. Yes they do have some rare animals / spices. Like the red panda, Arabian oryx, orangutans and etc. Note that the zoo closes at 6 PM and last admission is 5:15 pm. Yes just slightly before 5:15 pm, the ticket seller will close the till. B came here two days before our visit and we were told that tickets are not being sold because we were 5 mins late. This is actually a good thing I guess. Ménagerie is one of the oldest zoos in Paris and is also one of the oldest zoo in the world. It opened its door back in the 1700s. Admission is €13 per person. We have noticed that this zoo is not visited by a lot of foreigners. B and I came in September and it was very quiet.

One of the things I love most about Paris is the plethora of little gardens and parks dotting the…read morecity with greenery, in addition to the more well known and trafficked parks such as the Tuileries and the Jardin du Luxembourg. As a New York Times article entitled "The Quiet Corners of Paris" states: "Intimate, lightly trafficked and often quirky, the small gardens of Paris can be ideal places to relax and to read. The trick is to find them." http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/travel/29gardens.html On my most recent trip to Paris, I did not march around with a guidebook to the secret gardens of Paris in hand. I enjoy setting off as a flaneuse and exploring cities and neighborhoods I'm less familiar with, and as I was browsing along the Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, I was very pleased to have stumbled upon a pocket of green in the middle of a busy, commercial thoroughfare. The elegant Le Square Trousseau is something of a miniature Jardin du Luxembourg, with dusty paths dotted with tall trees and flower plots leading to a carousel and other amusement for kids. The square is gated and almost seems private and exclusive but is in fact open to all. Benches line the perimeter, and as I occupied one, I enjoyed listening to a variety of languages spoken by people soaking up some sun and green and kids' playing, none of whose voices, individually or collectively, were loud enough to disturb my tranquil contemplation.