The Théâtre des Marionnettes du jardin du Luxembourg of Paris !!! 

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Ok so looking back again, see my several posts on the Jardin du Luxembourg . As often happening lately, saw several pictures in my other posts that should have a post of their own, Therefore, they need to be ,a must garden to visit while in Paris or nearby! Let me tell you about the Théâtre des Marionnettes du jardin du Luxembourg of Paris !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I. 

One of the grand site of my eternal Paris. Coming here since neons times and then with my boys to ride the boats in the basin, and more. Coming for work, I even stop on bus 82 (see post) to take glimpses of it. It is a sublime garden park, that is the Jardin du Luxembourg of Paris !!! This is a bit of my story on one of its wonderful sights.

The Théâtre des Marionnettes du jardin du Luxembourg is the only room devoted only to puppets. In 1930, the first turning point: it obtained the concession of Parc Montsouris. He created the “Guignolia” theater, the first of its kind built in hard. In 1932, the company gave a series of performances at the Paris theater. The same year, the little wooden Guignol in the Luxembourg garden, falling into ruins, was razed by order of the Senate. The children of Senate employees were gathered to applaud the three shows and thus choose the lucky candidate for the concession. Tournament winner: Robert Desarthis with “Reviens Guignol”. It was the second turning point. In April 1933, the theater finally had its puppet theater. It was in 1933! To this day, it is still the only theater of its kind. 275 seats, machinery ahead of its time, a proscenium for attractions, an orchestra pit, a projection room, an advanced sound system, 150 projectors, a system engineer … string puppet. Today, puppets, sets and accessories are countless. His son, Francis-Claude Desarthis, now directs it without abandoning his role as author-adapter-performer and director. The above translated from the official webpage, a unique theater my boys like it, maybe yours too.  

The official Theater of Luxembourg garden : http://www.marionnettesduluxembourg.fr/acceuil.html

The Paris tourist office on the theater ;https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/theatre-des-marionnettes-du-jardin-du-luxembourg-p1374

The City of Paris on the garden: https://www.paris.fr/equipements/jardin-du-luxembourg-1793

There you go folks, always a happening place, full of Parisians and visiting families fun for all and a must to visit while in Paris. The jardin du Luxembourg are sublime. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Théâtre des Marionnettes du jardin du Luxembourg of Paris as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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