Arrondissement of Nice

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The rue du Bac starts at its southern end at the Bon Marché department store. The department store is on both sides of the street. On the left is La Grande Épicerie, the Bon Marché’s upscale grocery market. And here on the left is the entrance to the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal. Shops on the left, and Le Bon Marché continues across the street on the right. This cross street is the rue de Babylone. Across the street on the right is The Conran Shop, which sells household stuff. Linens, lamps, mattresses, things like that. I think it’s actually part of Le Bon Marché. This street illustrates a common problem in Paris: narrow sidewalks. Way too much of the street is sacrificed to cars. Almost three lanes for cars, but sidewalks barely a yard wide. There’s a tiny park there across the street: the Square des Missions Étrangères. Notice how the narrow sidewalks force me to squeeze past people. Sorry about the occasional sniffling. This is the rue de Varenne. It runs east-west. We are walking due north. Off to the left (west), it runs past the Prime Minister’s mansion. That’s why there was a police officer on the corner. This street has a wonderful assortment of shops of all kinds. One of the rare spots where the sidewalk is reasonably wide. And this is the rue de Grenelle. Notice the slow-roasting chickens in the rotisserie outside the butcher shop. Mmm … they smell delicious! These sidewalks are way nicer! This is a really nice part of town. This big diagonal street is the boulevard Raspail. This little street is the rue Paul-Louis Courier. Boulevard Raspail right in front of us. Just beyond, the Boulevard Saint-Germain. There’s a big Monoprix supermarket there across the street. This Monoprix is a bit more chichi than most, given the neighborhood. This is the rue de l’Université. I’m trying to decide which side of the road I want to walk on. Okay, I’ll continue on the right side. This tiny street is the rue de Verneuil. This place coming up across the street is AGA, famous for its stoves. (This cross street is the rue de Lille.) AGA’s stoves are very retro but apparently of excellent quality. These poles along the sidewalk keep cars from parking on the sidewalk. And here we are, at the Seine River, and the end of the rue du Bac. Thank you for watching my video.