Tag Archives: Marais

La Mouette rieuse

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Patricia Gilbert

When I first started spending time in Paris, I used to love to visit a bookstore in the Marais called Mona Lisait. It was famous for coffee table and art books at discount prices, dust, and creaking floors. But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, Travel | Tagged Bookstore, La Mouette rieuse, Marais, Paris | 2 Comments

Vétuste

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Patricia Gilbert

Right around the corner from our apartment in Paris was a strange little door to nowhere. It made me curious. What was the story behind this battered, graffiti-spattered wooden door. Barely visible above the door, carved into the triangular stone … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Doors of Paris, Marais, Vétuste | 5 Comments

Juste parmi les nations

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Patricia Gilbert

One of the things that I love about Paris is that, no matter how well I know it, I continually come across new treasures. This summer, one of my new places is le Jardin des Rosiers- Joseph-Mignaret in the Marais. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Juste parmi les nations, L'As du Fallafel, Le Jardin des Rosiers Joseph Migneret, Marais | Leave a comment

Objets anciens

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Patricia Gilbert

The Saint-Paul neighborhood of the Marais is full of unique boutiques that are fun to poke around. One that I enjoyed this summer was EW at 21 rue St-Paul, which was full of objets anciens (obshjay anh-see-en), as it says … Continue reading →

Posted in Décor | Tagged brocante, EW, Marais, objets anciens, Paris, Saint-Paul | 6 Comments

Un abat jour

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Patricia Gilbert

I discovered the boutique Les Mille Feuilles several years ago, and I always try to stop in when I am in Paris. Here you can find everything you need to accessorize a room in the perfect French manner. Their website … Continue reading →

Posted in Décor | Tagged lamp shade, Les Milles Feuilles, Marais, Paris, rue Rambuteau | 2 Comments

Toujours imité, jamais égalé

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Patricia Gilbert

Although it can hardly be called classically French, the food at L’As du Fallafel (34 rue des Rosiers) in the Marais has been drawing crowds since 1979. I’d never made the pilgrimage to the fiefdom of falafel, much to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuisine, Travel | Tagged A Corner In the Marais: Memoir of a Paris Neighborhood, Falafel, L'As du Fallafel, Marais, Paris, Rue des Rosiers, toujours imité jamais égalé | 5 Comments

Merci mille fois

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

Merci is a fun and funky concept store at 111 boulevard Beaumarchais on the edge of the Marais neighborhood of Paris. The profits are given to a charity that supports needy children in Madagascar. Many of the suppliers have also … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Travel | Tagged Annick Goutal, boulevard Beaumarchais, cafe, charity, Madagascar, Marais, Merci, Merci mille fois | 3 Comments

Vide poche

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Patricia Gilbert

One of the pleasures of Paris is constantly discovering new places, even in areas I thought I knew. Today, my discovery was Tumbleweed: artisant d’art ludique (ludique means amusing) on 19, rue de Turenne in the Marais district. The owner, … Continue reading →