My apartment is in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, the section with the Eiffel Tower. The city is divided into 20 parts, starting with 1 in the middle and curling around and around like a snail the numbers increase as you go further out towards the Peripherique, the ring road. The river Seine crosses through the middle. If I walk a few blocks to the river, and cross, I come to Arr. 8, where many of the big name fashion houses have headquarters. The Canadian embassy is located here too, on Avenue Montaigne. Just out my door, and down a narrow alley, is Rue Cler where you can find all sorts of things.
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The narrow alley that leads to Rue Cler - note the Arrondissement designation on the top - impossible to get lost :) |
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The golden street of designer shops, and of the president's palace - in the 8th Arr. |
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Flower shop on Rue Cler |
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Sweets to eat - and to sit on :) |
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Another sweet shop |
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Cozy cafe on Rue Cler |
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One of the cheese shops |
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You can even get Eiffel Tower shaped cheese! |
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Thinking of Joe ;) |
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And of course fruit and veg |
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There's a school..... |
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...a church.... |
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...schoolkids.... |
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....and more kids.... |
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....and of course bakeries like this one..... |
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,,,,,or this one.....all within two minutes of my front door. |
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I noticed a lot of English-speaking young people in the nearby area - I guess this is why. | | | | |
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Moving day in Paris |
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Nice coat...... |
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.....but 5500 Euros??? |
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Even the doors are posh on Rue du Faubourg St Honore |
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Big names galore.... |
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.....like Courreges..... |
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...Balmain.... |
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......even this shop. Cute dog - socks though were 60 Euros a pair!! |
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Posh hotels.... |
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....like Le Bristol |
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