Paris Walks
Le Marais Paris Walks Guided Walking Tour
Another guided tour in le Marais - where we are living.We thought we knew a lot about this area until we took this guided tour today.
This tour is called The Marais Circuit 2. It is on the northern side of le Marais. We went on Circuit 1 on 2nd March. See blog at that time.
This walk tells stories of royalty, mistresses and intrigue and takes us to some of the elegant classical mansions with their courtyards and beautiful gardens.
It was around the rue des Rosiers (street of rose bushes) and rue Pavée. rue des Rosiers is a cobblestoned street that runs beytween rue Pavée and rue Vieille du Temple. A Jewish area. It is an area of Jewish bakeries, restaurants, butchers and fashion boutiques. One of the oldest and best preserved areas of the city. The heart of Le Marais and the Pletzl. Pletzl - a Yiddish name the old 13th Century Jewish quarter in the Marais district.
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| Agoudas Hakehilos Synagogue sometimes referred to as Pavée Synagogue or Guimard Synagogue at 10 rue Pavée. Hector Guimard was the architect of the building, built in 1913. |
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| L'As du Fallafel 34 rue des Rosiers. Here, you can buy one of the best falafel sandwiches in the world. Has a take-a-way as well as a sit down service. |
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| Jewish bakery on corner of 27 rue des Rosiers and rue des Écouffes. |
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| Old mansion dating from the 1700's on rue Vieille du Temple at the end of rue des Rosiers. Large wooden doors carved with the face of a medusa. |
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| Mont de Piété Credit Municipal Paris |
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| Geoffrey listening to the tour leader. |
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| Another Entrance. Crédit Municipal de Paris Ancien Mont-de-Piété |
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| Clos des Blancs-Manteaux Ouverture Samedi et Dimanche |
Hôtel de Soubise
A city mansion on 60 rue des Francs-Bourgeois. Formerly known as Hôtel de Clisson and Hôtel de Guise. Has a grand courtyard with rows of columns and manicured lawns. It houses the National Archives and the Musée de l'Histoire de France. There are historical documents and paintings, including the farewell letter written by Marie Antoinette, the only known sketch of Joan d'Arc, documents by Danton, Robespierre and Napoleon. Also the jailer's keys from the Bastille.
MadameAnne de Rohan-Chalot, the mistress of King Louis XIV, lived here with her husband François de Rohan, Prince de Soubise.
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| Entrance to Hôtel de Soubise |
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| Hôtel de Soubise courtyard. |
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| Hôtel de Rohan also houses the Archives Nationals |
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| On the building to the left of the doors it says Republique Française Batiment édifié en 1880 ?spelling |
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| Gothic turret on the corner of rue des Fancs Bourgeois. |
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| At the back of Musée Picasso |
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| Front of Musée Picasso |
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| Flower bed in Square Georges Cain. |
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| Walk ended at Statue of Louis XIII Place des Vosges |
Thursday 2 May to Monday 6 May 2013
Jack and Catherine in Paris
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| Catherine on her birthday with her 8 grandkids. Catherine, Jack, James and Aiden are Collingwood. Lucas at 6 months is undecided but we are hopeful. The rest of them are Tigers. Back Row: Jack, Joseph, Catherine, James. Middle Row: Thomas, Daniel, Amy, Lucas, Aiden. |
Thursday 2 May
Musée de l'Orangerie
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| Arlequin à la guitar Harlequin Guitar André Derain |
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| Paul Guillaume by Amedeo Modigliani |
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| Le jeune apprenti by Amedeo Modigliani Features on the front of the Musée de l'Orangerie Plan Guide at the moment. |
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| Catherine looking at the remains of a late 16th century fortified wall erected to protect the new Tuileries Palace commissioned by Catherine de Médicis. The wall was discovered on the site during the restructuring of the museum. |
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| Catherine and I in our courtyard. |
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| Catherine at home in our kitchen. |
Friday 3 May
Place des Vosges
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| Jack and GB in Place des Vosges. |
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| Catherine in courtyard of Hôtel de Sully. |
Friday 3 May
Dinner at Roger la Grenouille
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| Entrance to restaurant that specialises in frog legs. Roger le Grenouille 26-28 rue des Grands Augustins 6éme |
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| Street performers at Place St-Michel |
Saturday 4 May
Musée Carnavalet
Église St Sulpice and Jardin du Luxembourg
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| Geogffrey and Catherine at Fountaine Saint-Sulpice or Fontaine des Quatre Evêques (Fountain of the Four Bishops) in the centre of Place Saint Sulpice at Église St-Sulpice |
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| Église St-Sulpice |
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| Altar at Église St-Sulpice |
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| Geoffrey waiting for us - "cultured out". |
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| Play area in the Jardin du Luxembourg. |
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| Octagonal lake in front of Palais du Luxembourg. |
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| Palais du Luxembourg Octagonal lake. |
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| Recital at le Jardin du Luxembourg. |
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| The urinal at Jardin du Luxembourg |
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| A much travelled bottle of Bollinger from Scotland back to France and much appreciated by us. |
Sunday 5 May
Mass and Auld Alliance Scottish Pub
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| Went to Mass at one of the oldest churches in Paris. Saint-Gervais-et Saint-Protais on Place St-Gervais The church is home to the Brothers and Sisters of Jerusalem. An order serving the local community. |
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| The Auld Alliance 80 rue François Miron 75004 |
1 May 2013
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| GB with flower boxes. Ivy is now greening up. |
1 May 2013 Le petit canon du Palais Royal
This canon is supposed to be fired on the first Wednesday of each month. It is a miniature replica of a canon and it works although we have not yet heard it. The 1st May was the first Wednesday of the month but it was not fired that day perhaps because it was a public holiday!
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| Le petit canon du Palais Royal |
30 April 2013
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| This clock is on the tour of La Conciergerie built in the early fourteenth century. In 1931 the Conciergerie became the first prison of Paris. During the French Revolution nearly 3000 condemned spent their last days here. They were then transported to la Place de la Concorde to be guillotined, including Marie-Antoinette, the Austrian wife of Louis XVI. |
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| Place de Chatelet |
29April 2013 A Long Walk in Paris
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| Staircase to le Train Bleu Gare de Lyon |
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