Pour le Dimanche: La Flanerie by hquittner
Sunday morning in Paris (say 9-10 AM) is free of business and turists. It is even free of most Parisians (as these pictures attest). There is less traffic than in a modest sized town.(Most Parisians who use cars are out of town on Sunday) You can now see some uncluttered views. All of the exottic bouquinistes are closed, there are no street vendos and only a rare artist.Try it! On Sunday you have other options: a few Hotels are open only on Saturday and Sunday (eg. Hotel Lauzun on the Ile. St. Louis), between April and October (2007) the Fountains at Versailles will be playing for VERY limited times (look it up), there is the bird market on the Ile de la Cite (see Tip), and there are flea markets. Some say the less popular museums are not crowded.
I include my third eye (a videocamera) as part of flanerie since my aged mind is weak and I may never get here again. These, as almost all of my pictures, are lifted from there.
