Mon Banc Dominical — My Sunday Bench in Paris and a bouquet of tulips.

Our Sunday bench this week sits in the Charles Aznavour Garden, part of the Jardins des Champs-Élysées, facing Jeff Koons’ Bouquet of Tulips.

This enormous sculpture, a hand offering bright tulips to the sky, was conceived as a gesture of remembrance, optimism, and recovery. Now it rests here among trees, benches, and quiet paths, where colour meets calm.

There’s a gentle balance in this corner of Paris: art and nature, reflection and stillness. The sound of the city softens through the leaves, and the benches invite you to pause, to sit with the moment and let the tulips do the talking.

“Paris has many views — some bring art closer to nature.”

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Part of the “Mon Banc Dominical” Series

Each Sunday, we find a quiet corner of Paris — a bench, a park, a view — and let the city breathe for a while.

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