Thursday was my chance
to visit the Sorbonne's History of Art Department on the Rue
Michelet. Whilst I didn't sign up for any lessons, I did enjoy taking
a peak around the building which had old statues and sculptures
tucked into every nook & cranny. If the timetabling wasn't such a
nightmare, I would have loved to take their 20th and 21st
Century Art Module!
 |
| L'Histoire de l'Art at the Sorbonne |
I ambitiously decided
to walk back via Le Bon Marche, having been tipped off that the store
had some rather yummy macarons in their 'Grande Épicerie'.
Obviously this is not
the whole way back to mine (even I am not that trusting) – but the
whole walk was nearly 5km. Exhausted, I sat outside Les Invalides,
contemplated my sore feet & tucked gladly into a chocolate
macaron. For someone who claimed not to be a fan, this was pretty good & more reasonably priced than the outrageous day-light robbery that is a standard €3 a piece price tag in some stores. At €1.66 I still think this is a pretty luxurious snack - but you can't come to Paris & not try one!
Le Bon Marche is perhaps lesser known than Les Galeries Lafayette & Printemps near Madeleine, but I think much nicer. The atmosphere is quieter & more refined, sort of hushed. I happily browsed the Papeterie department & a Sales Assistant came over to chat about Moleskine Diaries & my studies. I liked her a lot because she kindly told me my French was good! She also informed me that Le Bon Marche was celebrating 160 years this year, & that the amazing roof had been designed on advice from Gustave Eiffel of Eiffel Tower fame. Pretty cool!
I had never heard of
the store – in fact I thought it was the same as the plus-size-women's-clothes-store Bonmarche in
England! Well worth a visit if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Les Galeries Lafayette & Printemps :)
Le Bon Marche magazine can be found here:
 |
| Cute carrousel outside |
 |
| Papeterie Department - an absolute dream! |
À Bientôt !
x
No comments:
Post a Comment