Today’s walking tour covered the Passages of Paris, those arcades or covered shopping ways made from alleyways in the 1800’s – some of which are renovated and lively, others pretty much left alone. Along these passages you can find boutique shops, toy stores, brocante and antique shops, restaurants and tea rooms.
On the way to our first passage, we topped in at E. Dehilleran and checked out all the cooking utensils from “William Sonoma East.”
A collection of beautiful copper cookware at E. Dehilleran
At the entrance to the first passage, we found a series of designer boutiques including the famous shoe designer Louboutin! We were able to see the spring collection of his fabulous shoes with the very noticeable red soles. We found vintage dresses, Marc Jacobs, and a slew of high end costume jewelry.
 Red sole shoes anyone? |
 One of Paris' Passages, shopping arcades dating to the 1800's |
 A vintage dress to die for |
 A lovely needed top |
 Another beautiful vintage gown |
 A vintage collection |
 A couple of bangles |
 Wouldn't this look great with a little black dress |
 Marc Jacobs anyone? |
 How about having your initials embroidered on a chair cover |
 Even floral shops..... |
 Leather penguins |
 An ancient bookstore in one of the passages |
 A tea room/restaurant in one of the passages |
We popped out of one of the passages and decided to lunch at one of our Paris favorites: Victoria Station with their wood-fired pizza! Here’s a sampling of their offerings….
 Tagliatelle.... |
 Pizza, Pizza, Pizza.... |
 Victoria's Station Pizza of the moment! |
We continued on our passages journey and also shopped a bit. Then in the raindrops back to the apartment to plan and shop for dinner….
a salade fermier
