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Paris is full of small produce markets. When the big grocery stores are closed,
the small markets are still open - often late into the night. Their prices are
somewhat higher, but their niche in the life of Paris is ages old. From the Quai de la Tournelle on the Seine, at the level of the Ile St-Louis, the Pantheon briefly appears above the rue de Bièvre. There are other small quiet streets like this throughout Paris; this one is in the 5th arrondissement. It is named after a small stream that once flowed into the Seine near here. The Bièvre now flows underground. Along the Quai de Montebello, just opposite Notre Dame, are the Bookseller's Stalls. Here you can find all sorts of things: old prints and engravings, old issues of Paris Match, maps, books, comic books, and ``odds and ends.'' The stalls themselves are essentially boxes bolted to the stone wall of the quai. At night, the boxes are locked shut. Although some of their fair is strictly for tourists, the bookseller's stalls should be taken seriously. For the connoisseur, many collector's gems can be found here. |
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