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Post by htmb on Aug 1, 2016 16:21:50 GMT
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Post by htmb on Aug 1, 2016 16:35:28 GMT
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Post by htmb on Aug 1, 2016 16:49:15 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Aug 1, 2016 17:21:44 GMT
Yes, of course I was thinking of the Bataclan and the cafés, but also the varied corners of the 11th. I remember parts of it being very grungy ... 25 or 30 years ago, but I'm sure they've been tarted up since then. Here are the food markets in the 11th: www.mairie11.paris.fr/mairie11/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page_id=827
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Post by htmb on Aug 1, 2016 17:28:59 GMT
Thanks, Lagatta! Looks like the market is Popincourt, Tuesday and Friday.
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Post by mossie on Aug 1, 2016 18:52:13 GMT
Careful, you are getting close to my favourite quartiers
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Post by fumobici on Aug 1, 2016 22:08:04 GMT
This all looks *very* familiar to me having stayed in the 11th near Place Leon Blum last visit to Paris. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 1, 2016 22:17:47 GMT
Totally missed seeing the start of this thread several hours ago. Of course I've been wondering what your new neighborhood is like, so have devoured the pictures. Yes, it lacks the all out tourist-magnet charm of where you were staying, but definitely has some handsome buildings and looks as though it's a place enjoyed by its inhabitants. The local fresh market is a huge plus, and I see a traiteur and a Franprix, so you won't starve.
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Post by lagatta on Aug 1, 2016 23:03:52 GMT
Yes, I thought it was Popincourt, not Bastille, but I haven't been there in many years. I was in Paris very briefly 10 years ago. Are you still there, and staying at the IBIS?
Does that have a little fridge? I hate being obliged to eat out in the evening. Wonderful if I'm going out with friends. If not, a waste of money. Oh, I like my food very much, but I'm not the type that would ever travel to eat in restaurants.
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Post by fumobici on Aug 2, 2016 0:32:51 GMT
Totally missed seeing the start of this thread several hours ago. Of course I've been wondering what your new neighborhood is like, so have devoured the pictures. Yes, it lacks the all out tourist-magnet charm of where you were staying, but definitely has some handsome buildings and looks as though it's a place enjoyed by its inhabitants. The local fresh market is a huge plus, and I see a traiteur and a Franprix, so you won't starve. Bixa, the 11th is just perfect as a base in my estimation. It still (amazingly somehow) has some remaining honest working class authenticity and is easy walking distance from an abundance of places you might want to see. One spot I really enjoyed is the Square Maurice Gardette which can take a while to find if you are just wandering around because it's invisible from any of the larger streets surrounding it, it's just a block or so East of Saint-Ambroise. Big trees! The neighborhood is full of interesting stuff.
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Post by patricklondon on Aug 2, 2016 6:47:12 GMT
Mine too, I've had a long standing home exchange relationship with someone living on the 11th/12th boundary near the Hôpital St Antoine and the Marché Aligre, and other times I've stayed at the Cosmos Hotel between Métro Parmentier and République (a bit cheaper than that Ibis, but very comfortable, quite chic and quite well located). But don't tell everyone, or the area will be inundated (over the years, I've noticed that the side streets near my home exchange partner's place have acquired a number of hotels and apart-hotels). My blog | My photos | My video clips"too literate to be spam"
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Post by bjd on Aug 2, 2016 9:22:23 GMT
It's my old neighbourhood too. For 17 years we had an apartment on rue du Fbg St Antoine, around the corner from Aligre market, so htmb is certainly covering areas I know well.
As Patrick said, the area is becoming more and more fancy. In fact, over the years we had the place, we noticed a definite change from small private shops and businesses to ever more fancy little cheese shops, tons of food stores and clothing. And in the rue de Cïteaux, they opened a Phillipe Starck-designed hotel.
Despite the lack of tourist sights, I much prefer that area to the centre of Paris.
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Post by htmb on Aug 2, 2016 10:34:44 GMT
Thanks for all the tips. It's a great area and I hope to come back and stay here again some day. I found that square, fumobici. I'll post a few pictures, but first I want to post the photos I took at Place de la République this morning after reading Kerouac's comment about the city's plan to clean up the memorials. By the time I got there much work had already been done, even though it's been raining since last night.
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Post by htmb on Aug 2, 2016 10:43:25 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Aug 2, 2016 12:25:38 GMT
Yes, I like the 11th and it is easily walkable from the city centre. During my most recent visits, I was staying in the 20th, and while it was very pleasant where I was staying with cheap amenities, it is a trek into "town", and especially back uphill, so I usually took buses or the métro. I've also stayed in Montreuil, an old inner suburb that is also gentrifying somewhat.
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Post by htmb on Aug 2, 2016 13:00:15 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 2, 2016 14:41:50 GMT
Interesting and enlightening to read all the feedback about the 11th -- would love to be there!
Htmb, I think your coverage of the monument cleaning is perfect. We've all seen tons of pictures of the 'before' by now, so seeing its gradual return to normal is great. Your comment & photos of the specialist worker made me realize that of course they couldn't just send some guy over there with a high-powered hose, but must address the age and the various materials of the monument when cleaning it.
Great pictures of the area in general, as well.
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Post by htmb on Aug 2, 2016 14:48:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2016 15:32:34 GMT
Spectacular bird shot!
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Post by fumobici on Aug 2, 2016 21:30:14 GMT
Thank you for the photos of the square. It looks a little gone to seed compare to how it looks in April/May but still beautiful. Someone needs to tell the sign maker that Richard-Lenoir isn't one person named "Richard Lenoir" but that the street is named hyphenetically for two different men, whose names I can't find in the internet right now. I'm having fun trying to place all the street scenes on their proper streets and nearest intersections from memory. Looking forward to more!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2016 22:02:18 GMT
Le boulevard est nommé en l’honneur de l’industriel François Richard (1765-1839), manufacturier d’étoffes, qui modifia son nom pour y rajouter une partie de celui de son associé décédé, Joseph Lenoir-Dufresne (1768-1806), devenant ainsi « François Richard-Lenoir ».
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Post by fumobici on Aug 2, 2016 22:27:43 GMT
Ha, well I half remembered the story correctly! Serves me right for not checking before I posted
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Post by htmb on Aug 5, 2016 5:58:31 GMT
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Post by htmb on Aug 5, 2016 10:54:29 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 5, 2016 14:18:20 GMT
Ahhh, the French and parks -- they really wrote the book on leafy communal living rooms!
Htmb, I'd say your apartment move really landed you in clover in terms of interest and convenience. Wonderful photo coverage!
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Post by htmb on Aug 5, 2016 16:09:31 GMT
Thank you for the photos of the square. It looks a little gone to seed compare to how it looks in April/May but still beautiful. Someone needs to tell the sign maker that Richard-Lenoir isn't one person named "Richard Lenoir" but that the street is named hyphenetically for two different men, whose names I can't find in the internet right now. I'm having fun trying to place all the street scenes on their proper streets and nearest intersections from memory. Looking forward to more! Fumobici, I'm wondering if it's the time of year. I stopped off in a different park this afternoon and it looked just as scraggly and unkempt. Pictures coming up. Thanks, Bixa. It has certainly worked out well for me.
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Post by htmb on Aug 5, 2016 16:41:56 GMT
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Post by bjd on Aug 5, 2016 17:17:07 GMT
I really like that little Square de la Roquette. Came upon it one day by accident -- a pleasant little spot that often has nice flowerbeds.
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Post by htmb on Aug 5, 2016 17:23:39 GMT
I'd read about it online, and that what others have said, too. Looked a little "gone to seed" today, but it's a nice space. I was extremely excited once I realized how close I was to Père Lachaise. I knew I'd have to walk over there sooner or later. It's just up the street from Square de la Roquette.
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Post by htmb on Aug 5, 2016 17:37:23 GMT
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