Jardin du Luxembourg

The park was originally owned by the duke of Luxembourg, hence the name. The domain was purchased in 1612 by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV. After the king was murdered in 1610 she decided to move out from the Louvre to a new residence. Marie de' Medici was of Italian descent and had spent her youth in Florence at the Pitti Palace. The Boboli garden at this palace was the inspiration for the Jardin du Luxembourg.

                                                                 

• flowers--les fleurs
• the merry-go-round--le carrousel
• the pond--l'étang
• little sailboats--les petits voiliers

                                                                 

du pot-au-feu

                                                                 
I hear bugs.--J'entends des bogues.
                                                                 
I played the ring game.--J'ai joué le jeu de bague.