Walking around

What are some suggestions for places to walk around? Not necessarily tourist stuff, but markets, etc? Obviously Clingencourt, has anyone been to Rue Moueftard? Do you recommend that?

Thank you!

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look at rue des francs maçons .. , Metro St Paul

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What I would do is go to Montmartre, see Sacre Coeur, yadda yadda, then get lost in its streets. It%26#39;s just gorgeous if you can get past the Place du Tertre hoardes.

I also like to walk around the side streets of the st. germain neighborhood (rue de buci, etc.) Lots of great feel there.

And walk the Marais. IT%26#39;s not all touristy, in fact a lot of tourists never make it there. It%26#39;s beautiful and you run into these great squares, small parks, etc. So nice.

Les

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Much depends on what you consider %26#39;..tourist stuff..%26#39; and your own personal interests. Just about any place of %26#39;..interest..%26#39; will attract %26#39;..tourists..%26#39;.....pretty much just like yourself.

There are any number of %26#39;..interesting..%26#39; places within and around Paris...the Canal Saint Martin area, meandering the streets and stairs up in Montemartre, take the metro out to Belleville and meander about out here, the Sunday Bird Market on Ile de la Cite, etc. I once wound up down in the Buttes aux Cailles section of the 13eme (a neighborhood about as %26#39;..un-touristy..%26#39; as they come in Paris and found meandering about %26#39;..interesting%26#39;. Up in Bellevile there%26#39;s the lovely little parc and the interesting Ecole d%26#39;Architecture de Paris-Belleville among other places) that I found pleasant or interesting. Tastes, interests and mileage may vary.

Why not do a SEARCH using WALKING TOURS as one of your criteria? There are links there to several self-directed walking tours, with descriptions of what you are likely to find along the routes. Perhpas some of these places will attract your particular/peculiar interests and curiousities.

Another way to %26#39;explore%26#39; the city in an unstructured way is to simply ride the Metro. Get off at ANY stop along a ligne and walkabout/explore the neighborhood. Then get back on at any Metro station you come across in your meandering and do it the same thing again. About five Metro stops is my daily limit.

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There are plenty of guide books in English on Paris Walks, even more in French (%26quot;Balades insolites dans Paris%26quot;, two volumes, is one, the Guide du Routard %26quot;Paris Balades%26quot; another one). You have the parks: Buttes Chaumont, Parc de Belleville, André Citroën, La Villette. You have the bits of %26quot;rural%26quot; Paris : La Campagne à Paris, Parc Montsouris, rue de la Mouzaïa. Then the %26quot;passages%26quot; for rainy/cold days. Etc.

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%26lt;%26lt;look at rue des francs maçons .. , Metro St Paul%26gt;%26gt;

Guguk, Could you please narrow that down for me? I%26#39;m a bit map-challenged.

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Why not get a copy of Frommer%26#39;s MEMORABLE WALKS IN PARIS? It covers AREAS that tourists would naturally gravitate toward, but provides info and points out places that the average tourist is unaware of. The Latin Quarter, Ile de la Cite and Montmartre walks are especially informative.

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Rather than travel everywhere by metro, I would suggest going by bus. If you can get a map that indicates bus routes, you can work out some spectacular rides through the city - okay, without a tourist commentary, but at a fraction of the price of a tour. I have a well-worn copy of The Paris Mapguide, published by Penguin, that has accompanied me on at least one visit a year for the last ten years. This shows bus routes. Failing that, just check the maps in bus stops - they%26#39;re very clear.

For Montmartre, I would really recommend the Montmartrobus, which leaves from Place Pigalle, and winds its way around and up and over the hill, and down the other side to the town hall of the 18th arrondissement. It then returns by a slightly different route. It%26#39;s used by locals as well as tourists, and while it%26#39;s not technically a hop-on-and-off bus, you can always get off if the fancy takes you, and then pick it up again (buying another ticket, admittedly) further along the route.

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Chronicle books also makes a deck of cards called %26quot;City Walks%26quot; for Paris...some touristy, some not...they have little maps on the front and directions/info about the neighborhoods on the back

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Here%26#39;s a great web site for self-guided walking tours...

www.parisbalades.com/Autre/defaulte.htm