Only in Paris: a weekend there in order to re-charge our European batteries (cf. a Brexit moan on the Letter this week). The highlight was the Luxembourg Gardens, which seem to have had some kind of new look, or perhaps they were always so magnificent: the planting is merveilleux, the happy crowds on a September afternoon are a joy, and every detail is perfect, for example the famous Luxembourg chair, which is beautiful to look at, free to sit on, and there are hundreds of them.