NO WORRIES PARIS

THE GOLD MEDAL GUIDE FOR THE

ACTIVE TOURIST

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  • Boulevard Grenelle: the marché under the metro tracks

    On Wednesdays and Sundays until about 3 p.m. the Grenelle neighborhood outdoor market is open for business. Regional specialties reign and the variety is over-the-top. Head for the big copper cauldron of freshly prepared aligot (a caloric dish of mashed potatoes and fresh tomme cheese from Averyon). Paella, bubbling stews, Moroccan grilled sandwiches, rotisseried chickens…

  • Where graffiti is legal: rue Denoyez

    Big expansive murals, detailed mosaics, blaring neon messages in every language, an outdoor museum like no other in Paris. A street worth perusing just around the corner from the Belleville metro. Photographers will have a field day here. This multi-cultural neighborhood is worth exploring just for the Tunisian, Chinese, Vietnamese, African, Ethiopian, Moroccan restaurants alone.…

  • Paris: l’amour toujours

    Parisians can be kind, amusing, remarkably arrogant, friendly, insightful, blunt, stubborn, judgmental. . . dismissive, opinionated, philosophical. . . and oh so spontaneous and unbashful when it’s the right time to show affection!

  • Shoes A La Mode Parisian

    From runway to street style, whatever you’re wearing, be sure they’re comfortable if you’re a tourist and want to make tracks. Practicality goes out the window if you’re a fashionista.