Meudon is a town/suburb a couple kilometers to the southwest of Paris. It is home to a large national forest as well as an observatory. The observatory was built in the late 1800s, on a high plateau called the Grand Terrasse, which was once the grounds of a 16th century château. The grounds are still well maintained and provide a sweeping view of Paris.
a 360 degree panorama
Meudon Nation Forest observatory precipice Meudon/Paris
the view to the east, overlooking Meudon and Paris
Lia on the edge of the terrasse and the observatory to the west
The high temperature was about 20ºC/68ºF- perfect for the year's first pique-nique. We found a noble tree in a corner of the terrasse, far from the park guardhouse with its "Pique-Nique Interdit" sign. How can you ban picnics?
The tree would have shaded the southwest corner of the château, had it not fallen into disrepair and been burned down in 1870 while it housed occupying Prussian soldiers.
As you can see, the dappling was perfect.
After lunch, we struck out into the forest. The trees are just starting to sprout leaves.
one of the many patches of white wildflowers throughout the forest
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