I turn to you, my traveling muses, for help! I have not found the advisors at my hotel particularly forthcoming and am searching for a few places in paris. CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME? i leave paris this saturday and would like to see...
A PEDESTRIAN SHOPPING CENTRE--is there a charming environment that%26#39;s pedestrian where we can shop/eat with a bit of ambiance? the very few pedestrian locations we%26#39;ve found are littered with strip clubs and big shops like puma and addidas. i am looking for CHARM away from the traffic. any possibilities?
DOLLS/MARIONETTES/SCULPTURE--is there a place where we might find hand sculpted art? marionettes, one of a kind dolls, sculptures or antiques d%26#39;art. any direction would be appreciated.
ANTIQUES--same as above
RESTAURANTS WITH HISTORY/CHARM--the only other question i have is in regards to eating within the walls of history. we were lucky enough to find a tiny 15th century building just outside st. chapelle. only fit six tables inside, but the ambiance was incredible. can anyone out there suggest something similar? dont need pomp and circumsstance, just a beautiful old building with lovely food.
i am depending on you guys! you%26#39;ve never let me down...
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But we%26#39;re you ??? What you write is not Paris.
As parisian, i%26#39;ll try to help you :
Pedetrian shopping center :
Montorgueil, of course. Charming pedestrian street, with all you need to eat. Metro : Chatelet les Halles, and then, %26quot;Rue montorgueil%26quot;
Or
Rue Lepic and les Abbesses, one of the famous french street, close to Montmartre, with all parisian ambiance.
Metro : Pigalle or Blanche and then, up and up again to Montmartre.
Or
Canal Saint Martin,
One of the most charmant place of parisian, not so much touristic.
Metro : republique or jacques Bonsergent, and then .. canal saint Martin
ANTIQUES
The best place, if you have money : le louvre des antiquaires, close to musee du louvre. The best antiquities of Paris.
Or, friday saturday and sunday, Marché aux puces.
Metro : porte de Saint Ouen, and follow the walkers.
Enjoy Paris ..
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For shopping %26quot;with charm%26quot; I would suggest the passages couvertes (look at your map):
Galerie Vivienne + Galerie Colbert (Rue des Petits-Champs)
Passages des Panoramas (Rue Saint Marc)
Passage Jouffroy + Verdeau (Blvd. Montmartre)
I don%26#39;t know if they have dolls or marionettes though, but at the Passage Jouffroy I think there is a chance.
Also try the shop at the Doll%26#39;s Museum: www.museedelapoupeeparis.com/poancien.html
For %26quot;old time%26quot; restaurants, %26quot;Le Procope%26quot; is the oldest restaurant in Paris: Rue de l%26#39;Ancienne Comédie 13 in Saint-Germain
Also %26quot;Chartiers%26quot; in Rue du Faubourg Montmartre 7 is supposed to be of great (art déco) ambiance.
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I don%26#39;t recall doll s shop in the Passage Jouffroy, i would try in cour du commerce st André (behind the Procope restaurant) they have a traditionnal toy shop. Also on rue Berthollet they have a great shop with wood toys (open Tuesday to saturday from 2pm to 7pm)
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Le Train Bleu
www.le-train-bleu.com/trainbleu/us/page1.html
%26quot;..At the moment of the Universal Exhibition in 1900 all eyes turned to the French capital. To mark the occasion, PLM, the company who ran the Paris–Lyon–Mediterranean railway network, decided to offer its passengers a sublime and luxurious restaurant which embodied the architectural style of the Belle Epoque. The result was so magnificent that the restaurant was inaugurated by none other than the president of the Republic – Emile Loubet – in April 1901. Its initial success was to fade with the arrival of World War I and the German occupation from 1940-1945. But its popularity was to return with more peaceful times. Having lost none of its original charm, it was classed an historic monument in 1972 by André Malraux and renamed after the train from Paris to Ventimiglia. The 41 spectacular frescos at Le Train Bleu were carefully cleaned in 1968 and then again in 1992 to give the walls unparalleled richness. They retrace the journey made by the trains of the PLM railway network at the beginning of the 19th century...%26quot;
La Coupole
http://www.lacoupoleparis.com/en/
%26quot;..Much of the legend of Montparnasse was forged in this former wood and coal store, bought in 1927 by Messrs. René Lafon and Ernest Fraux – managers of the Dôme café - to create the largest brasserie in Paris - 1000m² which were to grace the presence of all the rive gauche%26#39;s artists of all nationalities. The visitor%26#39;s book is a veritable catalogue of modern artists and the vast bar has welcomed great personalities such as Kessel and Hemingway...%26quot;
Maison de Poupée - 40 r Vaugirard 75006
buy/sell, antiques, automates,open Tues-Fri 2:00-6:30
Arielle Antiquités - 16 rue Bremontier 75017
http://www.lespoupeesretrouvees.com/
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Le Train bleu or la Coupole are much to new for artistsmuse. These are late XIX/early XXth buildings. Nothing will do it for her if older than 15th Century. So in this league there is the dreaded Coupe Chou, or l%26#39;Auberge de Nicolas Flamel, or a few tourist traps on rue Saint-Louis en L%26#39;Ile.
For a pedestrian shopping center she can try Bercy Village, métro Cour Saint-Emilion.
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