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The several lives of a Parisian restaurant

Elisabeth Perotin

This pretty storefront has had several lives Located between rue Vaugirard and rue Madame, the Pont Traversé was the bookstore of the writer and poet Marcel Béalu. Take a look at its storefront, you will then discover beef heads and enamel plaques, clues to its former vocation: that of butcher’s shop, in fact this bookstore was a former butcher’s shop classified as a historic monument. The bookstore is now closed since November 2019 and has made way for a restaurant! Continue reading The several lives of a Parisian restaurant

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Market of Flowers of Paris

Elisabeth Perotin

Located on Place Louis Lépine, between Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame Cathedral, the flower market (marché aux fleurs)has delighted all botanical lovers since 1830. Composed of period cast iron pavilions, it allows a pleasant and atypical walk among the flowers, trees and plants. The market took the official name of “Reine Elizabeth II Flower Market” in 2014 during the Queen’s last official visit to France. Every Sunday it gives way to the bird market. Continue reading Market of Flowers of Paris

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The several lives of a Parisian restaurant

Elisabeth Perotin

This pretty storefront has had several lives Located between rue Vaugirard and rue Madame, the Pont Traversé was the bookstore of the writer and poet Marcel Béalu. Take a look at its storefront, you will then discover beef heads and enamel plaques, clues to its former vocation: that of butcher’s shop, in fact this bookstore was a former butcher’s shop classified as a historic monument. The bookstore is now closed since November 2019 and has made way for a restaurant! Continue reading The several lives of a Parisian restaurant

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Tuileries Fair

Elisabeth Perotin

The Tuileries Fair is a family and traditional fair which takes place this year from June 21 to August 25, 2019. It is held each summer in a place steeped in history, the Tuileries Garden. It is organized by Marcel Campion, the same man who manages the Foire du Trône, operated the ferris wheel formerly installed on Place de la Concorde and organized the Christmas market at the bottom of the avenue des Champs Élysées.

The Tuileries funfair hosts more than 60 fairground attractions (including 20 rides), wooden horses, ice palace, bumper cars, ghost trains, rifle shooting, duck fishing, trampoline, slide, climbing … Continue reading Tuileries Fair

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Market of Flowers of Paris

Elisabeth Perotin

Located on Place Louis Lépine, between Sainte-Chapelle and Notre Dame Cathedral, the flower market (marché aux fleurs)has delighted all botanical lovers since 1830. Composed of period cast iron pavilions, it allows a pleasant and atypical walk among the flowers, trees and plants. The market took the official name of “Reine Elizabeth II Flower Market” in 2014 during the Queen’s last official visit to France. Every Sunday it gives way to the bird market. Continue reading Market of Flowers of Paris