Street Talk & Neighborhoods

Monuments, museums, gardens and parks set the rhythm for many quarters of Paris, but the melody of life in the city is in its streets and neighborhoods. The city wanderer, the flâneur, follows his or her nose, observing and sometimes engaging with details, individuals and scenes along the way. Join us in this section as we explore the streets and neighborhoods of Paris and encounter those who inhabit them.

Pont Mirabeau, Paris bridge

Where the Seine Flows, and Our Love: The Mirabeau Bridge

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You don't have to cross the Pont Mirabeau, the Mirabeau Bridge, to know the famous poem of the same name by Guillaume Apollinaire.

If I were a traveler…

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Gary Lee Kraut takes a photographic promenade in the Batignolles Quarter of Paris's 17th arrondissement.

Paris Rive Gauche: A 21st Century Left Bank

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Think you know the Left Bank? Take the metro to Paris Rive Gauche--not that one, the other--to see a new face of Paris on the Seine.

Paris, the world’s largest image

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March 13, 2010 - Paris is now officially the world's largest image, in pixels that is. It's 26 gigapixels are sure to be beat in the future as the pixel race continues (Paris took the title from Dresden), so enjoy it now while you can still say you saw the world's biggest. Take a virtual interactive tour here

Waterfront hoofin’ in Paris

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Those visiting Paris in late July and August are well aware of the existence of Paris Plage, the 5-week beach along the Seine. Much less well known and less visited by foreign visitors is the Paris Plage extension along Bassin de la Villette in 19th arrondissment.

Departure of signs and numbers from the heart of Paris

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My favorite little shop in Paris, one of the last living vestiges of the historical belly of Paris that was the Les Halles Quarter, closed at the end of July 2009. It had been a long time coming--rather, going. It isn’t easy making a living selling...

Picnicking on the Pont des Arts

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risians and visitors alike have gotten into picnicking as a way of enjoying the company of friends and the beauty of Paris on warm evenings. Here's where to picnic in Paris,

Music video: She Walked Along the River (The T-Shirt Song)

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France Revisited is thrilled to announce the release of our first travel music video, She Walked Along the River (The T-Shirt Song). The song (Rated-R)...

Pizza Envy: A Tale of Two Hoods

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It’s too much to expect Paris to have great pizza, too, yet decent single-serving, thin-crust pizza can be found in many residential neighborhoods in...

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