30 September 2010
one of the entrance to Place des Vosges. There are seven little windows at the top of this residence. In the old days, the little windows are windows of the servants’ room. And so the more little windows that a residence have at the top, the wealthier the owners are.
the Place is in the form of a square
located in the Marais district
interesting brickwork and special color tone
which also houses the Maison de Victor Hugo
viewing outside from Victor Hugo’s home
Chinese collection
once home to aristocrats, now…
the park in the middle of Place des Vosges
during the aristocrat days, the more windows you have on the top of your home, the richer you are because those are servants’ rooms
looking for something affordable and fast to eat…crepes
it does pay off to do a little homework on foreign menus
fromage et jambon crepe
entering a small church in a small passage
a school on the other side. Education is free in France since ancient days.
at Village St Paul area
left of an old city wall, now in the grounds of a school
lots of passageway connecting between streets, like a shortcut
lots of little boutique shops
inside a stationery store
a priest and his baguette
the oldest house in Paris
back at the apartment
looking down at the Saint Severin church
a couple of cheese we bought
and a bottle of wine
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