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George Orwell's Apartment
6, rue du Pot-de-Fer, tucked betwee rue Mouffetard & rue Tournefort.
This is where the famous English author of 1984 and Animal Farm lived during his Down & Out in Paris & London days where he chronicled his homelessness & deprivation in Paris and in London. What? You haven't read it? Well, you MUST!
I looked for his home my third trip, April 2003. Just as I found it & was gazing up in awe at the building, a grandmotherly French lady decked out in a crisp navy blue trenchcoat stopped to see if I was lost. I told her about Orwell's apartment. She quizzed, "Orwell?" and I thought she didn't know who he was so I wrote out his name and some titles of his books "Animal Farm" and "1984" and she nodded that "oui, oui" she knew who he was. In French, she indicated she'd lived in the area all her life and never knew the great English novelist ever lived there, right around the corner from where she lived. She was very pleased to know!
Photos: November 2007
1) Rue du Pot-de-Fer from rue Mouffetard
2) Rue du Pot de Fer - Just to the right of the bright green awning is George Orwell's apartment.
3) 58-62, Rue Mouffetard - entrance to rue de pot-de-fer. Leave a Comment
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In the 5th Arrondissement there is a charming little street called Rue Mouffetard. It's lined with cute little shops, bakeries and restaurants. I bought my first French Macroon on this street and wish I had bought a bunch more! It's one of the oldest streets in Paris not redone by Haussmann the architect and is an old remnant of a road to Rome via Lyon. Leave a Comment
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Few people know that, close to the "Jardin des Plantes" (a beautiful garden where you can find a geology and biology museum, as well as a zoo, a micro-zoo (to watch the bacteria around !!!) and a huge greenhouse...), the most famous Mosque welcomes every tourist around, ready to visit its inner temple, to have a tea accompanied with some delicious oriental cakes in its gardens or just to contemplate its architecture from outside...
The place is not far from the Metro stations "Censier Daubenton" and "Jussieu". Leave a Comment
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The Arennes de Lutèce is the only Roman ruin left standing in Paris. It's very, very easy to miss; right off Rue Monge, the entrance is through a park up a flight of steep, stone stairs. Once inside, you can watch locals play boule. Not too bad for a local neighborhood "playground." Leave a Comment
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I had heard that little remained of L’Arène de Lutèce, the last Roman ruins in Paris, so I expected to see maybe part of a wall and a couple of steps. I was amazed to discover that it’s an entire arena! It's now located in a calm and quiet neighborhood. Hard to imagine gladiators fighting one another to the death, blood pooling in the sand.
Métro: Place de Monge or Jussieu. Follow the signs. Leave a Comment
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I was surprised when our freind Lionel took us to see a Roman arena right in the heart of the Contrescarpe but there it was. As you can see, it is a great place for a Sunday soccer match. I suspect you could find boules being played here during the week. It is just off rue Monge as it runs south from Blvd St. Germain. So much of Paris was redone by the Revolution and by Haussmann that you don't find many reminders that this city has been here for 2000 years. Leave a Comment Other Contact: 49 rue Monge
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The GREAT MOSQUE of PARIS : place du Puits de l'Hermite (Métro : Monge or Jussieu). It is paid by Saoudit Arabia
9:00AM to 12:00 & 2:00PM to 6:00PM
A very pretty building
Guided visit. When we visited the guide told us the women do not have to go outdoor because that brings troubles... The femal attendance seemed a bit nervous. Leave a Comment
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A unique spectacle : the accordion player of the Rue Mouffetard during the Sunday morning (and ferial day) from 11AM to 2PM.
He sings together with the customers of the market.
Have a look at the travelogue 'Rue Mouffetard' to see why he is not a street singer like the others and at the travelogue 'Street Singers' to see his colleagues. Leave a Comment Other Contact: Street market - rue Mouffetard
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I think these signs are relatively new as I have not seen them before but they are all around the city marking historic spots. This one is at the lower end of rue Mouffetard next to the St. Medard Church. As I don't read French, I asked my friend (VTer GUYON), and he explained that there was a contoversy surrounding a group of Protestants, the jansenistes, and claims of visions and miracles in the church graveyard. I think the graveyard was closed and someone posted a sign: By order of the King, God is forbidden to perform miracles here. Talk about self-confidence! At any rate watch for these black and red signs and I hope you can read them better than I. Leave a Comment
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The children take advantage of the large sandy arena of the amphitheater of Lutèce to play football! Yes, it is a historical place but it has still a social fonction today!!
I loved the fact that history and current way of life can meet so well! The gladiators are gone, but the footballer are there! What a great playground ! Leave a Comment
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