Friday, April 27, 2012

Boulevard Saint Germain (April 25)

Walking along the boulevard was interesting.  I heard a procession (too late and too far away to take a good photo) of Africans and drums.
(When I got to my stop earlier in the day I'm sure a contingent for this procession was getting on there - there was very loud drumming and wave after wave of black African people coming onto the platform.)
This fountain surprised me.
Of course, cafes along here were the hangouts/offices/meeting places of so many famous people.  My favourites were de Beauvoir and Sartre who patronised Les Deux Magots and Cafe de Flore.
I walked right along the boulevard up to the Pont de la Concorde, passing designer shops and gorgeous childrens boutiques along the way.

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