The trees are starting to leaf, there's a riot of sunny yellow flowers and spring is in the air at one of my favourite parks, Le Jardin du Luxembourg. Grab your coat and come with me as I take a stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens, a quintessential Parisian park in the heart of the Left Bank. After a mosey about the antique and fine-art shops near the river in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, I approach the gardens from Place Saint-Sulpice, with its imposing fountain and guarding lions. I pause along the way to admire a bronze statue on the footpath, And to read about one of the many exhibitions currently ...