I went running this morning from the church of St. Germain des Pres past the St. Sulpice church (pictured above) and into the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden). I have run in so many cities around the world — from Berlin to Santiago — but nothing quite measures up to the experience of running in Paris. In the Jardin du Luxembourg itself, there are many atmospheric fountains such as the Marie de’ Medici fountain (pictured below), built in 1630 by Marie de’ Medici and moved to the Jardin du Luxembourg in the late 1800s.

At one end of the Luxembourg garden, you run past the Palais du Luxembourg, formerly a palace that now houses the French Senate.