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Street Art: Street Art I -- * 4e
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  • Someplace between Musee Picasso and the Beauborg we passed a side of a building that offered this commentary on modern life:)

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    Le Marais: Interesting plates ... *4e
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  • These plates were on exhibit in a gallery window under the arches of Place des Vosges. These were the least anatomical, but the strangest of those shown.

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    Walking Around: Le Marais is for walking ... 4e
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  • Hollywood Bagel in Paris!
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  • And if you do wander you will find what remains of the Jewish Marais centered around rue de Rosiers. The Hamman may be a store rather than a bath and Goldenbergs may be closed, but there is still plenty to see and eat from the funky Hollywood Bagel to Sacha Finkelstein's apple strudel, latkes, pastrami, gefilte fish & chicken livers with onions.
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    Historically Le Marais was a swampy area outside the walls of the medieval city where the Jews and other undesirables lives. In sweet revenge the area is today one of the hippest and most interesting places to stay, eat and walk.

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    Parks, Gardens, and Squares: Mystery & History in the 4eme
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  • Place des Vosges in the autumn
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  • In the summer you would be hard put to see the grass for the people lolling on it. In the autumn the rustling leaves provide an aura of chill and remoteness worthy of a square whose beginnings date to 1604.
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    Travelling to Paris in late autumn can be very rewarding -- for the quiet and the chance to see locations such as this with their "bones" showing as it were ...
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    Try this link for some eating and shopping suggestions.
    http://www.chezvous.com/paris/neighborhoods/vosges/vosges.html

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    Website: http://www.parisbestlodge.com/mysteriousmaraisplacedesvosges.html
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    Le Marais: Stepping out:) *4e
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  • A window full of fanciful shoes caught my eye in the Marais. They LOOKED wearable -- but can you imagine strolling down the street in these?
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    The windows in Paris are often full of interesting surprises.

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    Le Marais: 2 cats from the Marais *4e
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  • On the left we have what is claimed to be the "authentique" cat of Edith Piaf. I'm clueless on the hair-roller. **UPDATE: Apparently it is no longer there :(**
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    The other is a metal cat from the window of a gallery at Place des Vosges.

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    Walking Around: Your cat does what ?? -- * 5e
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  • The famous little street near the Seine in the Latin Quarter -- "The cat that fishes"
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    If you want to order your own, you may at this site:
    http://www.frencheuropean.com/

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    Off The Beaten Path: St Severin *5e
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  • This is a church that is hidden in plain sight. There are so many churches to visit in Paris that we tend to glaze over. But don't miss this one! The chandeliers and the "Tree of Jesse" window are reasons enough to stop by. The organ dating from the mid 1700s, is one of the best in Paris. Frequent concerts are given. It is a quiet respite from the bustling nearby streets.

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    Phone: 01 42 34 93 50
    Website: http://www.saint-severin.com/
    Other Contact: 3, rue des Prêtres St Séverin
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    Off The Beaten Path: The latest in Paris fashion -- * 5e
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  • Just to the side of the Pantheon is this statue to the famous French writer Corneille -- needless to say some prankster thought his wardrobe needed some updating :)

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    Moufftard/Arène de Lutèce/Mosque/IMA: Arene de Lutece -- * 5e
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  • Arene de Lutece is Paris' genuine Roman arena left over from the Roman occupation of these parts in the 1st century CE. At this time was called Lutetia. The only other Roman remains are the public baths at the Cluny.

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    Other Contact: Metro: Cardinal Lemoine
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    Comments for shrimp56 about Paris
    sdjeff4sc Sat Apr 5, 2008 03:54 UTC
     Shrimp, Love your page, but I ate at L'Ecluse (Grand Augustins) in October and tried the Tagliatelle - it was horrible! The pasta was rubbery and the foie gras was the worst I had. Not your fault, but I wouldn't eat there again.
    Karolina01 Tue Feb 5, 2008 23:45 UTC
     I am checking the hotels for now, and I saved some of your websites. I'll come back to look at the other tips. Thank you.
    mancera Fri Jan 18, 2008 19:44 UTC
     Like you Paris on my mind and my heart... I have the hope to be able to travel to Paris and to know it meanwhile... I am used to reading and to learn all the information that find on France
    grovier Mon Nov 26, 2007 20:29 UTC
     I'm french, living in Marseille in the south, but I think you know Paris than me...But your choices of restaurant and wines means you enjoy the "plaisir de la table"...
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