| Good news! I have more great Parisian hot
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| | floor, along with many shops selling
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| spots yet for the readers of Read on, I
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| | indoor and outdoor house accessories and
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| believe you won't be disappointed.
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| | a host of other things: old style photos
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| Monastica - craftsmanship steeped in
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| | albums with pictures of Paris, pillows
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| tradition
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| | with your own black and white photo
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| This is a fantastic place where you can
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| | printed on them, dinner sets, wine bottle
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| get your hands on authentic French
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| | boxes, lights, linens, art, etc. You can
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| handmade products, crafts and souvenirs
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| | also shop for gorgeous rustic pieces of
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| steeped in tradition -- and do a good
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| | heavy wooden furniture and wrought-iron
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| deed at the same time. If you wander at
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| | (and typically Parisian) benches. These
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| the tip of the St Louis Island, you'll
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| | items are of course unlikely to fit into
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| discover on Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe a
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| | your suitcase, but they are rather nice
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| boutique called Monastica, owned and run
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| | to look at anyways.
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| by the nuns of "Les Fraternités de
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| | Prices are all over the place, but
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| Jérusalem" (The Brotherhoods of
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| | there's plenty of affordable stuff for
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| Jerusalem), a religious order originally
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| | bargain hunters.
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| founded in 1975 at the Church Saint
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| | Le Grand Comptoir is located at 116 rue
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| Gervais in Paris, which has now spread
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| | du Bac, 75007 Paris, and can be accessed
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| out internationally.
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| | from the 'Sevres-Babylone' metro station.
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| Most products sold by the shop are made
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| | Their phone number is: 33 (0)1 4049 0095.
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| by the Order, the rest by lay craftsmen,
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| | Free concerts in an awesome setting!
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| but all profits go to the Order. Their
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| | Free music anyone? While in Paris you can
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| products are typically French: stoneware
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| | attend free concerts twice a week at
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| crockery, jams, biscuits, chocolate,
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| | Saint-Merri Church in downtown rue
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| marzipan, Provence honey, perfumes,
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| | Saint-Martin. This church dates back to
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| hygiene and beauty products, fine Catalan
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| | 1550. Its architecture has been inspired
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| house linen, statues, decorations, etc.
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| | by Notre-Dame's, and in fact it is known
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| Their Catalan linen is particularly
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| | as 'Notre-Dame la petite' (the little
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| valued, and they have an incredibly wide
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| | Notre-Dame). It is chock-a-block with
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| array of soaps.
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| | impressive stained-glass windows,
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| You can lay your hands on country jams
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| | frescos, bas-reliefs, sculptures,
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| for around € 5, essential oils from €
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| | tapestries and paintings, not to mention
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| 4 to € 8, post cards for € 0.80,
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| | its beautiful musical center-piece, an
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| soaps for € 2.75. Prices are very
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| | awesome organ with a long and
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| moderate.
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| | distinguished history.
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| Should you want to buy gifts, your
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| | Concerts last around an hour and start on
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| purchases can be beautifully
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| | Saturdays at 9:00 pm and on Sundays at
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| gift-wrapped. The nuns speak English too.
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| | 4:00 pm. Although the musical genre is
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| Once again, the address is 11, rue du
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| | predominately classical, they do play
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| Pont Louis-Philippe, 75004 Paris. You can
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| | jazz from time to time, and even rarer
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| reach them at: 33 (0)1 4887 8513 and 33
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| | kinds of music: classical Indian,
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| (0)8 7455 6685.
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| | Chinese, Armenian, and medieval music.
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| Loose yourself at Le Grand Comptoir
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| | Donations are appreciated but entirely at
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| If you find yourself in the 7th district,
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| | your discretion.
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| take some time to stop by 116 Rue du Bac
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| | On the first and third Sundays of every
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| and check out the Grand Comptoir (the Big
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| | month the Church offers a guided visit of
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| Counter), a luminous and refined shopping
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| | the building after the concert.
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| place filled with a motley of weird and
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| | The Saint-Merri Church is situated at 78
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| wonderful Parisian items.
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| | rue Saint-Martin, 75004 Paris. The phone
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| The entrance courtyard is lined with a
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| | number is: 33 (0)1 4271 9393. The two
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| variety of cow pictures in tribute to
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| | closest metro stations are: Hotel de
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| "Vach'art", the French version of
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| | Ville (take exit Rue du Renard); and
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| CowParade, a movement that started in
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| | Chatelet (take exit Place Sainte
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| Zurich in 1998 and now spans the entire
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| | Opportune).
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| globe (and for cow fans, you'll find some
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| | Don't miss my next issue of
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| miniatures for sale inside).
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| | Paris-Eiffel-Tower-News newsletter, with
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| The top level of the Grand Comptoir
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| | yet more discoveries of hot spots,
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| offers a full array of ready-to-wear
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| | shopping gems and the best in authentic
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| clothes for men and women. Beauty
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| | Parisian eateries.
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| products and foodstuffs are on the ground
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