Posts Tagged With: walking tour
Day 27: Flea Bites (Picpus)
May 1st is Labor Day in France, so everyone has a holiday. I scheduled a walking tour with Paris Greeters, which is this service where natives of Paris will take you on a historical/social walking tour of parts of the city for free. The walk I was schedule for was through the old village of […]
Day 7: Latin Quarter Literary Loop
The first thing I realized when I left the apartment today was that I may have left my sunglasses in my car. Must do more searching. But the first TRULY sunny day since my arrival found me wandering the Latin Quarter, following another Lonely Planet walking tour. There’s honestly not a WHOLE lot to say […]
Day 5: Medieval Meanderings in the Marais
I didn’t realize it when I booked the apartment, but apparently le Marais (this neighborhood) is pretty much the Paris equivalent of The Castro. My street also happens to be the center of Paris’ Jewish district. So that means I’m totally surrounded by good food, good delis, good bars, good shopping, and good nightclubs. I’m […]