Picnic on the grass

Is there any park that you can spread your blanket, and have a little picnic without it grabbing the attention of the police?

If you know of one, please let me know.

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We frequent Parc Bercy because it%26#39;s uncrowded and calm. Our favorite place is beside Lac de Saint Mande%26quot; on the northern tip of the Bois de Vincennes. lac de St. Mande is pretty much unknown to tourists and is one of the most beautiful park settings in Paris. There should be no problem with police as long as you are discrete and keep your wine bottle out of site. At St. Mande, you really don%26#39;t even need to do that.

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See Metromole, you %26quot;do%26quot; know much more than you%26#39;re letting on ~ concerning topics more than the metro! :) Thanks - I%26#39;ll make sure to give it a try.....

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We had one on a Saturday night in the park near the bottom of the Eiffel tower to watch the twinkly lights. Nearly everyone had wine. Some had less legal substances also.

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Chrisma,

The city of Paris now encourages people to use the grass in almost all of their parks. %26quot;Interdit%26quot; means dont use the grass and if there is no sign..........sit down and enjoy....you will see the Parisians doing it too, tis one of their favorite passtimes.

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And if you%26#39;re in a park where you%26#39;re allowed to have a picnic (almost all), there%26#39;s not problem with opening up a bottle of wine or two in public also :)

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Last time I noticed (within past 3 years%26#39; visits), there were certain areas of Champ de Mars cordoned off, with the %26quot;Pelouse Interdit%26quot; signs, but other areas were ok to sit on...

I haven%26#39;t seen any lawn in Jardin de Luxembourg that was OK to be on the grass, and probably not the Tuileries, either.

I believe Parc Montsouris, at RER-Cite Universitaire, is open for lolling on...

We haven%26#39;t worried about which park, as we usually find a bench to sit on, and spread our little delectables on the bench between us...

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There%26#39;s a good listing of places to picnic at

dummies.com/WileyCDA/…id-2974.html

The Bois de Boulogne is a bit out of the way but is lovely on a sunny day.