Rue Mouffetard
by barryg23
The Mouffetard area is one of the nicest in Paris. Located in eastern part of the 5th arrondissement, it's principal street, Rue Muffetard, is one of the oldest in Paris, dating back to Roman times. Like many of my best places in Paris, most people discover Rue Mouffetard and the surrounding by accident.
There is an excellent market at the southern end of the street on most mornings of the week, while there are plenty of pubs, cafes and good-value restaurants at the other end, near Place de la Contrescarpe.
Many of the buildings date from the 18th century, when it was called Rue du Faubourg St. Marcel, while some of the shops still have their old painted signs.
Place de la Concorde
by Klod5
Trained between sky and earth, exposed to all pollutions of the megapolis, the monument seems well sad and sorry, far from the sand of pyramids of its origins.
By clear time, rare in Paris, one manages to see the obelisk, the bow of triumph of the star, and the ark of Defense that are in the same alignment.
In the middle of the unceasing stream of vehicles that constantly turns around the place of the Concorde, the two fountains that decorate it are really badly placed.
They are yet so beautiful !
The first fountain is closer to the Seine, all of black and gold, it offers a way of caroussel populated of naiads.
The other fountain of the place of the Concorde is more close to a passage for pedestrians (daring), and some tourists benefit from this to make itself photograph on bottom of Opera or Champs Elysées. In fact, it is very difficult to take a monument of Paris in photo without having a Japanese tourist in its justification.
You will have noticed, since you are necessarily the esthetes, the scholarly justification of the photo !
By daylight: stroll along the...
by sandravdp
By daylight: stroll along the island in the river Seine and enjoy the beautiful sight of Notre Dame. Especially the big round window is very pretty.
By night you can see the Notre Dame Cathedral and other monuments from a bateau mouche (sightseeing boat) on the river Seine. The monuments are beautifully enlighted. Paris the city of light!
Are French people... non-friendly ?...
by IngaA
I heard so many stories about snobbish & unfriendly to tourists frenches. Smth like "they hate tourists", "they don't want to speak english" etc.
Well,, I have no idea but their attitude to English-speaking (however I was several a witness of the conversations held in English and can not say anything negative at this point).
But for non-friendliness.. I'd like to tell 1 story that happened to me there.
I came to Paris in Mid-July but it was Xtremely cold & rainy there. I left Kyiv at +30 & I came to Paris at +11, raining cats&dogs, with no umbrella, no rain shoes, no raincoat brrr.... I was pulling my big bad (ruling, to my luck) and I hide near the entrance to a small cafe, it was about 1pm there. When a waitor saw me hiding there from a rain, he almost dragged me inn with my lugguage. That's not all. Those guys (waitors, or owners,, I don't know) gave me a cup of coffee and refused to take a money when I wanted to pay.
So U can tell whatever but how can I say after that smth like "frenches r rude?"...
Sorry, I can not, for me they r nice people :)
Paris in the Winter....
by timtrina
If you are from a warm climate like us (Brisbane, Australia), be sure to pack heaps of thermal underwear, thick socks, scarves, mittens, etc. We thought we'd be nice and 'toasty' with what we had packed, but even wearing all of this didn't prepare us for what was awaiting us at Disneyland - 'cold' just doesn't even seem to measure up! Again, if coming from a warm climate, be sure to pack some "Chapstick" / lip moisturisers - that was one of the first things we bought when arriving in Paris. If you have a digital like us, be sure to take your laptop (like we did), or failing that, a couple of 128mb cards. In 13 weeks we took a total of 3,550 photos, and probably about 550 of them, were of Paris city alone....
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