{"id":615,"date":"2009-04-22T08:30:33","date_gmt":"2009-04-22T12:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/?p=615"},"modified":"2022-01-12T08:25:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T13:25:58","slug":"day-53-back-to-the-marais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 53&#8211;Back to the Marais"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After French, we headed to the Marais, again. The lineup wasn&#8217;t too bad today so we got a falafel\u00a0from L&#8217;As du Falafel, 34, rue des Rosiers,\u00a0and took it to Place des Vosges to consume.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, we wandered the southern part of the Marais, below rue St. Antoine. (See photos.)<\/p>\n<p>We spent much time in the extensive and\u00a0very moving Shoah Memorial. (There is security on the way in and out.)<\/p>\n<p>After a considerable\u00a0<em>pause\u00a0<\/em>at Au Sauvignon and later at home,\u00a0we went to Liza, 14, rue de la\u00a0Banque,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.restaurant-liza.com\/\">www.restaurant-liza.com<\/a>,\u00a0in the 2nd, a lovely Lebanese place allthough our dinner was only so-so.\u00a0It&#8217;s also disspriting to be the first diners in a resto at 8 p.m., even in Paris, let alone that there were only two more tables that showed up all evening.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, I think that there are areas, typically financial districts as in Toronto, where restaurants don&#8217;t seem to attract people after working hours. This was certainly true in this part of the\u00a0<em>quartier<\/em>, just across the street from the Bourse. Along with the restraurant, the are seemed very deserted. Maybe it&#8217;s more popular at lunch,\u00a0<em>qui sait<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-615 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_649\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_649-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-617\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-617'>\n\t\t\t\tPlace des Vosges, lots of folk in the park today.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_650\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_650-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-618\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-618'>\n\t\t\t\tSt. Paul Church.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_651\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_651-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-619\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-619'>\n\t\t\t\tIf you want to buy\/sell some old vinyl, this is the place rue Charles V.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_652\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_652-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-620\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-620'>\n\t\t\t\tHotel de Sens. Shannon, there&#8217;s a cannonball still lodged in one of the gables. Can you spot it?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_653\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_653-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-621\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-621'>\n\t\t\t\tGarden behind Hotel de Sens.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_654\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_654-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-622\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-622'>\n\t\t\t\tShoah Memorial.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_655\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_655-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-623\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-623'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother part of the Memorial.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_656\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_656-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-624\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-624'>\n\t\t\t\tWall of the Just, to right of Wallace fountain.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_657\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_657-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-625\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-625'>\n\t\t\t\tSt-Gervais &#038; St-Protais Church.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_658\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_658-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-626\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-626'>\n\t\t\t\tHotel de Ville (City Hall).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_660\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_660-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-627\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-627'>\n\t\t\t\tLes Billettes, cloister built in 1427 and last original, complete one in Paris, now private art gallery.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_662\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_662-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-628\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-628'>\n\t\t\t\tBHV Department store.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/22\/day-53-back-to-the-marais\/155_661\/'><img width=\"190\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/forbesgrant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/155_661-190x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-629\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-629'>\n\t\t\t\tLiza.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After French, we headed to the Marais, again. The lineup wasn&#8217;t too bad today so we got a falafel\u00a0from L&#8217;As du Falafel, 34, rue des Rosiers,\u00a0and took it to Place des Vosges to consume. Afterwards, we wandered the southern part of the Marais, below rue St. Antoine. (See photos.) 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