A Special Walking Route to Discover Paris, Paris, France

The metro line 8 was聽the leitmotiv of my years in Paris, the linking line between my job, in Bastille and Garnier and my home sweet tiny home on the Canal Saint Martin. The line 8 accompanied me when I was late, when I was tired, when I wanted to read or when I just wanted to look at people. The line 8 was the last one that I took that cold late February morning, when I decided to take a last farewell to Garnier before flying away鈥�

Actually I mainly walked along聽line 8 on聽the surface, station after station. In the morning, walking from home in聽R茅publique to The house in Bastille and then in the聽evening in the opposite direction, often keep walking聽until Op茅ra and often on roller blades to speed up.

On my days off I followed the same route, but slowly, taking my time, enjoying what every station surrounding has to offer.

The fearsome prison built by Richelieu is gone (!). It was taken in July 14th, 1789 and demolished bit by bit. Getting to this famous square you鈥檒l find in its center聽the July Column. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: A Special Walking Route to Discover Paris
Guide Location: France » Paris
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Silvia Moggia
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

July Column
Ile Saint Louis
Places des Vosges
Saint S茅bastien 鈥� Froissart
Repaire de Cartouche,
Filles du Calvaire
Cirque d鈥橦iver
Rougier & Pl茅
Place de la R茅publique
Strasbourg 鈥� Saint Denis
Porte Saint Martin
Bonne Nouvelle
Le Grand Rex
Grands Boulevards
Mus茅e Gr茅vin
Richelieu 鈥� Drouot
Op茅ra Comique
H么tel Drouot
Palais Garnier
Com茅die Fran莽aise
Palais Royal
Louvre
Place Vendome
Boulevard de Capucines
Galeries Lafayette

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