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En tapant « rues insolites à Paris » sur Google, on tombe sur une liste de petites rues et passages cachés, qui gardent encore aujourd’hui un charme que l’on attribue facilement au Paris d’antan. De petits endroits secrets, où le temps n’a pas eu de prise, où les gens ont gardé leur âme, où les artistes se lâchent, où le charme envahit les yeux et nous remplit quelques minutes de la joie d’être ailleurs tout en étant au cœur de Paris.
Nous en avons parcouru quelques unes un dimanche où le soleil printanier a recouvert la ville. Pour le côté coloré et atypique, à deux pas de la Gare de Lyon, notre préférée: la rue Crémieux s’étend sur une centaine de mètres à peine mais offre une véritable surprise. On se serait crus au Mexique, dans les rues colorées de Mérida ou de Campeche. Nostalgie…
Y a-t-il des rues insolites dans votre ville aussi?
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Si buscan « calles insólitas en París » en Google, encuentran una lista de las calles extraordinarias y de los pasajes escondidos, los que lograron mantener el espíritu del antiguo París. Son lugares secretos donde el tiempo no pasó, donde la gente guardó su alma, donde los artistas dejan ir su imaginación, donde el encanto local nos transporta con alegría como si fuera otro lugar aunque este en el mero centro de París.
Nos fuimos a pasear en unas, un domingo cuando también salió un poco el sol de la primavera y calentó un poco la ciudad. Por su lado inesperado y muy colorido, a penas a 2 cuadras de la Gare de Lyon, nuestra favorita es la Calle Crémieux; sólo es unos metros de largo pero una verdadera sorpresa. Casi nos pareció estar de vuelta en México, en las calles coloridas de Mérida o de Campeche. Nostalgia…
¿También hay alguna calle insólita en la ciudad donde viven?
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If you Google « out-of-the-ordinary streets in Paris, » you’ll find a list of quirky streets and hidden passage ways, that keep alive the spirit of the Paris of yore. Secret places where time has not passed by, where people have kept their soul, where artists let go of their imagination, where local charm brings you a few minutes of joy and makes you forget you’re in the very heart of Paris.
We wandered some of them on a Sundy, when the spring sun showed up in town and bathed the whole city of its warmth. For its unexpected colorful side, 2 blocks away from the Gare de Lyon, our favorite is the Rue Crémieux; it’s only about 400 ft. long but is a true surprise. We almost felt like we were back in Mexico, in one of the colorful streets of Merida or Campeche. Nostalgia…
Any quirky streets in the town where you live?
Les Petits Pas de Juls 
Wow, that is a really beautiful coloured street!
Those colours remind me of Norway, Julie 😉
Gorgeous! Haven’t been to many towns in Mexico (as I’ve been on the beach), but it definitely has a Mexico vibe.
😉 you’ll have to get more inland next time you’re in Mexico !
I really want to go to Mexico City. I have a bit of an obsession with Frida Kahlo.
I’ll « allow » you only Frida’s house in Mexico City. Then, out of there for more of the fun! I’ll make out a list for you if you need! 😊😉
These made me smile. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure 😊
Tu trouves toujours des endroits insolites !!! Facile, quand on est sur place 😉 Alors Vivement un prochain we parisien pour nous 👍
J’aime trouver des endroits insolites! Et la liste s’est allongée dans la ville des lumières! Plus qu’à suivre le guide! A très vite!
These photos are wonderful! I’ll have to explore these streets the next time I visit Paris. Don’t know when that will be, but I certainly hope to get there again.
Thanks! Truly hope you’ll make it there; there are plenty of these around town!
That definitely is the most cheerful street that I have ever seen! Thank you for sharing it.
Try this village too!
https://lespetitspasdejuls.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/hallucinating-in-guatape/
That’s the most colorful and cheerful street I have ever seen! 😉 Even if I stumble upon secret ones in Paris, too…
That village is amazing!!
Truly is! It was a fabulous discovery! We loved it!
How beautifully cheerful, Juls!
janet
It is!
Here in Milwaukee, we have Brady Street – a hippie neighborhood with ethnic restaurants and bars and lots of foot traffic, colorful hipster city folk. It’s not the architecture or the history that sets the mood, but the businesses and clientele.
I’ll have to Google it for pictures! Thanks for sharing the tip! 😉
so lovely! What a nice view! 🙂
Yep! Totally fell for it! And there are more of those incredible streets… going there soon! 😊
Enjoy! …looking forward for more captures. 🙂
I’ll show you soon!
How very beautiful! Look at the colors! I need to remember this for when we visit! Really want to go there. Thanks for sharing!
And that was at the end of the day, I’m sure with midday sun, the colors must be even stronger!