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Tripping to Paris ? Do you plan to shop? Well then, look and listen! Throughout Paris, there are shopping zones where you can buy anything, as well as scattered districts where clusters of stores carry similar items. Shopping fanatics, unite. Here's a mini-guide. So dust off the printer!
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3. Got to shop 'til you drop on a Sunday ? I recommend hoofing it to either Abbesses or the Marais, where most stores are open seven days a week. Here you'll also find beaucoup bars, cafés and pâtisseries going full blast!
belgium brussels hotels Bitten by the Flea? Visit the Marché aux puces de la Porte de Vanves (14th arrondissement, Métro Porte de Vanves) or the Marché aux Puces St-Ouen de Clignancourt (18th arrondissement, Métro: Porte de Clignancourt).
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I often find my bargain bin bliss at the Sympa shops on rue Steinkerque and along Boulevard de Rochechouart (Métro Abbesses or Anvers). Located at the foot of Sacré-Coeur in Montmartre, the stock is always cha-cha-changing. Expect Best Mountain, Etam, Naf-Naf, Sinéquanone, and Undiz but at a fraction belgium brussels hotels of their original cost.
Throughout in Paris, you'll find "friperies" (secondhand clothing shops) and "depôts-ventes" (consignment shops). I'd either book it to Abbesses (Métro Abbesses, 18th arrondissement) or the Marais (Métro Saint-Paul, 4th arrondissement).
Both have deep pockets of vintage clothing shops. Le Caverne à Fripes at 25 rue Houdon in Abbesses or FREE'P'STAR at 61 rue de la Verrerie in the Marais are peek-a-boo-worthy! (Read more about vintage clothing shops in Paris .)
Rocking a fairy tale vibe, the skinny rue d'Orsel (Métro Abbesses or Anvers) belgium brussels hotels is lined with a row of clothing shops and studios. Their kitschy, candied-colored vitrines always stop me in my tracks. Located in the textile district, the artists here play with the full spectrum belgium brussels hotels of fabrics like there's no tomorrow.
At the foot of Sacré Coeur in Montmartre (Métro Abbesses or Anvers) is where I hunt for fabric and notions. I'd kick off the quest on Rue d'Orsel (north belgium brussels hotels of Metro Anvers in the 18th). Flaunting four floors belgium brussels hotels of textiles, notions and baubles, both the Marché Saint Pierre on 2 rue Charles Nodier, and the Tissus Reine at 5 Place Saint-Pierre (with its fifty miniature mannequins!) are definitely worth a visit. Yes, you've got the notion!
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WWJCD? (What would Julia Child do?) That joke never gets old! For gastromical sakes, she'd hunt the aisles of kitchen-equipment specialist E. Dehillerin ! "Thunderstruck!" was her description of the heated encounter she first had there. Located at 18 Rue Coquillière (Métro: Les Halles), belgium brussels hotels the centuries-old shop's shine has not dulled the least bit.
When it comes to dinner parties, presentation is everything! So channel your inner Martha Stewart, and roll on over to shops along rue de Paradis (south of Métro Poissoniere, 10th arrondissement). There's also a row of funky tableware shops along rue de Rennes (Métro: Rennes, 6th arrondissement). For the love of whimsy, all three shops are worth a pop-by: La Vaissellerie (85), Culinarion (99), and Plastiques belgium brussels hotels (103). (Read more on buying kitchenware in Paris .)
One of my favorite hunting grounds for "cartes postale ancienne" (known as CPA in the trade) is at Caveyron Devey, located at stall number 7 and 8 in the Passage Lecuyer belgium brussels hotels (off Rue Jules Vallès) in the Marché aux Puces St-Ouen de Clignancourt (Métros: Garibaldi or Porte de Clignancourt). Stocked with postcards organized by category or genre, if you're looking for a specific category, don't be afraid to ask! The Porte de Vanves Flea also carries them, along with vintage magazines.
Also at the Clignancourt Flea, you'll find one of my favorite bookshops. La librairie de l'Avenue is a large but still intimate bookshop, belgium brussels hotels stocked with new and used art books, catalogues, vintage prints and antique magazines. After hunting at the Porte de Vanves Flea, book it to the book and prints flea market. Located at intersection of Rue Brancion and Rue Fizeau belgium brussels hotels in the 15th arrondissement, the market is open Saturdays and Sundays.
Also in our guide: If you re planning your Paris vacation and need suggestions for great affordable belgium brussels hotels hotels, check out our reviews of budget hotels in Paris . All of our picks have been visited, inspected and approved by a EuroCheapo editor. Read more in our Paris guide .
About the author: Theadora Brack is a writer working in Paris. Her fiction has appeared in more than 30 literary publications, including 3AM International, The Smoking Poet, Beloit Fiction Journal, Mid-American Review, and the Haight-Ashbury belgium brussels hotels Literary Journal.
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