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The Paris Traveler

September 5th, 2007

Les Bouquinistes de Paris

 
September with a hint of autumn in the air. I love strolling along the Seine stopping every now and again to see if I can find a rare gem among the used books being sold by those ever present booksellers in Paris called les bouquinistes.
After hundreds of years of controversy, they finally became a permanent […]

By Lynn -- 9 comments

July 16th, 2007

The Best Of Paris

The Travel Channel at b5media has another theme day. Our mission:  write your best article on, or about, the best of something.  Well when you’re talking about Paris, trying to pick the best of anything is like asking a parent, “Which child do you love best?”
Impossible to answer, right?! As any well-adjusted parent will tell you, they “love […]

By Lynn -- 17 comments

May 8th, 2007

Shakespeare & Company

I remember the first time I popped into this bookstore back in 1971. George Whitman seemed ageless even back then. He greeted me warmly and started chatting about books. I can no longer remember exactly what the conversation was, but I do remember that before long there was a group of us strangers talking like […]

By Lynn -- 3 comments