After a hectic couple of days, nothing could have been more welcome than my Saturday night plans for a quiet wander around town and easy chatter over dinner with friends. I headed to Le Marais for the first time with two girls I had met at Interfac. I imagine this area is normally bustling with cooly dressed girls and boys wearing scarfs and skinny jeans - but we came later in the evening as dusk was settling over the high roof tops and narrow streets.
Le Marais felt to me like a forgotten remnant of an older, quieter world - now filled with clothes stores, thrift shops, cafes and markets. I didn't manage to take many photos, apart from when I emerged at 'Hotel de Ville' metro.
I never get tired of coming up from under Paris network of underground lines into a different part of town, having no idea what to expect when I step up into the overground world. Hotel de Ville was a startlingly ostentatious and impressive start to our Le Marais adventure, before we dived off into the little maze of roads that make up the quartier.
I'm going to drag my sister to Le Marais when she comes to visit in December, so I'll be able to take some better photos then.
For now, here's a photo my friend took of us enjoying crepes at 'Crepe Suzette'. Check out the blog post I linked to the name - it's much better than mine! After some agonising decision making, I chose The Barbette: melty cheese, ham, basil and potato - proper comfort food. It's not cheap but it sure does taste good, so take yourself there for a treat if you're in need of some TLC, then hit the shops for a bit of retail therapy (all window-shopping, or un peu du 'leche-vitrine' -literally, window licking - in my case). I, for one, am looking ve-ery tired!
Another trip to Le Marais tout de suite I think!
À Bientôt !
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