One of the things I love most about Paris is the plethora of little gardens and parks dotting the…read morecity with greenery, in addition to the more well known and trafficked parks such as the Tuileries and the Jardin du Luxembourg. As a New York Times article entitled "The Quiet Corners of Paris" states: "Intimate, lightly trafficked and often quirky, the small gardens of Paris can be ideal places to relax and to read. The trick is to find them." http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/travel/29gardens.html On my most recent trip to Paris, I did not march around with a guidebook to the secret gardens of Paris in hand. I enjoy setting off as a flaneuse and exploring cities and neighborhoods I'm less familiar with, and as I was browsing along the Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, I was very pleased to have stumbled upon a pocket of green in the middle of a busy, commercial thoroughfare. The elegant Le Square Trousseau is something of a miniature Jardin du Luxembourg, with dusty paths dotted with tall trees and flower plots leading to a carousel and other amusement for kids. The square is gated and almost seems private and exclusive but is in fact open to all. Benches line the perimeter, and as I occupied one, I enjoyed listening to a variety of languages spoken by people soaking up some sun and green and kids' playing, none of whose voices, individually or collectively, were loud enough to disturb my tranquil contemplation.