Luxembourg Gardens

I never imagined I, Peta-Gay Sheerwood, could go a day yet nearly two weeks with out watching television or have access to my cellular phone. It's amazing to detox from the digital world that has allowed me to take in a beauty creation so fresh and clean.

Today, I assumed the role of a Prussian. Sitting in the Luxembourg Garden I soaked in the gorgeousness of nature. The garden is just a lovely park where people can go to jog, horseback riding, play tennis and chess. The main attraction, of course, is the freedom the park gives to patrons to just sit in adoration while reading a book or grabbing a midday nap. It couldn't be a more perfect day as the sun smiled on the roses and warmed the evergreen lawn. Such natural beauty helped me realize that life is more than commercialized entertainment, television and the Internet, but timed spent with people around you and taking time to appreciate life.

According to Project for Public Spaces, the Luxembourg Garden was designed to model Marie de Medicis childhood home after she was not able to live in the Louvre with her diseased husband, Henri IV, memory in the 1600’s.

It was a pleasure to take it all in Luxembourg. I am happy to say I will trade in my laptop, tablet, cellphone and television any day for a day like this.