A stop by Shakespeare & Company turns up "A Blow to the Heart," an intriguing novel by Marcel Theroux ... and the most enchantingly French-looking guy you've ever met ...
who turns out to be from LA.
... Muguet, Montmartre, Marais ...
It's just as well, because it's time to meet Muguet ...the avid art / architecture / history / film / gourmet food lover who arrives to give you a private tour of all the back streets & scandals you can cram into a couple of days.
So you head back underground ... past the 10-piece orchestra playing in the Metro ...
... down the secret passageways,
behind the hidden doors ...
... to the tranquility of Marais & Montmartre ...
(where you find beauty at every turn)
... to the incomparable delicacies of rue Montorgueil ...
... through the grand illusions and quiet charms ...
... to the breathtaking view above Sacre Coeur ...
