During the day, the park offered respite and shades to nearby workers having their lunches on the many benches lining each side of the park. On any given day, there would be the same old men enjoying a game of chess. The city is half way between Paris and Los Angeles, my two other favorite cities. A dream job would be to shuttle between these three cities - and the rest of the world wouldn't need to exist. When the weather gets above 70 degree.
Summers are sticky and stinky.
Humidity ruins any nice clothes you may wear. It's even worse on subway platforms. When the weather is below 25 degree. I love cold weather but not when it is too cold for snow and opening your mouth to talk becomes an effort. My January 2000 trip was my coldest ever, with temperatures below ten, it was simply miserable.