I swear that we did not plan on wearing the same clothes this day, as a matter of fact I didn't even realize we had until I looked at this picture. The Parc Monceau is a pretty historical place that went through all sorts of owners, mostly because they kept getting killed. It is a simply gorgeous park, located right between the 17th and 8th districts of Paris. The original owner, Philippe d'Orléans, was a die-hard freemason, and so the place just reaks of Masonic monuments and symbols including an Egyptian pyramid and some Corinthian pillars. There are statues of famous French folks all around, and according to Bruno it is not often he goes there without seeing a bride taking pictures or choosing where they will be. Monet painted the place three times, one of which you can see to the right there. Of course, the most interesting thing that happened here was in 1797 when
Andre-Jacques Garnerin tested the world's first silk parachute landing safely in the park amidst a crowd of admiring on-lookers. He had jumped from his own hot-air balloon (also a French original) and fell for 3000 feet. In the 1860s Napolean III had Baron Haussman completely rebuild Paris in order for it to maintain its beauty and prestige without turning into a ghetto. Part of his plans included keeping this park as it is, as well as so many other parks in Paris. Not so bad of an idea. We really like our Parisian parks.
I swear that we did not plan on wearing the same clothes this day, as a matter of fact I didn't even realize we had until I looked at this picture. The Parc Monceau is a pretty historical place that went through all sorts of owners, mostly because they kept getting killed. It is a simply gorgeous park, located right between the 17th and 8th districts of Paris. The original owner, Philippe d'Orléans, was a die-hard freemason, and so the place just reaks of Masonic monuments and symbols including an Egyptian pyramid and some Corinthian pillars. There are statues of famous French folks all around, and according to Bruno it is not often he goes there without seeing a bride taking pictures or choosing where they will be. Monet painted the place three times, one of which you can see to the right there. Of course, the most interesting thing that happened here was in 1797 when 
Andre-Jacques Garnerin tested the world's first silk parachute landing safely in the park amidst a crowd of admiring on-lookers. He had jumped from his own hot-air balloon (also a French original) and fell for 3000 feet. In the 1860s Napolean III had Baron Haussman completely rebuild Paris in order for it to maintain its beauty and prestige without turning into a ghetto. Part of his plans included keeping this park as it is, as well as so many other parks in Paris. Not so bad of an idea. We really like our Parisian parks.
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