8/8/2016 0 Comments Bonjour ParisWe arrived in Paris last night. Once again, traveling was a bit exhausting so we only took a walk around the area and found a place to eat before going to bed early. This morning, we ate breakfast in our hotel garden and took the metro to Notre Dame. Though we did not go inside due to the absurdity of the line, the exterior was beautiful. There is a French flower market a few streets over that will definitely make you wish you could pack orange trees in your suitcase. After, we walked around the Latin Quarter just across the river. Come here for the bistros and bookshops! The most famous is Shakespeare & Company, there were no pictures inside the doors, but it is absolutely magical. Once a 16th century monestary, it was modeled and named after Sylvia Beach's previous store, opened in the 1920's. There are beds and various pieces of furniture tucked around the shelves for writers to sleep in in exchange for help around the store. Upstairs, there is a huge room of historic poetry books for anyone to read. When entering the reading room, you are greeted by the shop's motto: ""Be Not Inhospitable to Strangers Lest They Be Angels in Disguise".
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